Aloe from the common cold: recipes, how to prepare nose drops for adults and children, whether they help, contraindications for use, treatment with flower juice at home

Aloe from the common cold is an effective remedy that allows you to quickly stop the symptoms of the disease and strengthen the human immunity.

This plant is so useful and safe that it is used to treat the common cold in children.

There are many recipes for making drops based on aloe, each of which is selected individually. You will learn more about all this in our article.

Can flower juice be used as a remedy for rhinitis?

Reference! The beneficial properties of aloe are determined by its constituent components. A special role is given to vitamins, which ensure the full functioning of the immune system. Due to the presence of antibacterial substances, you can quickly cure a runny nose. In addition, aloe contains complex substances that, when penetrated into the focus of inflammation, begin to fight it.

The juice of this plant has the following properties:

evacuates toxins from the body;
tones the body;
stops bacteria;
improves the immune system;
improves blood flow.

The above properties of aloe indicate that it can be used in the treatment of rhinitis. If you drip aloe juice in your nose, then it begins to act instantly, penetrating into the focus of inflammation. As soon as the juice enters the nose, it is absorbed into the mucous membranes and has a therapeutic effect. It is proved that aloe juice stops not only pathogenic microflora, but also viral agents. Moreover, even influenza viruses are not capable of resisting the juice, leading to the development of signs of a runny nose. You need to drip the juice right after the first symptoms of acute respiratory infections have become noticeable.

Useful and healing properties

Large and juicy leaves of the plant contain a light green juice, which has a strong smell. The chemical composition of the agave has not yet been fully studied, but it is reliably clear that its composition is very diverse. Thanks to this, the plant helps to cope with various diseases.

The composition contains such components:

Catechins - strengthen the vascular walls, which is extremely important with a runny nose. Another substance stops allergic manifestations.
Tanning components have a pronounced anti-inflammatory and astringent effect, improve blood coagulation.
Trace elements and vitamins strengthen the body's defenses, improve the process of evacuation of decay products from the body. They reduce the intensity of pain, the concentration of bad cholesterol in the blood.
Flavanoids have an antioxidant, bactericidal, tonic effect.

How to prepare nose drops at home?

Before preparing a cold medicine, you must prepare the plant. The bottom line is to choose fleshy leaves. They contain a lot of juice. It is best to cut the leaves located at the bottom of the stem.

The simplest recipe for making drops is as follows:

Cut the leaves of the plant, wash with water and dry.
Wrap them in gauze and put in the refrigerator for 10 days. These measures are mandatory, since under the influence of cold, the components that make up the juice have maximum activity.
When 10 days have passed, then remove the peel and thorns from the leaves.
Place the resulting slurry in gauze and squeeze the juice.

The resulting product is not suitable for prolonged use, otherwise it will lose its healing properties.

Watch a video on how to prepare nose drops from aloe:

How to apply, does it help?

Adult

The process of treating a runny nose in an adult at home with aloe juice is as follows:

Adults can drip the juice undiluted directly from the leaf.
To prevent burns of the mucosa, you can dilute the juice with water in a ratio of 1: 2.
Drip 3-4 drops in each nasal passage. Apply 3 times a day.

After instillation, active sneezing is observed, due to which the sinuses are cleaned, and breathing becomes free. You can use aloe juice in the treatment of sinusitis.

To kid

Aloe extract has a bitter taste, so some parents hesitate to give it to children. But if everything is done according to the instructions, then no unpleasant situation will happen:

Before you drip the juice, you need to talk with the child so that treatment does not become stressful for him.
Dilute the juice with water in a ratio of 1: 3.
Carry out a medical procedure in a prone position.
Drip the juice with a pipette in the amount of 2 drops into each nostril. A day you will need to carry out these activities 2 times.

We treat a child’s common cold with aloe juice:

How to cure with a plant: recipes and their use

With Kalanchoe

The tandem of these two plants perfectly helps to cure a runny nose in 3-4 days. They are widespread in household use and are used to treat a wide variety of diseases.

Before the instillation procedure, the plant juices are combined in equal proportions and 2 drops are dripped into each nostril in undiluted form. If a child has a runny nose, then the resulting composition should be diluted with water 1: 1.

With honey

To prepare the product, it is necessary to take in equal proportions such components:

lemon with zest;
honey;
aloe pulp.

Grind all components with a blender. The resulting slurry is taken orally, diluted with water. Keep the medicine in a closed container in the refrigerator. Aloe in tandem with honey is effective in treating colds, the patient improves appetite, improves immunity and weakness goes away.

With eucalyptus

To prepare the product, you need to take aloe juice to combine in honey, rose hips. Take all ingredients in equal amounts. To the resulting mass add 5 g of eucalyptus oil.

Perform a swab from gauze, lay the composition in it and lay them in the nasal passage in turn. The duration of the procedure is 3-5 minutes. Thanks to this method of treatment, congestion and runny nose go away instantly.

Alcohol tincture

Take aloe leaves from the refrigerator, grind with a blender, and then add alcohol in a 1: 5 ratio. Keep the medicine in a dark place for 10 days.

Reception lead 10 g 2 times a day. The tool perfectly stops a weakened body and is effective in an epidemic.

Herbal collection for tampons

To prepare tampons, the following components are required:

aloe juice - 4 parts;
honey - 3 parts;
pulp of rosehip berries - 3 parts;
eucalyptus oil - 1 part.

Combine all components, form swabs from gauze, which are then dipped in the resulting mixture. Place swabs in the nostrils and hold them for 15 minutes. The procedure is carried out 3 times a day.

With olive oil

Take olive oil and combine with aloe juice in a ratio of 3: 1.

Boil the mixture, and when it cools, it lubricate the nasal mucosa 2-3 times a day.

This method is great for treating the common cold of infants.

Contraindications

And although aloe has high biological activity and value, not everyone can use a plant to treat a cold. The first thing is pregnant women. When using aloe juice, children may develop an allergy. Drops with aloe are prohibited in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

If you use the plant in high dosage, then there are such side effects:

kidney and heart pain;
exacerbation of internal or external hemorrhoids;
hematuria.

To prevent the development of side symptoms on aloe, it is necessary to treat the outer side of the wrist before using it. If during the day there are no signs of allergies (itching, redness, rash), then the product is allowed for further use.

Aloe in the treatment of a runny nose at home is a remedy No. 1. It can be used in its pure form or in combination with other components. But just do not self-medicate, all actions should be agreed with the doctor.