GGinger and honey
This is an effective cough remedy that has long been used by people when children have a cough that cannot be cured by taking medicine. Thanks to its high antibacterial properties, detoxification, and increased body resistance, honey is effective in treating coughs quickly. Ginger has the effect of warming the body, reducing phlegm, and resisting allergens, and is effectively used to treat coughs with phlegm and coughs caused by colds.
Ingredients: Ginger, honey.
How to do it: Take a piece of ginger, wash it, leave the skin on, roast it until it is charred, then scrape off the skin and crush it. Add a little honey and soak it for a while, then slowly swallow the water.
How to use: Slowly swallow the honey and sugar water. Can be used about 2 times/day.
Note: Cough remedies with honey are not used for children under 12 months old.
Lemon basil leaves
Lemon basil leaves contain essential oils, the main ingredient of which is cavaron, which has a very good expectorant and detoxifying effect, so it is used as a medicine to treat coughs with phlegm and quickly treat sore throats.
Ingredients: Lemon basil leaves, green kumquats.
How to do: Use a little lemon basil leaves and green kumquats, wash them, then grind them. Continue to add rock sugar to a clean bowl and steam them. After 15 minutes, take them out and filter the water to drink.
How to use: drink 1-2 times a day (2-3 spoons each time depending on age).
Perilla leaves
Perilla leaves are very sensitive and safe in treating coughs with phlegm. According to Oriental medicine, perilla leaves are spicy, warm, have the effect of sweating, reducing phlegm and lowering gas. Perilla leaves are used to treat diseases such as sneezing, runny nose, colds, fever, sweat retention, help digestion, and treat coughs with phlegm.
This is also a very effective folk remedy for coughs, especially for children whose coughs do not go away after taking medicine.
Ingredients: Green kumquat, honey.
How to do: Wash the green kumquat, cut it in half, leave the seeds intact (because it has the effect of reducing phlegm, warming the child's larynx) and mix the peel with honey or rock sugar, then steam for about 30 minutes.
How to use: Give it to children to drink many times a day.
River bone leaves
According to Oriental medicine, river bone leaves have the effect of strengthening the lungs, preventing bronchial spasms, and reducing phlegm, especially in cases caused by heat in the lungs. Using river bone leaves to treat coughs with phlegm, sore throats, and coughs caused by colds is very effective.
Ingredients: river bone leaves, vinegar (vinegar fed with bananas)
How to do: Use young river bone leaves, wash them and crush them. Then, dip them in vinegar.
How to use: suck on this leaf every day and you will see the cough subside quickly.
Licorice root
Licorice root has the ability to soothe the throat, reduce phlegm that causes respiratory congestion. Licorice root also reduces inflammation that irritates the child's throat.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of licorice root, 100ml of water.
How to do: Boil water and put it in a cup containing licorice root. Soak licorice in hot water for about 15 minutes to dissolve the substances together.
How to use: Drink water soaked from licorice root twice a day, morning and evening.
Cherry lemon
Cherry lemon is a type of lemon with a strong tree, large leaves, and many fruits. The cherry lemon is large, juicy, and has a very fragrant smell, so it is popular with consumers. When soaked in combination with some ingredients such as honey and rock sugar, it will become a very effective cough remedy.
MSc. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hang, Deputy Head of the Department of Oriental Medicine (Phuong Te), Vietnam Academy of Traditional Medicine, said that both kumquat and regular kumquat can be used as medicine to treat many diseases. The peel and leaves of kumquat contain a lot of essential oils. People also often use the peel and leaves of kumquat to treat coughs, flu, and fever... The pulp of kumquat contains a lot of vitamins A, B1, B2, especially vitamin C. Kumquat also has the effect of cooling, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, detoxifying...
How to soak kumquat to treat cough for children who have coughs that cannot be cured by taking medicine
Kumquat is very easy to make and can be used for a long time to treat coughs for the whole family.
Ingredients
- Kumquat: 1 kg, choose fresh, ripe, thin-skinned fruits.
- Honey: 1 liter.
- Rock sugar: 0.5 kg.
- Glass jar with lid.
- Coarse salt: 100g
How to do
- Wash the kumquats, soak them in a little boiled water mixed with salt.
- After 30 minutes, remove the kumquats to drain and cut into thin slices.
- Crush the rock sugar.
- Pour a layer of sugar - a layer of lemon into the glass jar, until all the lemon and sugar are used up. Finally, pour honey into the glass jar.
- Use a bamboo tray to press the lemons down.
- Soak the lemons, rock sugar and honey for about 3 months to use.
How to use:
Each time the child has a cough, give the child about 1 small spoon of kumquat syrup soaked in honey. Let the child suck and swallow slowly.
Parents should also pay attention to the child's diet and rest, encourage the child to exercise to improve the body's resistance. When the child is sick, parents should not overuse antibiotics because it can easily cause drug resistance. When children have a cough that does not go away after taking medicine, parents should take their children to medical facilities for timely consultation and treatment to avoid the child's illness becoming more serious.
Dr. Ta Thu Thuy - Head of the Department of High-Quality Voluntary Medical Examination and Treatment - Central Hospital of Traditional Medicine
Note: The article is for reference only. Please consult a doctor or specialist for further advice.
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