Cough Onion Milk
In the arsenal of the people's first-aid kit there is a mass of funds that will help to quickly deal with colds, accompanied by nasal congestion, pain in the throat and cough. One of these is onion with milk. How to properly prepare the drug at home and put it into practice, read below.
Cough Onion Milk Recipes
There are several recipes that differ in additional ingredients. Raw materials should be prepared in advance. Onions should be dense in structure, without cracks and spots. It is better to take dairy products at home rather than in-store.
Important! The drug is prepared only in portions immediately before use, because it is not subject to storage.
Classic cooking
To prepare a cough remedy for this recipe you will need:
- milk - 200 ml;
- onion - 1 pc. small size (70-100 g).
Cooking Instructions:
- Dice the onion.
- Pour liquid into the cooking vessel, add chopped root crops.
- Boil the mixture, boil for 5-10 minutes. Turn off the fire.
- Strain the liquid through a sieve or cheesecloth.
From the considered amount of raw material, a yield of 100 ml is obtained.
Milk, Onion, Honey
Ingredients:
- milk - 200 ml;
- onion - 1 pc. medium size;
- honey - 1 tsp
Preparation according to this recipe is similar to the previous version . The only difference is the addition of honey. It should be put in the filtered liquid when it cools down to +30 ... + 35 ° С. If the temperature of the composition is higher, honey will lose its healing properties. The yield of the drug from the considered number of ingredients will also be 100 ml.
Milk, Sage, Onion Juice
Ingredients:
- milk - 200 ml;
- dry sage - 1 tsp;
- onion - 1 pc. medium size;
- water - 200 ml.
Cooking:
- Boil milk.
- Separately, make an infusion on the grass - put raw materials in a glass, pour boiling water, insist 2 hours.
- During the infusion of sage, chop the onion in a blender. Using gauze, squeeze the juice.
- Mix the broth and milk 1: 1, add 1 tbsp. l onion juice.
Milk, Garlic, Onion
Ingredients:
- milk - 500 ml;
- garlic - 1 head;
- onion - 5 small heads;
- linden honey - 1 tbsp. l
Cooking:
- Grind vegetables into cubes.
- Boil milk, add vegetable slices.
- Simmer until the onion is tender.
- Cool the liquid to +30 ... + 35 ° С. Strain her.
- Add honey to the liquid, stir well.
Milk, Onion, Mint
Ingredients:
- milk - 200 ml;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- dried mint - 1 tsp;
- water - 200 ml.
- Grind the root crop in a blender, squeeze the juice from the raw material.
- Boil the main ingredient.
- Separately brew mint - pour boiling water, leave for 2 hours.
- Mix the liquids, add 1 tbsp. l onion juice.
Benefit and harm
The remedy in question is a really effective method to eliminate coughing and sore throat with a cold. Each of the above recipes has an immunomodulatory effect on the body.
Due to the content of essential oils, a vitamin complex and a number of minerals that are vital for a person to regenerate tissues at the cellular level, an increase in the production of antibodies combating infection occurs . In addition, onions have a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect and are a natural antibiotic.
- When taking funds made by the recipes in question, the following is observed:
- profuse discharge of sputum and its dilution with bronchitis;
- acceleration of metabolic processes, which contributes to a more rapid elimination of toxins from the body;
- light diuretic effect, due to which increased fever decreases faster;
- relief of nasal breathing;
- blood purification;
- acceleration of regenerative processes in the body;
- improving liver function;
- restoration of calcium levels in the body.
It is useful not only to drink the milk mixture, but also to eat boiled onions, which remains after cooking. It can be used in salads and for making sauces. In addition to benefits, folk remedies can be harmful if they are taken in high dosages or if you don’t know in advance about contraindications. With an increase in dosage, gastrointestinal upset, colic, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting may occur. Important! It is unacceptable to use folk remedies of medicine on plant bases for allergy sufferers . This can lead to spasm of the lungs followed by an attack of suffocation.
It is contraindicated to use the drugs in question to people suffering from gastrointestinal tract diseases of any kind, children under 3 years of age, as well as intolerance to one of the ingredients.
Features of use
Treatment should be continued 3-5 days, sometimes a week. Adults take 1 tbsp. l every 2 hours.
For children
Children under 3 years of age are contraindicated. Such a composition can have a negative effect on the weak gastric system of the child.
In children older than 3 years, it is permissible to apply this treatment technique if there are no contraindications described above. The course of admission is 3 days for 1 tbsp. l every 4 hours. If gastric colic, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea are observed, you must immediately cancel the reception and seek help from a specialist.
Read about the features of using milk with cough onions for children.
Pregnant
If pregnancy proceeds normally without complications in the form of preeclampsia, heartburn, then colds can be treated with these types of drugs. The course of admission is for adults. During the treatment period, you need to clearly monitor your condition and, with the slightest violations from the gastrointestinal tract, refuse to take it. You should not drink the drug for more than 5 days.
During pregnancy, the use of such compounds helps not only to quickly get rid of a cold, but also to increase protective functions, as well as enrich the body with calcium, which is so lacking during this period.
Important! Before using folk remedies for children and pregnant women, you should consult a family doctor.
The considered series of folk recipes has gathered a lot of positive reviews. They allow you to quickly cure a cold without the use of pharmacy drugs that adversely affect the functionality of the liver.
