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Last reviewed: 07.06.2024
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Decoctions of medicinal plants, which in the not too distant past pharmacists called decocts (in Latin decoctum - decoction), can be used in the complex therapy of various diseases, and cough decoctions are used to treat respiratory diseases.
Indications Cough drops
It is recommended to take decoctions from dry cough (non-productive), as well as productive or wet cough - in colds, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract caused by respiratory infections, including acute forms of laryngitis and tracheitis. Widely used medicinal herbs in bronchitis - acute, chronic and obstructive.
Use Cough drops during pregnancy
Cough decoctions with licorice root, althea, elecampane, as well as leaves of mother and stepmother, sage, thyme (thyme) and oregano during pregnancy is contraindicated.
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Contraindications
First of all, any herbal cough decoctions are contraindicated in the presence of allergies and a tendency to allergic reactions.
Licorice root is contraindicated in functional liver and/or kidney failure, elevated BP, peptic ulcer, potassium deficiency.
Contraindications to the use of thyme (thyme) are: cholecystitis, peptic ulcer disease; liver and thyroid problems, take during pregnancy and lactation, as well as during menstruation.
Plantain leaves, oregano and elecampane root should not be used with high stomach acidity, and chamomile flowers - with low acidity, acute cystitis and nephritis.
Inflammatory diseases of the liver and kidneys, as well as arterial hypertension and children under five years of age impose a ban on the use of sage leaves.
In general, cough decoctions for children are not used before the age of three.
Side effects Cough drops
The use of herbs can cause side effects in the form of allergies (with skin rashes and other manifestations).
Heartburn can cause decoction of plantain and elecampane root, heaviness in the liver - mother and stepmother, edema and increased blood pressure - licorice root, nausea - thyme herb and sage.
Overdose
There is no information regarding overdose of cough decoctions.
Interactions with other drugs
Any herbal cough decoctions should not be taken in combination with drugs that suppress the cough reflex (Tusuprex, Sinekod, Glauvent, etc.).
Storage conditions
The finished decoction is stored in a cool place, or in the refrigerator; shelf life does not exceed two days.
Cough decoction recipes
Herbal decoctions from coughs are obtained by boiling herbal raw materials (various parts of plants) for extraction - extraction of its biologically active substances in water.
The standard amount of dried herbs, leaves, flowers or chopped roots and rhizomes per 250 ml of water is one tablespoon. Raw materials are poured with boiling water and cooked from the moment of boiling for 10-15 minutes on low heat. The volume of water during this time is reduced, so it is recommended - especially if you prepare cough decoctions for children up to 10 years - to add boiling water at the end of cooking, so that the volume of the finished decoction was not less than 200 ml). Taking off the fire, the container with the decoction is covered with a lid, and it insists while it cools down.
How to prepare and take decoction of mother and stepmother from cough, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8309739/ in detail in publications:
- Stepmother's leaves
- Mother and stepmother cough for bronchitis
- Mother and stepmother cough for adults and children
A decoction of plantain leaves (large or lancet-leaved) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5388152/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075699/ is described in the article - Plantain for coughs
Licorice cough decoction - decoction of licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra), which is also called licorice root, can help with dry cough. One of the most effective plants for dry cough is also the root of althea officinalis (Althaea officinalis). Https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3498851/
In cases when sputum is difficult to expectorate, you can use a decoction of oregano (Oreganum vulgare), for more information see. - oregano for bronchitis cough. Liquefies phlegm and facilitates its expulsion decoction of meadow or red clover (Trifolium rubens), full information in the material - Red clover for cough in bronchitis.
A similar effect is produced:
- Thyme decoction for cough, for details see. - Thyme for bronchitis cough;
- Cough decoction from elecampane (root is used) - Cough decoction from elecampane;
- cough primrose for bronchitis;
- decoction of flowers of black elderberry for cough.
Also cooking:
- Calendula decoction for cough (flowers are used); read more - Calendula for cough in bronchitis;
- sage decoction for coughs, see publication - Sage leaves;
- birch cough decoction, i.e. Birch bud decoction.
It is advisable to use a multicomponent chest decoction for cough - pharmacy Chest collection for cough, which contains althea root, leaves of mother and stepmother, oregano herb (Chest collection №1); licorice root, plantain leaves and mother and stepmother (Chest Collection No. 2); althea and licorice roots, anise fruit, sage leaves and pine buds (Chest Collection No. 3).
By the way, pine decoction from a cough with thick phlegm has long established itself as a fairly effective expectorant for bronchopulmonary inflammation. Only used not a decoction of pine cones, and it is from pine buds - both internally (a tablespoon three to four times during the day), and for inhalations (once a day, before bedtime).
To prepare a decoction of kalina from cough, fresh, dried or frozen berries are used. Some people are helped by decoction of apples from cough (apple peel is used). You can make a decoction of oats from cough on water, but more effective is considered oats with milk from cough.
Among the handy folk remedies for bronchitis is a decoction of yachka from cough, that is, from barley groats: two tablespoons for 500-600 ml of water. When the groats are boiled, strain the decoction and take 100 ml three times a day, you can add honey.
Decoction of linden for cough will not help: it is an antipyretic, and it is used for fever. Chamomile decoction from cough is not used, but if the cough develops in tonsillitis, pharyngitis or laryngitis, then this decoction or infusion is useful to gargle the throat.
How can help onion decoction from cough (which, as advised, should be cooked for quite a long time) is difficult to imagine, but onion juice (which is released when mixing chopped onion with sugar) really eases any cough.
To alleviate coughs, potato decoction is also used for coughing, or rather the steam coming from boiled potatoes in the skin (which is breathed by covering the head with a towel). Such inhalations are one of the most common home remedies for respiratory diseases accompanied by cough.
Analogs
About analogs of cough decoctions in publications:
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