A companion of almost any respiratory disease is a cough. In the beginning, the cough is characterized by swelling and inflammation of the mucous membrane, and in the end - formed sputum. Accordingly, it is divided into dry and wet. The goal of treating dry cough is to alleviate and suppress symptoms, but when the sputum appears the main thing is getting it out of the respiratory tract, while the doctors recommend using both medications and expectorating folk remedies.
Expectorating folk remedies for children
Those medicines that are offered by modern pharmaceutical companies have a number of side effects: allergy, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, etc. Therefore, a large number of mothers choose for their children folk expectorants for cough. Previously, any choice of method of treatment for a child should be discussed with a doctor who will help to choose the best option. There are a lot of food and herbs, which completely replace the chemist's treatment of a severe dry cough. In pediatric practice, prescriptions and folk expectorants are often used with:
- the root of licorice;
- mint;
- oregano;
- honey.
Safe Expectorants in Pregnancy
During the course of pregnancy, it is better to completely exclude drug treatment, since there is a risk of the negative effect of the chemical on the baby's body. Women in the situation are not immune from respiratory diseases, but, refusing to take medication, to use expectorant folk remedies during pregnancy is very cautious. Some of the plant expectorants can cause uterine contractions, which in turn can lead to undesirable consequences. Traditional medicine considers dangerous such expectorants as:
- decoction of oregano;
- a decoction of sweet scallop;
- inhalation with essential oils.
The safest treatment for dry cough during lactation and during pregnancy is soda, which I use by inhalation, rinsing or ingestion.
With bronchitis in children, many expectorating folk remedies are prepared from food. This is very convenient, because not all children are calmly behaving during inhalation and willingly accept herbal decoctions. For example, such expectorating folk remedies are a Brazilian decoction. To prepare the Brazilian broth, you need to take 2 bananas, 1 tablespoon of sugar and a glass of water. All the ingredients are ground in a blender, heated to boiling, and drink the liquid warm.
Treatment of dry cough
To treat even a strong dry cough was effective, you need to understand the causes of the cough. It can be bronchitis, allergy, viral infection, pneumonia and many other diseases. Most often, the cause of dry cough is inadequate production of sputum and an inflammation focus located in the bronchi or trochia. It is best to use folk remedies for the treatment of dry cough. For example, hot milk, 0.5 liter
As to soften dry cough a large amount of liquid helps, so the treatment of dry cough with herbs in the form of broths and infusions simply must be used. For this purpose, you will find oregano, St. John's wort, mint, chamomile, mother-and-stepmother and rosemary, which are dried in a dry form with boiling water and insisted for 24 hours. .