Do you need relief for children who cough in the middle of the night? Your own snot and sick sickness filled head? Using homemade herbal tea and herbal infusion, you can relieve cumbersome symptoms of cough, cold, influenza. This article contains a list of herbs of cold and flu battle, its healing properties and clear instructions on how to use them.
Natural healing herb for cough, cold, flu treatment
Many herbs lend them well as a major component of cough, colds, medicinal tea fighting influenza. The following herbs are used in herbal tea recipes to strengthen the healing process.
- Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia) - It is an immunopotentiating agent with strong anti-influenza properties, it takes only 3 weeks, and stop taking it for 2 weeks thereafter. Please do not give to children under 12 years old and those with asthma.
- Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) - its leaves have anti-inflammatory, anti-influenza and many other health-promoting properties.
- France Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) - relieves cough and exerts anti-influenza, antibacterial and antiallergic action.
- Greek Oregano (Origanum vulgare hirtum) - It has many anti-influenza and antibacterial properties. It can be used to alleviate allergic symptoms such as hay fever and environmental allergies. Marjoram can be used for the same purpose.
- Melissa officinalis - a sedative that helps calm sleep, it also has anti-cold and anti-influenza effects.
- Peppermint (Mentha piperita) - relieves stomach problems, relieves pain, also has anti influenza and antibacterial properties. Please do not give to children under 12 years old.
- Self-fusion (Purunella · ulgaris) - It brings many health benefits, and anti-influenza is one of them. It can be used as a tonic.
- Spearmint (Mentha spicata) - same as peppermint. Please do not give to children under 12 years old.
- Time (Thymus vulgaris) - has cough retention and anti-influenza characteristics. It is also an anti-inflammatory drug that helps pain, digestion, stomach problems.
- Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) - Same as Greek oregano, but also useful for memory. However, take only three weeks, please stop taking the next two weeks.
How to make homemade herb tea
For herbs listed on the colds and flu list above, please make homemade herb tea with plant leaves. You can make tea alone with herbs or you can add herbs to a base tea like green tea or chamomile tea.
If you want, you can add lemon juice, honey, or other sweetener to the taste. However, most herbal teas are fun as it is. When adding some honey, most teas taste better for children, but honey is not recommended for children under 2 years old.
If you are treating a cough, cold or flu, we recommend that you drink liquid while still hot. Obviously, tea made for children needs to be cooled to a safe temperature before drinking.
It will be necessary:
- Clean boiling water, preferably spring water, fresh or rainwater
- Tea pots and / or tea cups or mugs, ideally China, glass, ceramic or enamel
- Tea strainer (optional)
- Lemon juice, honey, maple syrup (optional)
- Base tea (optional) such as green tea or chamomile tea
For homemade herbal tea you can use fresh or dried herbs. For a cup of necessary tea, please use a few large leaf herbs or 2 to 3 small leaf herbs. This is about the tablespoon of herbs per cup. When gently breaking large leaves, phytochemicals become more soluble in water.
Put the herbs in your teapot or tea cup and pour water boiled over them. Place the lid of the teapot, cover the bowl, and put the volatile oil inside. Leave it steep for at least 5 minutes. If you use a teapot, you can attract herbs when tea is poured into tea. If you prepare tea with a tea cup, just calm herbs on the bottom. If you want, please sweeten to taste.
Making infusions of herbs is very similar to making tea. The only difference is that the leaves are usually steep for at least 20 minutes longer than herbal tea. Soaking long herbs makes chemicals much more concentrated. Instead, leave the herbs in the teapot, gradually indefinitely, and you can pour the reinforcing fluid as needed in the day.
If you are pregnant, have asthma or allergies, have problems with the thyroid gland, or if you are considering giving a herbal tea or infusion to a child, use a safe herb for these conditions Please confirm that there is.
