Banana and milk in the fight against cough

Bananas, bright yellow guests from warm countries, do not grow in our latitudes. These fruits are not only delicious, but also beneficial for the body. The use of bananas for the treatment of colds began in Brazil. Our traditional healers supplemented the recipe with another powerful natural medicine - milk. This duo will help you get rid of the most severe coughing attacks for colds, flu, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.

What is the power of products

A person's cough most often appears due to viral or bacterial infections. It can be described as a deep exhalation, which pushes phlegm out of the bronchi. Spasm of the larynx and irritation of the throat mucosa often accompanies colds, therefore, an integrated approach must be sought for their treatment.

Milk with banana cough will help get rid of both adults and children over 1 year old. Each of these products has healing properties, and in tandem, they enhance each other's benefits. In just a few doses of the mixture, severe symptoms of the disease can be eliminated, and after 7 days the disease will completely recede.

Milk, especially warm milk, has an excellent calming effect, relieves spasm and inflammation, removes phlegm from the bronchi, neutralizes the effect of harmful substances on the body and improves its protective functions.

Banana actively fights microbes, upper respiratory tract infections, eliminates sore throat and improves immunity.

Banana and milk composition

Eco-friendly bananas are a storehouse of trace elements useful for humans; in Ayurveda, they are considered a source of positive energy. Milk also has significant nutritional value, improves vitality, relieves nervous tension and helps to strengthen the immune system. All of these medicinal properties are due to their unique composition.

Bananas contain:

• easily digestible carbohydrates - a source of energy;
• potassium - an element necessary for the smooth functioning of the cardiovascular system, which has antibacterial properties;
• fiber - a natural "cleaner" of the body from harmful substances;
• vitamins A, B1, B3, B2, B9, C and E;
• macronutrients - calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus;
• trace elements - iron, copper and zinc.

Milk contains:

• caseins;
• lactose;
• triglycerides;
• saturated and unsaturated fatty acids;
• lactoglobulin;
• macro- and microelements - iron, zinc, cobalt, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, calcium;
• vitamins A, D, E, K, B1, B2, B12.

Cough remedies

There are several recipes with milk and banana that can help get rid of coughs in adults and children. It is worth noting that the mixture must be prepared before each use, it must be fresh. Let's consider the most popular methods for preparing a medicine.

1. Beat in a blender, knead with a fork or grind the pulp of 2 ripe bananas through a sieve. Pour the resulting puree into 200 ml of hot boiled milk. We cool the mixture. We take 2 tablespoons every 3 hours during the day.
2. Grind 1 banana to a mushy consistency, pour 200 ml of milk into it and put on low heat. Stirring constantly, bring the mixture to a boil, so it will acquire the maximum properties useful for the treatment of cough. You can drink the drink warm before bedtime. This will help soothe a sore throat and help you fall asleep quickly.

You can use banana with cough milk in other interpretations. Sometimes natural honey is included in this mixture, it also has excellent medicinal properties. A milkshake tastes much better if you add cocoa powder or spices to it. These drinks are most often given to children. A combination of the above ingredients with plantain tincture is practiced, it is known for its expectorant effect. However, do not forget that alcoholic tinctures are contraindicated for children, pregnant women, and vehicle drivers.

Application features

To choose a cough recipe that suits you ideally, you need to focus on the ingredients. Some people prefer the taste of drinks with the addition of honey, others prefer vanilla or cinnamon. The main thing is that the medicine does not disgust you during use.

The dosage for adults is no more than 2 banana fruits per day, as these fruits increase the viscosity of the blood. For babies under 1 year old, drugs with a banana are completely contraindicated. For children aged 1 to 3 years, the dose of the drug should be 4 times less than for adults, and for patients 3-7 years old, half of the usual portion is enough.

Selection of suitable products

For a cough suppressant to be as effective as possible, you need to choose the right products for its preparation. We only need ripe bananas as they are easier to chop and contain more healing substances. Ripe fruits have a bright yellow skin without shades of green, their flesh is soft, tender and sweet.

It is better to buy milk from trusted suppliers. If it is a farm, it is worth checking the permits for the sale of dairy products. Do not choose too high fat milk, it can cause digestive upset. Make sure that the product is fresh, so you can get the maximum amount of healing substances.

Contraindications and warnings

A banana-milk mixture is suitable for almost all people, it rarely causes adverse reactions. However, in some situations, taking this drug is categorically contraindicated. Before drinking the drink, you need to make sure that you do not have:

• lactose intolerance;
• banana allergies;
• recent heart attack or stroke;
• varicose veins;
• increased acidity of the stomach;
• pancreatitis;
• ulcers of the stomach and duodenum;
• increased body temperature.

It is important to avoid cocktail overdose, especially in children. The course of treatment is no more than 10 days. You should also be careful with additional ingredients like honey and spices. They can cause a negative reaction in the body.

Treating cough with milk and banana has been shown to work well. If you start taking the drug at the beginning of the disease, then the symptoms disappear after a couple of days. But before using any cough medicine, you should consult your doctor.