In the cold season, the most common disease is a cold. A stuffy nose, a sore throat, cough, body aches and other symptoms are all a manifestation of the ailment. To avoid further complications, in the arsenal you need to have drugs that can relieve us of these symptoms at the initial stage. Among the many medicines there is a chest elixir for cough. What is he good at? How to apply it?
What is an elixir?
Elixir is a highly effective medicine used for all kinds of respiratory diseases of an infectious or other kind of origin, which have various types of coughing symptoms. Its composition is completely natural and can be used not only for adults, but also for children in the absence of allergic reactions to the components.
The composition of the elixir:
- Thick licorice root extract has immunostimulating, expectorant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antispasmodic and regenerative properties, this helps to reduce the frequency of coughing.
- Concentrated aqueous ammonia is essentially ammonia, which helps maintain the sense of smell.
- Aniseed oil helps the secretion of mucus, in other words, the elimination of sputum.
It turns out that the elixir is a tool that helps to facilitate the elimination of sputum and improves immunity.
Areas of use
Chest elixir for cough is prescribed for various diseases of the respiratory system, especially with the appearance of thick sputum:
- Pneumonia.
- Tracheitis.
- Laryngitis.
- Different types of acute respiratory viral infections.
- Bronchitis.
- Bronchial asthma.
- Pharyngitis.
- Tuberculosis infection.
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Tracheal bronchitis.
Instructions for use
Adults are advised to take the breast elixir three to five times a day and for no more than ten consecutive days. A single dose of the drug is from 20 to 40 drops, it all depends on the degree and intensity of the disease, it must be used either half an hour before a meal, or 30 minutes after a meal, drinking plenty of water.
Children can also use this drug, but the dosage depends on the age of the child. For a child from one to six years old, one drop of an elixir is recommended for each year of life, and for children from six to 12 years old - from 15 to 20 drops at a time. The daily dose should not exceed three times a day, otherwise there may be side effects, such as swelling, nausea, lack of appetite, itching. You also need to dilute the elixir in water or juice to facilitate taking the medicine.
During pregnancy and lactation, no side effects were detected. After all, it is proved that the drug does not cross the placenta to the fetus and all kinds of abnormalities or mutations are completely excluded.