Folk remedies and methods for treating dry cough usually focus on its softening, dilution of sputum and facilitating its retreat.
Inhalation from dry cough
Steam inhalations are considered one of the most effective means of dry cough, not only in folk, but also in traditional medicine:
- Inhalation over boiled potatoes. One of the best and most popular folk remedies for dry cough. The potatoes are boiled in a uniform, after which they drain the water and breathe over the steam. This inhalation has an enveloping effect, reduces irritation and greatly facilitates expectoration.
- Inhalations with essential oils. To carry out similar inhalations in water (steam should be hot, but not burn) add 3 to 8 drops of essential oil with pronounced antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and mucolytic effects. Most often with a dry cough used juniper oil, pine, cedar, eucalyptus.
- Inhalations of St. John's wort or chamomile.
- Inhalation with a solution of soda or alkaline mineral water also contributes to cough relief.
Hot inhalations can be carried out only if the body temperature is not increased.
Means for dry cough for ingestion
Black radish
Natural antiseptic and bronchodilator. As a medicine, black radish juice or baked root is used, but the most popular remedy is a mixture of black radish juice and honey.
Cedar Gum from Cough
Ingredients:
- cedarwood - 10 g;
- alcohol 70% - 100 ml.
Preparation and use
Zhivitsu pour alcohol and insist until it is completely dissolved. Vodka in this case is not recommended, since it dissolves resin much worse. The ready-mixed mixture is taken on a tablespoon 2-3 times a day, before intake, diluting with water in a 1: 1 ratio. This folk remedy well helps even with a strong and prolonged dry cough.
Liquorice root
One of the most effective folk remedies that help get rid of dry cough, because it has strong mucolytic properties.
Ingredients:
- licorice root - 10 g;
- water - 200 ml.
Preparation and use
Chopped root pour boiling water, let stand for 20 minutes in a water bath, then insist and strain. Drink 1 tablespoon every 2 hours.
Breast gathering
Ingredients:
- dry raspberries;
- herb of oregano;
- leaves of mother-and-stepmother.
Preparation and use
Herbs are mixed in equal proportions, brewed from the calculation of a teaspoon with a slide on a glass of boiling water and drink as a tea, up to 3 glasses a day.
Similarly, you can brew and drink a mixture of hips, plantain leaves, chamomile flowers and spring primrose, as well as a mixture of mother-and-stepmother, St. John's wort and linden flowers.
Cough collection
Ingredients:
- the root of the althea is 40 g;
- leaves of mother-and-stepmother - 25 g;
- licorice root - 25 g;
- dried fennel fruit - 15 g;
- water.
Preparation and use
From this collection, prepare decoctions or infusions (a tablespoon of a mixture in a glass of boiling water), which are taken in a warm form, 70-100 ml, 4-5 times a day. This folk remedy helps with dry cough for colds, chronic and acute bronchitis, and even for pneumonia (in the form of ancillary therapy).
Compresses from dry cough
Such compresses are usually applied to the chest, excluding the heart area, and for
- boiled potatoes;
- cakes of flour, honey and corn oil;
- flat cakes of flour and honey;
- A mixture of dry mustard and honey.
It should be remembered that folk remedies for cough can be quite effective at the beginning of the disease, but if a dry cough does not pass for 3-5 days, a medical consultation is required.