Cough syrups for children under 1 year of age

Children under one year of age can be given syrups prepared according to individual recipes in a factory pharmacy, or sold in a regular pharmacy. You can prepare them yourself. They should be given 2-3 drops on the tip of the tongue, several times a day, as the cough appears. They can be dissolved in a small amount of warm water. Let's look at the main recipes that you can prepare at home yourself.

• Recipe #1. Marshmallow and Rosehip Root Syrup

It is quite easy to prepare the syrup. To do this, just take one tablespoon of crushed marshmallow leaves and roots, as well as a tablespoon of rose hips, and mix. It is recommended to crush the rose hips with a fork so that it can quickly and easily transfer all the biologically active substances and vitamins contained in the composition to the medicinal solution. Then pour a glass of boiling water over the mixture, add a tablespoon of honey. It is better to use flower honey. Mix thoroughly until the honey is completely dissolved. If it does not dissolve in water, you can heat the mixture in a water bath or on low heat, stirring constantly. In no case should you bring it to a boil, since during boiling the active substances are deactivated, and the syrup becomes ineffective.

Marshmallow is one of the most well-known expectorants, which effectively eliminates cough, removes phlegm from the body, relieves inflammation in the bronchi, alveoli, and lungs. It is also advisable to use marshmallow as an anti-infective agent, which affects both gram-positive and gram-negative microflora. Most often, the leaves and flowers of marshmallow are used. It is effective in the treatment of various respiratory diseases. In addition to the fact that marshmallow eliminates inflammation, cough, it also normalizes body temperature. Quite effectively relieves pain, burning, irritation, and sore throat that accompany intense coughing.

When rose hips are added to the syrup, its properties are greatly enhanced. Moreover, the onset of a positive therapeutic effect can be accelerated, due to the fact that rose hips stimulate the immune system, becoming an effective means of saturating the body with vitamins and biologically active components.

Rose hips are often prescribed for children because they are filled with a large amount of vitamins. For newborns, rose hip water decoction is often used instead of syrup. It is very useful for children of any age, as it stimulates the immune system, promoting the body's natural defense, overcoming diseases without chemical artificial drugs.

When the properties of medicinal marshmallow and immune-stimulating rose hips are combined, a complex with unique properties is created, which enables the body to resist infectious diseases and allows for rapid recovery after illness. In addition, this syrup is an effective preventive measure, promotes the restoration of the mucous membrane and wound healing.

• Recipe #2. Syrup from calamus and sage (anti-inflammatory)

An effective remedy that includes substances that act as synergists, mutually complementing each other's properties. Thus, calamus is used to eliminate bacterial infections and prevent viral contamination. It is an effective antiseptic. Sage is also used - the most famous anti-inflammatory agent that quickly localizes and reduces the inflammatory process.

The recipe is also quite simple. First, take water, bring it to a boil, then add chopped calamus roots. Boil for 2-3 minutes at a low boil, then remove from heat, add chopped sage leaves, mix thoroughly and let it brew for 10 minutes under a closed lid. Then add honey, mix until completely dissolved and let it brew for at least 15 minutes. After that, the syrup is ready for use.

It should be used according to the scheme, depending on the characteristics of the course of the disease, age, individual characteristics of the patient, as well as his medical history.

The therapeutic effect is achieved due to the unique properties of the substances included in the syrup. Thus, it is known that calamus, due to the high content of phytoncides and alkaloids, has an antiviral and antibacterial effect. It also provides reliable protection against fungal infections and prevents the risk of dysbacteriosis. This reduces the inflammatory process, as a result, the temperature decreases, there is an intensive separation of sputum, its removal from the body.

For the preparation of syrups, mainly rhizomes are used. The essence of the antitussive action of this substance is that it rather quickly converts a dry unproductive cough into a productive, wet one. This process helps to start the removal of phlegm and the release of the respiratory tract.

Sage is a virtually unique remedy that has numerous properties (astringent, mucolytic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial). In combination with similar properties of calamus, the syrup reduces inflammation and normalizes metabolic processes. The syrup is effective even in the treatment of purulent-septic diseases.

• Recipe #3. Licorice and Plantain Syrup

This syrup follows the basic principle of creating effective syrups – a combination of anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties in one product. On the one hand, bacterial activity is stopped, as a result of which the development of the infectious process ceases. Accordingly, the degree of development of the inflammatory process is reduced.

The main anti-infective effect is provided by plantain. It has a bacteriostatic effect, that is, it stops the growth of microorganisms. This allows you to quickly reduce the manifestations of bacterial infection, eliminate the symptoms of inflammatory processes, and normalize the clinical picture of the pathology. Due to the reduction of the bacterial load, the inflammatory process is also reduced, and metabolic processes are normalized.

When combined with the anti-inflammatory properties of licorice, recovery is accelerated. Naked licorice quickly relieves inflammation in the respiratory tract, has a powerful expectorant effect, restores the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, pharynx, which contributes to accelerated recovery, additional stimulation of the immune system.

The syrup is used for various types of cough, especially obstructive and wet. Restores normal microflora, which is a reliable means of preventing relapses. Improves appetite, increases the body's overall resistance to infectious processes.

• Recipe #4. Cough syrup mixture

To prepare the syrup, you need about 30 grams of yarrow, the same amount of celandine and 15 grams of juniper. This is an effective remedy that has a powerful antitussive effect, acts quite harshly. It can cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, it should be taken with caution by children with a tendency to allergic diseases, metabolic disorders. It should be prescribed with caution to children with diathesis, heart disease, prematurity and low weight. It is imperative to consult a doctor.

Yarrow is an excellent remedy used to treat colds and viral diseases. Reduces temperature, normalizes metabolic processes. Contains a large number of vitamins, microelements, due to which it stimulates the immune system, increases non-specific protection and endurance of the body.

It is also prescribed for digestion disorders, which also normalizes the child's condition, makes him calmer and more balanced. Succession helps eliminate infectious and inflammatory processes, promotes profuse sweating, and reduces temperature. In addition to being an antitussive, it is an effective vitamin remedy that intensively saturates the body with vitamins and nutrients. This leads to recovery occurring much faster. The risk of relapse is also prevented.

The stabilizing component that consolidates the effect of the above components is juniper. It is one of the most well-known agents with antibiotic properties. It is used to treat mucous membranes, to eliminate inflammatory processes of infectious origin. It is often used to treat cough that occurs against the background of tonsillitis. It is active against various groups of microorganisms: gram-positive, gram-negative, aerobic, anaerobic, against mycobacterium tuberculosis, resistant hospital strains.

Additionally, this cough syrup for children has an analgesic effect, relieves swelling and spasms. It is used for colds, chronic and acute inflammatory processes, as well as viral diseases such as measles, whooping cough, rubella, diphtheria to alleviate the condition and stop a coughing attack.

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