Kalina with cold and flu: cough treatment, cooking recipes with honey for adults and children, as well as other aspects

Sometimes, traditional medicine is not inferior to modern medicines in its efficiency, and it is used in the complex therapy all over the place. Among the berries that help a person cope with diseases, the most recognized and effective are cranberries, raspberries, sea buckthorn, black currants and viburnum. The latter is especially popular as an antiseptic, diuretic, choleretic and remedy for catarrhal diseases.

The healing properties of the Kalina

Kalina is used for the treatment of chronic and acute diseasesboth internal organs and skin. Due to the huge list of nutrients in all parts of the bush, Kalin is successfully used in the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular system, liver and gastrointestinal diseases, with neuroses and stressful conditions, dermatitis and in gynecology. In addition, the berry has found great application in the fight against diseases of the respiratory system and the common cold.

Who is friendly with the Kalina, then the doctor is not needed.

Egorov I.V.Candidate of Biological Sciences

Cognitive Journal School of Life.

Kalina is recommended for the treatment of ENT diseases due to its healing properties:

• availabilityantibacterial action carried by phytoncides - their content is high in fruits;
• reduction of existing foci of inflammation;
• antiseptic treatment;
• getting rid of insomnia;
• presence of general health effect on the body as a whole.

Also viburnum is valued and for a unique composition of useful substances:

• the presence of anthocyanins in berries makes them strong antioxidants that perform several functions at once:
  • anti-inflammatory;
  • stimulating;
  • increasing resistance to harmful substances( adaptogens function);
  • is bactericidal and antiviral;
  • protective( growth of immunity).
• enriched with vitamins and microelements:
  • vitamin A;
  • vitamin C;
  • iron( the content of this element of viburnum is ahead of citrus);
  • vitamin E, etc.
• content of useful organic acids:
  • caffeine;
  • valerian;
  • palmitic;
  • formic;
  • is acetic.
• presence of essential oils;
• the predominance of valuable substances: tannic, viburnin( vasoconstrictor), beta-carotene( immunostimulant) and pectins.

Which bacillus symptoms are treated with berry?

Having many advantages, viburnum helps in the treatment of colds and flu, inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, tonsillitis and bronchitis, accompanied by the following symptoms:

• elevated body temperature;
• pain in the throat;
• is an unproductive or moist cough;
• redness and perspiration in the throat;
• hoarseness and loss of voice;
• is a common cold;
• headache;
• state of fatigue;
• loss of appetite;
• malaise.

Workpiece

For use as a medicine, leaves, flowers, bark, roots, fruit bones and, of course, berries themselves are suitable. For a greater effect of therapy, one should observe certain rules for collecting Kalina.

Table: rules and terms of collection

Video: red viburnum - collection, storage and use

Folk prescriptions for treatment

It is possible to prepare red vinasse as one-component medicines of folk medicine, and combine with other plants and useful ingredients.

Possible dosage forms of

There are many options for making medicines from viburnum, but the best is considered the use of fresh berries, because during heat treatment some of the nutrients are lost and vitamins are destroyed. But due to the fact that not everyone likes the fruits of the viburnum because of the bitter specific taste, they are processed and sweetened. In the recipes listed below, you can use fresh berries, either dry or frozen.

It is best to collect the viburnum after the first frost, then it loses some of the bitterness and becomes more sweet to the taste. If the berry is collected early, then it should be placed in the freezer for an hour and a half, it will artificially recreate the atmosphere of early cooling and the berries will mature to the desired state.

Before preparing any dosage form, carefully prepare berries, flowers or leaves: rinse, remove dirt, slightly dry.

Tea

Ingredients:

• berries 3 tbsp.l.;
• sugar 3 tsp;Boiling water,
• 1 glass.

Preparation:

1. With the help of a spoon, the calyx berries are kneaded to a smooth state.
2. To the crushed fruits add sugar.
3. Fill the mixture with the required amount of boiling water and mix until the sugar dissolves.

Tea should be drunk even hot 20-30 minutes before eating, three times a day. Tea with kalina is a febrifuge, it removes toxins from the body thanks to diaphoretic action.

Broth

Ingredients:

• berries 8 tbsp.l.;
• water 1 liter.

Preparation:

1. The berries are added to water and cooked for five minutes.
2. After boiling, the berries are insisted for an hour.

Drink the broth before each meal with 100 ml. Decoction of viburnum is well taken during the epidemic of influenza and viral infections to prevent the disease, since this drink has an antiviral and immunomodulatory effect.

Infusion

Ingredients:

• fruits of Kalina - 5 tbsp.l.;
• flowers of viburnum - 5 tbsp.l.;
• hot water - 1 liter.

Preparation:

1. Wipe the berries in gruel with a sieve and move the flowers of the viburnum there, mix thoroughly.
2. The mixture is poured hot water( about 800C).
3. Infuse the mixture for four hours in a warm place, then strain.

When coughing, it is recommended to drink 50 ml infusion for half an hour before eating. With sore throat, it is necessary to gargle with the resulting remedy in the amount of half a glass for one rinse every two hours. Such a natural remedy from Kalina removes irritation of the respiratory tract, anesthetizes and greatly facilitates the patient's condition.

Broth of bones

Ingredients:

• bones of Kalina - 3 tbsp.l.; Boiling water for
• - 1 glass.

Preparation:

1. The bones of the viburnum are poured into a saucepan and poured with boiling water.
2. Boil the contents over low heat for 10 minutes.
3. The broth is slightly cooled and filtered.

Bones are used as a diaphoretic for colds. The broth should be drunk hot at night, after taking cover with a blanket and going to bed.

Crushed berries

Ingredients:

• berries - 200 g;
• sugar to taste.

Preparation:

1. Berries are ground with a blender or grater.
2. To the resulting berry puree add sugar and mix until it dissolves.

The crushed berries are consumed every evening for two to three months in a tablespoon to prevent vitamin deficiency and improve performance.

Decoction of the bark

Ingredients:

• bass of the Kalina - 7 g;Boiling water,
• - 1 glass.

Preparation:

1. Take the prepared bark in the indicated amount, pour into a saucepan and pour boiling water.
2. Cook the bark on low heat for 30 minutes.
3. After half an hour, turn off the heat and press the bark for 2 more hours.
4. Cool the decoction before use.

Broth of bark is used on a tablespoon 3-4 times a day. Apply the product in the treatment of bronchitis, sore throat and pharyngitis. In addition to ingestion, the decoction of the bark of the viburnum can be used to rinse the throat for respiratory diseases.

Tincture

Ingredients:

• berries 700g.;
• vodka 0,5 liters.

Preparation:

1. Prepared berries to be transferred to glassware, which has a sealed cover.
2. Pour the berries with a piece of vodka so that the fruits are completely immersed in the liquid.
3. With the lid closed, use the capacity, transfer it to a warm and dark place for a day.
4. The next day, you need to pour the remaining vodka to the prepared tincture and put it back in its place for another month.
5. After the expiration of the period, tincture should be filtered from the berries.

The longer the viburnum will be insisted, the more valuable the finished product will be. A month is the minimum period for preparation of tincture.

Tincture should be consumed on a tablespoon three times a day with meals. In addition to stimulating immunity, the product has a calming effect, eliminates insomnia and restores strength.

Leaf tea

Ingredients:

• fresh or dry leaves of Kalina - 3 tbsp.l.
• boiling water - 0,5 l.

Preparation:

1. Fresh leaves of the viburnum are washed in running water.
2. The kettle should be rinsed with boiling water, poured into it leaves, close the lid and leave for 10 minutes.
3. The evaporated leaves should be poured with boiling water and leave for 5-10 minutes.
4. In the finished tea, you can add sugar or honey.

Drink this drink 4-5 times a day, both during the cold and for the prevention of influenza during the epidemic. Prepared tea helps in the fight against viruses that cause respiratory diseases, and also contributes to recovery.

Juice

Ingredients:

• berries of Kalina - 700 g;
• sugar - 500 g.

Preparation:

1. The fruit of the viburnum is passed through the juicer or pressed manually by first transferring it into a thick gauze or sieve. It is not necessary to push the berries with a pestle, as if there is more bitterness in the skin of the berries.
2. Squeezed juice is mixed with sugar in equal proportions.
3. Transfer the mixture into jars of glass and tightly clog.
4. Banks store at a temperature of 0-100C for six months, after which the juice can be taken inside. The longer the juice of the guelder rose, the sweeter the finished product.

Drinking juice is recommended for half an hour before meals for 50 g. The juice produced in this way turns out thick and rich, and contains the maximum amount of vitamins and trace elements.

If the juice is not mixed with sugar, it will be an excellent remedy for the treatment of the common cold. The berries of Kalina have vasoconstrictive and bactericidal action, therefore in juice there will be a high concentration of substances useful for the common cold. Method of treatment: in each nostril you need to instill 3-4 drops of guelder-rose juice twice a day.

Video: recipes with cough from the cough

Kalina in complex therapy with other folk remedies

The healing properties of the viburnum can be enhanced or supplemented with a combination of other useful ingredients: herbs, plants, honey.

Kalinovoy infusion with onion

Ingredients:

• bulbs 4 pcs.;
• honey 100 g;
• potassium juice 100 ml.;
• tincture of valerian 10 ml.

Preparation:

1. Bulbs should be cleaned, washed, grated and sifted with onion juice.
2. Make the potassium juice according to the previous recipe.
3. Transfer the ingredients to a container of glass in specified proportions and mix until the honey dissolves.
4. Cover the mixture with a lid and insist in a cool place for three days, stirring daily.

Infusion before use should be slightly warmed up or taken, washed down with hot tea, on a tablespoon before eating. Kalina in combination with honey and onions is especially effective for getting rid of wet cough and hoarseness, as berries have antitussive, and the remaining components - an expectorant that removes phlegm from the bronchi.

Honey infusion

Viburnum with honey is the most common remedy among medicinal forms using this plant. Honey is not only delicious, but also a useful product that softens the berry's astringency and gives the Kalina a unique taste. Honey can be added to the viburnum everywhere: in broth, infusion, juice, tincture, ground berries. You can dry the viburnum by first dipping it in honey and thereby preparing a wonderful remedy for a cold for the winter.

When using honey, it is worth remembering that it can not be added to high temperature beverages to avoid loss of use and the appearance of toxic substances in it.

Ingredients:

• berries of viburnum - 3 tbsp.l.;
• honey - 2 tsp;
• boiling water - 1 glass.

Preparation:

1. Fresh or frozen berries should be poured with boiling water, cover and insist for an hour.
2. With the ready infusion, pour the honey and mix thoroughly until it dissolves.

With angina, this remedy takes 5-7 days of 200 ml, three times daily before meals. Kalina has a bactericidal and healing effect, helps to quickly heal the sore throat, remove irritation and discomfort.

Video: Viburnum and honey

Infusion with mint

Ingredients:

• fruits of the viburnum - 4 tbsp.l.;
• peppermint leaves - 2 tbsp.l.; Boiling water for
• - 1 glass.

Preparation:

1. Put the fruits of viburnum and fresh mint leaves in a glass and press a little with a spoon to give the juice. If dried peppermint is used, it is added after the berries have been crushed.
2. The mixture is poured with boiling water, close the lid and insist for a quarter of an hour.

Drink such a medicine should be hot three times a day for 100 ml. In bronchitis and pneumonia, the drug is recommended as complementary to the main therapy with antibiotics, but not a substitute for it.

Kalina does not replace complete treatment for severe colds, for successful treatment it is necessary to follow all the recommendations of doctors.

Viburnum with sugar

Adding sugar to the viburnum serves as an alternative to honey for allergies to beekeeping products. Fermented and candied berries do not lose their medicinal properties.

Ingredients:

• berries of the Kalina 500 g;
• sugar 500 g.

Preparation:

1. Prepared fruit is sprinkled with sugar and mixed.
2. The resulting mixture is insisted for two hours.
3. With blanks for future use, the mixture is transferred to sterilized cans and sprinkled with sugar on top to avoid the appearance of fungus. Keep the viburnum in sugar in a cool place.

Candied cannabis is taken for flu and cold on a tablespoon three times a day.

Infusion of viburnum with rose hips and lemon

Ingredients:

• calina fruits - 50 g;
• rose hips - 50 g;
• lemon - 50 g;
• boiling water - 0.5 liters.

Preparation:

1. In the evening, berry berries and viburnum are poured into a thermos and pour boiling water.
2. Leave to infuse mixture of fruits until morning.
3. In the morning, ready to infuse the extract, squeeze into it juice from half a lemon and mix.

Finished product is well suited for the treatment of viral infection, maintaining the body during illness. Half a liter of infusion should be drunk in the course of the day in small doses, for the night again start to prepare a new portion and so until the recovery.

Features of use in pregnancy

Despite the high value of viburnum for colds, during pregnancy, its use is contraindicated or very limited. This is due to several reasons:

• viburnum leads the uterus to tone and may increase the likelihood of miscarriage;
• fruits have a vasoconstrictive effect, which causes hypoxia in the fetus;
• viburnum contains an increased dose of ascorbic acid and may provoke an allergic reaction in the expectant mother;
• in freshly squeezed viburnum juice has special substances similar in composition to female hormones. The use of such a juice in large quantities can provoke a generic activity.

. The doctor may allow the treatment of colds with Kalina only in the second trimester, when the proportion of the probability of miscarriage is minimal, and the delivery is still far away,should be fresh, only in the form of a decoction or infusion, and the dosage of the natural medicine used should be monitored.

Features of use in children

Kalina rarely causes allergies in children, so already with six months of life, babies can be given juice diluted in half with water. Begin with one teaspoon, gradually increasing the dose to 50 ml at the age of 12 months.

Since the year the child can eat viburnum in the processed form, for example, jelly and useful jelly. From the age of one and a half years you can start giving fresh berries starting with one tablespoon.

For babies, the use of viburnum for colds is primarily in the saturation with vitamin C, because in one berry there is already a daily requirement of ascorbic. Kalina helps in strengthening the immunity of the baby and is widely used in pediatrics as an auxiliary component in the treatment of ARVI, flu, colds, runny nose, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, tracheitis and other ENT diseases.

Contraindications to the treatment of the Kalina

Both in children and adults, it is not always possible to use Kalina as a remedy for colds. There are precautions when this berries should not be used in case of illness or its prevention.

It is necessary to abandon the use of viburnum:

• to hypotonic patients, since viburnum berries are popular as a medicine that lowers blood pressure;
• for kidney disease;
• with high blood clotting, thrombophlebitis;
• with gout;
• with ulcers and gastritis, increased acidity;
• to pregnant women.

Also because of the high concentration of vitamin C, it is dangerous to uncontrolled use of fresh berries, as this can cause the onset of kidney stone disease, as well as gastrointestinal upset and exacerbation of diseases associated with high acidity and glucose in the blood.

Reviews on the treatment of cold cold and infections

In the absence of contraindications, in the autumn days it is necessary to stock up the viburnum for the successful treatment of colds in winter and the prevention of avitaminosis in the spring. Kalina is not only a natural medicine, it is also a delicious, natural and hypoallergenic product.