Aloe for rhinitis for adults and children

Aloe is a common indoor plant, which has long been used for medicinal purposes. It is actively used in the fight against arthritis, psoriasis, diabetes and many other painful processes. But does aloe help in colds and during colds? Life experience and doctors respond to this question positively. From this plant you can make the medicine yourself, or you can buy ready-made preparations on the basis of the pharmacy.

The Benefits of Aloe

Aloe in rhinitis is an effective remedy because its microelements can kill viruses and microbes, disinfect, remove inflammation and heal damaged tissue. In addition, the juice of the plant prevents the spread of the infection, because it contains a light antibiotic. Due to this property, it is possible to avoid complications that often occur against the background of colds. All vitamins, trace elements and amino acids contained in aloe, strengthen immunity.

The best remedy

Many pharmaceutical drops are not recommended for use for longer than five days, as it becomes addictive, and microbes become more resistant to drugs. In this case, the disease does not recede. It is proved that the aloe juice in the rhinitis does not cause the addictive effect. Already after the first application, there is a significant relief. With the stable application of this plant, the disease state passes. The instant result is achieved thanks to the structure of the nose, inside which there are many capillaries. Juice immediately penetrates through the blood to the focus of inflammation, fighting the main problem. Very soon, relief comes, breathing becomes freer, and irritated mucous calms down.

Juicing

In order to aloe in the cold had the maximum therapeutic effect, it is important to properly prepare. It is worth knowing that a young plant that is not yet three years old does not have a full range of medicinal properties. Therefore, for these purposes, it is worth taking the leaves of an adult aloe. They are thoroughly washed under ordinary cool water. Clean sheets are laid in gauze and set aside in a cold place for 12 hours (you can on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator). After cooling, need to remove the needles and finely cut the aloe. In the tank, the leaves are ground to a state of gruel. The prepared mixture is filtered through gauze. Ready juice can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than two weeks, after this time the medicine becomes unsuitable, as it is wasting all its healing characteristics.

How to apply a medicinal plant

There are many recipes on how to use aloe in a runny nose. It can be bred with other components or used as an independent product. But never aloe can not be used undiluted, pure. Juice is a concentrated product and can burn the nasal mucosa. Therefore, to avoid unnecessary problems, aloe vera juice in children is diluted with water in a proportion of 1: 3, for an adult it is enough to dilute 1: 2. By means of a pipette, a drop of four drops is added to each nostril. Only four doses per day. If a runny nose appears in the baby, a gentle concentration is made: 1 part aloe juice and 5 parts water. Burying a spout can not be more than three times a day. When treating children, it is advisable to use such homemade drops in a "duet" with a vitamin complex, which allows the child not to weaken during the fight against the common cold. This method is the simplest, but in folk medicine there are other ways of using aloe.

Recipe with honey

In this method, we do not need aloe juice. The use of this prescription for the cold does not have an immediate effect, but instead it gradually and gently eliminates symptoms. To prepare the medicine you will need three fresh sheets of aloe, 300 gr. Honey and 100 gr. Filtered water. All components are added to a saucepan and simmer for two hours. Cooled potion is stored in a dark place. It should be drunk every day on a tablespoon in the morning, in the evening and at lunch.

Alcohol tincture

To begin with, aloe leaflets are prepared. Having sustained them in the refrigerator on the bottom shelf (so all components that make up the plant are activated), cut them along, squeezing out all the juice from the pulp. If desired, you can grind the product in a blender. The tincture is prepared in a glass vessel. Aloe is poured with alcohol (1: 5). Therapeutic tincture is aged for 10 days.

This remedy should be taken in several cases: to improve health in the off-season, as a preventative against colds and during a runny nose. Drink tincture with caution no more than twice a day. Dosage at a time is not more than half a teaspoon. This tincture of aloe in a runny nose should be diluted with water 1: 1. Bury in each nostril two drops. This dosage is sufficient even with abundant discharge. Increase the number of drops is not necessary, as this can lead to unpleasant dryness in the nose or even burns.

Other Useful Recipes

Over the past decades, various variants of the use of aloe leaves have been invented for the common cold. Most of these "grandmother" recipes are tested and really are effective. They can cure not only an adult, but a child. Unfortunately, this method is not permissible during the carrying out of a child, especially at an earlier date. Here are a few simple medicinal recipes:

• Ready-made aloe juice from the refrigerator is diluted with carrot juice (1: 2). Every five hours, drip this medicine five drops into each nasal passage.
• With a strong cold, another means of two large sheets is prepared. But before cutting them, the plant should not be watered for a week, so that its composition is more concentrated and saturated. It is necessary to grind 1 tbsp. Celandine and red pepper. All components are mixed in a gruel and filled with vodka. The tincture is aged for 10 days. Finished means to blot the bridge of the nose and nasal passages. This means is not suitable for children.
• The next option is called herbal collection. It will require three pieces of honey and ground hips (mature fruits without pits), part of eucalyptus oil and four parts of aloe juice. These components are thoroughly mixed. Two gauze are prepared from the gauze, which must be moistened in the finished product and carefully inserted into the nasal passages. Hold for about 15 minutes. This procedure is performed in the morning, at night and in the evening.
• The following mixture gives excellent results. In the same quantities, lemon juice, honey and aloe juice are taken. All components are thoroughly mixed. The medicine is used as ordinary drops in the nose.
• If you do not have your aloe on the windowsill, or the plant is still young, you can buy an extract from the pharmacy. It has a yellowish tint and is also safe (for those who do not have contraindications), like a real plant.

Special caveats

It is worth remembering that during the gestation period, all medicines that are made on the basis of aloe, should prescribe only the doctor. Such drugs are able even in small doses to provoke miscarriage. Aloe juice affects the contraction of the uterine muscles, which in turn can lead to tragedy, so aloe during a runny nose during pregnancy is not recommended at all.

In addition, these drugs should be treated with caution during menstruation or with uterine bleeding. Also consult with a doctor if inflammatory processes or liver diseases are present in the bladder. It is necessary to treat with caution the drugs based on aloe vera for those who have regular blood pressure and have heart diseases, since the juice of this plant increases the flow of blood. Suffering epilepsy is strictly prohibited from such drugs. People who have previously experienced personal intolerance should also refrain from similar methods of treatment.

It is important to determine exactly why you have a runny nose. With chronic rhinitis this method of treatment is not suitable. In this case, complex therapy is required. If this is the usual seasonal or cold reaction, aloe in the cold will be helpful.

Precautionary measures

Although the drug based on aloe is not addictive, it is still important not to exceed the dosage, which is indicated in the recipes, most often it is not more than five meals per day. Excessive use of juice or plant extract can cause severe irritation of the nasal mucosa, which will bring additional pain during the runny nose. It is better to do the last instillation in the nose no later than an hour and a half before going to bed.