Badger fat has been used in folk medicine for over two hundred years as one of the most effective cough suppressants. Due to its beneficial properties, this natural product has a beneficial effect on the body and allows you to quickly eliminate even the most severe attacks. But is it possible to use badger fat when coughing for children? And if so, at what age is it best to do it? We will talk about this and not only in this article.
Badger fat - as a treatment
This is not to say that badger fat from coughs for children is a full-fledged medicine that guarantees a 100% positive result. It should be considered as a supplement - more as a general tonic. It is not suitable for the treatment of bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia and other severe ailments. He is able to significantly reduce the intensity of the cough, but the very cause of the disease will not eliminate.
Therefore, you should not completely abandon drug treatment. What the attending physician has prescribed must be taken. And if possible, use badger fat for children as an effective supplement.
Components
This is a natural product, which in large quantities contains a number of vitamins and useful components of natural origin.
What are the elements that make it so useful?
Vitamins E and A. They accelerate tissue regeneration, have an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, they increase the body's natural immune defenses and slow down the aging process.- Saturated fat is another important ingredient. It activates metabolic processes, improves the functioning of the nervous and digestive systems. Reduces the level of bad cholesterol in the blood and stabilizes the level of sugar.
- B vitamins are involved in hematopoiesis, improve vision, skin, hair and nails. In addition, such vitamins have a general strengthening effect on the body by increasing immunity.
- Organic acids. They are useful due to their ability to prevent the accumulation of salts in the genitourinary system and normalize metabolic processes.
Vitamins E and A. They accelerate tissue regeneration, have an anti-inflammatory effect. In addition, they increase the body's natural immune defenses and slow down the aging process.Beneficial features
Given all of the above, it is not surprising that badger fat treatment is actively used to minimize coughing attacks. This natural product has many beneficial properties. Here are just a few of them:
It helps to enrich the body with useful trace elements, vitamins and other compounds.- It puts in order the work of the digestive system and regulates blood formation.
- Possesses bactericidal properties.
- It perfectly eliminates even severe attacks of coughing with colds, has an anti-inflammatory effect and promotes the regeneration of mucosal tissues.
- Promotes rapid wound healing, can be used for severe skin lesions and even psoriasis.
It helps to enrich the body with useful trace elements, vitamins and other compounds.Precautionary measures
It is necessary to treat cough in children with badger fat carefully, after consulting a doctor. Experts categorically do not recommend giving it inside to children under 3 years old. If possible, you need to exclude the use of such a product and children under 8 years old. The thing is that the liver of a little patient is not yet able to effectively cope with the breakdown of such a fatty product.
It should not be forgotten that badger fat is a natural remedy. Therefore, individual intolerance to its components can often be observed. If a child has allergic diseases, then badger fat must be completely excluded to treat cough. It is also worth giving up such a product to everyone who has diseases of the pancreas, gallbladder and liver.
How to use
At what age can you take badger fat internally? It all depends on the dose:
- children aged 3 to 6 years are recommended to give no more than a third of a teaspoon of the product per day;
- from 6 to 12 years old, the optimal dose is half a teaspoon;
- children from 6 to 12 years old can be taken orally one teaspoon;
- adults weighing up to 80 kilograms can use 1 dessert spoon;
- if the weight exceeds 80 kilograms, 1 tablespoon may be ingested.
Badger fat can and should be bought at pharmacies. This medication is not recommended to be handled. After all, this is the only way to avoid side effects and harm. The instruction for the pharmacy badger fat clearly regulates the precautions for use. So which dosage regimen is optimal?
- It must be consumed strictly on an empty stomach.
- Ingestion is carried out at least 1 hour before meals.
- The course of treatment lasts no more than 30 days.
- It can be repeated no more than 3 times throughout the year.
- After the courses, the break should not be less than 2 weeks (ideally - 4 weeks).
Improving taste
Such a product has a specific taste and smell. Therefore, quite often children are not happy with it. We recommend adding other foods that will improve the palatability of the fat:
Mix with honey (if you are not allergic to it). To do this, we first soften the badger fat (at room temperature) and add honey to it in a ratio of 3 to 1.- Add jam or jam to the fat. The proportions are the same as with honey.
- A good option is to mix the fat with onions. This eliminates the unpleasant taste. To do this, you need to finely chop the onion and add it in a one-to-one ratio. Such a remedy perfectly resists viral infections (the resulting mixture also works well when rubbed).
- Mix with chocolate. Melt one bar of dark chocolate and add about 100 grams of butter to it. Then put 8 teaspoons of badger fat and mix everything thoroughly. Next, add 6 teaspoons of cocoa.
Mix with honey (if you are not allergic to it). To do this, we first soften the badger fat (at room temperature) and add honey to it in a ratio of 3 to 1.Rubbing
Rubbing with badger fat is considered the best option for treating coughs in children. They are especially effective if the cough is lingering. But you can use this product for grinding only if there is no elevated temperature. How to rub correctly?
It is not necessary to rub the entire back and chest with fat, but only limited areas (otherwise the skin will simply not breathe). Before using topically, try applying a little grease to make sure you are not allergic to it. Doctors advise using this therapeutic method at the final stage of the disease, when recovery is just around the corner. It is then that the maximum benefit will be from him.
Badger fat can also be used for prevention:
- Outdoor use. In order to protect children from colds in advance and increase immunity, rub fat into the feet. After a small massage, two pairs of socks are put on the feet - thin and warm woolen on top. It is an effective remedy for colds, runny nose and coughs.
- Ingestion of fat by mouth. Can be used for the prevention of badger fat inside (orally). A similar amount of raisins, dried apricots, honey and walnuts are added to 100 grams of fat.
Useful Tips
In the process of treating a cough with badger fat, do not forget about the following nuances:
- Do not heat the product to soften. It will soften even at room temperature.
- When rubbing children, avoid the chest area directly above the heart.
- Badger fat is not easy to wash off. Therefore, we recommend that after rubbing, dress the baby in old clothes, which, if necessary, will not be a pity to throw away.
- Purchase such a cough suppressant only at the pharmacy, and not in any way from dubious sellers. The fat should be white without yellowness, foreign odors and sourness.
