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Treatment of dry and wet cough badger fat
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Getting rid of cough with the help of animal fats is a popular method among the people. In the old days, it was believed that tuberculosis could be overcome by taking dog fat. Defenders of animals will be horrified, but only in those days there was not such a wide range of pharmacological agents to cure a terrible disease. Badger fat is also considered an effective medicine for many pathologies, including cough. The badger's way of life forces him to do stocks in the warm season, which he uses from winter to spring, hibernating. Therefore, in body fat are concentrated many useful substances for the body: vitamins A, E, group B, unsaturated fatty acids, which determines their medicinal qualities.
Medicinal properties
The badger fat contains properties necessary for tissue regeneration, for their rapid growth, stabilization of hormonal levels, and improvement of blood-forming processes. It is a good antioxidant, it strengthens the nervous, cardiovascular, endocrine systems, has a positive effect on digestion, reproductive function, regulates blood glucose, and prevents malignant tumors. But can he help with coughing? The ability to increase the body's resistance, restore power, normalize metabolic processes ensure its effectiveness in combating the destructive phenomena of the respiratory organs.
Indications Badger fat
Badger fat treats many diseases. Indications for his appointment are:
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system, joint pain;
- hyperacid gastritis and gastroduodenitis, ulcers, colitis;
- vascular and heart diseases;
- pathology of the urinary organs;
- dermatological problems, including skin damage (injuries, wounds);
- tonsillitis, bronchitis, laryngitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchial asthma, etc.
Treatment badger fat dry cough with bronchitis
Unproductive cough gives a lot of unpleasant moments, because there are constant urges to clean the airways, but the discharge of sputum does not occur and they are only injured. Dry cough therapy is aimed at calming down the cough center and helping it transform into a wet one, in which mucus is easily expelled. The effectiveness of badger fat - in the elimination of pathological processes in the mucous membrane of the bronchi, accumulated mucus, causing convulsive coughing attacks.
Dosing and administration
Badger fat is sold on the market or in a pharmacy and is used in two ways: internal and external. Oily mass is swallowed with a spoon, washed down with warm water, tea, herb decoction, milk, or dissolved in them. During the day, it is recommended to eat dessert spoon three times an hour before the main meal. The course of treatment usually lasts a fortnight-month. After some interval treatment can be repeated. But, in fairness it should be noted that not everyone can withstand the fat in its purest form. That is why manufacturers have come up with gelatin capsules. They do not need to be chewed and come into direct contact with the filling, which is a drug formula improved by wheat germ oil.
Another method of treatment is rubbing and rubbing. The area on which mustard plasters are usually put: the back and chest, bypassing a portion of the projection of the heart, is rubbed and wrapped with a woolen scarf. This is a kind of compress and it is best applied at night to warm up well. It is possible to carry out the procedure during the day, leaving the fat on the body for several hours, but then not to go out into the cold. Another advantage of badger fat is that it is applied directly to the body, even at elevated temperatures, although in this case, compresses and rubbing are usually contraindicated.
It is used in homemade ointments, it is also present in various ready-made products, since fat warms up, increasing body temperature at the point of exposure by closing the sweat glands.
An adult remedy is used both inside and for rubbing. A single serving of fat mixed with honey or any jam makes up a large spoon. Accepted on an empty stomach. Who went the easier way and decided to drink the capsules, then at one time it is recommended to drink 6-8 pieces with meals three times during the day.
Badger Fat Cough Recipes
There are many recipes, the composition of which, in addition to the main ingredient, is enriched in other components that enhance the therapeutic effect and improve the taste of the drug. One of them is badger fat with honey. In addition to the many beneficial properties of the bee product (vitamins, minerals, glucose, fructose, proteins, organic acids), it is necessary to kill the specific smell of fat. Prepare the composition, mixing 3 parts of it with one honey.
Another variant of the drug is to mix 100g of each, the same amount of chopped walnuts, 50g of raisins, dried apricots. A tablespoon of the mixture per day will increase immunity and lead to a speedy recovery.
Effective recipe, including honey, fat, cocoa (100g), aloe juice, butter (50g), a spoonful of alcohol. Everything is mixed to a homogeneous mass, placed in a container, closed with a tight lid and stored in a cold place. A tablespoon is taken on an empty stomach and is washed down with milk.
Badger Cough Oil for Kids
The instructions to the pharmacy badger fat indicates that it can be given to children from the age of two, but still doctors insist on a three-year-old. Before use, it is melted in warm milk or herbal decoction. A glass of liquid will need a teaspoon of fat, if the child is less than 6 years old, the floor of the dining room is from 6 to 10, older than this age is the dining room, you should drink it in small sips. Small children are often difficult to persuade to drink such a drink, even improved with jam, honey and other goodies. In this case, rubbing with grease should be applied. The combination of the two methods consists of a quick healing effect. To apply the remedy on the back, chest, legs of a child, you must first collect it in the palm of an adult, then rub it into the skin with massage movements until they become reddened and wrapped in heat. It is best to carry out the procedure at night.
Chest rubbing legs and handles when coughing. This technique improves blood circulation and contributes to the improvement of the condition. To do this, adults hover in hot water limbs for colds.
Use Badger fat during pregnancy
For pregnant women are very relevant natural recipes for treating colds, coughing, because chemical components of drugs can harm the development of the baby in the womb. The only obstacle on this path is the rejection by the body of the product, because a pregnant woman is so injured by various smells, and the fat texture is unpleasant. External use is quite acceptable and can be used by pregnant women for coughing.
Contraindications
Badger fat is not indicated for exacerbation of pancreatitis, cholecystitis. It is also contraindicated for people with an allergic reaction to the product, liver disease, urinary tract infections. In these diagnoses lie possible risks and complications.
Storage conditions
Badger fat, like any other, quickly deteriorates and rancid at room temperature, therefore, requires storage in the refrigerator. Before its consumption, it is necessary to take a portion in advance and hold it for some time on the surface so as not to harm yourself cold.
Doctors reviews
Doctors confirm the therapeutic effect of badger fat and often recommend it to their patients when they cough as part of a complex treatment. But knowing the state of health of their wards, a specialist, like no one else, will determine whether it is suitable for a specific person or, nevertheless, it is better to resort to other methods.
Analogs
Another exotic cough remedy for our places is bear fat. Its biological value is also based on the processes of the body of an animal preparing for a long winter sleep. It consumes everything necessary to survive for months without food. His diet consists of herbs, berries, nuts, honey, fish, meat. It is in its fat contains nucleic, polyunsaturated fatty acids, various vitamins, allowing a person to fight inflammation, strengthen the immune system. It helps to remove sputum from the bronchi, lungs, and to speed up recovery after an illness.
Another analogue of badger fat is the drug "Barsukor" - balsam. It contains animal fat, camphor, peppermint essential oil, pepper extract, vitamin E. It is intended for outdoor use. Also, the drug is available in capsules and syrup for domestic consumption.
Attention!
To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Treatment of dry and wet cough badger fat" 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.