COUGH IN A CHILD: FOLK RECIPES [↻70%]

Cough in children-a frequent occurrence in the cold season. Of course, the first thing to do — to see a doctor. After all, a cough can occur for a variety of reasons. This may be a symptom of colds, bronchitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, pneumonia, whooping cough, heart disease or allergies. Depending on what caused the cough, the treatment should be selected by a doctor.
However, every mother knows that hoping for doctors, it is necessary not to be bad. Therefore, the question" how to treat cough " is relevant for many thousands of mothers. And since medications from the pharmacy often has no trust in the first place us an interesting folk remedy for cough. In addition, folk remedies can be used in combination with medicinal methods, reinforcing and reinforcing their effect.
That's why "Women's happiness" offers its readers a selection of popular recipes tested by time and many generations. I hope that among these methods, be sure to find one that will tell you how to cure cough in children.

MEDICAL JELLY BANANA
Severe cough in a child will help relieve a medical jelly with banana. For its preparation, take 1 Mature banana, 1 tbsp sugar, a glass of boiling water. Banana mash with a potato masher or a fork into a puree, pour sugar and mix. Pour the boiling water, stir until smooth, cover and let steep for about 30 minutes. A lot a little warm (optionally strain) and let's drink warm
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A PAIR OF SEA SALT
1 kg of pure sea salt (without aromatic additives) should be diluted in a large saucepan. The water should be comfortable for the baby temperature. Run in the pot toys, and let the kid messing with them 20-30 minutes. If the salt solution gets into the child's eyes, rinse them with warm running water. Vapors of sea salt, inhaled by a child, will help to get rid of cough, strengthen the immune system.
After the procedure, set aside the pan and use until the water evaporates. Periodically add water until washed out all the salt. Repeat "inhalation" every night for 3 weeks (played-breathed, bathed and to bed), after 2-3 months repeat.

HUMIDIFYING THE AIR
Make sure that the air in the bedroom is moist enough. Purchase a household humidifier or at least hang a wet towel on the battery for the night, put a basin of water in the head of the bed. Humidified air is the enemy of cough.

"COUNTER" WARMING
At the first signs of a cold cough in children, enter "oncoming" warming. Boil potatoes (peel), break it into a pulp. Add 1 tbsp vinegar (or vodka), 1 tbsp dry mustard, 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Knead the mass, divide into 2 parts and roll a couple of cakes. Attach the cakes on the back and chest of the child (through 2-3 layers of gauze), tie a scarf or diaper and leave for the night.
Another formulation of the cake: 1 tbsp flour, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp dry mustard, 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Knead the dough, make cakes (if necessary, add more flour). Apply to the back and chest, wrap with a diaper or a warm handkerchief and leave for 2-2.5 hours.

PINE TEA
For the prevention and treatment of cough in children is good to use coniferous tea. Sprigs of pine (needles or not) pour boiling water, bring to a boil. Cover, let stand. Strain and drink 1/3 Cup 2-3 times a day. In a day marked improvement. Of course, collect twigs and needles to prepare decoction should be away from the city streets.

POTATO POULTICE
Option 1. 1.5-2 kg potatoes boiled in their jackets. On the bed, rolling out a large plastic bag or sheet, cover with double-folded sheets. On this sheet put hot potatoes and immediately mash until it has cooled (with a pestle or directly in the pan). Cover the mashed potatoes with two layers of sheets and a four times folded cotton blanket (required 4 layers!). On a blanket we stack the child, well we cover and we leave for 1,5-2 hours. Even with pneumonia after three such "packs" comes improvement.
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Option 2. Bake, boil or microwave the potatoes in their skins from the calculation 4-5 medium potatoes on the back of a child 1-5 years. Fast to warm, put hot potatoes in a plastic bag (inserting it into another package) and with a potato masher mash the cake. Put the package with potato cake on the pillow, cover folded twice flannel diaper or Terry towel. The child is placed on the back so that the potatoes are in the area of the blades and lungs. Cover the baby with a blanket and put to sleep for 1-2 hours (or how many overslept). As a rule, after "compress" the kid wakes up all sweaty, it is necessary to immediately change into dry underwear. And, of course, after the procedure it is necessary to drink plenty. A bag of potatoes can be used several times, warming in the microwave.

BLACK RADISH WITH HONEY

Traditional folk remedy for cough in children, combining the benefits of honey and healing properties of radish.
Option 1. A thoroughly wash radishes, cut off the tip. Scrape the core with a knife, the resulting bowl is filled with honey. Cover the top of the cut radish, insist. After a few hours we get the juice (honey removes the bitter taste of radish), which give the child 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. (Children older than 3 years - 1 tbsp.)
Option 2. Radish RUB on a fine grater, squeeze the juice. To the juice add the honey, to insist 1-2 hours and give 1 teaspoon 4-5 times a day.

MASSAGE
In order to ease cough in children, it is useful to do massage. Even the classic version will be pleasant and useful to the baby. Can be to do and otherwise. In the morning, put the child on his knees up the back so that the ass was located just above the head. Assemble palm "a scoop" and "scoop" without the efforts of Pat child along on the back. All the phlegm that had accumulated over the night easily, and the cough becomes weaker.

WARMING UP RUBBING
Folk treatment of cough very often recommends various ways the warming friction. Interior pork fat, dog and badger fat, goat fat-pure and combined with honey. Melted fat RUB the back and chest of the child, put on top of a newspaper or diaper, wrap the baby with a down handkerchief and put to sleep. Just remember: all heating, as well as inhalations, are permissible only in the absence of hyperthermia!

ONION JUICE
All onion and its juice are particularly useful for the prevention of colds, flu and cough treatment.onion for cough treatment
Option 1. Onions finely chop, pour sugar. Cover with gauze and let stand for 2-3 days. Eye-catching juice give the baby 1 tsp a day. In 1-1,5 weeks the cough is.
Option 2. Onion RUB on a grater, squeeze the juice. Add heated honey to onion juice in a ratio of 1:1. Give the child 1 tbsp 3 times a day and with severe attacks (can be at night).
Option 3. 1 large onion rubbed on a grater, add a glass of sugar, pour 1 liter of water. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 1 hour. Let cool, strain and drink 1 tbsp ASIC often, wipout decoction should a day or two. Store in the refrigerator, heated portions.
Option 4. A small bulb pour a glass of milk, bring to a boil. Slightly cooled and allow to drink.
VODKA WITH BENEFIT
For the treatment of colds in children used vodka and vodka-honey compresses and rubbing. Before going to bed, put the baby mustard, warm well. Then remove the mustard, RUB the breast with warm vodka and immediately lubricate with melted honey. Cover with a film, then wrap a diaper and leave for the night. For the treatment enough to make this poultice, 1-2 times.cough water rubbing
Method # 2. In equal parts, mix honey, vegetable oil and vodka or alcohol. Well, if alcohol infused with herbs (tutsan, mint, currants), tangerine peel. Mix moisten a layer of cotton wool, spread on a plastic bag. Wrap the throat, chest, wrap on top of a warm handkerchief or diaper and put the child to sleep.

HONEY AND LEMON
Traditional healers of cold and cough-honey and lemon. There are many ways to use them.
Option 1. 1 Cup of honey take 1 lemon, grated, 2 tsp of glycerin (from the pharmacy). Mix everything, let it stand and let the baby 1 tsp 15 minutes before meals.
Option 2. Lemon twist on a meat grinder, add 1 tbsp honey. Leave for 2-3 hours and give 1 tsp 2-3 times a day.
Option 3. 1 lemon whole boil over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Cut off the top of it and squeeze out the juice and pulp in opaque dishes. That is not giving – 're scraping with a spoon. There add a Cup of honey and pour a small bottle of glycerin. Mix thoroughly and add to the child's tea. In severe attacks of coughing, you can give 1 tsp several times a day.
Option 4. For children over 6 years: 50 gr. lemon and honey + 1 piece of ginger (in sugar). Lemon to suppress, mix with honey, add ginger. The resulting juice is given 1 tsp 3 times a day.

THE HEALING POWER OF OATS
Decoction of oats helps not only with a cold. It also relieves allergic cough well.oat cough
Option 1. 1 Cup oats pour 1 liter of boiling water and soar over low heat for 2 hours. Strain, allow to drink warm ½ Cup with 1 tbsp. of honey in the morning, half an hour before meals, and in the evening 2 hours after dinner.
Option 2. 1 tbsp oat grains pour 1 Cup of hot water. Boil for 10-15 minutes, filter and eat after eating 3 times a day.
Option 3. Unpeeled 1 Cup oats pour 1 liter of milk. Bring to a boil, languish 1.5 hours on low heat. Milk, however, remains very little, the color becomes light brown. Filter it through a strainer and give the child a warm 1-2 tbsp (Adults can drink it ½ a glass).
Option 4. In a refractory saucepan 100 gr. oats, pour 2 liters of milk, add 5-8 cloves of crushed garlic. Put the pan in the oven on low heat to simmer 2-2.5 hours. Slightly cooled infusion is filtered through cheesecloth and allow to drink ½ glass in the night (adults – full glass).

HONEY RUBBING AND COMPRESSES