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Icelandic moss from coughing with bronchitis
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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This, of course, is not quite grass, but also applies to medicinal plants.
This is a plant from the family of lichens, which has found wide application in the treatment of persistent, exhausting cough not only with bronchitis, but also with more severe pathologies, such as pleurisy, pneumonia, whooping cough.
Dosing and administration
When coughing and bronchitis in adults and children is recommended to use such a decoction, reminiscent of liquid jelly. At 1 tbsp. Boiling water take 2 tablespoons. Crushed dry moss and boil for an hour before the kisselike condition. Take the medicine you need warm, to improve the taste by adding honey. Single dose - 2-3 tablespoons.
Store the broth in the cold for no more than 2 days.
Another effective composition for bronchitis can be prepared on the basis of milk. For 0,5 glasses of milk we take 1/2 tbsp. Moss. We keep the composition on low heat for 30 minutes. We take 2-3 tablespoons before going to sleep.
But the universal composition, which will be useful for any catarrhal diseases, accompanied by a cough. Here on 1 tbsp. Dry moss we take not one, but two glasses of water. The composition is heated in a water bath for no more than 5 minutes, after which we remove from heat, insist to cool down and filter. Take the composition can be up to 5 times a day for 1 tablespoon.
Contraindications
Alternative recipes based on Icelandic moss are not recommended for use at high temperatures (above 39 degrees), exacerbation of bronchial asthma, acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, colitis or gastritis, with increased intestinal tone and spastic constipation, various autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivity to lichens. In general, all these conditions, except for autoimmune pathologies, are not absolute contraindications to the use of Icelandic moss. Most of them are transient or require a dose adjustment by a doctor.
Icelandic moss can be safely used to treat children and pregnant women. When lactation, it slightly increases the secretion of milk. And yet, in any case, before using alternative recipes with moss, it is better to consult a doctor beforehand.
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Storage conditions
Collecting raw materials can all summer, distancing it from the soil on which it grows. Necessarily need to inspect the raw materials and clean it of extraneous impregnations, debris, dirt, insects.
The raw material can be dried by an open method or by means of a dryer. Store it for no more than 2 years, placing it in a cardboard box or wooden container.
Attention!
To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Icelandic moss from coughing with bronchitis" translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.
Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.