Additional folk remedies

Vegetable products served either as an aid to the main treatment, or were an independent treatment for a variety of diseases of the respiratory system.

As today in any pharmacy there is a chest elixir from a cough, which includes licorice, then this plant should be mentioned first. Basically, the roots of licorice are naked, otherwise it is called licorice, Licorice, licorice is smooth. Infusions, decoctions and even powders from this plant have been used in folk medicine since ancient times, especially since licorice grows in many regions of Russia and CIS countries, for example, in the Volga region, in the south of Ukraine. The fact that licorice drugs diluted sputum, gave a strong expectorant and antitussive effect, was noticed long ago. Recent researches of scientists noted anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-protozoal and even adaptogenic properties of licorice. Therefore, the use of this plant has become much broader. Food additives, which include licorice, are today a necessary component of a healthy lifestyle. Indications for use, for example, the drug Lakrichnik( Vitalein) are not only diseases of the respiratory system and their prevention;the range of medicinal properties of the Licorice is very wide:

• chronic gastritis and gastroduodenitis with increased gastric secretion;

• erosive and ulcerative lesions of the stomach and duodenum;

• Dysbacteriosis with high gastric secretion;

• inflammatory diseases of the bronchopulmonary system;

• allergic dermatitis and neurodermatitis, eczema;

• inflammatory diseases of the genital organs in women, especially in menopause;

• hypofunction of the adrenal cortex as a result of glucocorticoid therapy, etc.;

In inflammatory and infectious diseases of the oral cavity, it is advisable to use medicinal sage, calendula officinalis, onion, garlic.

In cases of inflammatory diseases of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, a decoction of elderberry flowers is prescribed inside( 1 tablespoon flowers per 0.5 liters of boiling water to insist, take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day), and for rinses infusion of potato color:fresh or dried flowers pour in a ratio of 1: 3 with boiling water, insist 30 minutes.

With a cold, 3 drops of sesame oil are added to each nostril three times a day. In the Novgorod villages, it is recommended to knead several inflorescences of the rape and lubricate the juice 3-4 times a day in the nose. It is also effective to dig in a few drops in the nose 4 times a day of fresh aloe juice. With chronic colds, it is useful to sniff 3-4 times a day for 3-4 minutes, carefully crumpled a freshly ripped nettle leaf.

Recipe for fighting respiratory infection: peel from orange or two tangerines boil with boiling water, cover the vessel and head with a towel, inhale the vapor for several minutes. Acids and essential oils of citrus peel have a pronounced bactericidal effect.

With frequent colds to strengthen immunity and improve cellular respiration processes, instead of tea, instead of tea, dried and crushed red and yellow leaves of linden, maple, oak, alder and rose hip are harvested in autumn.

In case of lung diseases, folk medicine advises:

• Take oats or barley and fill them with 2/3 pans, fill the remaining one third with milk, not filling only with two fingers to the top edge. Add a little( for the width of one finger) to the pan in the pan. Close the lid and put in the oven. Add milk until oat or barley is boiled. The resulting liquid mixture to drink 1 glass 3 times a day.

• In a bottle of wine put 4 sheets of aloe and insist 4 days. Take 3 times a day for 1 glass.

• Pine cones insist on vodka for 4-5 days. Dose: 25 g 3 times a day.

In case of pneumonia

• 2.5 tbsp.spoon of dog rose, 4 tbsp.spoonfuls of fruits of viburnum, 1 tbsp.a spoon of fruits of red mountain ash,

1 tbsp.a spoon of nettle dioecious. All fill in the thermos and pour 1-1.5 liters of boiled water( 90-95 ° C), add 1-2 teaspoons of honey and clot. Insist from 2 to 7 hours. Take 100 ml every 3 hours or every half hour for 3-4 sips during the day before the onset of improvement.

• In case of pneumonia in the old days, they were saved by tincture of the roots of decoction( swamp saber) on vodka.100 g of roots insisted 5-7 days in 0.5 liters of vodka and drank 1 tbsp.spoon 3 times a day. DecoP contains phenol compounds, which have a strong antimicrobial and antibacterial effect.

With pulmonary tuberculosis

• Lime honey - 1 part, olive oil -

2 parts, vodka - 4 parts. Mix all. Take 1 tbsp.spoon 4 times a day for 30 minutes.before meals.

• Honey bee - 100 g, pork fat - 100 g, butter - 100 g, aloe juice - 150 g, cocoa powder - 50 g. Aloe before cutting, do not water for 2 weeks. In the enamel saucepan it is necessary to melt the lard, butter, honey. When all melts( do not give a boil), then the pan should be removed and other ingredients added there. Stir thoroughly. Store in a glass jar in the refrigerator. Take 1 tbsp.spoon mixture, dissolving in a glass of hot milk, before breakfast and before dinner. Duration of treatment - up to a year or more.

• There is another remedy: 100 grams of dry, chopped herb St. John's wort pour 0.5 liters of boiling water, cook in a sealed container on low heat for 30 minutes. Insist, wrapped, 1 hour, then strain. Chilled broth mixed with 0.5 kg of aloe vera leaves, 0.5 kg of honey and 0.5 dry white grape wine. Insist in a warm, cool place for 10 days, shaking the contents from time to time. Strain again. The mixture must be stored in the refrigerator. Take 1 teaspoon every hour for the first 5 days, then 1 tbsp.spoon every 3 hours. The course of treatment is 1 month. After a 10-day break, you can repeat it.

• Every day, prepare 300 g of beet and 200 g of carrot juice. Mix, drink in 3 divided doses. Course - 1 month.