Cough is a sign of inflammation of the upper respiratory tract and brings a lot of anxiety and discomfort to its owner. Thus the body gets rid of the accumulated sputum and the patient's task is to help him in this. Today, a lot of traditional medicines for cough are sold in pharmacies, and as a supplement to the basic treatment it is not forbidden to take folk remedies for cough, which includes burnt sugar , and how to prepare it will be told in this article.
How to cook the burnt sugar?
Here are the most popular recipes for getting burnt sugar from cough:
- The easiest way is to pour the incomplete tablespoon of sugar and place it above the gas burner. Drain the contents of the spoon until it becomes brown. Then the mass should be poured into any form, pre-oiled, and with the edge put a match or toothpick, so that when hardening it is comfortable to hold. Suck such a candy on a stick three times during the entire span of wakefulness.
- Those who are interested in how to prepare burnt sugar from cough can use the previous method, only the melted mass is poured out into warm milk instead of in shape. At the first attacks of a cough put such a candy in your mouth and suck until completely dissolved.
- Strengthen the action of burnt sugar allows various additives, in particular, vodka. Cover the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of sugar and wait until it turns brown. Once the mass melts, pour 200 ml of cold water. Stir, pour into a prepared container and while the healing drug is not cold, add 5 tbsp. l. of vodka. Take fractional throughout the entire waking period. This tool is intended for adults only.
- Popular and such a recipe for cooking burnt sugar from cough, and how to do it will be understandable based on the following actions: melt the sugar in a pan and combine it with fresh onion in equal parts. Distribute the mass on any molds, oiled, and cool. Onions have been used for cough since ancient times, so these candies will be many times more useful, although their taste is not pleasant for everyone.
Instead of juice of onions, lemon juice can be used, and some pour the melted mass into infusions of medicinal herbs, which also possess expectorant action, for example, infusion of pine cones or thyme . This is an ideal treatment for young children who refuse to drink bitter medicines.