A cough in children can be effectively treated with common bananas. When properly prepared, this product reduces the intensity of coughing attacks and helps fight even acute bronchitis. In addition, a banana cough prescription for a child removes from the agenda the task of how to get the child to take a not always pleasant pharmacy medicine. The addition of honey, sugar, milk and other delicious ingredients makes cough treatment an enjoyable and effortless experience for both parents and children.
Beneficial features
Bananas have the ability not only to eliminate coughs, but also to improve mood, quickly relieve accumulated fatigue and calm nerves. Similar properties of the yellow tropical fruit are provided by tryptophan, a trace element that is found in the product in huge quantities. In addition, a component like this:
- activates the production of the hormone of happiness;
- improves immunity well;
- promotes natural bowel cleansing;
- controls the level of bad cholesterol in the blood;
- significantly improves the condition of hair and skin.
The main feature of a banana is the almost complete absence of allergies to all its components in children and adults. Cough bananas gently envelop irritated mucous membranes and reduce inflammation. This product can be used to treat both dry non-productive cough and wet productive cough with phlegm. Ascorbic acid also helps to tone the body. Each ripe fruit contains about 10 milligrams of vitamin C - a quarter of the RDI for children between the ages of one and ten.
Banana easily eliminates even the most severe cough, which is easily explained by its antioxidant properties. The fruit promotes the rapid binding of harmful free radicals and their removal from the body.
In addition, this product activates the production of interferon by immune cells, so it is not at all surprising that a banana helps fight intense coughing attacks. What is the mechanism of action of interferon?
Most of the cough is a consequence of viral diseases and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. To destroy the virus, the body begins to intensively produce interferon, a protective protein that prevents viruses from entering healthy cells. The virus itself actively develops only within the cell. If he is in the external environment, he dies very quickly. With all of the above, it becomes clear why bananas are able to effectively resist viral coughs.
Healthy cough recipes for children
- One banana must be well rinsed in running water, peeled and chopped. Add about 10 milligrams of honey to the resulting puree and set on low heat for 10-15 minutes. If the mass has acquired a brown tint, then the cough medicine is ready. Let it cool at room temperature. You need to take the medicine throughout the day.
- A couple of bananas must be peeled and crushed into a thick puree. The mixture is poured with boiling water and placed on the stove for 15 minutes. The medicine should be cooled before use. It is necessary to take such a cough suppressant throughout the day, but not more than five times. Failure to do so could overload the digestive system, leading to intestinal dysfunction.
Pour about 100 grams of hot water into the banana puree. Stir the mixture vigorously, add about 5 milliliters of plantain tincture. It is necessary to take the medicine one teaspoon no more than 3 times a day.- You will need to crush two bananas and add about 30 milliliters of slightly warmed honey to the resulting mixture. Add 10 milliliters of mint tincture and freshly squeezed lemon juice there. Shake the resulting cocktail well and mix. It is a very effective cough remedy for bronchitis. It is recommended to take it one tablespoon three times a day.
- Add no more than 3 tablespoons of regular cocoa powder to the banana puree. Pour the resulting mixture with half a glass of milk and mix thoroughly. Add honey if desired. You need to give the child such a drink just before bedtime (it is advisable to warm up the medicine a little before using it).
- Banana jelly is very popular in the treatment of bronchospasm. It eliminates even the most severe cough attacks for colds and bronchitis. Grind one banana with a blender, add 100 grams of boiling water and one tablespoon of regular white sugar. Then we cover the dish with a lid and let it brew for at least 30 minutes. Jelly is drunk every 2 hours, half a standard glass. After 5 days of taking the drug, the cough will disappear without a trace.
Pour about 100 grams of hot water into the banana puree. Stir the mixture vigorously, add about 5 milliliters of plantain tincture. It is necessary to take the medicine one teaspoon no more than 3 times a day.Don't overdo your last medication. The fact is that banana jelly has a high calorie content. Therefore, when using such a recipe, do not forget to reduce children's portions of food.
Precautionary measures
As with any other cough medicine, you need to be careful when eating bananas. There are a number of contraindications to banana therapy that must be taken into account. It is worth excluding the medicinal banana diet for overweight babies, as well as those who have diabetes. Bananas inhibit the flow of bile. This means that they are contraindicated for everyone who has impaired biliary tract function.
The fruit is highly undesirable to eat on an empty stomach, as it can irritate the mucous membrane.
According to doctors, for children, the daily norm is 2 bananas. An overdose of the product increases the viscosity of the blood and, in some cases, may cause thrombophlebitis. At elevated temperatures, the blood itself becomes thick. Therefore, it is recommended to start banana treatment either at the final stage of the disease (when there is no fever), or when coughing without fever.
Bananas are strictly contraindicated:
- Patients with thrombophlebitis and coronary heart disease.
- Patients who have recently had a stroke or heart attack (bananas thicken the blood).
- If irritable bowel syndrome is detected.
- For all types of obesity.
- If diabetes is diagnosed.
Bananas are tasty and healthy fruits that, with a competent approach to treatment, will help quickly relieve your baby of even the most severe cough. They give the patient strength, increase immunity and saturate the child's body with the necessary vitamins and minerals.
Hundreds of healthy recipes based on them, ease of preparation, excellent taste - this is what makes bananas the number one product in the treatment of cough attacks in children. However, before starting banana therapy, we recommend that you consult with your doctor. This will save you and your baby from potential complications in the future.
