Traditional medicines have always been popular and now their value does not dry out. Recipes based on viburnum and honey are passed down from generation to generation. Thanks to them, coughs, insomnia and rheumatic pains can be effectively treated.
Since ancient times, our grandparents have treated coughs with medicinal herbs and berries. The viburnum berry, which is rich in organic kilots and vitamins, received special recognition. The main ones include: retinol acetate, folic acid, vitamin K, vitamin PP, ascorbic acid. The complex effect of the miracle berry is manifested in an increase in immunity, a diaphoretic effect, and an improvement in sputum discharge. Viburnum in combination with honey is used to treat bronchitis, acute respiratory diseases and even sinusitis.
Let's take a look at the basic recipes that help you get rid of coughs with ease using only natural ingredients.
Harvesting berries
In order to use our favorite cough recipe in winter, we need frozen viburnum. To preserve all the useful properties, several requirements must be met.
- The berries are harvested from October to November immediately after frost, since it is during this period that the bitterness disappears from the viburnum.
- Before you freeze the viburnum, you need to clean it from twigs and leaves. After that, the berries are washed and dried.
- Dried berries are laid out in plastic bags and sent to the freezer.
- An option is possible when fresh berries are mixed with honey and only then the workpiece is frozen. However, this method is impractical due to the loss of the beneficial properties of honey.
Berries can be harvested without freezing. For this, viburnum berries and honey are alternated in layers. Such a blank can be stored for 2 years.
Cough recipes with viburnum and honey
Many sources present various recipes based on viburnum and honey. Lemon and ginger can be included as additional ingredients. It is important to understand that the better the products are, the better the effect will be. Let's consider step by step the most popular recipes.
Recipe number 1
Honey viburnum for cough (classic recipe)
In this recipe, a fresh decoction of viburnum berries with the addition of honey will be prepared.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of viburnum berries (fresh or frozen);
- 500 ml of boiling water;
- honey (preferably fresh) - 4 tablespoons.
The berries are placed in an enamel bowl and ground until smooth. After that, the mixture is poured with boiling water and left overnight. The resulting mixture is filtered through a sieve or cheesecloth and honey is added to the resulting broth. The mixture is thoroughly mixed.
The finished mixture is taken warm, 100 ml 4 times a day.
The resulting drug helps to eliminate sore throat, thin phlegm and relieve pain. In addition, the mixture of viburnum and honey strengthens the immune system. The home remedy will help to quickly cope with a cough with a minimum of effort.
Recipe number 2
Tincture of red viburnum with honey
Another of the easiest recipes is the preparation of viburnum tincture. An essential condition for such a medicine should be delicious fresh honey. It is better not to take ordinary solid honey in jars, as it will be difficult to keep the proportions.
Ingredients:
- 250 g of viburnum berries (fresh or frozen);
- liquid honey 300 g;
- 2 glasses of vodka.
Cooking begins with rubbing the viburnum into gruel. The mixture is placed in a deep bowl and honey is added. Leave for 12 hours until the berry releases the juice. Berries with honey are transferred to a glass jar and poured with vodka, shaken. The tincture is placed in a dark place for 1 month.
The finished drug is taken 1 tablespoon 2 times a day before meals.
The trick is that the tincture is not filtered and the pieces of berries remain.
The tincture has a strong antitussive effect, relieves inflammation and strengthens the immune system.
Useful properties of viburnum with honey
The many years of experience of our ancestors proves that recipes in which viburnum is mixed with honey have a beneficial effect on the body. In addition to treating coughs, recipes are known that help cure mastopathy, insomnia, myalgia and even depression.
The resulting drugs stabilize the activity of the nervous system, have wet and diaphoretic properties. In addition, viburnum juice has an antispasmodic effect and effectively stops bleeding.
Traditional medicine has a huge number of recipes, which are based on red viburnum and honey. Viburnum is used to make mashed potatoes, juice, broth, tinctures and even compote. However, fresh viburnum does not lose its properties. If you are lucky enough to find a fresh berry, feel free to add it to baked goods and jam. The delicacy will acquire not only a pleasant aroma, but also a lot of useful properties.
Contraindications to the use of viburnum with honey
Despite all the benefits, viburnum with honey has a number of contraindications:
- viburnum with honey should not be eaten by pregnant women, as this can increase the tone of the uterus and lead to miscarriage;
- medicines based on viburnum and honey should be given with caution to children due to the risk of developing allergies;
- medicines from viburnum and honey are contraindicated in people with diabetes and obesity, as this can lead to an exacerbation;
- due to the high content of organic acids in viburnum, gastritis with high acidity is also one of the contraindications;
- viburnum can lower blood pressure, so its use is undesirable for people with hypotension.
