Honey cake

Honey is the oldest product created by nature itself. This delicacy has been known for over 8000 years. Its sweet and pleasant taste complements its excellent medicinal properties. To combat coughs, honey aficionados invented a cake - a great alternative to treatment with cans and mustard plasters.

A flat cake is a simple compress that warms the chest and back during an exacerbation of the inflammatory process in the respiratory system. A cough cake with honey improves blood circulation, speeds up metabolic processes in the body, helps to separate and remove phlegm.

Benefits of honey cough lozenge

Both doctors and patients have a positive attitude to warming up with a honey cake. Numerous reviews testify to the beneficial and effective action of this folk remedy even at advanced stages of coughing.

Pros of treatment:

only natural ingredients, forget about chemical dyes and flavors;
lack of side effects with proper consideration of contraindications;
deep warming of the respiratory organs, rapid transformation of dry cough into wet;
helps relieve spasms and coughing fits;
an effective method in the treatment of advanced forms;
low cost of products.

What is the secret of the healing effect

Honey is a treasure trove of vitamins and minerals, one of the most valuable products of traditional medicine. It contains components that have an antiseptic, antiviral and anti-inflammatory effect, which makes this simple product a versatile antibacterial agent. Honey is an absolutely irreplaceable remedy for immunodeficiency, since it includes:

vitamins B1, B2, B6, B9;
vitamins C, E, H, A, D;
magnesium, potassium, manganese, iron, chromium, zinc;
glucose, fructose;
malic, citric and grape acids.

Honey cake is contraindicated:

children under 6 months;
in the presence of skin diseases, open wounds, fresh cuts, scratches and other skin lesions;
treatment is categorically excluded if the patient has an elevated body temperature (37 ° C and above)
allergic to bee products.

It happens that only a certain type of honey can cause allergies. Before using the lozenge, it is recommended to check the reaction of the body, especially for children. To do this, you need to apply a little honey to the inner fold of the arm and check the skin after a few minutes. The obvious signs of allergies are itching and swelling. In this case, you cannot make honey compresses. If nothing happens, feel free to start treatment.

Terms of use

You can be treated for no more than 5 days. For long-term therapy, a specialist consultation is required.
Before applying the compress, moisturize the skin with a hypoallergenic nourishing cream or vegetable oil.
Place the lozenge on the front of the bronchi and on the back of the lungs. It is very important not to cover the area of the heart.
To fix the compress, wrap the patient with a linen or cotton cloth and wrap it with a woolen scarf.
One compress is applied for 2-3 hours. The tortilla can be left overnight if mustard and alcohol are not part of it.
After removing the cake, rinse off the remaining honey with warm water and cover with a blanket.
Mustard or vodka cakes can be used for children over 6 years old.

To prepare a cough cake with honey, you need to use a liquid consistency product.

Candied honey does not indicate low quality, as it has the property of crystallization. The thickened honey should be melted in a water bath. However, remember that at a temperature of 50 ° C, honey loses its healing qualities.

Use only high-quality honey for treatment. A counterfeit product can have negative effects and harm your health.

How to distinguish natural honey:

The natural bee product has a very pleasant smell that cannot be replaced with industrial flavorings.
Real honey is transparent, without sediment, from pale yellow to brownish depending on the variety.
Rub some honey into the palm of your hand. Real honey is quickly absorbed into the skin. If it is fake, you will feel fine grains of sand on your hand.
Heat a steel spoon with honey over a fire and try pouring the melted honey. The natural product will drain without leaving any residue.

How to make

Traditional

Knead 1 tablespoon tough dough. spoons of honey, 1 tbsp. l. wheat flour and 1 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil.
Form a small tortilla out of the dough, place it on the fabric.
Place the fabric side on the patient's chest. The cake should not touch the heart area.
After the compress is laid, wrap the patient with a warm scarf and cover with a blanket.
After 2.5 hours, the compress can be removed.

Salty (adults and children from 12 years old)

Recipe 1:

Mix in 1 tbsp. a spoonful of flour, honey, vegetable oil and salt, which will enhance the warming effect.
Place the cake as described above.

Recipe 2:

Mix honey and salt (1/1 ratio).
Place the mixture on the patient's chest, secure with a cloth, wrap with a warm scarf.
Remove the compress after 3 hours.

Mustard

To 1 st. add honey, dry mustard and flour in equal proportions to a spoonful of oil.

Knead into a tough dough and place on the fabric. Place the compress on the chest and lungs and leave it on for 2.5 hours.

Monitor the patient's condition. In case of itching sensations associated with the reaction of the skin to mustard, and other manifestations of discomfort, the compress must be immediately removed and the area of the body on which the cake was applied should be rinsed with warm water.

Curd

Heat some sour milk in a water bath until whey appears and drain.
Mix 3 parts warm cottage cheese and 1 part honey.
Blind 2 small cakes.
Put them in cheesecloth and place them in the chest and lung areas.
Cover the patient and keep the compress until it cools completely.

Potato (adults and children from 6 years old)

Ingredients: 6 medium potato tubers, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey, mustard and vodka.

Cooking method:

Boil the potatoes in their skins and mash with the skins.
Add honey, mustard and vodka to the resulting mass and stir until smooth.
Form 2 equal tortillas.
After 2 hours, remove the cake, rinse the body and cover the patient with a blanket.

Rye

Mix 1 tablespoon of rye flour with the same amount of sunflower oil, add mustard powder and honey (1 tablespoon each). You should get a homogeneous mass.

Place the dough in the oven for 5 minutes.

Roll out the cake and place it on the patient's chest. Wrap in cellophane and wrap with a warm scarf. Apply the compress for 5 days at night.

Cabbage

This recipe is very effective because cabbage activates the process of sputum release from the bronchi. This cake can be left on overnight. By the morning, the vegetable leaves will become dryish, and the cabbage juice and honey will be absorbed into the skin.

Take two cabbage leaves, boil them in boiling water.
Prick the leaves with a fork, the cabbage will let the juice out.
Spread the sheets with honey, lay them on the chest and lungs of the patient and wrap them well.
Leave the compress overnight.

Honey with needles

Pass a liter can of pine needles through a meat grinder. Add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of honey and stir until completely dissolved. Place the mixture on a cloth and apply to the chest area. Honey will remove inflammation, and needles will remove phlegm.

Cough cake with honey is so common that many make their own individual adjustments and create new recipes.

Medical recommendations

Therapists support the honey treatment and include the honey cake in the treatment regimen. However, it is reminded that a cake with honey itself is not a panacea for coughs.It will bring the desired effect only when combined with medicines that have antiviral, antibacterial, immunomodulatory effects, as well as additional vitamins and physiotherapeutic procedures. In this case, a full recovery is guaranteed.