Traditional cough medicine in children

Traditional cough medicine in children

cough in children

Coughing on children is very worrying for parents. This cough is a symptom that is protective for the body. Coughing is the body's natural steam to expel mucus or foreign matter in the lungs and blocked air flow.
But this time you parents need not worry because we will provide a traditional way to deal with cough on this child. Let's look at the plant material that will be used.

image flower starfruit

Starfruit  : with the scientific name : Averrhoa bilimbi linn
Name of region : starfruit acid (Indonesia), calincing, starfruit, balinese starfruit, asom starfruit, balimbing, reed starfruit, salimeng, selemang, balimbing, balimbeng, tukerela, celene, balimbieng, balimbi, balerang, balimbeng, balimbeng, salimeng, salimeng, selemang, balimbing, balimbeng, tukerela, celene, balimbieng, malimbi, balerang, balimbeng, balideng, limbi, libi.
General characteristics : starfruit is a trunked tree hard, more than 10 meters high, does not have many branches. Even finned leaves. Small flower, grows hanging, red or purplish color. Buni fruit, elongated shape, seed and bear 5. Dagiing fruit tastes sour and contains a lot of water.
Parts used : leaves, stems, flowers and fruit.

image fennel

Fennel : with a scientific name; Foeniculum vulgare Mill.The names of regions in Indonesia : fennel landi, fennel londa, adhas, wala wulung, das spicy, manih, adeh, paapang, paampas, popoas, papaato, dengue-denggu, kumpasi, porotomo, adase, adasa, rempasu, and fennel.
General characteristics : is a long-lived terna plant, height 50-200 cm. the color of the stem is bluish green, grooved, jointed, hollow, and when planted this plant will give off its fragrance. The leaves are compound, double pinned with a narrow fin. The position of the leaves grow alternately, resembling needles, leaf tips and the base of the spine, flat edges, the leaves also have a white sheath, this sheath is webbed with a hat-shaped top. Compound interest, umbrella shape, arrangement of 6-40 handles. The length of the mother is 5-10 cm, the stem is 2-5 mm long, and the mahota buga is yellow. Oblong fruit, has ribs, 6-10 mm long and 3-4 mm wide. the young fruit is green, while the old fruit is greenish brown, yellowish brown, or brown.
Material used : fruit that is ripe.
Note : before use, the fennel fruit is dried in the sun to dry.

This time we are familiar with the ingredients to be used, let's discuss how to make this traditional medicine.
Material :
• flower Star fruit wuluh 1 handheld
• Fennel 5 items
• Rock sugar 1 tablespoon
• ½ cup water
How to make :
• All ingredients in tim (made into porridge) for several hours
• After chilling, the mixture is filtered with a piece of cloth
Usage guidelines : divide herbs into 2 (for 2 drinks), drink 2 times a day before breakfast and dinner.

Now that we know the ingredients to be used, let's always use traditional materials that our ancestors have used for a long time, even now in this modern era they are still used. Thanks.

SIGIT HERBAL