Sugar and onions guard children's colds: the most effective recipes for coughs

The child's body is easily susceptible to viruses and cold, especially in the autumn-winter period. The child's illness develops rapidly: in 2-3 days, a mild cold can develop into a cough. Despite the fact that syrups, teas and tablets are available around the clock in pharmacies, parents are more likely to lean towards traditional medicine recipes as a safe and proven way of treatment.

In the article, we will consider a remedy for the treatment of children's cough, based on onions and sugar, we will study the best recipes and schemes for its use.

Useful properties of onions with sugar

Onions are a natural antibiotic and antiseptic. Thanks to the vitamins and minerals it contains, the vegetable has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and healing effects.

Besides, onion affects the phlegm in the child's bronchi, helping to cure a cough.

The principle of action of onions in the fight against child cough:

• being an antiseptic, the vegetable destroys pathogenic bacteria and viruses;
• the juice dilutes the phlegm accumulated in the respiratory tract;
• activates the natural defenses of the child's body;
• has a diuretic and calming effect on the child's body.

Sugar does not directly participate in the elimination of unpleasant symptoms. This is a component of the medicine that gives it a pleasant taste and stimulates the secretion of juice. The fact is that sugar has the property of absorbing moisture, therefore, getting on the surface of the onion, it draws all the medicinal juice from its cells.

Indications for use

Sugar onions are indicated for home treatment of an incipient cough in a child over one year old. Both wet and dry coughs are treated with this composition.

Effects on cough

Dry cough, irritating and traumatizing the mucous membranes of the child's throat, is treated by the fact that onions thin the thick, viscous phlegm, and it is easier to cough up when coughing. Sugar onions reduce the severity and frequency of dry coughs, soothe a baby's irritated throat and speed up mucus elimination.

A wet cough, which is commonly called an expectorant, is also treated with sugar and onion mixtures. The folk method helps to more actively evacuate phlegm from the lungs and bronchi, strengthens the internal forces of the body, helping to recover from the disease as soon as possible.

Important! Onion-sugar remedies help in the fight against diseases such as laryngitis, inflammation of the larynx, bronchitis.

Age limit

When starting to treat a child for cough with an onion-based medicine, it is important to understand that it has an age limit: the sugar-onion mixture is contraindicated for babies in the first year of life because of the risk of allergic reactions to onions. Allergy manifests itself in the form of rhinitis, perspiration, itching and pain in the throat and nose, in the form of shortness of breath, coughing and sneezing.

Allergy after taking a sugar-onion mixture may also be indicated by sudden onset of conjunctivitis, swelling of the eyelids, increased lacrimation.Abdominal pain, upset stool, nausea, vomiting and contact dermatitis on the hands can also be due to allergies. After identifying symptoms, you need to stop treatment with folk remedies.

Attention! Systemic manifestations of onion allergy, Quincke's edema and anaphylactic shock require not only stopping treatment, but also calling an ambulance team immediately, since the condition threatens the child's life.

Medication prescriptions

Consider a few simple and effective recipes for cough sugar onions for children.

Sugar onions

This medicine is not used immediately, it is allowed to brew.

Ingredients:

• large onion - 1 pc.;
• sugar - 3 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

1. The turnip is peeled and cut into cubes.
2. Place in a container and cover with granulated sugar.
3. Leave the mixture for 8-10 hours.
4. After insisting, the onion pulp is removed.

Quick Onion Syrup

The recipe is suitable for those cases where the treatment does not require delay. It can be prepared quickly and used immediately.

Ingredients:

• large onion - 1 pc.;
• sugar - in the same amount as onion puree.

Preparation:

1. The onion vegetable is chopped with a blender or passed through a meat grinder.
2. Mashed potatoes are covered with sugar in a 1: 1 ratio.
3. Put away in a cool dark place for 30-40 minutes.
4. The container will be filled with juice released from the onion - it is used.

Onion sugar broth

For cooking you will need:

• onion - 1 pc.;
• sugar - 200 g;
• boiling water - 200 ml.

Preparation:

1. The vegetable, peeled from the husk, is finely chopped, put in a saucepan.
2. Mix with sugar, pour boiling water over it.
3. Simmer the mixture over low heat for 1-1.5 hours.
4. Cool down.
5. The onion dissolves in the syrup and becomes transparent.

How to treat children for coughing onions

The scheme for using onion-sugar medicines for children's cough is simple: elixirs are given to children after meals 2-3 times a day. We considered three recipes: infusion, syrup and decoction, they are all given to children in the same dosage, regardless of age.

The difference in use is that the infusion and broth should be swallowed, and the syrup should be slowly dissolving so that it gently envelops the sore throat and smoothly descends into the lower respiratory tract, where it acts directly on the phlegm. In addition, the decoction is given to the child one dessert spoon, and the syrup and infusion are given one tablespoon 2-3 times a day.

Let's summarize:

1. Infusion - 1 tbsp. l. 2-3 times a day after meals.
2. Syrup - 1 tbsp. l. 2-3 times a day after meals.
3. Broth - one dessert spoon 2-3 times a day after meals.

Children should take traditional cough medicines for no longer than 6-7 days. If within a week the child's symptoms of coughing have not disappeared, you should consult a doctor.

Side effects and contraindications

Despite the beneficial properties, this folk method has contraindications. As we have already said, onions are contraindicated in babies in the first year of life. In addition, it is not recommended to give this remedy to children who have been diagnosed with:

• chronic liver disease;
• gallbladder disease;
• gastritis;
• peptic ulcer;
• inflammation in the genitourinary system;
• allergy to onions.

Side effects can manifest themselves in the form of an allergic reaction, as mentioned above, in the form of lethargy, increased gas production and intestinal distention. Symptoms can occur due to an overdose of the medication.

Reviews of pediatricians

Pediatricians with caution, but recommend onions with sugar for baby cough. Experts advise not only to study contraindications, but also to visit a pediatrician before starting treatment.

Tatiana, Krasnokamensk: “I consider onion-sugar formulations to be effective not only for the treatment of incipient cough in children, but also for additional enrichment of the body with vitamins. As a vitamin supplement, I recommend giving young patients two teaspoons of the medicine after breakfast. "

Julia, Svobodny: “I always tell my patients about the importance of one point: you cannot force a child to drink onion medicine.The fact is that onions (even if hidden behind the taste of sugar or honey) Is a product that not everyone can taste. Do not torture your children, turn to other recipes or pharmacology, although this will not be a natural medicine. "

Diana, Surgut: “Onions saturated with vitamins are useful if there are no contraindications, of course, but I, as a doctor, earnestly ask all parents to start treatment with a consultation with a pediatrician. A mild cough can hide a serious illness behind it. The parent is simply unable to hear wheezing in the lungs and see other symptoms of complex and dangerous diseases that need to be treated with medicines and under the supervision of a doctor. "

Conclusion

Treatment of a child's cough with sugar and onion medications is a simple and effective method, if the dosage is observed and contraindications are excluded. These recipes are not suitable for children under one year old, as well as for children with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys and vegetable allergies.

The main recommendation of doctors and traditional medicine experts is strict adherence to the dosage and duration of treatment. After a week, if the child's cough has not passed, contact the clinic.