Cough cocoa butter for kids

When you need to give your child an effective remedy for cough, many mothers resort not only to pharmaceutical preparations, but also to natural alternatives, which include cocoa butter. Can I use it in childhood and how to do it correctly?

So called fat derived from cocoa fruit, which is used in the preparation of chocolate, as well as in the production of cosmetics and perfumes. This oil is characterized by a creamy shade, a pleasant taste and smell of chocolate. It is represented by a solid mass that melts upon contact with the human body.

This natural substance has healing properties, thanks to which cocoa butter has become popular in medicine since the 18th century. In particular, pharmacists use it in the manufacture of candles and ointments. You can use it inside and out.

The use of cocoa butter today is very extensive:

• This oil treats many skin diseases (eczema, dermatitis, fungal infections), as it has the ability to stimulate regeneration processes. For this reason, cocoa butter is in demand for the treatment of burns, wounds and stretch marks.
• Cocoa butter is used for prophylactic purposes with the risk of gastric ulcer and oncopathology. It is effective in diseases of the biliary tract, and also strengthens the vascular walls.
• Extracted from cocoa fruit oil is an excellent alternative to drugs in the treatment of respiratory diseases. Due to the presence of theobrobin, it is able to inhibit the cough reflex. When using cocoa butter, the healing of the mucous membrane is accelerated, as the product envelops the tissues, as a result of which coughing pain also decreases. If, however, cocoa butter is used to grind the chest, it will improve the blood flow in the upper body and will promote expectoration and faster healing.

To help your child cough, cocoa butter can be given in its natural form. Crumb offer a small piece (the size of a pea) 5-6 times during the day. Oil should be absorbed, as usual cough lozenges.

However, much more often cocoa butter is mixed with other ingredients, adding:

1. Milk. Add a teaspoon of oil to 250 ml of milk, place the container with milk in a water bath and wait until the oil has completely dissolved. When coughing, you can drink this tool in the amount of 3-6 glasses per day. The drink can be sweetened with honey.
2. Milk and chocolate. Heat 500 ml of milk, add to it melted cocoa butter (tablespoon) and melted chocolate (25 grams). Drink give 2 tablespoons 4-6 times a day.
3. Badger fat. Combine the ingredients, taken in a tablespoon, heat them and mix thoroughly. After cooling, this mixture hardens a little. It is given before meals for 1/2 teaspoons. Such a tool because of the high fat content should not be taken in diseases of the gallbladder or liver.
4. Propolis. Cocoa butter should be melted and mixed with propolis in the ratio of 10 to 1. After cooling, the mixture is given three times a day and a ½ teaspoonful.

Using cocoa butter in the treatment of the child, you should remember these rules:

• The dosage of cocoa butter for each child should be selected individually along with your doctor.
• The product should not be given to children shortly before sleep, as this may provoke insomnia.
• Cocoa butter is canceled if an allergic reaction occurs.
• This oil and recipes with it are not suitable for the treatment of cough in children with diabetes and obesity.
• If you have any doubts about the use of cocoa butter in a child, consult your pediatrician.
• Store cocoa butter in a dark place at a low temperature in a container that closes tightly. Note that this product has a fairly long shelf life (3-5 years).
• If top cocoa butter is covered with a whitish bloom, it does not impair its properties and does not mean that the product has deteriorated.

Parents who have tried cocoa butter when they cough from their children often respond positively to it. They note that products based on this oil help to quickly get rid of a strong cough and reduce discomfort in the throat. According to most mothers, children are almost always happy to be treated with such a tasty remedy and do not refuse “chocolate” milk.

The main advantage of cocoa butter as a remedy for coughing parents is that they call the natural origin of this product, which is why there are no side effects in most cases. Difficulties with the acquisition of cocoa butter, too, do not celebrate, because it can be purchased both in pharmacies and shops, and at special exhibitions or on the Internet.

See the following video for a recipe for a cocoa butter beverage for colds.