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Cough Drinks: Alcoholic and nonalcoholic
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Honey from a cough has long been used in alternative medicine for treatment, recovery and prevention. This tool has not lost its relevance today. Honey is a part of many pharmaceuticals, it is used as a part of various broths, infusions, syrups. From honey prepared candy for coughs, which are very fond of children. This remedy is harmless and has practically no contraindications, except for cases when a person suffers from allergic reactions or diabetes mellitus.
Vodka with honey from cough
At all times people cough from a cough, they take vodka, or any other alcohol tincture. The most famous and effective remedy is vodka mixed with honey. Take the remedy better at night.
The mechanism of action is that vodka has antiseptic properties, honey has a softening effect on the irritated throat, facilitates the separation of mucus, dilution of sputum.
The easiest way is to take 1 teaspoon of honey, put the glasses at the bottom. Top with about 100 grams of vodka. Drink at a time. You can add a pinch of ground ginger. Today, a new, modified version of this tool is increasingly used. Take the juice of half a lemon, warm it in a water bath, add a teaspoon of honey, mix thoroughly until completely dissolved. After that add 50 ml of vodka, drink at once, in a hot kind. Some people use radish juice instead of lemon juice. With a strong cough or runny nose, aloe juice is used as a base.
Vodka with bitter pepper and honey has also proved its worth. If a person has gastritis or an ulcer, spicy dishes are not recommended, in which case it is better to replace the pepper with berries of viburnum or cranberries. You can add half a teaspoon of black ground pepper in a glass of vodka, pour honey over it, mix thoroughly. Pour vodka and drink at a time, then immediately go to bed. It is also useful, instead of ground pepper, to add ground ginger, or ginger root, grated on a fine grater.
Also, with catarrhal diseases and cough, rubbing with vodka and honey is useful. You can mix in advance 200 grams of vodka with 2 tablespoons of honey. This mixture is rubbed. Stretch the back, chest, feet. After grinding, immediately take cover.
You can perform rubbing in another way. First, grind vigorously with vodka, then soften with honey.
It is also recommended to spread a thick layer of honey and vodka on the feet, then put on warm socks and go to bed.
Vodka with honey and cough oil
Oil in combination with vodka and honey is quite fast, the result is noticeable after 1-2 treatments. To prepare the mixture it is recommended to take a tablespoon of butter, after which the oil is warmed up, or melted in a water bath. Add 1 teaspoon of honey to the oil, mix it. It should be a uniform consistency. Add 50 ml of vodka to the mixture and drink it. Also this mixture can be used for grinding.
Honey and cognac
Cognac has antiseptic properties, normalizes microflora, stimulates the immune system. Honey softens its effect on the mucous membrane, reduces irritation. As a result, swelling, hyperemia, inflammation and infection is reduced.
To prepare, take 50 grams of cognac, mix with a teaspoon of honey, drink at a time. After that, they immediately go to bed. Honey and cognac is used as a base, while various active substances can be included in the composition, including cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, and other spices.
In the notes of oriental healers, you can even find records in which it is recommended to drink 50 grams of cognac with honey twice a week, at sunset. This provides reliable prevention of many colds and infectious diseases, and also eliminates the negative consequences of recently transferred diseases. With this tool, you can cure the disease, accelerate the recovery processes, and also prevent the development of complications, relapses. Regular reception makes it possible to get rid of a chronic cough, restores the mucous membrane of the throat and nasopharynx.
Beer with honey from cough
Beer is very often used in alternative medicine. It is almost a traditional cough remedy. The most famous method is hot beer with honey. To prepare a drink it is recommended to take dark beer. It is dark beer that is important, because it is more useful for the body. Contains all the necessary complex of vitamins and nutrients, yeast. Light beer, on the contrary, contains products of incomplete fermentation. In such beer, the necessary complex of vitamins and nutrients has not yet formed. Also, the lack of light beer is that it is not yet good, therefore, it continues to wander in the stomach. As a result, the processes of fermentation develop, the microflora is disturbed. Develop digestive disorders, liver diseases. Light beer, unlike dark, is harmful even for a healthy person. And for a sick person this is an additional burden on the body. In addition, it acts as a good nutrient medium for pathogenic microflora. As a result, the inflammatory and infectious process intensifies, the disease is only aggravated.
Beer should be heated, not bringing to a boil. Then add 1-2 tablespoons (per bottle of beer). Stir thoroughly, so that the honey is completely dissolved. They drink small sips. Beer must be hot. If it cools, it is better to warm it up. This drink is better taken at night, before going to bed. Then you need to go to bed, wrapped in a warm blanket.
Throat compresses from beer are also used. With a strong cough, half a liter of beer is warmed up to a warm state, add honey. Wet gauze or bandage, put on the throat, and wrapped with cellophane or polyethylene. After that, wrap the cloth, which will absorb the moisture well. A warm scarf is wound around the neck. After such a compress, you need to go to bed. Keep at least 2 hours. You can put on at night.
Also used boiled beer with honey and spices. Beer is heated, brought to a boil. As soon as it boils, transfer to a weak fire, add 2 tablespoons of honey, mix thoroughly. After the honey has completely dissolved, add 2 cinnamon sticks, half teaspoon ground ginger, as much nutmeg and vanilla. Squeeze the juice of one lemon. Juice is set aside, add the remaining peel to the broth with the pulp. Cook for 7-10 minutes, set aside. Pour into a cup, add the juice of squeezed lemon and drink. You need to drink the whole broth at a time (in hot form). After this, it is advisable to go to bed.
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Tea with honey and lemon from cough
The most common method of cough treatment is tea with honey. It is done quite simply, does not even require a special description. It is necessary to prepare ordinary tea and add honey to taste. To drink in a hot kind. Tea can be used any: black, green, with the addition of fruits or petals of flowers. You can use karkade tea, or herbal teas and decoctions. Drink in unlimited quantities. You can also add lemon, warming spices. You can take tea with milk as a basis.
For preparation, you will need ordinary tea. It is added to taste honey, and 1-2 slices of lemon, together with the skin. Drink hot, several times a day. It is useful to drink tea at night. It has a warming effect, neutralizes the action of bacterial toxins, removes irritation of the mucous membrane, prevents the progression of the inflammatory and infectious process.
Chamomile with honey from cough
Chamomile is one of the most famous herbal remedies for the removal of inflammation. Honey at the same time eliminates irritation, relieves puffiness, softens mucous membranes. It is best to take a decoction of chamomile with honey. To make such a decoction, take 10-15 grams of chamomile, pour 500 ml of boiling water. Insist for 30 minutes, add honey to taste, drink in preheated form. For the day you need to drink the whole broth, in the morning brew a new one.
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Pine cones with honey from cough
For the preparation of ointments from pine cones, it is recommended to take cones, pour a glass of boiling water. Boil, not leading to a boil, add honey. The resulting broth is used to rub the skin surface with the appearance of coughing attacks. You can also drink 1 teaspoonful three times a day.
Cones with honey are used to soar legs, nose and throat. Take a basin, the bottom of which is covered with cones. Top with a thick layer of honey. Covered with a towel from above, bend over the basin, and begin to breathe, gradually pouring in hot water. In order to steal the legs, the mixture is poured with hot water (as far as you can keep your feet). Soar your feet for about 15-20 minutes, then wipe dry, put on warm socks and go to sleep. We need to cover ourselves as quickly as possible with a warm blanket, try to sleep until morning.