Mineral water is a source of trace elements useful for the body. It is included in the recommended diet for many diseases. In addition, the drink is a wonderful cough remedy, especially when combined with milk. These products provide a complex effect on the respiratory tract and promote a speedy recovery. For the preparation of medicinal drinks, you can use several types of mineral water, sometimes other medicinal components are introduced into the mixture.
Beverage action
High-quality mineral water has excellent medicinal properties, it has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract, liver, nervous and genitourinary systems, saturates the blood with oxygen, which improves metabolism at the cellular level. Mineral water has long been recognized as an effective remedy for complex therapy and prevention of certain diseases. It is also indispensable for respiratory tract diseases, since the constituents of the product have the following effect:
- soften mucous membranes;
- promote rapid tissue regeneration;
- thin out phlegm;
- stimulate productive coughing.
A mixture of mineral water with milk does a double blow to the cough. Mineral water cures dry, unproductive cough and helps to get rid of his attacks for a long time. Natural milk perfectly warms, relieves spasm of the respiratory tract, soothes irritation of the mucous membrane, eliminates perspiration and pain.
Which water to choose?
Mineral waters are divided into table and medicinal. To prepare a cough suppressant, we need an alkaline mineral water. Its effectiveness is due not only to the beneficial effect on the respiratory system, but also to the ability to neutralize the acidic environment in thick sputum. When the blood enriched with hydrocarbons rushes to the lungs and bronchi, the alkalinity of the mucus increases, the phlegm becomes less viscous and passes away faster. Milk with mineral water for coughs has an excellent healing effect.
Alkaline waters:
- Borjomi;
- Essentuki-17;
- Essentuki-4.
Remember that these waters can only be drunk for medicinal purposes. They are not suitable for daily use, since they change the composition of fluids in the body, and this does not always have a good effect on well-being.
Mineral water should not be combined with acidic food, such a combination can disrupt the balance of the components of gastric juice.
Beverage preparation methods
Milk with mineral water - there are many cough recipes for this combination. Everyone can choose the most suitable method for preparing the medicine, because even children will like some mixtures. Let's see how you can put together the different components.
The classic recipe. This combination of components is the basis for all other medicines. To make a milkshake with mineral water, take half a glass of fresh unpasteurized milk, boil it and cool it down. We warm up half a glass of mineral water in a water bath, mix the ingredients and take ½ cup 3 times a day before meals.- Drink with honey. Adding honey to a classic remedy will help mask the not too pleasant salty taste, even children will be happy to take such a medicine. For 1 glass we take 1 teaspoon of liquid beekeeping product and mix the mixture thoroughly. We use the product in the same way as in the first case.
- Means with oil. It will be useful to add butter to a water cocktail if the patient has a severe sore throat. The drink perfectly fights pain syndrome, softens the mucous membrane and envelops it with a thin film that protects the throat from adverse factors. A glass of drink is used from 20 to 50 g of high fat butter. The use of the mixture is similar to the previous recipes.
The classic recipe. This combination of components is the basis for all other medicines. To make a milkshake with mineral water, take half a glass of fresh unpasteurized milk, boil it and cool it down. We warm up half a glass of mineral water in a water bath, mix the ingredients and take ½ cup 3 times a day before meals.It is important to follow the technology for preparing such medicinal products. Do not use a microwave oven or open fire to heat mineral water. At temperatures above 40ᵒC, it loses all its beneficial properties, so you should use a water bath. If you are sure of the quality of milk, then it is better not to boil it in order to preserve all biologically active components.
Subtleties of application
Milk with mineral water has a minimum of contraindications, this drink can be consumed by both adults and children. However, pregnant women and mothers during lactation should release gases from the water. To do this, open the bottle and leave it for several hours, or stir the water vigorously with a spoon. For babies, it is better to reduce the dosage to 1/3 cup. It is forbidden to drink a medicine based on milk and mineral water when:
- lactose intolerance;
- migraine;
- some diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- gout;
- arthritis;
- cardiovascular disease;
- diabetes mellitus;
- impaired renal function.
Outcomes
Drinking mineral water with milk for coughs is only in cases where the respiratory spasm is provoked by non-chronic or serious infectious diseases. The mixture thinns phlegm and soothes inflamed mucous membranes, helps to fight even severe nighttime attacks. You can start treatment only after visiting a doctor and making an accurate diagnosis. Also, we must not forget that complete recovery is possible only with a combination of alternative methods and drug therapy.
