Badger fat treatment has been practiced for a long time: the Russian people used it in a variety of methods, and the effectiveness of this tool is proved by the fact that it was used during the Great Patriotic War. Badger fat allowed to receive the wounded soldiers inside, so that they would soon restore their strength, and with burns they would lubricate the skin surface to speed up healing.
Today, the most popular application of badger fat can be called bronchial treatment. It is used even for the treatment of tuberculosis, not to mention bronchitis or a simple cold cough. Let's find out how to properly use this remedy for treatment.
What is useful badger fat for the bronchi?
First, let's pay attention to what properties of badger fat are useful for the treatment of bronchi:
- strengthening of the body's immune functions;
- enveloping and warming effect;
- expectorant effect due to mild irritant effect;
- anti-inflammatory effect;
- increases hemoglobin ;
- accelerates the regeneration of tissues.
A successful combination of badger fat components is due to evolution: this animal, unlike other cunies, hibernates at the end of October, and before it it is stored in fat to successfully survive long winter days without food. He carefully prepares for this time since September, eating beetles, insects, small rodents, lizards and frogs. The badger's diet is rich, because it is omnivorous, and does not disdain not only protein food, but also rich carbohydrates and fiber, contained in roots and grass, acorns, nuts and mushrooms. This way of life of the animal and led to the fact that its fat is very valuable as a remedy.
Treatment of bronchitis with badger fat
Badger fat is used for obstructive and usual bronchitis, cough of viral etiology, pneumonia.
Badger fat in bronchitis - use inside
In the treatment of bronchitis badger fat can be used both in pure form and in a mixture with other substances.
It is believed that a greater effect of badger fat is achieved if it is washed down with a decoction of wild rose or St. John's wort.
Due to the fact that badger oil has a specific smell and taste, it is sometimes diluted with warm milk or honey in a 3: 1 ratio. One-time reception badger's fat should not exceed 1 tbsp.
During the day, it can be applied no more than 3-4 times after eating.
Also to improve the taste qualities badger fat can be diluted with jam or spread it on bread and drink tea.
To make not only useful, but also a tasty remedy, the following ingredients will be needed:
- tile of dark chocolate;
- 6 tsp cocoa;
- 100 g of butter;
- 3 tablespoons badger fat.
First you need to melt the fat, then the chocolate and add the cocoa, then mix the ingredients. Take the drug should be 3 tsp. 3-4 times a day until recovery.
Rinsing badger fat with bronchitis
At a bronchitis, arisen on a background of an infection, thermal procedures and grinding are shown. Badger fat penetrates well into the skin and permanently leaves a greasy film that retains heat. Therefore, rubbing is indicated to do before bedtime.
Take the necessary amount of badger fat and rub the area of the bronchi first on the back, and then on the chest. Rubbing should be intense, but short-lived - 10 minutes. After that, the patient should put on warm clothes, wrap himself in a blanket and drink hot tea, and then go to bed.
Contraindications to the use of badger fat
Badger fat should be used with caution in the following diseases:
- abnormal liver function;
- pancreas diseases;
- pancreatitis;
- allergy;
- cholelithiasis.
Badger fat is contraindicated in:
- pregnancy;
- lactation;
- children under 3 years.