Dandelion from coughing with bronchitis

Dandelion (kul'baba) is a plant familiar to us from childhood through "parachutes" and charming yellow wreaths. But did any of us ever think that a plant whose full name sounds like a "dandelion medicinal" has another purpose? After all, all parts of the plant have a great curative effect on the body, for which it was nicknamed "the elixir of life" in ancient times.

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Pharmacodynamics

Dandelion is accepted for a variety of diseases, including heart and kidney disease, cholecystitis, diabetes, etc. In the treatment of bronchitis, however, it has not become very popular, although the plant has good mucolytic and expectorant properties. On its basis, you can make a couple of three useful and quite delicious recipe, which will certainly help with a difficult cough.

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Dosing and administration

The easiest way to make a decoction of finely chopped dandelion rootlets. At 1 tablespoon. Plant raw materials we take 2 tbsp. Boiling water. We put the composition on a water bath for half an hour. Withdraw from the fire, we stand 15 more minutes. After that, the broth can be filtered and take 1 tablespoon. Up to five times a day.

And now let's move from useful recipes to delicious and medicinal.

Marmalade from dandelions from cough : At the height of the flowering of dandelions, we collect more flowers with stems, crush them and put them into a saucepan. Raw dandelion should occupy 2/3 of the container, the rest of it is filled with water. Boil the composition on a small fire for half an hour, and then 2 more hours insist in a warm place. When the composition is slightly cool, strain it and mix it in equal proportions with the sugar. We boil until thick.

Dandelion preserves : To prepare a healing dessert, we take only the yellow petals of the flowers, fill them with sugar and simmer on low heat until a drop of jam spreads on the surface of the plate. When coughing, add jam to tea or eat 1 tsp. Several times a day.

Honey from dandelions : We take yellow petals in quantity of 300 g. Rinse the raw material with a glass of water, bring to a boil and boil for no more than 3 minutes. Remove from heat, lightly cool and add chopped lemon slices, after removing the skin from it. The mixture is insisted for about 7 hours.

A kilogram of sugar is mixed with a glass of water and cooks a sparse syrup, in which we then add the dandelion petals and simmer for another 30-35 minutes. We pour out the composition into clean containers and apply it in its pure form or as an additive to tea or milk when coughing or for the prevention of colds. Treatment is carried out three times a day. Single dose - 1 tsp.

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Use Dandelion during pregnancy

Use of dandelion during pregnancy and in childhood should be discussed with a medical specialist. With lactation, medicines from dandelions can change the taste of milk.

Contraindications

Absolute contraindications to the use of recipes based on dandelion are hypersensitivity to the plant and blockage of the bile ducts. With ulcerative gastrointestinal lesions and gastritis with increased acidity of gastric juice, care should be taken when applying similar treatment, but with low secretion the dandelion simultaneously stabilizes the level of acidity.

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Side effects Dandelion

Side effects occur very rarely, and again against the background of an overdose. These are symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loosening of the stool, etc., which take place after a short break in treatment. With gastritis, heartburn may occur. Allergic reactions are also very rare and occur mildly (skin rash).

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Storage conditions

To prepare such a popular plant is necessary at the moment when it starts to please the eye with its fluffy yellow flowers, reminding everyone that spring is in full swing and summer is just around the corner. The dandelion is active in May-June. It is at this time that it is best to collect the youngest and most useful flowers, trying not to be afraid of them once again, so that they preserve curative pollen. Before drying the flowers we sort out to remove insects, parts of other plants and other debris.

The roots of the dandelion need to be collected in April before the first leaves appear, although it is easier to do this in September-October, when the plant is still visible.

Dry the roots first in the sun, until the juice ceases to stand out from them, and then in the shade. Flowers should be dried immediately in the shade in a draft. If you use a dryer, the temperature in it should not rise above 50 degrees.

Leaves and flowers of dandelion are stored in glass, paper, cardboard or fabric containers for not more than 1 year. Roots can be stored in glass or wooden boxes for 5 years.

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