Can you recommend any natural cough suppressants for a child?
A longtime virtual pal o’ mine, Leif, recently asked the following on Facebook. I figured it’d be helpful to others, out there. The answers he received, thus far.Leif: Can you recommend any natural cough suppressants appropriate for a 3 year-old?
Mike:
Tea, brandy, honey
Leif:
Thanks, Mike. I’ve gotten recommendations ranging from a spoonful of honey to a shot of bourbon. I think we’ll start with the light stuff and save the big guns for the wee hours, should he need it.
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Cecilia:
My mother always gave me spoons of honey, even before the Mayo Clinic said it was a good idea.
Andrew Fynn:
warm some raw milk, if you can get it, with honey and cinnamon, until the honey is melted, and before the milk starts to steam.
Anita M. Burke
honey and lemon
Karyn Strickler
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any natural ideas for bronchiospasms?
Boerike and Tafel homeopathic Cough Syrup
Kim
chestal-homeopathic syrup
Pam
stay in a steamy bath tub and drink tea with honey and lemon.
Nicole
can you also recommend natural remedies for bronchiospasms?
Antares
Honey loquat syrup: it's a Chinese remedy.
Sarah
A cloth soaked in strong comfrey leaf tea on the chest with a hot water bottle over it ♥
Nicole
thanks love:)
Natalie
find out if there are expression issues arising. Is the child feeling like they have to squelch who they are and what they say to please others around them? (throat chakra) Lung issues are grief- so good to check on that one too.
Mary
spend some time in a steamy bath before bed
Honey is great but make it raw & local for best efficacy. Add fresh ginger, fresh organic lemon & hot water. This won't suppress, is anti-microbial & will help loosen phlegm.
Slippery elm and honey – You can get it in powder form at natural foods stores and It's easy to make you just bring it to a boil, good for stomach ailments too and you can even give it to pets.
When I've tried everything herbal and homeopathic and the cough is still stubborn, I do the chopped onion poultice. It REALLY works!
Chop and steam an onion (you can also add garlic). Mix with some corn starch and a little cider vinegar. Let cool slightly. Then wrap the mixture in a cotton cloth and place it on the chest, ideally with a heating pad or hot water bottle on top of it to help keep it warm and for better penetration. Leave on 20-30 minutes. You can also apply to the back.
My son wouldn't let me leave it on very long, but it still worked by the next morning, when nothing else had!
Suzanne
Horehound is a traditional herbal remedy, also hyssop.
Kupfer
Bee M.D. organic honey throat drops
Wendy
The best stuff I have used for my kids is Umcka- cherry is the preferred flavor… very safe and moves the infection through quickly
Rosita
organic Eucalyptus oil in a base oil like almond on the chest and a small drop in the mouth
Carlos
Garlic Tea has worked for me since I was a child.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2119607_use-garlic-treat-…
a few drops of Thyme essential oil in a carrier oil like olive or almond, directly on the chest, up to the neck. if cough is really bad, rub the upper back as well, and also boil some water and a few drops of Thyme and inhale. Eucalyptus is good for relieving congestion, but to soothe a spasming cough, nothing beats thyme oil!