Cocoa butter, thanks to its medicinal properties, is used in folk medicine and cosmetology. Natural cocoa butter has a white color and a dense structure, which is why it must be melted in a water bath for use in the mixture.
This oil is used for colds and viral diseases as a remedy for cough and for the treatment of the throat: it envelops tissues, relieving inflammation and reducing pain.
How useful is cocoa butter?
The use of cocoa butter for treating colds and reducing their manifestations is due to the fact that it contains theobromine, which belongs to the purine-type alkaloids. This substance was first found in cocoa seeds by Professor A. Voskresensky in 1841, and since then a vast study of theobromine began - its effect on the body and the effectiveness of its use in medical purposes.
Today there are synthetic analogs of the theobromine with the same name: these medications are intended for the treatment of bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and edema due to impaired renal function.
This substance, in addition to grains, and correspondingly, cocoa butter, is contained in a smaller amount in caffeine and cola nuts.
Therefore, it can be said that official medicine recognizes the benefit of theobromine, which means that cocoa butter is really effective for treating influenza, ARVI, colds, and the accompanying symptoms.
Cocoa butter treatment
Since cocoa butter from cough can be given even to children, because it does not have contraindications to use and limits in the amount of intake, it can be said that this is the best tool for treatment and prevention.
This 100% natural product contains, in addition to theobromine, vitamins E, A and C, which also help to cope with the disease.
For treatment in the mixture, you can add cocoa essence: for example, if the child refuses to take an unpleasant home remedy for cough, then the cocoa flavor will probably fix the problem.
Use of cocoa butter for colds
Recipe # 1
To make it, you will need cow or goat milk and 1 tsp. cocoa. Put cocoa butter in a glass of milk and heat the product in a water bath so that the oil dissolves. In the first days of the appearance of a cough, it is advisable to drink at least 6 glasses of this remedy a day: it is important that milk and butter are hot. This drink promotes perspiration, so it contributes not only to cough elimination, but also to overall recovery from colds.
To enhance the effect of this healing mixture, it adds 1 tbsp. l. honey, however, if there is an allergy to one of the components, this means can not be taken.
Recipe # 2
If the cough is accompanied by reddening of the throat and pain, the cocoa oil is absorbed 6-7 times a day to relieve inflammation.
Recipe # 3
Cocoa butter can be used with another, no less effective cough remedy - badger fat. Melt 1 tablespoon. cocoa butter on a water bath and mix it with 1 tablespoon. badger fat. In order to make the product more fragrant, add 5 drops of cocoa essence (absolute) to it. Then within an hour, let the agent harden,
If the liver and bile ducts are disrupted, this remedy is not recommended because of the high fat content.
Recipe # 4
This recipe is ideal for young children who are not allergic to sweets, and who refuse to take the medicine if it is not tasty.
Take a quarter of the chocolate bars, add to it 1 tbsp. l. cocoa butter and 0.5 liters of milk. Melt the ingredients in a water bath and mix with milk. This remedy for coughing takes 2 tablespoons. 6 times a day.