How to prepare aloe with cough honey for children

The autumn-winter period is the time of colds.

The main reason for their appearance is considered to be hypothermia: it reduces the body’s protective functions and makes it easy prey for airborne viruses.

The most common types of colds:

• Flu.
• Adenovirus and rhinovirus infections (they are combined into a group called “ARVI”).
• Parainfluenza - occurs in young children.

They all affect the upper respiratory tract, so they have similar symptoms.

What are the symptoms?

Common symptoms for all colds are:

• increased body temperature;
• feeling of weakness;
• nasal congestion;
• sore throat;
• muscle and joint pain;
• cough.

Adenovirus infection is also accompanied by redness of the eyes and enlarged lymph nodes.

ARVI and influenza are dangerous because without timely treatment they can provoke complications: otitis media, pneumonia, sinusitis, bronchitis, meningitis, pneumonia. Therefore, it is important to take action in time.

Folk remedies for colds, among which agave occupies one of the main places, will help speed up the healing process and strengthen the immune system.

How is aloe useful for colds?

Agave acts in several directions at once:

1. Supports the body's defenses.
2. Stops the inflammatory process in the upper respiratory tract, so cough and runny nose go away faster.
3. Relieves pain in the throat, muscles and joints.

Aloe helps relieve cold and flu symptoms. By itself, it is not able to cope with the virus, but can become an effective assistant due to its immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antibacterial properties.

The healing properties of aloe and honey

Aloe for coughs resulting from colds has been used since ancient times. The bee product helps to enhance the healing effects of the flower. Beneficial properties of the ingredients:

• Aloe pulp and juice contain vitamins B, A, E and C, provide an antiseptic effect, eliminate inflammation and pain, thin mucus and promote its elimination.
• Honey is a natural antibiotic, relieves inflammation and destroys germs.

Both components restore the airways and remove mucus no worse than the most effective medicine with mucolytic properties.

Contraindications

Treatment of colds with aloe has a number of contraindications, including:

• acute diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys;
• menstruation;
• diarrhea;
• chronic cardiovascular diseases;
• allergic reaction;
• diseases of the pelvic organs;
• internal bleeding.

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The plant is not recommended for use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Before starting treatment at home, you should consult your doctor to avoid side effects.

Can everyone use these recipes?

Honey and aloe, despite all the beneficial functions, have a number of contraindications to treatment:

• individual intolerance to components;
• pregnancy;
• diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• menstruation;
• chronic diseases.

Important! Failure to comply with the dosage of aloe juice can cause poisoning, and in case of pregnancy, miscarriage.

You should not use aloe for cough on your own, especially for young children - this can cause severe side effects, only worsening the patient’s condition. To be sure of the accuracy of use, consult a doctor for detailed advice, who will recommend recipes suitable for your case and the required dosage.

How to get the extract?

Aloe extract is used to treat colds. It is squeezed from thick, fleshy leaves, the length of which has reached 15 cm. It is preferable to cut them off on the day of processing, since fresh raw materials contain the most essential oils, vitamins and phytoncides.

To make the extract suitable for oral administration, it is prepared according to the following recipe:

1. The leaves are washed in cool water, wiped dry, wrapped in parchment paper and left on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for 12 days.
2. Then they are crushed in any convenient way (a knife, blender or meat grinder will do).
3. The resulting mass is placed in gauze or cotton cloth and the juice is squeezed out, which is brought to a boil and left to cool.

Aloe for ARVI

To combat the symptoms of ARVI, use pure gel from the leaves of the plant or mix it with other components.

Recipes for a runny nose

Agave extract in its pure form helps to cope with mild forms of the runny nose. It is instilled 4-5 drops every three hours for two days.

You can enhance the effect of the product with carrot juice, red beets or honey. The selected ingredients are mixed in the same ratio and 2-3 drops are instilled into each sinus three times a day.

For acute and chronic runny nose, prepare an infusion for rinsing. Take:

• 40 g of ivy bud - relieves inflammation and swelling;
• 1 tbsp. l. Salvia officinalis - fights pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

Dry ingredients are poured with two glasses of boiling water and left for two hours. Then filter and add 20 ml of aloe gel.

Wash the sinuses with the infusion as needed.

Recipes for sore throat

Gargling with aloe juice diluted with clean drinking water at the rate of 1 tbsp helps to cope with painful sensations in the throat. l. for 250 ml. Apply 4-5 times a day after meals.

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In severe cases, this anti-inflammatory and at the same time analgesic composition will help:

• 40 g chamomile and linden blossom;
• 60 g sage;
• 20 g of licorice root and fresh agave;
• 80 g eucalyptus.

The plant components are mixed. A tablespoon of the product is poured into a glass of boiling water, wrapped and left for 20-30 minutes. Gargle with infusion 2-3 times a day.

Cough recipes

Aloe gel along with liquid honey and melted butter helps relieve coughing attacks during a cold. The components are mixed in equal quantities. Drink 10 ml throughout the week. Then take a break for 4-5 days. If necessary, repeat the course.

If the cough is dry, a syrup made from the following ingredients will help relieve sputum:

• 25 ml of agave extract;
• 1 tsp. honey;
• 25 ml juice from lingonberries.

Mix the ingredients and take 1 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day.

For those who are allergic to honey, medicinal herbs will come to the rescue. 20 g of oregano is poured into 250 ml of hot water, left in a warm place for 20 minutes, then a dessert spoon of aloe gel is added. Drink 100 ml three times a day before meals.

How to make medicine from aloe and honey at home

Honey medicinal mixture with aloe for coughs for children and adults can be prepared according to one recipe. But the dosage and number of doses will depend on the age of the child. Children over two years old are given no more than one teaspoon of medicine three times a day. It is better to consult a doctor about this.

You cannot trust traditional medicine unconditionally - there is always a risk of side effects.

Classic recipe

Bee product and aloe juice for cough resulting from bronchitis and tracheitis are prepared for use as follows:

• A mucous liquid is obtained from crushed flower leaves (squeezed out using gauze).
• Add it to a container with natural honey at a ratio of 5:1.

To cure a cough with aloe for a week, take the medicine one teaspoon three times a day. A sign of recovery is considered to be free breathing, a restful night's sleep and the absence of a sore throat in the morning.

With lard and cocoa

A cough recipe with aloe and honey may also include lard and cocoa. Fat softens the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract and promotes rapid coughing up of mucus. Cocoa improves the taste of antitussive mixtures, so it is added to medicines for coughs in children.

Ingredients:

• liquid honey - 5 tbsp;
• lard - 100 g;
• cocoa powder - 100 g;
• aloe juice - 1 tablespoon.

How to prepare: mix the ingredients in an enamel container. Using a water bath, heat to approximately 40°C. Stir until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. Don't let it boil. When the mixture has cooled, it can be transferred to a glass container for convenient and long-term storage.

How to take: drink a glass of warm milk at night with 1-2 tbsp added to it. l. mixtures.

With milk and butter

If coughing appears as a result of an acute respiratory infection or acute respiratory viral infection, then the recipe with aloe for cough for children, in addition to the bee product, includes milk and butter:

• Dissolve 1 tsp in 250 ml of warm milk. honey, a small cube of butter.
• Add 1 tsp. juice of the leaves of a medicinal flower.

The resulting remedy is drunk every evening before bed for a week. For residual cough, the course of treatment can be 2=3 weeks.

With olive oil and herbal extract

For a persistent cough, the following recipe with agave is recommended. Ingredients:

• honey - 1300 g (about a liter jar);
• crushed agave leaves - 1 cup;
• olive oil - 1 glass;
• linden flowers - 25 g;
• birch buds - 75 g.

Before using the leaves of the plant, they need to be washed with plain water, scalded with boiling water, and put in the refrigerator for 10 days.

How to prepare: add aloe to liquid honey, keep in a water bath under the lid for 5-10 minutes. The composition cannot be brought to a boil; already at 60°C its components begin to lose their medicinal properties. Separately brew birch buds and linden flowers with boiling water (use 1 glass of water each). Simmer over low heat for a few minutes, then let cool until warm and strain. Pour the liquid into the honey mixture. Add olive oil there. Mix everything. Keep in the refrigerator. Shake before use.

Before cutting the leaves, the agave should not be watered for three days; this will help preserve the valuable substances in a more concentrated form.

How to take: for frequent coughs, take 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day before meals until recovery.

With infusion of agave and Cahors

Aloe vera has contraindications, so it is not suitable for some people to treat cough, for example, patients with diabetes. This type of plant can be replaced with a tree-like flower (agagave), which is contraindicated only in the presence of a benign or malignant tumor. A cough medicine made from agave is made as follows:

• Add 150 g of juice to 250 ml of liquid bee product and mix thoroughly.
• Dilute the mixture with 1.5 glasses of Cahors or other good red wine.
• Pour the medicine into a bottle, close the lid, and place in a dark, warm place for 3 days.
• Shake occasionally.

The tincture is taken for cough 20 ml 3 times a day 20-30 minutes before meals.

With walnuts

For coughs caused by a cold or bronchial blockage, the following recipe helps:

• To 350 g of honey add 100 ml of aloe juice and half a kilo of chopped walnut kernels.
• Mix everything thoroughly.
• The finished medicine is stored in the cold.

Take a large spoonful of the nut mixture 3 times a day before main meals.

With badger fat and chocolate

How to make cough medicine with aloe for children with a protracted form of the disease:

• Steam 0.5 liters of badger fat.
• Grate a bar of dark chocolate there on a fine grater.
• Add 3 tbsp. l. butter, 1 tsp. cocoa and 100 g of liquid honey.
• Stir until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
• Pour into silicone candy molds.

Give the child 1 or 0.5 candies 3 times a day (1 tsp).

Recipes with lemon

Aloe juice with honey, supplemented with lemon, helps eliminate cough and cure throat:

• Squeeze the juice from two medium lemons and 300 g of agave into one container (the leaves are passed through a meat grinder). Add 15 tbsp to it. l. liquid honey. Pour in the beaten whites of 2 chicken eggs and 500 ml of good cognac. Shake the prepared product, close the lid, and place in a dark place for two weeks. Take 2 tsp three times a day. Due to alcohol, the product is contraindicated for children, pregnant and lactating women.
• Take equal parts (by weight) of aloe and lemon. Grind the leaves of the flower with a blender, finely chop the lemon with a knife. Mix the ingredients and add enough liquid bee product to cover the mixture. Keep the medicine refrigerated. Take 3 times a day, 1 tbsp. l.

Recipes with aloe for flu

At the first manifestations of the flu, it is recommended to use products that not only fight the disease, but also increase immunity:

1. 20 g of rose hips, black currants and raspberries are poured into a glass of clean warm water, wrapped and allowed to brew for half an hour. Strain and add a dessert spoon of agave extract and the same amount of honey. Drink 100-120 ml in the morning, lunch and evening.
2. 2 tbsp. l. linden flowers, 3 tbsp. l. St. John's wort, 1 tbsp. l. eucalyptus and agave juice are poured with 600 ml of hot water, left to infuse under the lid for 30-40 minutes. The strained drink is taken ⅓ glass for four days.

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Agave copes with all the key symptoms of a cold. It helps fight a runny nose, cough, and sore throat. But do not forget that it has its contraindications. Therefore, before starting treatment, you should obtain your doctor's permission.

Recipes

The most popular recipes for treating coughs in children contain honey and aloe juice. The juice is obtained from the lower leaves of the agave, which are recommended to be carefully cut with a knife, rinsed under cold water and dried thoroughly. To obtain a high concentration of beneficial components, leave the leaves in the refrigerator for 4 days.

To obtain juice, you need to cut the required number of leaves of a plant that is more than 3 years old, wrap it in gauze napkins or a bandage and squeeze out the liquid with your hands or use a meat grinder. The instructions below will help you prepare cough aloe for children.

Recipe 1. Mix aloe and honey in equal quantities and give 1 tsp to children for cough. 3 times a day. This remedy is effective, but you should prepare only the required portion, since the mixture loses its healing properties after 12 hours.

Recipe 2. An effective remedy for dry cough is a mixture using 100 g of butter, honey and 1 tbsp. l. aloe. Mix all the products and give the resulting mixture to children over 1.5 years old 2-3 times a day, 1 tsp. Leftovers can be refrigerated and consumed within 48 hours.

Recipe 3. In addition to honey and aloe vera, Cahors or lemon are added. Children should consume this mixture 30 minutes before meals, 1 tsp. until complete recovery. This recipe is suitable for children over 12 years of age, but in all cases it is better to consult a pediatrician.

Recipe 4. Mix lemon juice, 1 tsp. onion, 1 glass of honey and 3 tbsp. l. aloe. This mixture is taken three times a day, the serving is 2 tbsp. l. The medicine is designed for older children, improves immunity and has an anti-inflammatory, antibacterial effect.

Recipe 5. Ingredients for this recipe include vodka, honey and aloe leaves crushed in a blender. All products are taken in equal portions, mixed, placed in a glass or enamel vessel and tightly closed. For a week, the medicine is left to brew in a dark place at room temperature.

The resulting tincture is consumed 1 tsp. before eating. This medicine is also suitable for coughs for children, since the alcohol will evaporate during the preparation process. You can make compresses from this tincture. To do this, moisten gauze in it and place it on the bronchi. For insulation, apply cotton wool and cellophane, cover with a blanket on top and leave for half an hour. Compresses should not be applied at high temperatures.

Recipe 6: To make a sweet tasting medicine, you can use a cup of walnuts, 1/2 cup of aloe vera juice, 1/2 cup of honey and the juice obtained from 3 large lemons. Mix all products and give to children 3 times a day, 1 tsp. 30 minutes before meals. Store the remaining mixture in the refrigerator. This recipe is suitable for children over 3 years old.

Children under 3 years old

In recipes for children, it is important to strictly observe the proportions, since young children are prone to allergies of various kinds.
In this age group, it is best to avoid recipes using butter. It is recommended that you consult your pediatrician to discuss the ingredients used in cough control recipes. Children of this age have weak bodies; consuming aloe often leads to allergic reactions and poisoning.

Children from 3 years old

For the treatment of older children, the same products are used as for adults, with the exception of alcoholic beverages. It is preferable to use linden honey, which rarely causes allergic reactions in a child. For children under 5 years of age, cough mixtures are prepared with a dosage reduced by half. Children over 5 years old can use aloe tinctures in normal proportions.

Mild remedy

There are a number of cough recipes with aloe and honey, which, in addition to the main ingredients, contain butter.

One such medicine consists of the juice of a medicinal plant, goose fat, honey, butter and cocoa, used as a flavoring agent. All components are taken in 100 g quantities, except for aloe juice, which will need 20 g. They need to be mixed well and the resulting mass should be heated over low heat. Give children 2 times a day 1 tbsp. l. It is recommended to combine the use of this product with milk.

Prevention

Preventive measures in the autumn-winter period will help avoid encounters with ARVI and influenza:

1. Dress according to weather conditions.
2. Take vitamins.
3. Eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs.
4. Use immune boosting products.
5. Get outdoors every day.
6. Drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water per day.
7. Carry out wet cleaning 3-4 times a week.
8. Don't forget to wash your hands when you return home.

The above recommendations will help reduce the risk of infection, the main thing is to remember to follow them.

Reviews

Evgeniya, young mother:

When a child has a runny nose, you don’t want to use chemicals. Aloe comes to the rescue. I know that some people advise diluting its juice with water before starting the procedure. I give it to the undiluted version. The result is beyond praise. And most importantly, the product is always at hand, and it’s completely free.

Nadezhda, 34 years old:

At the first sign of the flu, I always start treatment with agave juice. I remember when I was a child, my grandmother put this wonderful remedy in my nose. I repeat this procedure to this day. To strengthen the immune system, I mix 10 ml of plant juice with honey and take it three times a day. After a couple of days, not a trace remains of the symptoms of the disease.