Cough is a symptom that most often occurs as a result of a cold, flu, SARS, etc. It helps to remove sputum, bacteria that accumulated during the illness from the body. Basically, people turn to folk remedies for help, among which onion with sugar is effective. We will describe in more detail about this treatment method in the article.

Does onion with cough sugar help?

• Onions with sugar can be consumed with wet or dry coughs due to the fact that the vegetable has such healing and beneficial properties as:
• is an antiviral agent;
• helps to thin the sputum and remove it from the respiratory system;
• contains a large amount of vitamin C and minerals;
• serves as an antiseptic;
• relieves inflammatory processes;
• stops the reproduction of pathogenic microflora;
• prevents the development of the disease;
• eliminates irritation and sore throat.

Cooking methods

There are a large number of recipes for making syrups, mashed potatoes, onion decoctions with cough sugar. Consider the most common and fastest of them.

Important! Doctors recommend using a folk onion remedy in the initial stages of a cough to achieve an early result.

Syrup

For the preparation of syrup, you can use yellow or purple onions.

The process consists of the following steps:

1. Place a small onion, peeled and finely chopped or chopped on a blender, put in a container (glass jar).
2. Add 25 g of sugar to the cooked mass.
3. Stir, cover.
4. Leave at room temperature for 24 hours, so that the onion "let the juice".
5. After this, strain the liquid fraction and take in case of coughing.
6. Keep refrigerated unopened.
7. Adults and children over 5 years old must take 1 tbsp. spoon 3 times a day. Children under 5 years old - 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.

Gruel

The medicine in the form of gruel is recommended for children, and cook as follows:

1. Peel a large onion and chop to a pulp state.
2. Add 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar, mix.
3. Cover the dishes in which the puree is located and insist overnight.
4. In the morning, give gruel in doses, according to the age of the child.
5. The tool is recommended for children from 3 years. The course should not last more than 5 days.

Did you know? One onion contains more sugar than an apple or pear. This is confirmed by the fact that after its preparation all volatile substances evaporate, and the vegetable becomes sweet.

Decoction

Next, we will analyze how to prepare a medicinal onion broth with sugar.

To do this, you need:

1. Peel a medium-sized onion, cut into small cubes.
2. Pour 1/2 cup sugar.
3. Cover and leave for 3 hours to let the onion juice.
4. Then mix and transfer to a small pan.
5. Pour in one glass of boiled water.
6. Simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Cool, pour into a glass jar, cover.
8. You can take everything (adults and children) for 1 tbsp. spoon from 3 to 6 times a day, depending on the severity of the disease. Be sure to use the remedy before bedtime.

Rules for using onions with sugar

Cooked onion-based products with sugar against cough are recommended for adults and children over 10 years old, 1 tbsp. spoon before or after a meal. Children 3 years of age - 1 teaspoon, children from 4 to 10 years - 2 teaspoons after eating (to prevent irritation of the gastric mucosa). On average, a medicine is used 3 times a day, but depending on the severity of the disease, the number of doses can be increased up to 6 times.

Children should be treated with the folk method only after consulting a pediatrician. It should also be remembered that onion medicine has a short shelf life and it is better to cook in small quantities so that the herbal remedy is fresh.

Contraindications

• Despite the fact that a folk remedy is characterized by many positive qualities, it also has contraindications, which include:
• individual intolerance to one of the ingredients (allergy);
• should not be taken by patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes;
• gastritis and peptic ulcer of the stomach, during which when eating onions with sugar, acidity increases;
• diseases of the gallbladder and liver;
• It is strictly forbidden to give children under 1 year old.

Treating cough with onions and sugar takes a little longer than when using medications.

Important! Treatment of cough with onions and sugar is recommended for pregnant women, since it does not adversely affect the body of the expectant mother and her child.

But it should be remembered that in addition to eliminating unpleasant symptoms, a folk remedy strengthens the human immune system, saturates the body with vitamins and useful substances, is inexpensive and affordable for everyone.