Various expectorant herbs are good for clearing phlegm from the lungs. They have a mild effect, thinning and removing mucus. Cough herbs can be harvested on their own, or you can buy ready-made ones at a pharmacy.
To achieve a positive result when using medicinal plants, you need to drink tea at least four times a day. In order not to cause a cough at night, it is recommended to drink the last portion of tea no later than three hours before bedtime.
Inhalation can be done with medicinal herbs. This procedure helps to warm the bronchi and lungs, ensure the supply of nutrients.
Plants with expectorant action
Expectorant herbs help to remove phlegm and also kill viruses, bacteria. The effect of plants has a softening effect and accelerates the healing process of micro-wounds that occur during frequent dry cough.
The most common herbs are:
- Elecampane.
- Licorice root.
- Marshmallow.
- Ledum.
- Raspberry.
- Thermopsis.
- Mint.
- Eucalyptus.
And these are not all expectorant herbs, but they are used most often. Decoctions are prepared from each type of plant, tinctures, syrups are made. They are inhaled. Each plant has unique properties.
Medicinal Marshmallow
This expectorant cough herb has been used medicinally since ancient times. Althea contains many useful and effective substances, such as polysaccharides, carotene, lecithin, oils, mineral s alts. Passing through the gastrointestinal tract, all the substances contained are deposited on the walls of the larynx, intestines and stomach. Thus, they protect the mucous membranes from irritation. As a result, there is a quick recovery, the cough is relieved.
To prepare a medicine from marshmallow, the root of the plant is taken. The syrup will require two grams of crushed root, a solution of wine alcohol with water in a ratio of 1:45, three tablespoons of sugar. An expectorant herb is taken and poured with a wine solution. The remedy is left to infuse for an hour. Then the composition is filtered, sugar is added to it. The product is put on fire and heated until all the sugar is completely dissolved. Ready syrup is taken in two spoonfuls four times a day.
From the marshmallow root you can prepare a decoction, make an infusion.
The infusion is prepared from two tablespoons of crushed marshmallow root, poured over a glass of boiling water. The remedy is infused for two hours. The finished composition is taken in a tablespoon up to six times a day.
From the expectorant herb for coughing, you can prepare a decoction. It will need to takea spoonful of root and two glasses of water. Everything is mixed and put on fire. The composition is brought to a boil and boiled over low heat for thirty minutes. Cooled and strained, the remedy is taken in a tablespoon five times a day.
Alcohol tinctures can be prepared from marshmallow root. For this, a spoonful of the plant is poured with a bottle of vodka and insisted for two weeks in a dark place. After that, the agent is filtered. Fifteen drops of alcohol tincture are taken.
High elecampane
Elecampane roots are used to treat cough. This plant has a large set of various useful substances: trace elements, organic acids, minerals, oils. A variety of cough medicines are prepared from elecampane, each of which has a thinning property.
With bronchitis, expectorant herbs can be used in the form of infusions, decoctions. To prepare an infusion of elecampane, you need to take two teaspoons of the root and pour water over it. The remedy is infused overnight, and filtered in the morning. Take half a glass with honey no more than four times a day.
From the root of the plant, you can make a decoction. For him, you need to take a spoonful of roots and pour them with half a liter of water. The product is heated in a water bath for half an hour. Then the broth is filtered and taken in a tablespoon every two hours.
Licorice
The most versatile dry cough herb is licorice. This plant contains more than thirty flavonoids, making the herb unique in composition. There is starch, saccharides,vitamins, pectins and other useful elements.
Flavonoids relieve inflammation, promote tissue regeneration, and also soften the coughing process.
Licorice root is used to prepare syrup, which is always available in pharmacies.
Thermopsis
This herb for dry cough contains a huge amount of various useful substances, such as alkaloids, esters, vitamins, resins. The plant is rich in tannins. The thermopsis herb has a pronounced expectorant property by improving the activity of the bronchial glands and increasing the activity of epithelial cilia.
All products based on thermopsis have a strong effect in removing sputum. To prepare the infusion, you need to take a spoonful of the plant and pour boiling water over it. The remedy is infused overnight, and in the morning it is filtered and taken in a tablespoon five times a day.
Eucalyptus
A unique expectorant herb for dry cough is eucalyptus. The leaves of the tree contain essential, tannic oils, cinnamic and coumaric acids, phytoncides and other beneficial substances. Preparations prepared from the plant help to separate sputum and remove it from the body.
Eucalyptus should not be taken by children under one year old, and is also used with caution in the treatment of children under three years of age. Do not use the remedy for high blood pressure, as well as pregnant women.
Eucalyptus has proven itself as a plant for inhalation. But not only do they help.cope with a cough: a decoction is prepared from the plant. To do this, take ten grams of leaves and pour a glass of boiling water. The remedy is boiled for ten minutes over low heat. The finished product is taken in a tablespoon three times a day.
Mint
Among herbs with an expectorant effect, it is worth highlighting mint. It is great for helping with bronchitis. Mint contains menthol, which has a pronounced anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect.
From mint you can prepare decoctions, teas, infusions. Most often, this herb is taken as a tea: a tablespoon is poured into a glass of boiling water and drunk as tea at least three times a day.
Mint is able to remove phlegm, make the cough less acute, and also reduce the temperature. With mint, you can do inhalation with bronchitis.
Cat-and-stepmother
For the treatment of cough in bronchitis, you can use coltsfoot. This plant is used in the acute form of the disease in combination with honey.
To prepare a medicine from the leaves, you need to take a tablespoon of dry crushed leaves and steam them with boiling water. The remedy is infused for twenty minutes. The composition is taken one spoonful every three hours. You can add a couple of spoons of honey to this infusion.
Aloe
Aloe can be used for acute bronchitis. To do this, take a sheet and crush it to the state of gruel. Then a spoonful of the mass is taken and poured with a glass of boiling water, the remedy is infused for an hour. The composition is taken before bedtime.
Aloe contains many different beneficial substances that stimulate immune defensebody, as well as helping to expel sputum.
Sage
This unique plant can not only remove phlegm, but also alleviate coughs. A decoction is prepared from the plant, but it is made not with water, but with milk. A small amount of butter is also added to the broth to soften the effect. To prepare medicine, take a spoonful of sage and pour a glass of milk. The product is brought to a boil, and then allowed to stand for at least half an hour. The composition is taken at bedtime.
Cough herb selection
When choosing an herb for a cough, it is important to consider its type. All of the above herbs are used to treat dry cough with bronchitis and other pathologies. This type of reflex occurs in the absence of sputum production. After the application of herbs, sputum begins to move away, all pathogenic bacteria, viruses are removed with it.
To achieve the fastest result, you can use herbal preparations for dry cough. For example, the composition may include coltsfoot, mint, wild rosemary. You can take other types of plants, the main thing is to use them in equal parts.
Use herbs that thin sputum and expectorant, best in combination with drugs that increase immunity. It can be raspberries, rose hips, lemon, chamomile. They help to remove the waste products of viruses and bacteria from the body, and also supply a huge amount of vitamins and trace elements.
For pneumonia, only those herbs that have a mild effect, as well as those that can activate the immune system, are used. well yourselfrecommended St. John's wort, sage. When used together, they have a calming effect on the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract.
For children up to a year, expectorant herb can only be used as prescribed by a doctor, as, indeed, for the treatment of adults. Therefore, before using any cough remedy, you should consult a doctor.
Herbal syrups
Some drug companies make herbal syrups. The most popular are licorice syrup, marshmallow, Gerbion, Evkabal, Prospan, Linkas.
There are preparations based on thyme extract. These include funds such as "Tussamag", "Bronhikum". Since Soviet times, drugs based on thermopsis have been produced. There are other products produced on the basis of a variety of plants. For example, in pharmacies there is eucalyptus oil, mint. These products can be used for inhalation, as well as applied to a handkerchief and hung around the house to saturate the air with useful substances and eliminate pathogenic microorganisms. Despite this, many people tend to prepare their own medicine from herbs. When making this choice, it is important to understand that each herb has contraindications, so you should consult with your doctor before using.
