For viral and bacterial infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, radish with cough honey is used. This remedy helps to treat even the most serious diseases. The products actively fight against pathogenic microorganisms, relieve swelling and inflammation, can promote expectoration, as they thin out phlegm and accelerate its discharge. This duo is especially appreciated for its naturalness, no chemical pill can compare with it in terms of the amount of useful substances and therapeutic effect.
The benefits of products for coughing
Before exploring the recipe for a radish with honey for coughing, let's consider what beneficial properties each of the products has. Both of them are natural antiseptics and antioxidants, and they are also excellent at fighting viruses, bacteria, fungi and even helminths. Also, honey and radish contain many vitamins, minerals and other substances that are necessary to keep the body in good shape during illness.
Radish contains the following useful components:
- vitamins A, C, E, K, PP, B6 and B9;
- minerals potassium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, zinc, iodine;
- lysozyme enzymes;
- phytoncides and essential oils;
- glycosides.
Honey is beneficial due to the following substances:
- sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose, maltose);
- proteins (enzymes and free amino acids);
- vitamins of group B, C, K, A and E;
- minerals;
- organic acids;
- flavonoids;
- phytoncides;
- hormones;
- lipids.
Radish juice with honey has antibacterial and antiviral effects due to the high content of phytoncides (active volatile substances) and glycosides. The expectorant effect is provided by sulfur, which is present in the composition of the root crop.
A whole set of vitamins allows you to maintain normal immunity and increase the body's resistance to pathogenic microbes.
For what diseases to take the remedy
Cough can be provoked by various diseases of a viral or bacterial nature, and it can also be caused by other disorders in the work of the body. Treatment with radish and honey will only be effective if the upper or lower respiratory tract is affected by pathogenic agents.
High results when using the product can be achieved with such ailments:
- bronchitis;
- tonsillitis;
- ARI;
- ARVI;
- asthma;
- pneumonia;
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- pleurisy;
- smoker's cough;
- cold.
If the patient has other diseases that cause bronchospasm, for example, insufficient pumping function of the heart, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, oncological neoplasms, etc., then it will be inappropriate to take radish with honey for coughing. In such cases, other effective treatment regimens are prescribed, aimed at eliminating the disease itself.
What products to use for therapy?
Before making a medicine from radish and honey, you need to find out which ingredients will best help with coughing. First of all, they must be completely natural. It is necessary to purchase ingredients from familiar farmers and beekeepers to be sure of their quality.
It is also worth using these recommendations:
- It is best to take lime and sweet clover honey; these varieties are distinguished by especially high antiviral properties.
- The beekeeping product can be candied; when combined with radish juice, it will in any case acquire a liquid consistency.
- Choose a large radish, it will contain more valuable juice, which is necessary for making syrup.
- It is necessary to insist the drug at room temperature so that the reaction takes place faster, and the honey more actively draws juice from the pulp of the radish. But the finished syrup must be stored in a tightly closed jar or bottle in the refrigerator.
Cough remedies
The combination of radish and honey is possible in several versions. You can make medicine for one patient, or you can prepare it in large quantities if several people in the family are sick.
Also, traditional healers suggest using various additives that improve the taste of the product and make it more effective. Let's take a look at how to make healing mixtures.
- Keg with honey. This recipe for radish with honey for dry cough is advisable to use for the treatment of one patient. We take a root crop and wash off all the dirt from it, cut off the top. We remove the pulp with a teaspoon so that the walls of the barrel are 2-3 cm thick. Put honey in the hollow, but not to the brim, as you need to leave room for the juice that comes out. Cover the top of the radish and leave to infuse overnight. In the morning after taking the first portion of the medicine, we prepare a remedy from the same fruit for the evening; you can use one vessel no more than 3 times.
Interesting to know! For those who are allergic to honey, the beekeeping product can be replaced with granulated sugar. It is also placed in a hollow to draw out the juice of the root vegetable.
- Juice with honey. If you feel that you need to be treated immediately, make the juice right away. To do this, use a juicer or grate the root vegetable on a coarse grater and squeeze all the moisture out of it. We take 100 ml of honey in a glass of liquid, mix the ingredients thoroughly and use them to fight spasm of the respiratory tract.
- Medicine for future use. You can prepare a mixture of useful components in large quantities if you do not have time to mess around with a keg 2 times a day. To do this, take a large radish, peel it and grate it on a coarse grater. Put the resulting gruel in an enamel or porcelain container and fill it with honey, the juice is formed very quickly, in just 2-4 hours. Strain the finished mixture and pour it into a sterile glass container, store it under a tightly closed lid in the refrigerator.
- Potion with carrot juice. This is a recipe that perfectly helps not only to relieve coughs, but also to saturate the body with vitamins. Squeeze out 100 ml of juice from carrots and radishes, pour into one glass, add 1 tablespoon of honey, mix thoroughly. Shake the mixture before each dose.
Subtleties of treatment
Honey is a powerful allergen, so it should be used very carefully for medicinal purposes. If you decide to try on yourself the healing properties of radish and a beekeeping product, make sure that you do not have a negative reaction to this combination. To do this, conduct a test: take half a teaspoon of the drug and wait a couple of hours. If everything is in order, therapy can be continued and the dose increased to normal.
Adults should consume 1 tablespoon of the mixture 3-4 times a day before meals. On an empty stomach, the remedy is drunk so that the taken "cocktail" of nutrients can quickly be absorbed in the body and begin to act immediately. For young patients from 6 to 16 years old, the amount of the drug is reduced to 1 teaspoon, and from 2 to 6 years old - to 0.5 teaspoon.
Expectant mothers should be especially careful with this medication, as it contains a large amount of essential oils. These substances are able to increase the tone of the uterus and cause it to contract.
You can drink the mixture only if there is no threat of miscarriage, and only 4-5 days, no more. A consultation with a gynecologist before starting therapy is required.
What to be afraid of?
Scientists have identified not only the beneficial effects of radish on the body, but also its side effects. A root vegetable with prolonged use can cause depression, it has a negative effect on the psyche. Mixing it with alcohol or other alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited, therefore you will not find tinctures from this product.Doctors do not recommend continuing treatment with folk remedies that include this component for more than 2-3 weeks.
Also, before taking a healing potion, you should make sure that you have no direct contraindications to it. For people who suffer from arrhythmia, gout, liver and kidney diseases, medications based on radish with honey are contraindicated.
Care should be taken to apply funds and with exacerbation of peptic ulcer and gastritis, problems with the cardiovascular system. Patients with obesity and diabetes mellitus will not benefit from the use of honey.
Let's summarize
Medicines based on honey and radish help to alleviate the condition of patients even with serious illnesses accompanied by a cough. The mixture prepared from these products is completely natural, it does not have a negative effect on the body, if the patient has no direct contraindications. However, before starting treatment, you should definitely consult with your doctor and make sure that the therapy will not harm you.
