This article is not an instruction for a drug such as Doctor Mom, a similar thing is attached to every medicine. The goal is to tell and highlight some of the most pressing questions about this medicine, to reveal its positive aspects and, if any, negative ones too.
Dr. Mom is a very effective medicine for the treatment of lower and upper respiratory tract. Moreover, this tool is quite popular, since its scope is very extensive. In addition, the drug is available in a large number of dosage forms. It can be ointment, lozenges, syrup, lozenges, roller pencil and so on. All of them are very effective, and especially at the very initial stage of colds.
The composition of this drug includes active substances - extracts of various medicinal plants. As a rule, only those whose effectiveness has been verified by long-term scientific observations and traditions in the field of using herbs are used. We can say here that the cost of the drug is not low, but justified enough. Each of all available dosage forms has its own characteristics and indications for use.
Many people know such a drug as Doctor Mom syrup. The instructions that accompany it describe the composition in detail. These are dry extracts from leaves, bark, flowers or roots of such medicinal plants as ginger, aloe, elecampane, pepper, turmeric, licorice and so on. As you can see, fairly popular herbs and plants that everyone has known since childhood are an excellent way to combat colds and such accompanying effects as a runny nose and cough. The composition of this drug is thought out very carefully, and this is what makes it possible to provide the medicine with a very strong effect aimed at treating the common cold. In addition to medicinal herbs, the composition also includes various auxiliary agents: sodium benzoate, sucrose, citric acid and water.
“Doctor Mom” refers to anti-inflammatory drugs with bronchodilator and mucolytic effects. The medicine for pharyngitis, bronchitis, tracheitis is indicated. In addition to the syrup, Doctor Mom ointment can also be used for coughing, which has no less effect. It is used for chronic and acute diseases of the respiratory tract, which are complicated by sputum discharge, for example.
The dosage for treatment with a medicine such as Doctor Mom is as follows. Children from three to five years old three times a day for half a teaspoon, with increasing age, the dose also increases. Adults can drink three teaspoons even two teaspoons. As a rule, the treatment period is about two to three weeks, and if you start taking the medicine on time, then the symptoms of the common cold can be repaid in a few days.
Dr. Mom has some contraindications. Since it is a completely natural remedy, only an individual intolerance to some of its components can be a side effect. For this reason, it is not recommended to give medicine to children who have not reached the age of three years. The child's body can be very sensitive to the rather saturated composition of the drug. But even an adult or a pregnant woman should not abuse the drug, and it is better to combine and supplement it with other means in order to achieve the maximum effect. If side effects occur, you should immediately contact your doctor and stop taking it. There is no information about an overdose at the moment.
Dr. Mom ointment has the property of exerting an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect, relieves inflammation, and kills microbes, therefore it is indicated for the common cold, cold, headaches and joint pains. Due to the strong irritating effect, contact with mucous membranes should be avoided, and hands should be washed thoroughly after use.