As soon as cold symptoms appear and coughing attacks begin to bother them, many people go to the pharmacy and spend money on expensive medications.
Often, traditional methods of treatment become assistants, such as figs for cough with milk, recipes for which you will find in this article.
Figs, an exotic fruit with beneficial properties due to its rich chemical composition. Its biologically active substances help thin mucus, eliminate pain and soreness, and relieve fever, which is why healers recommend it for the treatment of cough.
There are many recipes using figs, but they have the most powerful effect for treating coughs when combined with milk. A mixture of these ingredients can be used to treat colds, throat and respiratory diseases not only for adults, but also for children.
Cough figs with milk - beneficial properties
A medicinal home remedy copes with diseases associated with inflammation of the bronchi, mucous membranes of the throat, laryngitis and sore throat. The remedy is useful for smokers suffering from a characteristic cough associated with an increased concentration of carcinogenic tars and nicotine in the lungs.
Figs are used for colds of various types, as they have antipyretic and diaphoretic properties. The berries contain a substance that can have the same effect as taking acetylsalicylic acid. A prepared fig decoction speeds up recovery associated with sore throat and inflammation of the respiratory organs.
The drug strengthens the immune system, which weakens when there is a cold, and helps remove toxic substances from the body. A drink made from milk and figs, which relieves symptoms of respiratory diseases and coughing attacks and, being a natural product, does not cause side effects in the treatment of adults and children. It has a pleasant taste and is more like a sweet treat than a medicine.
The beneficial properties of figs help with diseases of the heart, kidneys, and stomach. Potassium contained in figs dilates blood vessels and relaxes them, which helps reduce blood pressure and is useful for venous insufficiency.
Recipes used for dry cough help thin and remove mucus. Homemade products are rich in useful elements and vitamins that help restore immunity to immunity and get rid of infection. Due to the presence of fats, it helps relieve inflammation from the throat.
For what diseases should it be taken?
Considering the range of beneficial substances of figs and its healing effects on the body, traditional medicine recommends using the prepared potions for:
Note. A drink made from milk and figs will not replace medications prescribed by a doctor for the treatment of cough. It will only help enhance the effect!
- Acute form of bronchitis;
- Pneumonia;
- Sore throat and hoarse voice;
- Infectious throat diseases (laryngitis, pharyngitis);
- Loss of voice;
- Cough caused by an allergic reaction and leading to irritation of the throat mucosa;
- Rehabilitation of the body at the end of recovery from acute respiratory diseases.
How to choose the right figs?
So that you can safely eat berries in any form and get the benefits, you need to buy a quality product. Here are the characteristics of good fresh figs:
- it should be slightly soft, but hold its shape steadily and not fall apart in your hands;
- the skin should be smooth and without cracks, but small scratches are not considered a fault;
- the smell of ripe fruits is pleasant and sweetish; sour indicates the beginning of the fermentation process;
- a large number of seeds, as a rule, indicates excellent taste.
Dried figs of the highest quality have a pleasant light brown color. All berries are smooth, regular, slightly flattened in shape and relatively soft to the touch. White coating on the fruit is an indicator of high sugar content. To avoid running into low-quality figs, you need to touch them. Rough and dry fruits are most likely past their expiration date. In addition, such berries have an unpleasant sour taste.
Cough figs with milk - recipes
Traditional medicine has accumulated many recipes for making fig-based potions to cope with cough.
Steamed figs
The recipe is ideal for those people who suffer from lactose intolerance (milk intolerance). Parenka is prepared from 200 ml of water and eight figs. Cook the mixture for about half an hour over low heat, and then add more water (200 ml) and the same amount of sugar.
The syrup should be cooked until the sugar is completely dissolved. To enhance the antioxidant properties of the medicine, after cooking, you can add a couple of slices of lemon to the syrup. You need to drink half a glass, up to four times a day.
Boiled figs with milk
You can prepare a cough drink using the most popular recipe: add one fig (dry, dried or dried) to 600 ml of milk.
The recipe specifies fresh milk for preparing the drink, but due to its absence, the most common pasteurized milk will do, but with no less than 3.2 percent fat content. The higher the fat content of the milk, the more it will soothe a sore throat.
The figs must be placed in milk and boiled over low heat. Boil the product for at least 30 minutes until all the liquid is reduced by one third. Then place the container in a warm place so that the berries imbue the drink with their beneficial properties.
Then pour into a glass jar and store in a cool place under a tight lid. After a day, cough figs with milk will acquire a viscous and viscous consistency.
Dried fruit medicine
Another recipe is made from dried fruits. You need to take 10 figs, rinse them well and boil them in a glass of water for half an hour until they swell and soften. After this, another 200 ml of water is poured into the pan and sugar is added, in the same amount and cooked until syrup is obtained.
Additional fig recipes
Figs, as an effective remedy, can be used not only with milk, but also with other ingredients.
Dried figs with honey
There is another simple recipe: mixing figs with honey, according to many people, gives good results in the fight against cough. To prepare the medicine, you need to take 10 dried figs and add the same number of tablespoons of mod.
Mix everything together using a blender and consume 1 teaspoon of the finished mixture in the morning and before bed. After taking the medicine, it is advisable not to eat for up to 30 minutes.
With ginger and lemon juice
Another effective remedy is a syrup made from figs, ginger and lemon juice. It will help saturate the body with vitamin C, strengthening weakened immunity and the disease will quickly recede.
How to prepare: A 20-minute decoction is prepared from 200 ml of water and 8 chopped figs. Add sugar to taste and a little more water to the resulting mixture. Let the syrup boil again and cook until the sugar dissolves. After this, add 1 teaspoon of ginger and lemon juice to the product. The syrup should be consumed three times a day.
With radish
Radish, like figs, is often used to relieve cough symptoms, and using them together has an even more effective effect. How to do:
- Grate the peeled radish;
- Grind figs - 6 pcs.;
- Mix the ingredients and add ten tablespoons of honey;
- Cover the product with a towel and leave in a cool place for 24 hours.
- Take the finished drug every morning, one tablespoon at a time.
Syrup on water
If you have lactose intolerance, you should give preference to a recipe that is prepared without milk, but with water. To do this, take 8 figs and place them in 200 ml of water. It is necessary to steam everything over low heat, and then add a glass of sugar and water. The syrup is boiled until all the sugar is completely dissolved.
When you lose your voice
If there are signs of hoarseness in the voice or when the voice has completely disappeared, it is worth preparing a rinse. You need to take 6 figs and pour 400 ml of milk over them. How long to cook: at least 2 hours until the liquid has reduced by half. Gargle with the resulting medicine throughout the day, at least 4 times.
For coughs of smokers
People who smoke usually suffer from a dry cough, and figs help get rid of it. The following cooking recipe is used:
- Mix 10 figs with 2 tbsp. l honey;
- Grind everything with a blender;
- The resulting mixture is stored in a glass container under a lid in a cool place.
Use the product on an empty stomach, 1 tbsp daily. l, washed down with milk.
Antipyretic decoction
A cold that gives a strong fever can be fought with a special decoction. Take a tablespoon of figs and place them in water mixed with milk. Bring to a boil and let stand for about 30 minutes. Use the finished medicine every time the temperature rises.
In what form and how to eat figs?
Fig fruits are green, yellow, brown or dark blue, resembling a plum. Dark berries are much sweeter than light ones. The taste of fresh figs is light, sweetish, without sourness, and you can fully experience it when eaten fresh. True, it is difficult to find a “primordial” product in stores and on market counters. A ripe berry is soft and tender, which makes it very difficult to transport. But you shouldn’t buy figs that are far from ripe: they are unable to “reach condition” on their own, like other types of fruit.
People who have recently discovered this delicacy want to know how to eat figs with the peel. Indeed, the entire fruit is edible. Just don’t give the skin to small children or eat the shell that’s too rough. In other cases, the fresh fruit must be carefully washed in warm water. It is recommended to store the figs in a cool place for about an hour before cutting them.
Fresh fruit at room temperature remains edible for about a day. It is best to put it in the refrigerator - there it will retain its original appearance and taste longer (up to 3 days).
In addition, the berries can be frozen and stored for about 12 months. For this purpose, it is better to choose dark varieties. The frozen product is used for baking, jam, and compotes.
Dried figs can be doused with boiling water before eating to kill germs. Some varieties, even in their “dehydrated” form, are quite juicy, while others should be kept over steam or soaked in boiling water. This product can be eaten without anything, put into pies or muffins, or stewed with fennel and anise. And if you add spices, dried apricots, apples and figs to the water and cook it all for about 15 minutes, you will get a very tasty compote.
Are there any contraindications for the sweet remedy?
Figs with milk, despite their natural origin, like medications, have their contraindications. People with diabetes should not drink the drink, since the fruit contains quite a lot of carbohydrates, and sugar is added during preparation.
- for acute inflammatory bowel diseases,
- for pancreatitis and gallstone disease,
- for gout and obesity.
It is recommended to refuse treatment for people with individual intolerance to lactose and substances that make up figs, in order to avoid severe allergies.
Figs: benefits and harm to the body
Figs have great nutritional value. Protein, iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium - this is not a complete list of all the useful components of the product. In terms of the amount of iron, the fig is ahead of the apple, and in terms of potassium content it is second only to nuts. Figs contain quite a lot of copper - one of the main microelements, which is found in the human liver and muscles and affects the production of elastin and collagen. It is no coincidence that figs are popular as an element of a healthy, proper diet.
It has also found wide application in folk medicine. The fruits help regulate the proper functioning of the stomach and have a beneficial effect on the condition of the entire human circulatory system. Figs are extremely beneficial for women. The folic acid it contains is especially necessary for the fairer sex before conception and during the first 3 months of pregnancy. But, if a woman gains weight too quickly during this period, suffers from kidney disease or gestational diabetes, she should abandon the product.
Scientific research shows that figs are very important for women who are going through menopause. Taking the product every day prevents breast cancer. This is all thanks to the significant level of antioxidants, which is another benefit of eating figs.
Dried fruits are almost no different in value from fresh berries. The process of water evaporation occurs naturally, which helps to maximize the benefits of figs. Yellow-green berries have a huge range of positive properties. An important quality of the product is the ability to quickly saturate it, since dried figs contain a large amount of fiber.
However, dried figs have high sugar levels, so people with different types of diabetes should avoid them. In addition, doctors do not recommend consuming it in large quantities if you have excess weight problems, since figs are quite high in calories. Figs should not be consumed by people with acute gastritis and kidney disease.
