Traditional medicine has hundreds of ways to treat a cold. Natural methods of healing are especially relevant when drugs are strictly contraindicated.
One of the most popular folk remedies for a cold is garlic. Do it and drops, and inhalation, and ointment.
But, like any other medicine, it is important to use a bulbous plant wisely. After all, it can bring not only benefit, but also a disorder of the mucous membrane or an allergic reaction.
Does it help?
With proper use of garlic becomes available at any time of the year medicine to get rid of a cold.
Can congestion be overcome?
A runny nose is an inflammation of the nasal mucosa. Breathing through the nose is difficult due to swelling and congestion. Garlic drops will help to quickly get rid of these symptoms. Such drops are easy to manufacture (how to make garlic drops from the common cold and other diseases, read here).
Why can help?
On the medicinal properties of garlic has long been known. It is often called a natural antibiotic. Its juice contains volatile, which have a bactericidal effect - kill germs, relieve inflammation and increase local immunity. Garlic is effective in the prevention and treatment of an existing disease. When the plant is ingested, the antiviral effect of phytoncides is also noted.
- cough;
- joints;
- cancer;
- nail fungus;
- papillomas;
- hemorrhoids;
- herpes, acne and psoriasis.
Indications and Contraindications
Nasal mucous discharge is rhinitis. Runny nose can be viral, allergic, vasomotor and bacterial. Each treatment is different. It is advisable to use garlic for prolonged rhinitis and sinus - when a bacterial infection is added to the common cold. Indications for the use of natural antibiotics are the yellow or green color of snot, pus in the nasal mucus, thick consistency of discharge. See if garlic helps you with a cold and exactly how to take it.
Garlic can not be used for allergic and vasomotor rhinitis. In addition, it is not recommended to treat a runny nose with the help of a bulbous plant for children without a doctor's permission, for ulceration of the nasal mucosa, and for acute diseases of the respiratory system.
Differences in the treatment of children and adults
If an adult feels a burning sensation from the bulbous treatment, then the child may get burned mucous tissues. Therefore, before you pour the medicinal mixture into the child’s nose, be sure to test the effect of the solution on yourself! If you feel an unpleasant reaction, you should dilute the ready brew with boiled water and test it again.
In the manufacture of garlic drops for an adult garlic gruel mixed with boiled water in a ratio of 1:10. Children from 10 years old must be mixed at a ratio of 1:15. Before you need to make sure there is no allergy to garlic. A drop of juice applied to the skin under the nose.
Important! If a rash appears after some time, such drops cannot be used.
Children under 10 years old garlic drops are contraindicated. The risk of getting burned is too great.
Laying in the ears - what is it, how is it applied?
One of the most senseless and dangerous methods of treatment is to lay garlic in your ears. This method of healing was invented for people with sensitive mucous membranes. But no benefit such treatment will bring.
This alternative medicine procedure involves the introduction of peeled garlic cloves into the ear canal. It is believed that the phytoncides contained in the product, penetrate into the nasal cavity and relieve from a cold. But a thin winding tunnel connects the ears and nasal passages, this way is blocked by the eardrum. Therefore, such a treatment will not bring any results.
On that, whether it is possible to remove an earache with garlic and whether it will help at cold, read in our article.
Step-by-step treatment instructions, recipes
Drops
There are hundreds of recipes of drops against the common cold with garlic. We list the main ones.
1 way: - 2 drops pressed garlic juice mixed with 1 tsp. any vegetable oil.
- Instill 1 drop in each nasal passage 2-3 times a day. This method of treatment moisturizes the nasal mucosa.
Any oil products need to bury in a small amount. Fatty pneumonia can be triggered if it enters the lungs.
- 2 way:
- 3-4 peeled garlic cloves are poured with 1 liter of water, infused for 4 hours, the resulting liquid is filtered through gauze or a sieve. Garlic water is probably the safest and easiest recipe.
- Squeeze juice from garlic cloves, diluted with water at a ratio of 1:10 (3-4 drops of juice per one teaspoon of water).
- Such garlic water can burn the nasal mucosa, so it should be used with caution. First drip 1 drop of the resulting liquid. If irritation or dryness of the mucous membrane appears - refuse the procedure. If there are no side effects, bury 2 drops 3-4 times a day. The course of treatment is 5 days.
1 way: Detailed video on the preparation of drops for the nose of garlic and vegetable oil:
Ointment with juice and oil
Garlic ointment is most often used to treat the nasal mucosa. This is an excellent prevention of viruses, as well as moisturizing and excretion of mucus. Such use of the plant is important during the epidemic of viral diseases (for details on whether garlic helps from viruses and how to use it properly, you can find it here).
Here are some of the most popular recipes:
- 1 way:
- Mix one teaspoon of garlic juice, Vishnevsky ointment, cyclamen root and aloe juice.
- The resulting tool is applied to the wings of the nose. The therapeutic mixture can be stored in the refrigerator, but it is better to use immediately after preparation.
- 2 way:
- Mix three teaspoons of chopped garlic, olive and coconut oil.
- The resulting mixture is heated, cooled and used as an ointment. It is not recommended to store in the refrigerator, as the mass thickens.
Mix a tablespoon of honey and garlic juice. The resulting mixture smear the wings of the nose several times a day.
To prepare the ointment, mix the juice of garlic and aloe in equal proportions, then for 1 tsp. mixes add 10 teaspoons of top-grade melted butter. Ointment stored in the refrigerator.
Inhalation
Couples with phytoncides moisturize the nasal mucosa, contribute to the discharge of dried crusts. If the nasal congestion is severe, it is recommended to repeat the procedure several times a day.
The duration of inhalation is not more than 10 minutes. This method of treatment will not affect the viruses, so pharmacy drugs can not be done here.
It is necessary to calculate the dosage correctly. On one clove of garlic must be used at least 100 ml of water.
Recipes for inhalation:
- 1 way:
- Peel the garlic head, finely chop or use the grinder.
- Pour the resulting mixture with a glass of clean water and simmer for 5-7 minutes over low heat.
- After that, remove the pot from the heat, cover the head with a towel and breathe steam.
- 2 way:
- Chopped garlic add to the ready chamomile broth and also boil over low heat for 5-7 minutes.
- Breathe, covering his head with a towel.
Details about whether it is useful to breathe garlic, and what diseases will relieve such inhalation, read our material.
other methods
Set fire to a wand and breathe smoke
Burning the core of the bulbous plant is one of the most popular grandmother's methods. The core is what remains after the removal of all the teeth and peels (the beneficial properties of garlic peel and how it is used in traditional medicine can be found here). Elementary - we set fire and in a couple of minutes we inhale the smoke formed after burning. Not the most effective method of healing, but many say that breathing becomes easier after that.
Useful video on how to breathe garlic properly:
Possible side effects
Improper use of a bulbous plant can cause adverse reactions and even harm health. Before using any folk remedy with the addition of garlic juice, it is imperative to correctly calculate the safe concentration. It is better to dilute more than burn the mucous membrane and get ulcers.
Tip! Never use pure garlic juice. Any garlic recipe involves dilution with water. Undiluted garlic drops will cause severe burns even in adults, not to mention children.
About how useful garlic and how it is harmful to the human body, we described in this article.
Conclusion
The healing properties of garlic in the treatment of rhinitis have long been known. Traditional medicine often uses uses this natural antibiotic. To cope with the disease help active antiviral and anti-inflammatory substances, which are contained in garlic. With proper use - it is an effective vasoconstrictor. Therefore, there are so many garlic-based recipes.
