Cough syrups for children under 1 year old

Children up to one year can be given syrups, prepared according to individual recipes in the factory pharmacy, or sold in the usual pharmacy. You can cook by yourself. Give them should be 2-3 drops at the tip of the tongue, several times a day, as the cough appears. Can be dissolved in a small amount of warm water. Consider the main recipes that you can prepare at home on your own.

• Recipe number 1. Syrup from the root of the althaea and dogrose

Preparing the syrup is simple enough. To do this, it is enough to take one tablespoon of chopped leaves and althea roots, as well as a tablespoon of rose hips, mixed. Rosehip is recommended to be suppressed with a fork so that it can quickly and easily transfer the therapeutic solution to all the biological active substances and vitamins contained in the composition. Then pour the mixture with a glass of boiling water, add a tablespoon of honey. It is better to use floral honey. Stir thoroughly until the honey completely dissolves. If it does not dissolve in water, you can heat the mixture in a water bath or a low heat, with constant stirring. To bring to a boil is by no means impossible, since during boiling deactivation of active substances takes place and the syrup becomes ineffective.

Althaeus is one of the most well-known expectorants, which effectively eliminates cough, removes phlegm from the body, removes the inflammatory process in the bronchi, alveoli, and lungs. It is also advisable to use marshmallows as an anti-infective agent, which has an effect on both gram-positive and gram-negative microflora. Most often, the leaves and flowers of the marshmallow are used. Effective in the treatment of various respiratory diseases. In addition, that the marshmallow eliminates inflammation, cough, it also normalizes body temperature. Quite effectively removes pain, burning sensation, irritation, pershenia, which accompany an intense cough.

When added to the rose hip syrup, its properties multiply. Moreover, the onset of a positive therapeutic effect can be accelerated, due to the fact that dog rose stimulates the immune system, it becomes an effective agent, saturating the body with vitamins, biologically active components.

Rosehip is often prescribed to treat children due to the fact that it is filled with lots of vitamin. For newborns, instead of syrup, a watery broth of dogrose is often used. It is very useful for children of any age, as it stimulates the immune system, contributing to the natural defense of the body, overcoming the disease without chemical artificial drugs.

When combined with the properties of the therapeutic althaea and immunostimulating rosehip, a complex with unique properties arises that allows the body to resist infectious diseases and allows it to recover quickly after a disease. In addition, this syrup is an effective preventive agent, promotes mucosal repair, healing of wounds.

• Recipe number 2. Syrup of ayr and sage medicinal (anti-inflammatory)

An effective agent, which includes substances that act as synergists, mutually complementing each other's properties. So, ayr is used to eliminate bacterial infection, prevent viral contamination. This is an effective antiseptic. Also used is sage - the most famous anti-inflammatory drug, which quickly localizes and reduces the inflammatory process.

The recipe is also quite simple. First you need to take water, bring to a boil, then add crushed roots of aira. Boil 2-3 minutes with a gentle boil, then remove from heat, add chopped sage leaves, mix thoroughly and allow to infuse for 10 minutes under the closed lid. Then add honey, mix until completely dissolved and allow to stand for at least 15 minutes. After that the syrup is ready for use.

Apply according to the scheme, depending on the features of the course of the disease, age, individual characteristics of the patient, as well as data of his anamnesis.

The therapeutic effect can be achieved due to the unique properties of the substances that make up the syrup. Thus, it is well known that the common calamus, due to the high content of phytoncides, alkaloids, has an antiviral and antibacterial effect. It also provides reliable protection against fungal infection, prevents the risk of dysbiosis. This reduces the inflammatory process, as a consequence, decreases the temperature, there is an intensive separation of sputum, removing it from the body.

For the preparation of syrup, mainly rhizomes are used. The essence of the antitussive action of this substance is that it quickly transfers a dry, unproductive cough into a productive, moist cough. This process facilitates the initiation of sputum excretion and airway release.

Salvia officinalis is practically a unique remedy, which possesses numerous properties (astringent, mucolytic, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial). In combination with similar properties of aira, the syrup reduces the inflammatory process, normalizes metabolic processes. The syrup is effective even in the treatment of purulent-septic diseases.

• Recipe number 3. Syrup of licorice and plantain

This syrup traces the basic principle of creating effective syrups - a combination of anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties in one agent. On the one hand, there is a stop of bacterial activity, as a result of which the development of the infectious process ceases. Accordingly, the degree of development of the inflammatory process decreases.

The main anti-infective effect is plantain. It has a bacteriostatic effect, that is, it stops the growth of microorganisms. This allows you to quickly reduce the manifestations of bacterial infection, eliminate the symptoms of inflammatory processes, normalize the clinical picture of pathology. Due to the reduction of bacterial load, the inflammatory process decreases, the metabolic processes are normalized.

When combined with the anti-inflammatory properties of licorice, recovery is accelerated. Licorice naked quickly removes inflammation in the respiratory tract, has a powerful expectorant effect, restores the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, pharynx, which promotes accelerated recovery, additional stimulation of the immune system.

The syrup is used for various types of cough, especially if it is obstructive and moist. It restores normal microflora, which is a reliable means of preventing relapses. Improves appetite, increases the overall resistance of the body to infectious processes.

• Recipe number 4. Cough syrup

For the preparation of syrup, about 30 grams of yarrow, about as many turns and 15 grams of juniper are required. This is an effective remedy, which has a powerful antitussive effect, acts quite harshly. May cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, it should be taken with caution to children with a tendency to allergic diseases, a violation of metabolic processes. Caution should be given to children with diathesis, heart disease, prematurity and reduced weight. Be sure to consult with your doctor.

Yarrow is an excellent remedy that is used to treat colds and viral diseases. Reduces temperature, normalizes metabolic processes. It contains a large amount of vitamin, microelements, which stimulates the immune system, increases the nonspecific defense and endurance of the body.

Assign also in violation of digestion of food, which also normalizes the child's condition, makes it more calm, balanced. The sequence helps to eliminate the infectious and inflammatory process, promotes profuse sweating, lowering the temperature. In addition to the antitussive, it is an effective vitamin remedy, which intensely saturates the body with vitamins and nutrients. This leads to the fact that recovery comes much faster. Also, the risk of relapse is prevented.

The stabilizing component, which fixes the effect of the components described above, is juniper. It is one of the most famous drugs with antibiotic properties. It is used to treat mucous membranes, to eliminate inflammatory processes of infectious origin. Often used to treat a cough that has arisen against a sore throat. It is active against various groups of microorganisms: gram-positive, gram-negative, aerobic, anaerobic, against mycobacterium tuberculosis, resistant hospital strains.

In addition, this cough syrup for children has an analgesic effect, relieves puffiness, spasm. Applied for colds, chronic and acute inflammatory processes, as well as such viral diseases, such as measles, whooping cough, rubella, diphtheria to relieve the condition and stopping a fit of coughing.

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