Probably, cough is one of the most common illnesses during the off-season. Surely, this year you or your family fell victim to a cough. We didn’t have time to look around, and the runny nose had already turned into inflammation of the larynx, and there it was not far from tracheitis. In this article, you can find out how a banana with honey can help for a cough.
Cold products
Of course, a doctor will prescribe a lot of bitter medicines and tedious procedures for colds, it is much easier to use tasty traditional medicine. Milk and warm teas with plant base flavored with honey, citrus fruits, spices - the most famous remedies for colds and coughs. Rubbing, inhalation, warm feet will also help in the fight against coughing. But not many in our country have heard about the useful possibilities of such a fruit as a banana. It turns out that you can use bananas with honey for coughs quite effectively.
Ingredients for the preparation of the medicine
Miraculous properties of honey
Honey is packed with many health benefits human body substances. Micro- and macroelements such as potassium, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, as well as the presence of more than 25 types of carbon have bactericidal properties. Mineral composition the product supports the work of the digestive, muscle and nervous system... The presence of vitamins A, all types of group B, C, E, PP, K contribute to the normalization of the work of all organs.
The daily use of this delicacy protects against heart ailments and joint diseases. Speaking of its help against cough, it should be emphasized that it is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. healing qualities... A bee product, dissolved in warm milk, tea or in non-hot water, has a beneficial effect on the well-being of a person with a cold. And if you add antitussive natural remedies to it, then the healing process will significantly accelerate.
Attention! When consuming honey, it is important to remember that high heat treatment of this natural product reduces the level of nutrients... Milk or water in which honey is dissolved should be heated no higher than 60 degrees.
The healing composition of bananas
A banana snack is a great addition to your food intake. Neutral taste qualities make this southern fruit indispensable in the preparation of various dishes.
Few people know what a banana contains a large number of ascorbic acid- the best helper for overcoming colds and viral diseases. The presence of vitamin C in banana helps to strengthen immune system. Great content potassium, magnesium supports the circulatory system, has a beneficial effect on the work of the heart. The biotin content has useful action on the development of cells, the digestive system and general state organism.
The choline in the fruit is responsible for the state of memory. Folic acid and many B vitamins contribute to the synthesis of proteins, the production of hormones necessary for humans, and increase resistance to infectious diseases.
Recommendation! Eating fresh bananas with milk and dairy products in the form of yogurt or smoothies will help not only protect the body from harmful viruses, but also improve the functioning of the digestive tract.
Banana snack
If you combine medicinal properties fruit with honey, you get an excellent remedy for coughing. By the way, mixing these two substances can have many combinations.
Banana and honey for cough:
Banana and honey cough treatment recipes
Recipe number 1. Banana cough honey mixture
With a dry cough, so that mucus from the lungs is well coughing up, you should use a banana-honey compound. To do this, grind one banana with a blender and stir it with one tablespoon of honey. If the honey is thick, candied, then it can be melted using a steam bath. The resulting product has a diaphoretic property, which is important when high temperature... By taking this mixture several times a day, you can stop attacks of a tearing cough and soothe a sore throat.
Chopped banana
Recipe number 2. Healing decoction of honey with banana
- The banana pulp, chopped or pounded with a spoon, is poured with liquid honey, mixed thoroughly. The resulting mixture must be poured into a non-stick dish, cook over very low heat. When boiling, it is important to ensure that the mixture does not "run away" and stick to the bottom of the iron bowl. After about 10 minutes, the brew should be dark golden in color. Can be removed from heat and cooled.
- The broth can be made with the addition of a small amount of water. For one chopped banana, take two tablespoons of water (so as not to bother making a medicinal mixture, the dose can be increased by 2-3 times). Boil for 10 minutes, after the liquid has cooled to 50-60 degrees, add a couple of tablespoons of the bee product.
Such decoctions can be used from 3 to 5 days, two to three times a day in small volumes (no more than 1 glass at a time).
Important! When preparing a decoction of honey with a banana for coughs for children, remember that honey has the properties of causing allergic reactions, so it is necessary to control the amount of product consumed by young children.
Recipe number 3. Honey-banana slices with spices
Thin slices of chopped banana should be laid out on a plate and poured over with melted honey (you can reheat it in an iron vessel over a fire or using a steam bath). For a variety of tastes, you can add a pinch of chopped ginger to honey, which, with the help of anti-cold and antibacterial properties, will enhance the healing qualities of the mixture.
Another option for preparing a cough suppressant can be honey-drenched banana slices, sprinkled with sesame seeds on all sides. Sesame seeds, saturated vegetable fats and calcium, will act as an adjunct to improve the patient's well-being. Thus, the body will fight coughing with tripled strength.
Pouring honey on the fruit
Recipe number 4. Milk Banana Shake
One of the most common cough remedies is warm milk. Most often for better process coughing up a small amount of soda is added to it. But there is also a method of adding banana pulp rubbed through a sieve into milk.
To make a banana milkshake, you will need to pour the mashed fruit with half a glass of boiling milk (the portion can be increased, observing these proportions). You can add a teaspoon to the mixture butter(softens inflammation) and 1-2 tsp. honey. If the patient is allergic to honey, then the cocktail can be sweetened with powdered sugar. The prepared suspension will help not only with coughing, but also with laryngitis.
The cocktail can be sweetened with powdered sugar
Recipe number 5. Chocolate banana puree
Softening effect on inflammation respiratory tract has a homemade cough medicine from banana, honey, and cocoa butter. For honey-based banana puree, you can add cocoa butter in proportion to 1 fruit 2 teaspoons of cocoa.
Be careful! Cocoa butter has a laxative effect, exceeding its dose, especially in children, may provoke diarrhea.
Recipe number 6. Healing banana jelly
When all the methods have been tried, and the cough continues to torment, why not turn to such a recipe for traditional medicine as banana jelly. Rich in vitamin With and fortifying substances, banana can be used in different forms.
With bronchitis, jelly made from bananas will help. To prepare it, you need 1 banana, 1 glass of water and 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar (alternatively, sugar can be replaced with honey). First mix the grated banana gruel with sugar. Then pour a glass of freshly boiled water and stir. The prepared drink should be tightly closed with a lid and allowed to stand for about 30 minutes. The medicinal liquid is taken hot for 3-5 days, half a cup at a time, no more than 2-3 hours later.
Interesting! To make banana jelly, starch is not needed.
Banana gruel with sugar
There are many recipes for eating bananas with honey against coughs, choose any, but remember that all Natural resources may have individual intolerance. Before using people's councils for treating cough with banana and honey, check out the contraindications for their use.
Advice! It is advisable to eat these medicines one and a half hours before meals or three hours after.
Another recipe for using banana and honey for a cough:
Contraindications to the use of honey and bananas
Important! Bananas due to their chemical composition thicken the composition of the blood, so the rate of their consumption is not more than 2 pieces per day!
Consider contraindications when consuming these products
Having at home such useful natural remedies as honey, milk, bananas, you cannot get sick for a long time, because with their help you can create a large number of different medicinal recipes... Let's hope that one of them will come in handy in your case, and that coughing fits will stop bothering you!
Not everyone likes to take pills, especially children. And so that the treatment does not pass with tantrums and whims, traditional medicine suggests using a banana for a cough. Various home remedies are prepared from it, which have pleasant taste and high efficiency.
A cough is a reflex that is a natural reaction of the body resulting from exposure to irritating agents on the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. Their role is most often played by viruses that provoke its inflammation. Treatment of cough in adults and children implies the use of various drugs diluting and expectorant actions.
Useful properties of a banana
Banana is an exotic fruit that contains just great amount various minerals, vitamins and amino acids that are required for the normal functioning of the body and for the maintenance of its immune system. Just one banana in the morning is able to restore strength and give energy to a person for the whole day.
This fruit occupies a leading position in the content of potassium, which the body needs very much. Potassium takes part in metabolic processes in the body. When the body begins to experience a deficiency of this element, it occurs:
a sharp decrease in immunity, as a result of which the production of antibodies decreases and it becomes difficult for the body to fight infections;
disruption of work of cardio-vascular system, kidneys, liver and many others internal organs and systems;
deterioration appearance a person - the hair grows dull, begins to fall out and chop, the nails exfoliate, the skin acquires unhealthy look;
violation of the balance of salt and water in the body, which leads to edema;
long-term wound healing, etc.
With a deficiency of potassium in the human body, there is a periodic muscle pain and leg cramps. That banana is really healthy is understandable. But how does it help fight coughs? It contains micro and macro elements that strengthen the immune system, due to which the body activates the synthesis of immune antibodies that actively fight viruses.
Also in this fruit are components that provide removal inflammatory processes and the rapid removal of pathological secretions from the bronchi. And according to many sources, even bronchial cough can be cured with the help of a banana!
Banana cough treatment can be carried out both in adults and in children, including infants. Since this fruit is hypoallergenic and does not provoke a violation of the functionality of the gastrointestinal tract.
Basic rules for treating a cough with a banana
Banana cough medicine should only be prepared with ripe fruits, but loose fruits should not be used. So that the prepared product has a pleasant, and not tart taste, the fruit must be peeled from the peel and white streaks.
It is necessary to use bananas for coughs, the recipes for which are described below, in the form of gruel. You can soften them with a fork, but for the most uniform consistency, it is recommended to use a blender.
Medicines based on this fruit are not stored for a long time. Therefore, they need to be cooked in small quantities, so that they are enough for 1-2 doses. You cannot use banana mixtures after 3-4 hours, as after this period of time they already begin to deteriorate.
Banana mixtures have a pronounced expectorant effect, so they are recommended for dry coughs. V this case they give good healing effect... But if after a few days home therapy there are no changes in health status in better side, you should immediately consult a doctor.
It is worth noting that bananas contain components that contribute to an increase in blood viscosity, which can lead to the development of thrombophlebitis. Therefore, you should not get carried away with excessive consumption of this fruit. The maximum dosage per day is 2 bananas, no more.
Since colds and others viral diseases often accompanied by fever, which also contributes to blood clotting, use these exotic fruits in medicinal purposes v acute period illness is impossible. They should be used when the main symptoms of the disease are already declining, but there are residual effects in the form of a painful cough.
except elevated temperature body, bananas have other contraindications. Doctors do not recommend eating them even for medicinal purposes for stomach ulcers, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer duodenum and varicose veins.
If there is no such contraindication, then banana cough treatment can be easily carried out for all persons, including pregnant women and nursing mothers, provided there is no allergic reaction to additional ingredients. But it should be carried out with caution in persons who have had myocardial infarction and stroke.
The most effective banana medicine recipes
Banana is great natural remedy, which allows you to quickly and effectively cure a cough at home, without resorting to expensive drugs. Cook out of it healing mixture you can follow one of the recipes described below.
Recipe # 1
The easiest cough medicine recipe. You will need to take 2 bananas, peel them, soften until puree and rub through a sieve. The resulting gruel must be transferred to a clean saucepan, pour 250 ml of it hot water and with constant stirring, bring to a boil. But you cannot boil the composition, since all useful substances will evaporate from it.
Recipe number 2
The second banana cough suppressant is prepared using milk. It is most effective against viral infections and helps to eliminate sore throat. To prepare a home remedy, you will need 1 ripe banana, which must be peeled and peeled. Next, you need to knead it to a state of gruel, rub it through a sieve and pour a glass of hot milk.
The prepared mixture must be put on low heat and brought to a boil. As soon as it cools down a little, you can add 1 tsp to it. honey or sugar. This drink is recommended for annoying dry nocturnal coughs. You need to drink it before bedtime in the amount of 1 cup hot.
Recipe number 3
When preparing this medicinal product in addition to the exotic fruit, honey is also involved. This natural product is aseptic and antibacterial action and promotes quick recovery... A banana-honey-based blend provides relief from paroxysmal coughs and reduces sore throat.
To make a medicine at home from these ingredients, you will need to perform the following manipulations:
mash 1 peeled banana with a fork or blender;
put banana gruel over low heat and, stirring occasionally, bring to a boil;
add 1 tbsp to the resulting mixture. l. honey (you need to use liquid honey, candied honey is not suitable).
You need to take this medicine in 2-3 tbsp. l. 3-4 times a day. It is not recommended for the treatment of cough in persons with individual intolerance to bee products. In addition, it should not be used for medicinal purposes in children under 3 years of age. Banana with honey should be used with caution during pregnancy and lactation.
Recipe number 4
It is a banana syrup with sugar that is also very effective in fighting paroxysmal coughs. To prepare it you will need:
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1/2 cup sugar
Fruit must be peeled and white streaked, mash with a fork and rub through a sieve. Next, the resulting mixture must be put in a clean saucepan and put on low heat. As it warms up, add sugar in small portions to the fruit mixture.
The result should be a homogeneous syrup, which must be taken orally in 2-3 tbsp. l. several times a day. If this medicine used to treat cough in a child, the amount of sugar must be reduced by 2 times.
Recipe number 5
Banana jelly can also be used to treat coughs in children and adults at home. It is effective for paroxysmal cough and bronchitis. To prepare it, you will need the following ingredients:
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60-70 grams of sugar;
200 ml of boiling water.
The jelly is prepared like this: the fruit is peeled and kneaded to a mushy consistency. Add sugar and boiling water to the resulting mixture, then mix thoroughly, cover with a lid and put in a warm place for 30-50 minutes.
Strain the drink before use. The prepared medicinal product should be taken throughout the day for ½ cup hot every 2-3 hours.
Recipe number 6
This cough medicine recipe requires the use of alcohol tincture plantain. It is diluted in a ratio of 1:10 with water and the resulting solution is poured with a well-beaten banana puree (it should be airy) from 1 fruit.
The resulting mixture is taken orally in 1 tbsp. l. a day at regular intervals, but no more than 5 times a day. But since this medicine contains alcohols, it should not be given to children, pregnant women, women during lactation and people who drive vehicles. Contraindications to the use of such a medication are also diseases in which the intake of alcohol is prohibited (epilepsy, dermatological diseases, etc.).
Recipe number 7
Medicine made by this recipe, most of all like children, as it has a very pleasant taste. To prepare it, you will need to take 1 banana, which you also need to peel and grind until a vaporous consistency is obtained and mix with 40 grams of cocoa. But you need to take cocoa not what is intended for fast food, but the one that needs to be cooked.
Mix the mixture with a wooden spatula and pour a glass of hot milk. Stir again so that there are no lumps and add 1 tsp. liquid honey. After that, the drink can be drunk for medicinal purposes in ½ glass in the morning and in the evening. This remedy should be taken orally and is best served hot. But if it was prepared for the purpose of treating cough in children, then, of course, you should wait a little until the drink cools down, and only then give it to the child.
Banana is a hypoallergenic fruit that can be consumed even by children under 1 year old. But one should not forget that this is a perishable product and it is impossible to prepare medicines from it in large quantities.
In addition, do not forget that the use of this fruit may be undesirable in the presence of certain diseases and conditions, therefore, before treating cough at home, it is imperative to consult a doctor.
Bananas are not only an appetizing fruit, but also irreplaceable remedy with complications of colds in children. Except indeed. Treating a cough with bananas is effective both at the onset of the disease and for a prolonged symptom. How to properly prepare and apply banana potion, you will learn in our article.
Top 5 benefits of banana for treating baby cough
A sweet, aromatic banana cough suppressant is one of the effective remedies in folk medicine for the treatment of laryngitis, pharyngitis and even bronchitis. Children like the drug that tastes good, so taking it will not cause a protest in the child.
Why banana is useful for coughing:
- in combination with milk and honey, ripe banana pulp pounded into a paste envelops a sore throat, eliminating unpleasant tickling and pain;
- with a dry cough, a folk banana remedy with sugar relieves irritation, thanks to the expectorant effect, it makes the cough more productive, thinning phlegm;
- hot banana milk has an expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect. If the cough is wet, then the application of a warm banana potion helps to gently remove the accumulated phlegm;
- bananas are also good for relieving throat irritation during nightly agonizing coughing fits. A mixture of banana and honey drunk before going to bed softens the mucous membrane, negates the constant urge to cough;
- during illness, bananas are useful for their high content of vitamin C, which has immunostimulating activity and antiviral effect.
On a note! Despite its benefits, the fruit cannot completely replace the treatment of the child's illness. Cough bananas for children can only be used as auxiliary means with the therapy prescribed by the doctor.
The use of bananas for coughing in children of different ages
A natural banana remedy can cure a child's cough and strengthen his immune system. But you should not get too carried away with the use of homemade banana potion. For children, there are certain rules for taking this fruit in accordance with the age of the baby. They must be taken into account when self-cooking banana cough medicine.
| The use of bananas in the treatment of children of different ages |
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| In children under 1 year old it is not recommended to treat a cough with a homemade banana remedy. Babies at the age of 8-10 months are just beginning to get acquainted with this exotic fruit. For treatment, you need to consume at least 3 dessert spoons of the banana mixture, which is too large a dosage for a small child. |
| From 1 year when coughing, children can be given banana jelly. The jelly mass from the banana broth tastes good, is very useful and nutritious. Kissel is prepared in small quantities and consumed warm. |
| Kids 2-3 years old in addition to healing jelly, you can also give decoctions, syrups and chopped banana with milk. All these remedies help to cure both superficial and strong, deep cough... Bananas combined with milk do not cause allergic reactions The child has. To strengthen the immune system, the drink should always be consumed freshly prepared. |
| 4-5 years old children you can give more effective homemade potions with banana and cocoa, as well as with bee products. Banana with honey for a cough is especially useful at the onset of the disease, is able to cope with the onset of a sore throat and prevent the development of complications. |
Cooking banana cough syrup: popular recipes
Every mother can independently make a healthy and tasty banana mixture, because the cooking recipes are very simple and do not require much trouble. Home-made medicine can help relieve obsessive coughing fits. Depending on the different manifestations cough, you must choose suitable way application folk remedy.
Let's first take a look at one of the video recipes for making a banana mixture with cough milk:
With a wet cough
- Banana cough syrup
Ingredients: 1 banana, 1 tablespoon sugar, 200 ml of water
Preparation: peel ripe banana, mash finely with a fork, pusher or blender. Prepare water bath... Put the resulting gruel in a container, add water, sprinkle with sugar and put in a water bath to simmer for 7-10 minutes. In order for the mass to thicken evenly, it must be stirred while languishing. The product will darken during heat treatment, this is typical for a banana. Remove the mass from heat, cool to a comfortable temperature. Give your child a teaspoon of banana syrup every 3 hours throughout the day.
- Banana with milk
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas, a glass of milk 3.5% fat
Preparation: Wash overripe banana fruit, peel. Grind the banana pulp using any available means: Rub through a sieve, mash with a fork / pusher, or puree with a blender. The resulting mass should be like gruel in consistency. Transfer the chopped pulp to a saucepan, pour over with fresh cow's milk. Bring the product to a boil, boil for 10 minutes and turn off the heat. Strain and give your child a drink before bed for a week.
- Banana pulp jelly (no boiling)
Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, a glass of boiling water, 1 tbsp. Sahara
Preparation: very soft, ripe banana, peel. Grind the pulp into a homogeneous gruel. Stir the banana mixture with a spoonful of sugar. Put in a mug and pour boiling water over. Cover with a plastic lid, let it brew for at least 30-35 minutes. Then mix the mass and use it warm as a throat-warming drink, 50 ml every 2 hours.
- Banana with honey and onions
Ingredients: 1 small onion, 1 banana, 1 tbsp. honey
Preparation: from the pulp of an overripe banana, prepare mashed gruel. Mix the mass with honey, warm up for 10 minutes in a water bath. Peel the onion and chop on a medium grater. Strain the juice through cheesecloth. Remove the heated mixture of honey and banana from the water bath, pour over the released onion juice. To stir thoroughly. Eat the mass with a strong cough in a dessert spoon after meals. To achieve the best result, treat with this remedy for at least 3 days.
For dry and nocturnal coughs
- Banana with honey
Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoons boiled water
Preparation: well-ripe banana, peel and chop. Pour in two tablespoons of water, put on a small fire. Simmer the mixture for 3-5 minutes, stirring until the banana pulp darkens. Remove from heat, pour honey over the mass, stir. Let it brew for 5-7 minutes. Take a dessert spoon after meals 3 times a day.
- Hot banana pulp decoction
Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, 250 ml boiling water
Preparation: peel the banana, chop the pulp with a fork or crush. Put the banana mass in a small saucepan, pour boiling water over it. Boil. Simmer under a lid over low heat for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, stir. Take the broth as warm as possible, in a dessert spoon, within 3-5 days after each meal.
- Banana with cocoa powder
Ingredients: 1 ripe banana, 2 tsp instant cocoa powder, 150 ml milk
Preparation: Boil milk. Grind the banana with a blender or crush. Mix the chopped pulp with cocoa powder. Pour milk, carefully grind the resulting mass. Take after meals 3-4 times a day for 0.5 tbsp. Store in the refrigerator for no more than 12 hours after preparation. Before use, the product must be warmed up (in a water bath or in a microwave oven).
Bonus: another kind of banana recipe for the treatment and prevention of cough:
Bananas as a preventive remedy for children
The sun-yellow fruit familiar to us is a real storehouse of vitamins and mineral substances laid down by nature itself. For a growing organism, they play an important role, influencing the growth and formation good health with early years life.
- The sweet aromatic fruit is beneficial when consumed in in kind... Just 1 ripe banana a day - and the child will receive 1/3 daily allowance B vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and fiber. At high nutritional value a banana for children will be a healthy snack between meals.
- Milk banana shakes are not only a delicacy, but also natural energy drink... It increases mental alertness, improves mood and strengthens the immune system. The recipe can be used not only in summer, this cocktail is very tasty warm in the cold season.
- Dried bananas retain all the useful and nutritional properties... You can prepare such a delicious product yourself by cutting the fruit into thin slices and drying it at a minimum temperature in the oven. The main thing is to use a fully ripe fruit, you can even use a slightly overripe one. Dried bananas are useful for disorders of the nervous system, insomnia, and high fatigue.
2 medium ripe organic bananas, 2 tablespoons raw organic honey, 2 cups water
Banana is an effective remedy for coughs and bronchitis. The cough recipe includes banana, honey, and water. This home remedy speeds up the healing process.
Do not use antibiotics for acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is usually caused by viruses (most commonly cold and flu viruses). Antibiotics do not kill viruses, so this type of treatment is not helpful in most cases of bronchitis.
Most common reason chronic bronchitis is smoking cigarettes. Air pollution, dust, the presence of toxic gases in environment or in the workplace can also contribute to the development of chronic bronchitis.
Cough Relief: Banana + Honey + Water
At the same time, the simplest remedy (banana + honey + water) will help you quickly cure bronchitis and cough. Thanks to the powerful healing properties of honey and bananas that are included in the recipe, you can use this remedy for children and adults, and also enjoy its great taste!
Sore throat, coughing and even stomach problems can be treated with this drink.
How to prepare this effective cough and bronchitis remedy?
To make this remedy, use the following ingredients: 2 medium ripe organic bananas, 2 tbsp. raw organic honey, 2 cups water.
First you need to peel the bananas and puree them with a wooden fork or spoon. Do not use metal cutlery, as bananas darken on contact with metal. Then place the bananas in a saucepan and add boiled water. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes.
Finally, when the medicine has cooled, add honey. You can strain the mixture if you prefer clear drinks. It is important to add honey at the end as it loses its important properties in boiling water.
How to use banana honey and water remedy? Drink 0.5 cups of this remedy 4 times a day (2 cups total per day). Prepare a fresh medicine every morning. Treatment results appear in 5 days or less.
Banana cough milk is a simple and effective recipe. The tool helps to cope with coughing attacks, it also tastes good, so both children and adults use it with pleasure.
Healing properties
Both banana and milk have healing properties... If you combine these two products, then therapeutic effect intensifies. You can add honey to these components. It contains a large number of nutrients and trace elements, it helps with various diseases, including colds.
Milk has long been used to treat colds. This drink helps relieve irritation in the throat, relieve dryness. With inflammation of the mucous membranes, milk softens the tissues. In addition, this product contains a substance that fights the underlying cause of cough. Milk contains many vitamins and calcium. It is these valuable substances that neutralize bacteria and increase protective functions organism.
On a note! It is necessary to drink the drink warm, only then it has a beneficial effect on sore throat, cough and other symptoms of a cold.
Milk protein is well absorbed. Immunoglobulins are formed from it, which help fight against infectious diseases... Protein also gives strength and strengthens the body, which is very important in times of illness.
The beneficial properties of banana have been known for a long time, and the whole point is in its rich composition. Banana contains:
- protein;
- organic acids;
- macro- and microelements (iron, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, calcium and others);
- vitamins A, C, PP, E and group B;
- fiber.
This fruit helps to destroy pathogens that are in the body. And this is very important in the treatment of cough. Another banana takes away unpleasant sensation in the throat and softens the pharyngeal mucosa. The fruit energizes and improves heart function, which means it helps the body to cope with the disease faster. If you regularly eat bananas, you can significantly strengthen the immune system, which means that this fruit not only heals, but also helps for preventive purposes.
Nuance! Bananas rarely cause allergies, which means they can be consumed even by young children.
Banana gruel soothes, coats the throat. This helps to alleviate dry coughs and improve the process of coughing up mucus if the cough is wet. Vitamin C contained in this fruit helps the production of interferon, a protein that prevents viruses from entering healthy cells.
Honey has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and bactericidal properties. This product contains more than two hundred valuable substances. These include:
- organic acids;
- carbohydrates;
- enzymes;
- micro and macro elements (iodine, potassium, iron, sulfur, magnesium and many others);
- nitrogenous substances;
- amino acids;
- vitamins - A, PP, B, K, E, C;
- aromatic substances;
- alkaloids;
- phytoncides;
- bactericidal substances.
Honey possesses amazing properties and helps with different diseases... The product relieves perspiration and liquefies phlegm. Honey helps the production of substances that reduce coughing attacks, especially at night. However, with all useful properties this product may cause allergies and should therefore not be given to children under 1 year of age. When using this product, it is necessary to monitor the reaction of the body.
Banana milk cough remedy is prepared in different ways. Different ingredients are used. You can add cocoa or mint. The recipe is easy to choose for both an adult and a child. In any case, the drink will have a sweet and pleasant taste.
Variety of recipes
Banana milk cough medicine - popular remedy... The simplest recipe is a banana with milk. The fruit should be ripe, but not overripe. The banana must be crushed until smooth. Then pour hot boiled milk into a container with a banana and beat the mixture. The medicine will require 1 fruit and 1 glass of drink. You can take 20 ml after a few hours.
There is 1 more recipe with the addition of honey. To prepare it, you need to grind a banana in a blender, pour in 1 glass of milk and bring the mixture to a boil. Then remove from heat and after 3 minutes add a small amount of honey (1 tsp or a little more). Children will definitely like this option. Drink it in small sips several times a day.
If it is necessary to treat not only a cough, but also an inflammation in the throat, you can try next recipe: Grate 1 overripe fruit, pour 1 glass of hot milk, add a piece of butter and 25 g of honey. It is necessary to use the product often and only warm, otherwise there will be no effect.
Banana cough milk for kids can be made with cocoa. This drink has a chocolate taste, so if the child does not like milk, he will gladly drink this cough remedy - banana, cocoa, milk. The product is prepared as follows: heat 200 ml of the drink well, mash 1 banana with a fork and mix with 1 tsp. cocoa powder. Pour milk over everything and beat with a blender. You cannot drink it at night, as the drink invigorates.
Interesting! Cocoa contains polyphenol. This substance kills bacteria that provoke the development of colds. In addition, cocoa helps to cough better and relieves inflammation.
There is 1 more recipe for cough - banana, cocoa, milk. It differs in that the mass must be boiled. Pour 250 ml of milk over a ripe banana and add honey (1 tsp). Boil for 8 minutes over low heat. Then add 1 tbsp. cocoa powder. Remove the mixture from heat, drink in small sips in small portions, but often.
Mash the ripe fruit well with a fork, pour 125 ml of milk, add 20 g of honey and 1 tsp. plantain tinctures. Drink 30 ml every 2 hours. The drink is more suitable for adults, since the tincture is alcohol-based. This plant helps to quickly remove accumulated mucus.
Peppermint is also used in treatment, but in the absence of allergy to the plant. Grate the fruit or just mash and add 50 g of honey and 10 ml of mint tincture. Pour 200 ml of hot milk into everything, stir the mixture with a fork and can be consumed.
The following cough medicine with banana and milk is allowed for children from 12 years old and adults. It is necessary to mix in 1 glass of milk 25 g of honey and a small amount of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg powder, bring the mass to a boil, cool for 30 minutes. Then add the grated banana. During the day, you need to drink all the liquid received.
You can treat a child as follows: mix grated ripe banana with 1 tsp. honey and bring to a boil over low heat, remove the mass from heat and add milk (half a glass is enough), it should be boiling. Give the child throughout the day.
Banana with milk: how to use?
Banana with cough milk for adults can be taken in any form. For children, it is better to choose banana, cocoa, cough milk, or classic recipe... It is very important that the child is not allergic to the food used to prepare the medicine. This is especially true for honey and cocoa. There are also allergies to milk, but usually parents know this from early childhood child.
Basic rules for admission:
- The mixture should be taken 3-5 times.
- The medicine should be taken 2 hours after a meal or 1 hour before it.
- The course of treatment is usually a week, but it can last up to 10 days.
- It is necessary to use the product only in a warm form, so it must be warmed up before taking it.
- The product deteriorates quickly, so every day you need to make a new portion, and keep it in the refrigerator during the day.
- The usual dose for adults can be increased if the cough is very severe; this is not recommended for children.
- If the attacks pass, you can not interrupt the course in order to remove the inflammation in the airways.
Most often, it is recommended to use the remedy 4 times a day. A child under 3 years old can only be given 0.5 des.l. funds, after 3 years - 1 des.l. Adults can drink 2 tablespoons, especially if the attacks are very severe.
Important! Honey for treatment should be chosen fresh and preferably liquid. The product must be natural, otherwise it will not have any effect.
It should be borne in mind that milk may be contraindicated for use with a deficiency of lactase - an enzyme that digests milk sugar. In this case, the milk is not digested. In addition, milk can cause allergies up to asthma. With such problems, the medicine should be prepared only from banana and honey.
If you are allergic to beekeeping products, then honey should not be added to the product. You can prepare the product from milk and banana with cocoa. Accordingly, when reacting to a powder, it must also be excluded. As for the banana, it can increase the acidity of the stomach. Therefore, when using this medication, there may be problems with digestive system, people suffering from stomach diseases should use the product carefully.
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