Tea made of liquorice root was named as one of the best things to control cough
During the winter period doctors count about tens of diseases of respiratory infections which are accompanied by cough.
More often cough appears because of colds and is only an illness symptom. Action of viruses on mucous respiratory tracts develops expectoration which prevents to breathe freely. Cough helps an organism to get rid of it. One more reason of occurrence of this reaction of organism is cold.
To facilitate this condition, phyto-therapists recommend drinking more liquids, first of all. Plentiful drink and rest are the best allies in struggle with cold cough. It is necessary that expectoration which accumulates in bronchial tubes, was liquid. So, then it becomes easy to remove it from respiratory tracts.
The most useful herbal tea for struggle against cough is considered tea made of liquorice root. Though the plant contains hundreds of important compounds, the basic active component is glycyrrhizin. It influences sweet taste of the root and is responsible for its antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobic properties.
The researches carried out in recent years on mice, have shown that components of liquorice can lower frequency of cough by 78 %, and combination of liquorice can serve as expectorant drug. Tea from liquorice root has only one contra-indication. It is not recommended for the use by pregnant women.
The site of ORIENT repeatedly in the publications described curative properties of liquorice root and its application in medicine in our country.
The recipe of preparation of the herbal tea with liquorice is simple. One table spoon of the crushed root needs to be added in a glass of water and to bring the mixture to boiling. After that, one should allow the tea to cool down.
For the question, how many cups of tea a day it is necessary to increase the daily diet of consumption of liquids, doctors answer, by three-four.
Besides it, the tea for the patient suffering from cough, before going to bed, is advised to take one teaspoon of honey. This is an infallible remedy which will help to soothe cough and normally to sleep.
One more way to facilitate cough - to take care of what air the sick person breathes. If it is dusty indoors, it is too stuffy or it is dry, inhaled air will irritate in addition the mucous. Therefore it is necessary to wash floors, to air a premise and to take out things - carpets and soft toys that absorb dust from a room where the coughing person sleeps.
For cough usual sugar candies - and chemist's antitussive drugs and simply sweets can also help. The matter is that an irritated throat can also become the reason of cough, especially dry one with which sputum does not leave. When the person resolves a sugar candy he frequently swallows and humidifies mucous throats so, cough becomes no more serious.
Plentiful drink and pure air work better either than tablets and syrups and even it is far better: pure air does not have by-effects and risk of overdose.
Roman Teplyakov
