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Due to the weak immunity of infants, they are prone to illness and coughing. Parents become extremely concerned each time their child coughs. However, it's not advisable to excessively use antibiotics for young children as it may negatively impact their health.
Therefore, in addition to using Western medicine to treat coughs in infants, mothers can apply traditional remedies that can effectively treat coughs without compromising the child's health.
Explore 15 effective folk remedies for treating infant coughs below!
1. Watercress and Rice Water
Ingredients:
– 5 – 10 watercress leaves
– 1 bowl of rice water.
Instructions:
– Clean and finely crush 5–10 watercress leaves. Then, mix 1 bowl of rice water with the crushed watercress leaves, boil, and let it simmer for about 20 minutes. Remove from heat, strain, and let the water cool for the baby to drink.
Note: To maximize effectiveness, mothers should give the baby the mixture about 1 hour after each meal. Administer 3 times a day. Additionally, when treating a baby's cough with this mixture, it is advisable to avoid giving the baby pungent foods such as chicken, crab, shrimp, etc.
2. Brown Sugar, Garlic, Ginger Mixture
Ingredients:
– 1 piece of brown sugar
– 2–3 cloves of garlic
– a few slices of ginger, a little distilled water
Instructions:
Boil a mixture of brown sugar, ginger slices, 2 or 3 cloves of garlic, and distilled water. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes, let it cool, and then give it to the child.
3. Lemon Balm Leaves
Ingredients:
– 1 handful of lemon balm leaves
– a little rock sugar or honey
Instructions:
Clean the lemon balm leaves, chop them finely, mix with rock sugar or honey, then steam using a double boiler. Administer to the child twice a day. Lemon balm leaves have the ability to clear the throat, promote expectoration, and effectively treat coughs.
4. Green Kumquat with Honey or Rock Sugar
Ingredients:
– 2–3 green kumquats
– Honey or rock sugar
Instructions:
Clean the green kumquats, cut them crosswise with the seeds intact (as it helps soothe coughs and warm the child's respiratory system). Mix with honey or rock sugar, then steam using a double boiler for about 30 minutes. Can be consumed multiple times a day.
5. Water Chestnut and Chives
– 1 handful of water chestnut leaves
– 1 handful of chive leaves
– a little sugar
Instructions:
Chop water chestnut leaves and chive leaves finely, mix with a little sugar, steam using a double boiler, and give to the child multiple times a day. Water chestnut leaves are effective in treating coughs, respiratory inflammation, and fever.
6. Licorice Root
Ingredients:
– Several slices of licorice root
– Boiling water
Instructions:
Licorice root has a sweet taste and contains antibacterial properties that soothe the throat. Mothers can give it to the child whenever they have a cough. Note: Do not use licorice root for infants.
7. White Rose Petals
Ingredients:
– 5–10 petals of white rose
– A little rock sugar
– A little distilled water.
Instructions:
Clean white rose petals, mix with distilled water and rock sugar. Steam using a double boiler. Give the child 1 spoonful each time; 3–4 times a day.
8. Water Chestnut and Rock Sugar Mixture
Ingredients:
-1 large pear
– Finely crushed rock sugar
– 5 or 6 xuanbei seeds (available at traditional Chinese medicine stores).
Instructions:
Clean the pear, peel it, remove the core. Add crushed rock sugar and xuanbei seeds inside the pear, then steam using a double boiler for about 30 minutes. This mixture is effective in treating lung inflammation, relieving coughs, and is given to the child twice a day.
9. Boiled White Radish
Ingredients:
– 1 white radish
– A little distilled water
Instructions:
Clean the white radish, slice it into a small pot, add 1 bowl of distilled water, bring to a boil, and simmer for about 10 minutes. Radish water helps relieve dry coughs and coughs with phlegm.
Note: Drink radish water when it is still warm to maximize its effectiveness.
10. Steamed Garlic Water
Ingredients:
– 2-3 garlic cloves
– 1 piece of rock sugar
– 1 cup of distilled water
Instructions:
Crush the garlic, place it in a bowl with rock sugar + distilled water, steam using a double boiler for 15 minutes. Just let the child drink the water without eating anything, 2–3 times a day. It's best to drink the water while it's still warm, effective for treating coughs, colds, and beneficial for the stomach and lungs.
11. Chrysanthemum Leaves and Honey
Ingredients:
– 1 handful of chrysanthemum leaves
– A little honey.
Instructions:
Clean chrysanthemum leaves, drain, finely chop. Then add a little honey and steam using a double boiler. After steaming for 20 minutes, let it cool for the child to drink. For optimal results, give the child for 3–5 days. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, chrysanthemum leaves are gentle and very effective in treating coughs.
12. Peach Lemon Syrup
Ingredients:
– Peach
– Honey
– Rock sugar.
Instructions:
Blend peach, honey, and rock sugar in a blender. Blend well, strain to extract the liquid, discard the pulp, and give to the child 3 times a day. If the child finds it difficult to drink, you can add a little warm water.
13. Peach Lemon with Honey/Rock Sugar
Ingredients:
– Fresh ripe peach (thin skin, golden ripe)
– Rock sugar
– Honey.
Instructions:
Clean the peach, drain, thinly slice without seeds, mix with rock sugar or honey, then soak in water. Give the child this mixture throughout the day, while it's still warm. Administer 2–3 times a day.
14. Peach Soaking
Ingredients:
– 1 kg ripe peach (choose fresh, ripe with thin skin)
– 1 liter honey
– 0.5 kg rock sugar (or 1 kg salt)
– 1 glass jar with lid, compressed with bamboo sticks
Instructions:
Clean the peach, then soak it in boiling water until cool + a little salt for 30 minutes, then remove and let it dry completely. Cut the peach into small slices, keeping the seeds. Crush the rock sugar, layer it with peach slices until finished. Add honey last. Use bamboo sticks to compress the peaches down. After 3 months, it's ready for consumption.
Note: Rock sugar can be replaced with salt. Follow the same process.
15. Rock Sugar and Chive Leaves
Ingredients:
– A little rock sugar
– A handful of chive leaves.
Instructions:
Clean chive leaves, chop finely; crush rock sugar, mix them together, and steam using a double boiler. Then strain to extract the liquid for the child to drink. Dosage: 2-3 spoons each time. Drink twice a day.
Hoping that with these folk remedies, mothers will no longer worry every time their child has a cough. Wishing all the little ones good health.
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