Children with cough: Folk tips to help cure cough completely

According to medical experts, when children have a cough, parents should not let them use antibiotics but should apply some effective folk remedies as follows.

Coughing in children makes parents worry. According to Associate Professor Nguyen Tien Dung, Head of the Pediatrics Department, Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi), not only people but sometimes even doctors abuse antibiotics. Cough in children is the group of diseases that are most often abused with antibiotics in treatment.

However, according to medical experts, parents should not let their children use antibiotics when they have a cough, but should apply some effective folk remedies as follows:

Rice water and fish mint

A handful of fish mint leaves, washed, crushed. Then, take a bowl of rice water, mix well with the crushed fish mint, boil over low heat for about 20 minutes. Finally, just filter the water for the baby to drink.

Children with cough: Folk tips to help treat cough safely and completely

White radish, pureed ginger

Put pureed white radish and ginger in a porcelain bowl, add a little filtered water and a little honey, steam for about 10-15 minutes, give to your baby to drink, 2-3 teaspoons each time, 3 times a day.

River cactus

The young buds of the leaves of the river bone should be used, not only to treat coughs but also to treat hoarseness caused by laryngitis. The leaves of the river bone can be combined with chives: wash, chop, mix well with sugar. Steam, then let cool for children to drink during the day.

Fresh turmeric

Fresh turmeric (commonly called female turmeric), crush, add filtered water, 5g rock sugar, steam for 10 minutes for the baby to drink, each time drink 1/2 teaspoon depending on the baby's age. Drink like that 3 times a day until the disease is cured.

Green kumquat

2-3 green kumquats, washed, cut in half, leaving the skin and seeds intact. Mix the kumquats with rock sugar or honey and steam until cooked. Remember to mash the skin, remove the seeds, let cool and give to children to drink several times a day.

Green kumquat seeds

As for the seeds of green kumquats, mothers should not throw them away because they have the effect of reducing phlegm and warming the larynx when children have coughs. The taste of kumquats can be a bit difficult for children to drink, so when giving them to children, you can add a little sugar.

Pear + sugar + fritillary

Choose a large pear, peel, cut off the lid, and remove the core. Put 2-3 small pieces of rock sugar inside the pear. 5-6 Sichuan lovage seeds (bought at a traditional medicine store). Steam the pear for about 30 minutes. Feed your baby twice a day. It is effective in treating coughs, pneumonia, and reducing phlegm.

Boiled radish juice

White radish, cut into 4-5 slices, put in a small pot, add a bowl of water, boil, then simmer for another 5-10 minutes. Let your baby drink this water while it is still hot to treat cough, dry nose, sore throat, dry cough, and phlegm.

White rose

Wash white rose petals, mix with enough rock sugar and a little filtered water, steam. Give your baby 3-4 times a day, 1 spoon each time.

Steamed garlic water to treat cough for children

Take 2-3 cloves of garlic, crush them, put them in a bowl, add half a bowl of water, 1 rock sugar cube, steam for 15 minutes. No need to feed your baby garlic, just drink this steamed garlic water while it is still warm, 2-3 times a day, it is good for the stomach, lungs, and cures coughs and colds.

Garlic and honey

Crush two cloves of garlic, mix with two teaspoons of honey, steam. Be careful not to overcook the garlic, taste it and see if it has a strong garlic smell. Give your baby half a teaspoon, 1-2 times a day. Before drinking, give your baby water to drink.

Chives and rock sugar

Choose about 5-10 chives and a little rock sugar. Put them all in a bowl and steam them. Then discard the residue and give the water to your baby to drink. Drink 2 times a day, 2-3 spoons each time.

Ripe papaya

Peel a papaya (note that it must be ripe), add 100ml of honey, then boil it to eat. This remedy is used to treat coughs without phlegm.

Licorice tea

Licorice contains antibacterial properties that soothe the throat. Licorice tea is sweet, so mothers can rest assured when giving it to their children, even newborns. This tea will help warm the child’s body and soothe the throat.

Lemon basil and kumquat

Choose about 15-16 lemon basil leaves and 4-5 green kumquats, wash them, put them in a blender and puree. Then put them all in a bowl, add enough rock sugar, steam for about 20 minutes. Let your baby drink continuously 1-2 times/day until the cough is gone.

According to Health and Life