Feeling frightening signs of a cold, you should not immediately run to the pharmacy for expensive medications. Folk remedies are often much more effective than the most modern drugs. And with a cold, first of all, it is worth remembering about cough figs. A recipe with milk will not only quickly relieve you of unpleasant symptoms, but also delight the taste buds of the tongue.
Healthy berry
In former times, figs were known in our area under the name of figs or figs. And the people were well aware of its miraculous qualities. Cough figs were especially popular: the recipe with milk was tested on many generations of our ancestors. However, the fig was used not only for these purposes. It can normalize the work of all sections of the intestine, coupled with the stomach. Fig is highly recommended for the kidneys as it is a mild and effective diuretic.
Although figs are most commonly used for coughing, a recipe with milk will also be beneficial for cores. Fig contains a considerable amount of potassium, which gives the vessels high elasticity; for the same reason, do not forget about it and hypertensive patients. At the same time, an enzyme called ficin is present in the fruit, which reduces the ability of the blood to clot. This contributes to the resorption of already formed blood clots and prevents the emergence of new ones. So figs can be an excellent prophylactic and cure for thrombosis. A man who regularly eats figs is practically insured against heart attacks and strokes.
Steamed figs with cough milk: a recipe
Reviews of traditional healers allow us to conclude that there are several ways to make a tasty and effective medicine. The first we offer technology in which, as it is believed, the loss of useful properties and components is minimal. To prepare the drug, 4-5 figs are steamed in a glass of boiled milk. To speed up the process, it is recommended to chop the fruits. When the berries are completely softened, they are ground with a liquid base to the maximum possible uniformity. You need to drink the medicine warm, half a cup, two to four times a day.
Boiled fruit
There is a faster way to make figs with cough milk. The recipe suggests taking two or three fresh figs on a glass of liquid. Milk is poured at normal temperature, not chilled and not heated. A vessel with components is placed on the stove; as the milk boils, you need to remove the foam from it. Of course, this stage is unprincipled, but most children twirl their noses at the sight of foam and refuse to be treated even with goodies. In addition, the foam settles on the berries and gives them unpleasant sliminess. You need to boil the medicine before it acquires a brownish color. For treatment between meals, milk is drunk and a berry is eaten. There must be at least two approaches to the drug. If you do not stop taking it after recovery, then in two weeks the drink will significantly strengthen the immune system.
Dried fruit
Most often, fresh figs are quite difficult to buy. Usually they are on sale either dried or dried. It is not possible to extract all the useful substances from the fruits by the above methods, and the medicine is too “weak”. Therefore, it will have to be prepared in three stages.
- A glass of cold milk is taken, 2-3 figs are laid in it. Settling should last no less than half an hour.
- The bowl is placed on a very slow fire; its contents are slowly brought to a boil, which lasts no longer than a minute.
- The medicine is removed from the stove, the container is covered (you can wrap it up to cool more slowly), and the drug is infused for about a third of an hour.
If you prepared milk and figs against coughing in this way , there are two ways to treat it. According to the first fig, they knead into slurry along with milk. So the tool is more effective, but it tastes sugary, which not everyone will like. The second technique is to strain and take only milk. Efficiency, judging by the reviews, is somewhat lower, but for lovers of sweet taste more acceptable.
With lactose intolerance
An allergy to dairy products is not uncommon. However, it is often accompanied by reactions to drugs. Therefore, such allergy sufferers tend to use folk remedies to the maximum of all sores. For example, use cough figs. A recipe with milk, of course, cannot be applied. However, do not despair: this wonderful fruit will help even without a dairy component. Figs (about eight medium berries) are cut smaller and poured into a glass of clean water. The vessel with the workpiece is placed on a quiet fire. After boiling, the future medicine is boiled for twenty minutes, until the fruits begin to creep. At that moment another glass of water is added, and the same amount of sugar is poured. The drug is boiled until the sugar is completely dissolved, and the contents of the saucepan begin to resemble thick syrup. At the end, the broth is flavored with fresh grated ginger (about a spoon) and the juice of half a lemon. Treatment consists of taking syrup in the amount of a dessert spoon three times a day.