During the cold, adults tend to protect babies from infection. Agri child is a homeopathic alternative to potent drugs that are not recommended by pediatricians without special need for preschool and primary school children.
Agri child - composition
The forms in which Agri is made for children are tablets and granules. This is a homeopathic drug that is recommended for children older than one year (tablets) and older than three years (granules). Both granules and tablets in the package are of two kinds, they need to be alternated according to the instructions.
Active substances in granules and tablets # 1:
- Aconitum napellus (Aconitum);
- Arsenum iodatum;
- Atropa belladonna (Belladonna);
- Ferrum phosphoricum.
Granules and tablets No. 2 contain:
- Bryonia dioica;
- Pulsatilla pratensis (Pulsatilla);
- Hepar sulfur (Hepar sulfuris calcareum).
Active ingredients of the Agri child preparation have anti-inflammatory, sedative, antipyretic effects. They reduce salivation and cause the reduction of glands - bronchial and gastric, reduce spasm of smooth muscles, calm the peripheral nervous system, facilitate the departure of sputum, have a warming effect on the mucous membranes. Microscopic doses of poisonous plants in Agri preparation are tolerated by the children's organism with ease - they are intended to alleviate the general condition of the sick baby.
Agri child - indications for use
Since Agri child refers to homeopathic medicines, and the Russian Academy of Sciences in February 2017 issued a memorandum calling homeopathy pseudoscience, doctors practically abandoned the practice of prescribing such funds. On the other hand, good doctors continue to rely on the advisability of prescribing stronger drugs and prescribe Agri to children in tablets or granules as part of complex therapy or with a mild cold, when an adult is recommended only for rest and copious drinking, and the organism cures the infection independently.
Agri baby is prescribed for symptomatic treatment of colds, acute respiratory viral infections, influenza . This means that the drug reduces cold symptoms and alleviates the child's condition, but does not fight a viral or bacterial infection. In addition, Agri child can be taken for the prevention of disease in a dangerous epidemiological period.
Agri child - contraindications
The main question to the drug Agri child - at what age it can be taken: tablets are forbidden for children up to a year, granules - up to three years. In addition, one should take into account such an individual characteristic of the organism as an individual intolerance. If intolerance is spread to at least one component of the drug - do not take it. Hypersensitivity can also be to auxiliary components: in granules it is sugar grits, in tablets - microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, lactose.
How to take Agri child?
To learn how to drink Agri child, you need to read the instructions and strictly observe it. Those who take the drug in the recommended dosage, no side effects are observed, but in some cases, a hypersensitivity reaction is possible - rash, allergic rhinitis and others. If a day after the beginning of admission Agri child's state of the child does not improve - it is necessary to consult a pediatrician on the issue of changing the drug to a more effective one. Incompatibilities of this drug with other drugs are not registered.
Agri for children - dosage
For an early cure, it is advisable to begin treatment with the first symptoms of the disease. Both tablets and granules of the Agri child's preparation are taken, dissolving in the mouth until complete dissolution, 15-20 minutes before meals. Children who are difficult to dissolve the drug, you need to dissolve the drug in 1-2 tablespoons of slightly warm boiled water and give a drink.
Agri baby in granules take on 5 pellets, alternating from packages # 1 and # 2:
- three days from the beginning of the disease - every half hour (excluding sleep periods);
- from the fourth day - every 2 hours;
- day or two after recovery - 2-3 times a day.
Agri child in tablets take 1 tablet, alternating from blisters number 1 and number 2:
- in the acute period (1-3 days) - 1 tablet every half hour during the waking period;
- from the moment of improvement and to recovery - 1 tablet every 2 hours.
Agri for children for prophylaxis
Homeopathic preparation Agri child can be used for the prevention of colds and ARVI - while the body is not weakened by the attack of infection, the components of the drug have a strengthening effect. Agri child is a method of use for prevention:
- 1 tablet or 5 granules in the morning on an empty stomach, alternating blisters or packets # 1 and # 2;
- how much to take Agri child for prophylaxis - until the end of the package or while the epidemiological threshold is exceeded.
Agri - analogues
Agri child - pellets or tablets - can be replaced with other drugs that have a therapeutic effect in ARVI and colds. One such analogue is Sagrippin Homeopathic, which is intended for symptomatic treatment of adults and children from three years of age. This preparation is also available in the form of granules for resorption and contains plant components. Not a homeopathic preparation Antiflu Kids contains paracetamol, ascorbic acid and chlorpheniramine - it also has symptomatic treatment.
Immunal, which is very popular, also belongs to homeopathic medicine. Its main active ingredient is the extract of Echinacea, which has the strongest immunity-strengthening effect. Apply Immunal more for prevention than for treatment. But in the complex therapy it helps to shorten the duration of the disease.
Agri or Aflubin - which is better?
In the pharmacy in the section "homeopathy" Agri child is adjacent to the drug Aflubin. This is also a homeopathic preparation containing extracts of plants, including poisonous ones. Aflubin is available in the form of absorbable tablets and drops (based on alcohol). The drug Aflubin is positioned as a means with good antiviral activity, and besides it works well on the mucosa of the respiratory tract, reduces temperature, eliminates headache and intoxication. Write Aflubin more often for the prevention of acute respiratory infections, for treatment it is prescribed in conjunction with other drugs.
Agri or Anaferon - which is better?
Agri children's homeopathic is often replaced with Anaferon . This is a Russian (also homeopathic) drug designed to stimulate the production of gamma globulins, due to which the own immunity of a person significantly increases and the vital activity of viruses is blocked. Well relieves Anaferon and symptoms of the disease - coughing, sneezing, headache. Many mothers choose children's Anaferon for the prevention of ARVI and give it to the child at the very beginning of the disease in order to speed up the recovery.
Agri or Ergoferon - which is better?
Agri child is a drug that performs symptomatic treatment, but its antiviral effect raises doubts. Homeopathic Ergoferon has proven antiviral activity - it contains antibodies of three kinds, due to which it has immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects. Another plus of Ergoferon is a strong antihistamine effect, so it quickly eliminates sneezing and coughing.
The significant advantage of Ergoferon and the fact that it is effective not only for the prevention of colds and acute respiratory infections and at the initial stage of the disease - it is prescribed and with delayed treatment. In addition, Ergoferon minimizes the risk of developing bacterial complications, prevents the development of edema and bronchospasm of the respiratory tract. Assign this drug and with herpes, intestinal infections, enterovirus, meningitis, tick-borne encephalitis.