How to put mustard on coughing adults and children. Indications, contraindications, precautions,

The use of yellow cards - one of the most effective tools in the complex of measures for the treatment of colds, sore throats, flu and other acute respiratory viral infections, especially at the initial stage of the disease. Despite the simplicity of the means of treatment, to get the result they need to be used correctly, in accordance with the advice of a doctor.

Therefore, every adult should know how to put the mustard when you cough, sore throat, whether they can be set at.

This method of treatment is suitable not only for adults but also children, to cure in a fairly short period of time.

types of mustard plasters

1. The package, which contains mustard powder.
2. A sheet completely filled layer mustard powder.

Which diseases put mustard

Mustard placed at cough of any kind: wet, dry, with or without blisters. Most often they are prescribed for respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia and acute respiratory viral infections.

Before applying mustard plasters to treat cough, you need to know that the best thing they help with:

• protracted cough;
• bronchitis;
• pneumonia;
• problems with the ligaments;
• pleurisy;
• pneumonia;
• myositis;
• sciatica;
• laryngotracheitis;
• angina;
• migraines;
• neuralgia;
• sleep problems;
• high blood pressure;
• cold.

properties

Despite the simplicity of the composition, mustard have many useful properties, used to treat diseases.

Namely:

• have a warming effect;
• removed pneumonia;
• eliminate the cough;
• relieve local pain;
• low back pain;
• reduce the pain of bruises and pulled muscles, torn ligaments.

They help in the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, laryngitis, sinusitis, sciatica.

How the agent

For the treatment of cough and respiratory infections used warming procedures, including mustard.

They irritate the receptors of the skin, due to which dilates blood vessels, improving blood flow, and begins to produce substances that help the body fight infection.

Also mustard relieve pain, accelerating the removal of inflammation in cough, tracheitis, bronchitis, and colds.

Warming yellow cards feature a positive effect on the body:

• Upon heating of the skin of human immune system is activated.
• At the site of inflammation and improves blood circulation, which leads to a speedy recovery.
• Mustard increase blood circulation and dilates blood vessels. With blood flow in the affected area receives more oxygen and essential components, which help fight disease. When the mustard powder is mixed with warm water, stand oils, which help the patient breathe easier.

According to doctors, mustard is one of the most inexpensive and effective means in the fight against cough.

What to choose mustard for adults and children

In drugstores mustard 2 types:

• sachets of thick paper with mustard powder inside. They are assembled in blocks for greater convenience;
• the leaves, which on the one hand covered with dry mustard.

They are used for the treatment of pediatric and adult diseases, but in the first case to observe a number of precautions.

You can also make the mustard at home, steamed mustard and causing it to one side of the construction paper. Doctors recommend to use them only for the treatment of adult humans.

How to put mustard - instruction

To properly put the yellow card, several conditions must be met:

1. First, the assistant dipped in heated water having a temperature of about 35-40 degrees. When water temperature is more than 40 degrees mustard lose their properties.
2. The wet sheet is pressed mustard buttered side to the patient's body. If the skin is very sensitive, it can be put under yellow card porous paper or gauze.
3. Then you need to wrap the patient in a warm towel and put under the covers.
4. In the same way they put mustard on his feet. The woolen socks should put dry mustard leaf and put to sleep.

It is impossible to achieve a good result if you do not know the technique of the procedure for bronchitis, cramps, headaches and similar symptoms.

Migraine, they are placed on the head, when neurological diseases - on the sore spot. These methods are used not only for the treatment of adults, and the treatment of children.

Doctors insist on the need to act on the instructions and do not exceed the assigned treatment duration. Otherwise, complications can begin, or form a skin burn.

When you cough for adults

The present method of treatment is used in a cough or lingering at the first stages of the disease, to prevent disease progression:

1. Mustard put on his back and chest. If the patient has problems with the heart muscle or a risk of developing heart disease, the patch is placed only on the back.
2. Top warms the body part wrapped up with a soft towel or covered with a warm blanket.
3. Strips with mustard removed with great care, so that the paper is not torn, and mustard powder did not get to the open areas of the body.
4. The skin is treated with a fat cream, and the patient for several hours must comply with bed rest.

At a cold adult

In long-term rhinitis patch superimposed on foot - in adults can be placed both on the entire surface of the foot and the heel. But on the nose to glue the patch doctors do not recommend.

So, how to put the mustard when blocked nose:

1. Polosochka mustard powder at 15 seconds is lowered into the water, and then shaken to remove excess moisture.
2. Do not hurry to make a mustard plaster to the foot (heel) and wrap it with cling film in several layers.
3. Wear terry socks and wrap yourself in a blanket for a few hours. If the skin on the stupa is pretty solid, then the patch can be held on the foot all night.

If your feet are completely covered with leather Savage and the procedure does not bring positive results - doctors are allowed to put mustard in the back.

When you cough in children

Mustard can be used in wet and dry cough. The main thing to make sure that the device does not cause an allergic reaction.

For the treatment of wet cough spend one procedure is enough to bronchi and lungs were cleared of phlegm.

When dry cough, use mustard need a little longer, but a positive result will not coming - the patient will be better on the third day, it becomes easier to breathe and reduces painful Feel.

Terms of home treatment include the following steps:

1. Mustard stay in warm water for 5-10 seconds.
2. The plaster in wet cough lies between the blades, and the dry - on the back or calves. In any case, the patient is necessary to wrap the blanket.
3. Time of the procedure depends on the young age of the patient. For example, children under 3 years old will be able to withstand the mustard is not more than 3 minutes. Kids from 4 to 7 years is recommended to carry out the procedure for no longer than 5 minutes. And children under 12 years old - no more than 10 minutes.
4. After removing mustard plasters skin wipe towel and covered with a thin top petrolatum ball and rubbed smooth movements.
5. At the end of the baby again sheltering blanket or dressed in warm clothes, in parallel giving a warm tea with raspberries.

At a cold children

When a child is tormented by a runny nose, mustard plaster is applied to the foot, following some safety rules:

1. Gorchichnik lowered into the water for 5 minutes and overlaid on the back of the leg.
2. Another option - to moisten the cloth with oil, wrap her skin, and top accurate movements impose strip with mustard.
3. After mustard removed from the skin, foot towel, processed gippoallergennym cream and keep warm.

Yellow card in the neck and sternum when tracheitis

When tracheitis mustard patch is applied to the lower part of the neck and held no more than 10 minutes.

After the procedure at reddened area applied soothing cream, and top dress turtleneck or scarf tied.

The variant of the "Installation" mustard plaster in the sternum (not touching the heart), or on the back.

How to put on the back

Before you put mustard on his back when coughing is necessary to:

1. Put the patient in a comfortable position to lay your hands along the body, and his head was on the level of the body.
2. Soaked in warm water mustard lie on the upper back or between the blades and for them. They need to smooth out his arms to equally spread mustard on the skin.
3. Do not put a compress on the spine and hold for more than 15 minutes.
4. Be sure to cover the patient with a towel or blanket during the procedure, and after - greased his body with oil, petroleum jelly or cream.

How to put on chest

Thorax mustard plaster is applied in diseases of the respiratory organs. This is no big deal if:

1. Gorchichnik before use soak in water and put on a place of the diaphragm.
2. At a time from top to bottom, experts recommend to use 2 or 3 of the patch, which will be evenly heat the internal organs.
3. Avoid contact with mustard powder on the area of ​​the heart muscle, as this will provoke its excessive work.
4. After the home treatments to keep his chest warm and once again did not get out of bed.

Mustard caviar

For colds doctors rarely advise their patients to make a compress on the calf muscles. This has the following reasons:

• so the effect of the treatment is faster;
• apply a bandage easily without assistance;
• the skin on the legs of adults are not so sensitive and reducing the risk of burns.

The basic rules of a domestic procedure:

1. Mustard with coughing to put down a layer of calf mustard and gently crush the skin.
2. Superimposed on top of a piece of cloth, and then - primatyvaetsya patch to the leg with a bandage. This makes it possible with the urgent need to get out of bed or bend his legs.
3. We need to bundle up for 10 minutes. in a blanket, then remove the dressing and pour over the work surface a little lukewarm water.

Mustard on his feet, heels

Mustard can be used for baths during a cold. To do this:

1. Heat water of not more than 40 degrees and pour it into the basin.
2. Put on the bottom 2 mustard plaster or in extreme cases, dissolved in warm vodichke 3 big spoons of mustard powder.
3. Lower the foot in a basin and feet warm blanket to hide or blanket.
4. Steam for 30 minutes or until such time until there are unpleasant sensations. As necessary, add warm water.
5. By the time the end of the towel to wipe your feet, wear warm socks and go to bed, or at least soak for 2-3 hours.
6. After the procedure, wear warm socks and lie under a blanket.

Experts also recommend adding in a basin a few drops of essential oil to calm down and have a kind of inhalation.

Mustard in socks

Pour mustard in socks - is another way to use mustard for medicinal purposes.

It is most commonly applied to small children or people with sensitive skin, as this option is more gentle, although it takes longer:

1. Before treatment is definitely wiped his feet dry with a towel.
2. The toes of a natural material (better - cotton) is filled with the mustard powder calculation the fact that the adult needs 2 big spoons on one leg, and the child - one small spoon.
3. This wrap is worn on the feet, and on top - even some socks.
4. Spend so should the whole night and in the morning rinse the mustard with warm water without soap, and other cosmetics.

Precautionary measures

Mustard will not bring trouble if:

• between skin and adhesive mustard putting a paper towel or gauze;
• remove mustard when there has been a general deterioration quickens the heartbeat and blood pressure rises;
• Avoid drafts, cold air, and hypothermia. It is important to wear warm clothes to wear slippers and a warm drink more fluid;
• Skin treated with petroleum jelly or cream fat. In the absence of these drugs allow doctors in extreme cases use sour cream;
• smoking process to "warmed up" area of ​​skin, apply cologne or other alcoholic tincture;
• during treatment can not drink alcohol and smoke.

It's important to know! Before treatment is necessary to hold the text for an allergic reaction in the patient. You can not use them in case of rashes, lesions, boils, pimples or open wounds on the skin.

Contraindications

Not always when you cough permitted to put mustard. If the patient's body temperature is above 37 degrees mustard, put strictly prohibited. In this case, an additional heating body is nothing but not bring deterioration.

In addition, there are a number of diseases in which is strictly forbidden to put the mustard.

To disease when whiling away the applied agent is prohibited include:

• allergic cough;
• an allergic reaction to the mustard;
• bronchial asthma;
• obstructive bronchitis;
• atopic dermatitis;
• dermatological diseases;
• malignant or benign tumors;
• inflammation of the upper respiratory tract purulent related entities;
• pulmonary tuberculosis;
• thrombosis.

Put mustard on coughing strictly prohibited if there are accompanying symptoms:

• chills and fever;
• weakness and fatigue, frequent;
• open skin wounds (including bruises and deep scratches);
• convulsions;
• the risk of bleeding in the lungs.

Mustard also not recommended during pregnancy.

Is it possible to replace them with a pepper patch?

The use of pepper or mustard plaster in accordance with the instructions in the cold gives a positive effect and helps recovery.

The adhesive composition includes natural components that create an analgesic and warming effect. This improves the expectoration of phlegm and coughing decreases.

Before use, the skin patch is degreased with an alcohol solution and then wiped dry. Put the patch on the patient's back between the spine and shoulder blades. Keep od 2 to 3 days. After this, you should change a new patch. Treatment in this manner for a long period, but after 2-3 weeks there comes relief and recovery.

Mustard plaster works more gently than with mustard plasters, but also in its application there are contraindications.

It can be applied to pregnant women, if it does not feel discomfort in the abdomen. During lactation women should also pay attention to whether there is an allergy to the patch in the child. If such symptoms do occur, the plaster must be removed immediately.

You should not use the patch:

• skin damage or having an abundance of moles and moles;
• if you are allergic to any of the components of the patch;
• dermatological diseases;
• for very sensitive skin;
• in the treatment of infants and small children.

If, after using the patch appeared irritation, it is necessary to grease this place curative, soothing skin cream.

Can I put in pregnancy?

Action mustard plaster is harmful to pregnant women. As a general rule, the manufacturer does not indicate it in the contraindications, but allegedly the doctors, it is. There are good reasons not to use this method of treatment woman awaiting the birth of the baby:

During the application of mustard plasters increased pressure and in the uterus vessels are narrowed, and the child begins to receive less oxygen, which is very bad for the development of the fetus. Furthermore mustard has an effect capable of causing abortion.

As is known, doctors strongly recommended that any heating of the body pregnant women, such as hot tubs. All of this can contribute to uterine activity and the risk of miscarriage.

Women in this period is necessary to use other types and methods of treatment. Such as:

• Inhalation, which will not harm the expectant mother, and will bring a lot of benefits. Inhalation can be done with herbs, which give the expectorant effect and help to remove phlegm.
• Chamomile, calendula, eucalyptus, that's not a complete list of herbs that can be used in the treatment of pregnant women. At the pharmacy you can buy ready-made mixture for inhalation. The main thing is to check if there are any allergies to any grass expectant mother.
• Do not forget about the use of essential oils, such as fir. Or the well-known ointment - Vietnamese asterisk. They should use caution to not harm the mother and the fetus.
• Perhaps the use of honey massage. The effect of it is the same as on the yellow cards, but no harm to the body.
• On the back, excluding the spine, can impose iodine grid.
• Tea with a mother-and-stepmother or lime is considered an excellent folk remedy, get rid of the cough. The use of warm milk with honey, as well to cope with this problem.

Is it possible to mustard pregnant women and children under one year?

The main task of mustard plasters - to warm up the skin and cause the immune system to work hard. During pregnancy, this effect can cause uterine contractions, which will adversely affect fetal position.

It can occur miscarriage or pregnancy freeze as the early and the late stages. Therefore, before using mustard plasters should do a special test, if necessary.

And babies under one year will experience a severe strain on the heart, which is fraught with disastrous results. So that in both cases it is better to look for alternative methods of treatment.

Where to put the mustard with bronchitis?

Bronchitis and a strong cough mustard are placed on the back and chest.

If a patient with a heart problem, mustard put solely on the back.

Do I need to process the skin after yellow cards?

After removing the mustard plaster reddening place should be wiped dry with a towel, and flushed skin lubricated moisturizer. This procedure will feel pleasant heat 20-30 minutes. The patient should continue to stay in bed for at least 30 minutes. A better option would be to carry out this procedure prior to bedtime.

Special instructions for the treatment of children

Children with cough mustard pose as adults, but there are some differences.

First of all, put mustard exclusively on the child's back. Given that babies skin is thin and delicate, it is not recommended to put mustard leaf directly on the baby's skin. It would be better to cover the back of a small piece of gauze or thin cloth and then apply a yellow card.

The first procedure lasts no more than 5 minutes. See how the child responds if there is an allergic reaction on the skin. If everything is normal, then each subsequent procedure should be increased by 1-2 minutes. However, the maximum mustard should be on the body is not more than 10 minutes.

Check every few minutes land for a yellow card. Each child has a pain threshold, so some children cry longer the slightest redness, others suffer even severe pain. Be careful to avoid burns.

After removing the mustard plaster baby need to wipe and lubricate the cream. Then wrap and put to bed. Never use alcohol-based cream instead of rubbing.

Just use dry mustard sheets that are put in socks and dress the baby at night. In this case, the child should be covered with a blanket.

How often you can put mustard?

Keep in mind that the mustard when coughing can put no more than 1 time per day for an adult. If mustard sheets put a child, they are used in a day.

Doctors do not recommend the use of mustard more than 5 consecutive days. We need to take a break for a few days and repeat the treatment if necessary.

How many days put mustard

Without the permission of a medical practitioner mustard is not used for more than 4 consecutive days. This is especially true in cases when in the course of treatment is not a positive result is observed.

With a strong cough treatment may increase up to 10 days, but this only applies to adults and children who have turned 12 years old.

How many times a day?

In severe forms of the disease are put mustard 2 times per day. But often, doctors recommend not to abuse this method and use mustard plaster 1 per day.

The right time - before going to bed, as the patient will be able to relax, keep warm and allow the body to treat itself.

The dwell time means on the body

Adult patients first "test" is applied to the assistant 5 minutes. Next compress can be extended to 10-15 minutes if not apparent allergic reaction or not there were blisters. At the same time there should be a strong burning sensation.

Place in the mustard plasters must be well heated and can be a little pinch. Ideally, the patient should feel a pleasant warmth. If during the procedure there are clear symptoms of pain or severe burning procedure should be discontinued immediately.

After removing the mustard sheets need to wipe site redness towel and lubricate any fat cream or butter. Then again, wrap up and leave the patient in bed for at least half an hour.

When it comes to children, it is immediately mustard plaster applied no more than 2 minutes. Each time, the time is increased if the patient is older than 7 years of age or have your doctor's approval to do so.

The procedure is terminated early if kid complains of pain, burning, or if the upper layer of the epidermis is fast and blushed.

When not observing these rules may produce burns on the body.

If the patient's temperature

Mustard is forbidden to use even when the patient's body temperature reaches 37 degrees. It's too dangerous because of the heavy load on the internal organs and the risk to get to work the body to wear.

Mustard wrap: pros and cons

Bronchitis is often used mustard wrap. Mix 1 tablespoon dry mustard, honey and flour with 2 tablespoons of water. This mixture is applied to the gauze and is circular compress. Above this compress is covered with a film, and then warm scarf or towel.

The positive aspects of this procedure are:

• the availability of components;
• low cost;
• ease of use;
• good result.

The disadvantages include:

• Honey is a strong allergen;
• not all diseases can be such a procedure;
• skin must be free of damage;
• not suitable for sensitive skin;
• not applicable at high body temperature.

Burn of mustard plaster - what to do?

When not observing the correct application of mustard plasters, burn may occur. Signs of burns include:

• the skin becomes swollen and bright red;
• get dizzy;
• sick sick.

In the case of mild burns, can be treated at home by yourself. The patient should be given an anesthetic. Adjusts lotion with decoction of chamomile or calendula. Give plenty of drink. Treat the burn with alcohol and leave it open for a while. Also used yogurt or sour cream.

Step by step help guide provides such metopriyatiya:

1. Treat the burn with cool, but not ice-cold water.
2. Sterile cloth soaked damaged area of ​​skin to get rid of excess moisture. Doing this is highly undesirable towel.
3. Use an antiseptic and bandage. It should not be very tight and it is very important to change the bandages at least 2 times a day.
4. Doctors warn that burn fat to grease, oil or cream-smoking - pain this does not become less, and the wound is covered plenochkoj, which will only increase the burning sensation and heat. heatstroke may occur, worsen the overall condition of the body and cardiac arrest occur.

After the start the correct treatment damaged skin is restored not later than 10 - 14 days.

Scar remains in rare cases, but even then it simply heal with the help of medicinal ointments.

The healing period is necessary to use a bandage only when contact with the skin causes severe discomfort. It is also forbidden to touch the place hands burn and rip off the formed crust to avoid of infection. If burns have blood blisters, you must consult your doctor immediately.

Put mustard is not so difficult when you cough, as it may seem. This method of treatment used by people of different countries for many decades, and all because of its availability, efficiency and lack of side effects.

Knowing how to properly apply the mustard, you can quickly cure the common cold, dry or wet cough. Using the traditional methods of treatment, you can be sure of safety equipment for the body, so as not to harm the health of drugs with potent chemical constituents.

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