It is a mistake to assume that a cough is an independent disease.
It is rather a symptom that clearly indicates the presence of a cold, allergy or other affliction.
Cough helps cleanse the body of sputum, and hence from pathogenic bacteria.
However, it is a wet cough.
A dry cough causes irritation of the bronchi and larynx, therefore the main task of therapy is to transform it into a wet one.
Causes of cough, like its shape, are varied.. When the flu is observed constant (in the first days of dry) cough, with a gradual discharge of sputum.
With tracheitis acute coughing brings pain and is accompanied by purulent discharge.
With bronchitis there is a clear cough. Phlegm appears from the first days of the disease. If the illness is chronic, then the unpleasant symptom is a constant companion of the sick person, especially in the morning.
For pneumonia there is a painful cough that goes from dry to wet and back. In addition, it is invariably accompanied by sputum production.
Dry hacking cough is present in chronic pharyngitis, sinusitis, rhinitis.
An untreated cough for colds, the flu can lead to a more serious illness - pneumonia. And acute bronchitis with a cough, which is not given importance, can turn into a chronic form and cause asthma or the same pneumonia.
Therefore, it is necessary to fight cough. And you can do it at home. The main thing is to be patient.
How to get rid of cough at home - inhalation
Inhalations are one of the easiest and most effective cough treatment methods.
1. The most accessible way is to breathe above a container with hot water, into which a teaspoon of soda and a couple of drops of iodine are thrown. This composition softens the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, kills bacteria, and makes breathing easier.
2. Inhalation using medicinal herbs. Suitable coltsfoot, calendula, sage, mint, eucalyptus. For a start, a handful of herbs are thrown into the saucepan, poured with water, slightly boiled. Then, sheltered, breathe therapeutic steam.
3. Inhalation of boiled potatoes - the good old way to treat cough. Cooked potatoes in their skins until soft, then take cover and inhale healing vapors. Be careful not to burn yourself!
4. Steam inhalation with essential oils. Aromamasla have a stunning effect in the fight against cough. As a rule, the most commonly used oil is peppermint, cardamom, cedar, incense, rosemary, cypress.
Initially, hot water is poured into the bowl, then 2-3 drops of the favorite oil are dropped into it, covered with a towel over the head and, with closed eyes, the medical vapors are deeply inhaled.
What is the benefit of this procedure and inhalation in general? During treatment, medicinal substances that make sputum more viscous enter the body of a sick person during breathing, and in this state, its removal from the respiratory organs is facilitated.
Inhalation allows useful components to act directly on the inflamed areas from the sinuses to the bronchioles. For this reason, the procedure cures even the most protracted cough.
Inhalations have their own contraindications.. They can not be carried out with pulmonary insufficiency, hypertension, at high temperature, atherosclerosis, nasal bleeding.
Inhalation for children should be carried out only after consulting a specialist. After all, some therapeutic components can cause an allergic reaction. And what is very important, the duration of the procedure for babies should not exceed 5 minutes, and up to 2 years of inhalation are generally contraindicated.
Inhalation can be done in different ways. To do this, use a special device, a tube of paper or perform the procedure, leaning over the container with the solution.
How to get rid of cough at home - external treatments
Heat treatments are effective against coughing. However, it must be remembered that they are carried out only in the absence of high body temperature.
1. Mustard plasters. They are placed on the chest, bypassing the heart area and kept, wrapped from 10 to 30 minutes. If it bakes badly, the mustard plaster is removed.
2. Potato Cake - excellent cough remedy. First, boil the potatoes in the peel until soft, then knead it with a fork, add a few drops of vodka and a spoonful of vegetable oil. The pellet is wrapped in cotton fabric and carefully applied so as not to burn the skin, applied to the chest. Cellophane and a warm scarf are placed on top. Keep such a compress for 10-15 minutes.
3. With a strong cough helps interior oil compress (badger, goose, pork) with the addition of garlic, mustard and vodka. The fat is melted for an hour in a water bath, cooled and combined with crushed garlic (3-4 cloves), a small spoon of mustard and vodka.
The mixture is well mixed, transferred to the fabric and applied to the chest. Compression paper is placed on top and tied with a scarf. The procedure is done immediately before bedtime. For greater effectiveness, give the patient to drink tea (lime or raspberry). The compress is not removed until the morning.
4. Oil compress. It is prepared by combining honey, vegetable oil and mustard (all in a tablespoon). The mixture is applied to the back and kept all night.
How to get rid of cough at home - medicinal herbs
Medicinal plants have a pronounced anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, expectorant effect. Because they are indispensable in the fight against colds and cough.
1. Coltsfoot widely used as a cough aid. A curative composition is prepared from the plant: 2 tablespoons of raw materials are poured with half a liter of boiling water and left for about an hour. Drink healing infusion three times a day for half a glass. The plant is not recommended for use during pregnancy.
2. Plantain - no less effective when coughing. It is used as tea. 2 small spoons pour boiling water (1 cup), insist and drink twice a day with the addition of honey.
3. Thyme is a natural antibiotic. It has a strong anti-inflammatory, expectorant effect. When pneumonia, bronchitis, accompanied by coughing, take the composition of a tablespoon of herbs and half a liter of boiling water.
4. Coughing helps a lot ginger tea. And no wonder. After all, ginger is a natural antibacterial, anti-inflammatory product. Tea is prepared as follows: the fresh root of the plant is ground, brewed with boiling water, allowed to brew (10 minutes) and drunk with the addition of lemon juice and honey.
5. SagePerhaps the most common plant used when coughing. Therapeutic infusion is prepared in this way: traditionally, a tablespoon of herbs is poured with a glass of boiled water, drawn, filtered and combined (in equal proportions) with warm milk. Drink 2 times a day for half a glass.
How to get rid of cough at home - everything ingenious is simple
1. Honey and Milk - The first thing that comes to mind when it comes to coughing. This method is the simplest and really effective when there is no time or desire to use more complex recipes. So, calming a cough (especially night) helps a mixture of hot milk with the addition of honey and butter.
The composition should be drunk hot, slow sips. After taking it is better to wrap up the throat and chest with a scarf or, wrapped in a blanket, go to bed.
2. Lemon. The product is extremely rich in vitamins (especially vitamin C), which makes it effective in combating cough. The lemon is crushed, squeezed out the juice and combined with honey. Take several times a day, little by little.
4. Black radish - the strongest antitussive. It is washed, the middle is cut out and the cavity is filled with honey. Let it brew for a day. Then use healing honey on a small spoon several times a day.
5. Garlic It is famous for its antibacterial action. It is indispensable for any cold. Garlic helps and cough. The recipe for the preparation of a remedy is as follows: boil 5 cloves of garlic in milk (300 ml). Then the composition must be insisted, slightly cooled, strain and drink 50 ml several times a day.
6. Glycerin Lemon. First, the lemon is boiled in boiling water for 10 minutes, then it is cut and squeezed out the juice. Juice is combined with glycerin (2 large spoons). All the most thoroughly mixed and add honey.
Tasty and healthy cough syrup is given to children a teaspoon several times a day, while adults will need a tablespoon of the remedy.
A cough associated with a cold accompanies a person all his life. Simple effective methods of getting rid of an unpleasant symptom together with the general therapy will help you to get up quickly and begin to lead a normal life.
