Save kids from coughing: the best onion-based recipes

Onions, due to their medicinal properties, are used in many areas of traditional medicine. It is used to treat diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the skin, joints, etc. With a lingering dry cough in children, onion juice is used in pure form and as part of mixtures, syrups, decoctions.

Useful properties of onion juice

The onion contains about a dozen nutrients, helping the human body... In addition to natural essential oils, the action of which manifests itself in the form of the mucosal irritation effect familiar to many, it contains:

• vitamins A, B, C, PP;
• nutrients - calcium, phosphorus and iron;
• natural acids - lactic, malic;
• plant antiseptics - phytoncides.

The product has an antiseptic and bactericidal effect... Onions strengthens the immune system, relieves inflammation, dilutes and removes phlegm from the respiratory tract.

Onion juice not only softens and removes phlegm, but also has a bactericidal effect, i.e. destroys pathogenic microflora. This prevents the disease from developing to complications - provided that drug treatment is started on time.

During potentially dangerous periods (cold season, unfavorable epidemiological situation), onion juice-based agents are used to prevent influenza, acute respiratory infections, acute respiratory viral infections, bronchitis, tonsillitis, etc.

Onion juice recipes

Not every child will agree to drink onion juice, because in its natural form, it instantly irritates the mucous membranes. In folk medicine, there are various recipes where onions are combined with other ingredients.complementing its healing properties.

Attention! Onion juice-based products are contraindicated for children under three years old. When a baby coughs, you should consult a pediatrician.

Onion with honey

Natural honey is known for its calming effects on the body, in addition, it improves immunity and general tone, fights bacteria. Combined with onions, it is a powerful antibacterial and immunostimulating agent that quickly soothes irritating dry cough in a child.

The easiest cough recipe for children – onion with honey in the form of gruel. If the honey has thickened, it can be slightly warmed up in a water bath. It is enough to grate the onion and then mix the components. Give a remedy to a coughing child several times a day - after each meal and before going to bed for several days. As a preventive measure, 1 tsp is enough. every night before bed.

Attention! Honey can cause allergies, so first you need to check if there is a reaction to this product. If in general there is a tendency to allergic reactions, it is better not to risk it and replace it with sugar.

With sugar

Sugar neutralizes the bitter onion taste and can replace honey in folk remedies for coughs... For cooking, grind 2-3 onions in a meat grinder or blender, put them in a jar and add sugar in a 1: 1 ratio. Insist for about four hours in a warm place to release the juice. After that, take 1 tsp. three times a day.

Decoctions and infusions

Heat treatment of the onion slightly reduces the content of phytoncides in the final productbut neutralizes the bitter taste.

To make sweet onion broth, peel one medium onion, chop finely, mix with half a glass of sugar and leave for 3-4 hours under the lid to release the juice.Then mix thoroughly and transfer to a saucepan, pour 200 ml of water and simmer for half an hour.

After that, the mixture is allowed to cool, it is poured into a jar with a lid. It is taken several times a day, always at night. Adults and children after 10 years are given 1 tbsp. l., and small - 1 tsp.

A similar remedy, but without a long cooking, is prepared by the infusion method... To do this, 0.5 kg of onions are chopped in a meat grinder or food processor, add 2 tbsp. l. sugar and honey, then pour in 1 liter of boiling water and leave for 60-90 minutes. During this time, onion juice is released as much as possible. The infusion is taken as many times a day as meals plus one time before bedtime.

Cough syrup

If you experiment with the amount of sugar, you can make onion cough syrup for your baby:

1. Peel and chop 0.5 kg of onion.
2. Pour in 2 cups of sugar.
3. Pour 200 ml of water.
4. Stir and cook for at least three hours over low heat.

When ready syrup cool down, it is better to filter it through cheesecloth. Optionally, you can add 2 tbsp. l. honey. Take it after meals, slightly warmed up. With this method of preparation, the onion taste is not felt, so the syrup can be given to children.

Onion with milk

A combination of nutrients onions and milk helps fight dry cough, converting it into moist due to the softening of phlegm. And a wet cough is less painful for the child, relieves the cough.

A peeled and cut onion is placed in 400 ml of milk, put on fire and cooked until the onion softens. Then the mixture is cooled, 40-50 g of honey is added and stirred until complete dissolution.

Decoction of onions with apple and potatoes

Traditional medicine calls this broth a powerful expectorant., due to its ease of preparation, it has become quite popular.

The onion, apple and potato are thoroughly washed, peeled, cut into large pieces, poured into 1 liter of water and put on fire. Cook until the water level drops by half. The broth is filtered and the child is allowed to drink during the day, sweetened with honey.

How to treat a children's cough with onion broths

Chemicals in onions affect not only the mucous membranes of the mouth and eyes: getting into the digestive tract, they can also have an irritating effect, therefore, when treating, it is worth considering the general well-being and the medical history of the child.

Children over three years old are given decoctions, syrups, infusions with onion juice 3-6 times a day for 1 tsp. After 10-12 years, you can switch to an adult dosage - 1 tbsp. l. several times a day and before bedtime.

Attention! When treating cough in children with onion broths, they carefully monitor the child's well-being. If allergic reactions or other undesirable effects appear, treatment is stopped immediately.

Indications for use

The healing and preventive effect of onions for coughing in children is also confirmed by doctors... It stimulates the production of phlegm, converting a dry cough into a wet cough, and thus makes it easier to cough up.

Onion juice effective for tonsillitis, bronchitis, acute respiratory viral infections, flu, colds, because, along with the separation of sputum, it fights against pathogens - bacteria and viruses.

Prevention consists in strengthening the immune system and the destruction of the pathogenic microflora entering the body.

Side effects and contraindications

An unequivocal contraindication for the use of onions for coughing in children – age... Up to three years, treatment with onion broths is prohibited.

Other common contraindications for onion juice cough treatment:

• diseases of the digestive tract;
• disturbances in the work of the pancreas;
• diabetes;
• individual intolerance to onions or other components of medicinal mixtures.

Side effects of onion juice treatment are rare and are almost always caused by exceeding the recommended dose. They can manifest as bloating due to gas formation.In children, an overdose of onion can cause increased drowsiness and lethargy.

Pediatrician advice to parents

Citizens are unanimous when it comes to respiratory diseases: onion, along with other natural remedies, is an effective therapeutic and prophylactic agent. However, it should not be forgotten that in each child the disease can proceed individually, therefore, when treating with folk remedies, it is necessary not only to take into account contraindications, but also to carefully monitor the body's reactions to the components of the medicinal product.

Attention! The use of juice and decoctions of onions helps recovery only if all the doctor's recommendations are followed. These are related products that are applied together with the medication and physiotherapy treatment prescribed by the specialist, but not instead of him!

The famous pediatrician Yevgeny Komarovsky, like the reviews of most other doctors, is against alternative methods of treatment in such situations... He believes that stimulating sputum production is not beneficial, but only increases the likelihood of complications.

Conclusion

Treating a cough with onion juice is an affordable method that many people use at home. But when it comes to children, any treatment tactics must first be discussed with the attending physician.