Milk with banana from cough: recipes for a child and an adult
Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
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A fairly tasty and at the same time useful combination is milk with a banana from a cough. Both products have medicinal properties, and if they are combined, the utility is enhanced. Banana contains organic acids, a lot of vitamins and fiber, macro and microelements.
Useful properties of fruit:
- Destroys pathogenic microorganisms.
- Minimizes unpleasant sensations in the throat.
- Softens the inflamed mucous membrane of the pharynx.
- Improves the cardiovascular system.
- Strengthens the immune system.
- Softens dry cough.
- Improves the expectoration of mucus.
Recipes from cough with milk and banana
There are many recipes for treating cough, consider the most effective:
- Take a ripe banana and mash it with a fork until a uniform consistency. Add the fruit to a glass of warm milk and beat well. Take 20 ml every 2 hours during the day. If desired, you can add a couple of spoons of honey to this recipe.
- Grind the ripe banana to a puree state. Add to it a glass of hot milk, a spoonful of butter and honey. Thoroughly mix everything and take it in a warm form.
- For the treatment of children, cocoa can be added to the banana. One chopped banana is combined with a glass of warm milk liquid and a spoonful of cocoa powder. Beat thoroughly all the ingredients.
- Chop one banana with a fork, fill it with ½ cup of milk, add a teaspoon of honey and the same plantain tincture (you can buy it in a pharmacy). Stir all the ingredients and take 30 ml every 2-3 hours.
Note that all recipes with a banana quickly deteriorate, so do not prepare them for future use. You should also consider the risk of allergic reactions and the possible increase in gastric acidity due to a banana.
Banana with cocoa and milk from cough
Many diseases occur with a cough that causes discomfort, exacerbating an already painful condition. In order to get rid of it there are many different recipes. Special attention deserves - a banana with cocoa and milk from a cough.
Also read recipes with cocoa, honey and cough oil.
This at first glance tasty, but certainly useful tool has a beneficial effect on the body:
- The banana contains potassium, which causes anti-inflammatory effect, destroys microbes and bacteria.
- Ephedrine affects the lungs and bronchi, eliminates spasms and perspiration in the throat, speeds the departure of phlegm.
- Cocoa contains theobromine, a substance suppressing the cough reflex.
- A large amount of starch, which is contained in a banana, envelops the mucous membrane and reduces its irritation.
The complex of active components of the beverage perfectly tones and renders the restorative effect on the body.
To prepare a banana-milk cocktail with cocoa you will need: 1 ripe banana, 200 ml of milk and 1-2 teaspoons of cocoa powder or cocoa butter. Thoroughly grind the banana, add the cocoa and add cocoa and mix. Milk warm a little and add to the banana mass. Once again, mix everything thoroughly with a blender. The medicine should be taken in a warm form 2-3 times a day.