Rubbing with a cough is the oldest and proven method for dealing with this symptom. However, when rubbing should take into account the nature of the occurrence of cough and its features, so it is better to consult a doctor about the use of cough medicines. Rubbing can be carried out for children of any age, but the means for rubbing should be selected, taking into account the age and individual characteristics of the child.
Basic rules and methods of grinding
- Trituration is best done at night: usually rub your chest or back with intensive massaging movements without pressure;
- when rubbed with ointments it is important to consider that they can not be rubbed into the heart and near the nipples;
- After rubbing it is desirable to wrap the baby with a warm scarf or blanket;
- when you cough, you can also rub your heels, then put on your socks;
- parents should remember that you can not rub the child if it has a fever.
Than rubbing the child when coughing?
- With a cold and SARS as an aid to cough, you can use a rubbing ointment (for example, a doctor).
- A popular remedy often used by parents is rubbing the chest and back of the baby with camphor oil. You can also use the following recipe: mix 1 tablespoon of turpentine turpentine and 2 tablespoons of warm camphor oil. The resulting mixture is rubbed into the skin of the baby's breast, and then wrapped up warm.
- An effective folk remedy for coughing is considered to be grinding badger fat. To do this, put a spoonful of fat in a container, where it warms up at room temperature. Rub the fat into the skin with light massage movements, and then put on linen, which is not a pity, because the pungent smell of fat is then poorly washed.
- Rinsing with goat fat helps well in the treatment of bronchitis. A very effective way is a mixture of fat and propolis. For its preparation, you need to melt half a liter of goat's fat and pour into it 20 ml of propolis tincture. Next, the mixture is prepared in a water bath, stirring constantly, until the alcohol evaporates. After cooling, the resulting mixture is placed in the cold and taken as needed in a small piece
for rubbing. - One of the most accessible means for rubbing with a cough is honey. For this, it is necessary to warm up the chest with massage hands, and then grease the cabbage leaf with honey and attach it to the baby's chest. This procedure is good to do before bedtime.
- To soften the cough and ease the coughing helps rubbing your back with vodka. Rubbing is accompanied by moderate patting movements.
In conclusion, it can be added that rubbing can not be an independent cough remedy, but only an auxiliary procedure.