Expectorant syrups of plant origin. Expectorants for children

Cough can bother all people regardless of age, skin color or religion. Most of all, I don’t want to observe a cough in children, as carefree faces change into sick ones. Therefore, the treatment of cough in children should be carried out as efficiently and quickly as possible.

The occurrence of spasms in the lungs and bronchi, which manifest themselves in the form of a cough, are the body's response to irritation. Having received a similar impulse from cough center , the brain causes a spasm to clear the airways.

It should immediately be noted that cough there are 2 types: dry and wet. Dry coughs are mostly useless and need to be soothed or suppressed.

Another thing with a wet cough, which helps the body to get rid of phlegm, pathogenic bacteria, etc.

So wet cough only stimulate and facilitate his work. To make it easier for the body to remove everything extraneous from the lower respiratory tract, it is worth taking expectorant drugs.

They thin the sputum, make it easier to separate, sometimes even change its composition. Then everything external through a cough will dodge away and the recovery process will go very quickly.

Phlegm thinners and expectorants for children on a plant basis

Herbal preparations have always been more in demand, as they are organic and safe for health. Among all medicines plant origin drugs should be identified:

1. Herbion. The medicine is recommended for children from 2 years of age. The main advantage is the presence, in addition to the expectorant effect, also anti-inflammatory. Additionally, the spread of the virus is blocked and its removal from the body is accelerated. The composition contains thyme, which enhances expectoration, and essential oils soothe the mucous membrane. It is recommended to take with bronchitis, tracheitis and tracheobronchitis;
2. Gedelix. The effectiveness of the drug is due to the fact that it contains an extract of ivy leaves. It causes an expectorant effect, liquefies sputum, reduces bronchospasm and improves the excretion of sputum from the body;
3. Mukaltin. Contains marshmallow root extract, sodium bicarbonate is also present. Reduces the viscosity of sputum and thins it. Thanks to the stimulation of the mucous membrane, expectoration is greatly facilitated and a speedy recovery is guaranteed.

Effective drugs for thinning sputum in children

Among the variety of drugs can be called the most efficient Ambrobene, Bromhexine and ACC Long.

Each drug has approximately the same set of properties, although the composition is somewhat different.

Important! Bromhexine and ACC Long are not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. These drugs contain inactive ambroxol, which requires placement in a suitable environment (swallowing the tablet). Since an additional digestion process is required, the substances released can harm the fetus.

syrups

The best are Herbion ivy or primrose syrup, Lazolvan, Flavamed and Fluditec.

Lazolvan- This is a mucolytic type drug based on ambroxol.

It has a bronchosecretolytic and expectorant effect. Prescribed for diseases with difficult sputum discharge.

A similar drug is Flavamed, its action is completely identical Lazolvan.

Fluditec It is a syrup based on carbocysteine. It produces mucoregulatory and mucolytic effects, while stimulating the immune system.

Mucolytic cough suppressants for children

leads the drug ACC 100, which is indicated for use in viscous, difficult to separate sputum.

Often prescribed for acute and chronic bronchitis, laryngitis, sinusitis and inflammation of the middle ear. Can be used by children at any age, but for those who have not reached 2 years, only as directed by a doctor.

As an alternative applied Fluimucil, which performs only a mucolytic function and rinofluimucil, in addition, the drug helps with pulmonary edema.

Medicines with antitussive effect

Antitussive drugs help reduce the aggression of the cough center. This reduces the frequency and strength of spasms in the chest.

This approach opposite of expectoration and is often used to temporarily relieve coughs.

• Codelac- This effective medicine for the treatment of unproductive cough. It contains the substance codeine, which calms the cough center and prevents coughing fits.
• Stoptussin- This complex drug, which contains the function of blocking the cough reflex at the central level and relieves spasmodic phenomena. It also promotes liquefaction, separation and withdrawal of sputum.

Other medicines to thin sputum in children

There are Althea preparations, such as mukaltin, marshmallow roots, marshmallow syrup. All of them make it easier for the child to cough up and remove all foreign masses from the respiratory tract.

Thermopsol- these are tablets for thinning sputum when coughing in children, which have a pronounced expectorant property and stimulate respiratory center, while the drug is herbal.

Inhalation treatment

In combination with tablets or syrups, the body should be helped with the removal of sputum and with the help of inhalations. The respiratory mass contains add special nebulizers.

• Fluimucil- children 2-6 years old should use 1-2 ml, for 6-12 years old - 2 ml, and 12 years and above - 3 ml. It is worth inhaling 1-2 times a day, the course of treatment is 10 days.
• Lazolvan, Ambrobene- children under 2 years old should be given 1 ml, 2-6 years old - 2 ml and over 6 years old - 2-3 ml. It must first be diluted with saline 1 to 1. Treatment lasts 5 days.
• Sinupret. Requires dilution with saline depending on age group the coefficient varies: 2-6 years - 1 to 4 ml, 6-16 years - 1 to 2 ml and over 16 years 1 to 1 ml.

Folk remedies for removing sputum for children

Known for hundreds of years and some herbs and fruits have shown especially strong expectorant properties.

Most of them can be found in syrups and tablets, as extracts.

1. Carrot juice with honey. Helps to soothe a cough and in the process allows some thinning of the phlegm. the only important nuance is that carrot juice must be fresh. Take 4-5 times a day for 1 tablespoon;
2. Radish with sugar. It is required to cut the black radish into small pieces and pour into a saucepan, cover with sugar. Place in the oven to bake for 2 hours. Strain the liquid from the remnants of the vegetable. Take syrup 2 tsp. 3-4 times a day;
3. Lemon with honey. Squeeze the juice from the lemon into a glass. Next, add 2 tbsp. glycerin and mix well. Then fill the glass to the top with honey. Take several times a day for 1 tsp.

If you take , then here too big variety: Mother and stepmother, thyme, licorice, chamomile, sage and even plantain. By making tinctures or decoctions of these herbs, you can quickly get rid of a wet cough.

Contraindications

There are no special contraindications for these drugs, except for individual hypersensitivity to the components of any drug. It is worth paying attention to the fact that some medicines contain sugar, which must be taken into account when diabetes. You should also consult with your doctor and peptic ulcer or pregnancy.

Please note that you should not take several drugs at once, especially with opposite effects.

Autumn and winter are the traditional season for children's colds. Cough is a common symptom of this disease. It may be viral or bacterial nature. Especially painful dry unproductive cough. When moving into a wet state, he continues to disturb not only the child, but also parents who are concerned about his health. To cope with this problem, you need serious treatment. for children occupy a central place in therapy.

Indications for the appointment of an expectorant

Expectorant drugs should not be used for dry cough, this will only harm the health of the child. With an unproductive manifestation, viscous sputum accumulated in the bronchi is not excreted. It fills the gaps of the bronchi, preventing them from functioning normally. Microbes that have settled on their walls continue to multiply, the child's condition worsens. There are several recommendations to alleviate the condition of a small patient:

• Remove from the apartment or room where the child is located, all items that collect dust.
• Ventilate the room often.
• The temperature in the room should not be higher than 20 degrees.
• The air in the apartment should be humid, you can hang a wet towel on the radiator in winter or use a special humidifier.
• Give the child enough liquid to drink: water, cranberry juice, currant and raspberry jelly, tea with and honey, if there is no allergy.
• Apply drinking and inhalation with mineral alkaline water, after releasing the gas.
• In the absence of allergies, give decoctions of medicinal herbs:,.

Common cause cough - accumulation in respiratory tract viscous and difficult to separate sputum. Healthy respiratory organs produce up to 100 ml of a liquid secretion, called mucus, per day. It is necessary for their proper functioning, normal gas exchange, protection from various pathogens, dust, dirt and other harmful substances. On hit a large number bacteria on the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, the secretion of mucus increases dramatically, and its consistency changes - it becomes viscous and difficult to separate.

Diseases that cause coughing:

• Diseases of the lower respiratory tract of an infectious nature: pneumonia, acute and chronic bronchitis, tuberculosis.
• inflammation caused by external factors or internal processes: bronchospasm, allergies, bronchial asthma.
• Diseases of the upper respiratory tract, in which viscous sputum appears: sinusitis, nasopharyngitis, rhinitis.
• Diseases of ENT organs: otitis media, sinusitis.

With all these pathological conditions expectorants should be used. They can be plant-based or synthetic. Parents do not have to choose them on their own. Even the most harmless herbal remedy can cause an allergy in a child and only aggravate the condition. Expectorant drugs should be prescribed by a doctor: pediatrician, pulmonologist, otolaryngologist.

Variety of expectorants

Cough relievers are divided into the following groups:

• suppressing irritation of cough receptors;
• expectorants;
• mucolytic.

Antitussives suppress dry non-productive cough. And the action of expectorants is aimed at reducing productive cough with a well-separated sparse sputum.

Mucolytic drugs relieve a condition with a productive cough, but with viscous and difficult to separate sputum due to its dilution.

According to the mode of action and the effect obtained from expectorant drugs, they can be divided into 3 types:

• reflex;
• resorptive;
• mucolytic.

The first two types of expectorant drugs irritate the mucous membrane of the lower respiratory tract, thereby producing an increase in the amount of mucus, thinning it, and facilitating its removal into the trachea by improving the peristalsis of the bronchial muscles. Mucolytic expectorants thin sputum by disrupting the structure of mucopolysaccharides, but do not increase its amount. Due to the high risk of bronchospasm, the use of all these medicines prohibited for children under 2 years.

All expectorant drugs are selected by the doctor, guided by the diagnosis, the age of the child, taking into account accompanying illnesses. It takes into account the compatibility of drugs and a possible allergic reaction. As a rule, treatment begins with the appointment of mucolytics. If the child's condition is not severe, the doctor is limited to the use of herbal preparations. They act gently and cause less adverse reactions. Many of them have a triple action:

• liquefy mucus;
• improve mucus evacuation;
• have anti-inflammatory properties.

Mucolytic drugs

The table shows herbal expectorants.

Name	Active substance	Action Features
Prospan, Gedelix, Gerbion	Syrups with ivy leaf extract.	Relieve bronchospasm, dilute sputum, facilitate its removal.
Dr. Theiss	Syrup with plantain extract. Lozenges with sage extract.	Anti-inflammatory, immunostimulating, bronchospasmolytic agent. Pronounced bactericidal action.
Bronchipret, Bronchicum	Extracts of thyme herb and primrose roots.	Good at loosening mucus. Do not take with antitussive drugs.
Althea syrup Mukaltin	Althea root extract. Tablets based on marshmallow root extract.	Liquefies sputum, accelerates its secretion, reduces inflammation, has an enveloping effect. The effect is the same as that of the syrup.
Pertussin	Syrup based on thyme extract with potassium bromide.	Translates a dry cough into a wet one, dilutes sputum.
Broncholitin	Syrup with basil oil, ephedrine and glaucine.	Antispasmodic and antimicrobial drug.
Licorice Root Syrup		Treats dry and wet cough.

There are combined herbal preparations based on several means at once:

• – contains 11 medicinal plants;
• Amtersol - contains extracts of licorice and herb thermopsis;
• Linkas - contains 10 medicinal herbs.

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Synthetic mucolytics

Sometimes the child's condition requires additional connection of synthetic mucolytics. Of the variety of synthetic expectorants that have a mucolytic effect and are intended for children, 4 groups of drugs can be distinguished:

• based on acetylcysteine ​​​​- Flaimucil,;
• based on bromhexine hydrochloride - Bronchosan,;
• based on carbocysteine ​​​​-, Libeksin-Muko, Fluicort;
• based on ambroxol -,.

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There are also combined means, consisting of several active substances both synthetic and vegetable. They have not only antitussive, but also anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect.

The table shows synthetic mucolytics.

A drug	In what form is it issued	How to apply	Peculiarities
Bromhexine	Syrup and tablets.	Regardless of food intake.	Enhances the action of antibiotics. Do not combine with antitussive drugs.
ACC 100	Granules.	After eating. For inhalation diluted in saline.	Do not drink with antibiotics, between their intake there should be a time gap of 2 hours.
Fluimucil	Granules, solution for inhalation.	Bred in water.	Dilute only in glassware.
Rinofluimucil	Nasal spray.		Do not use for more than a week.
	Solution for inhalation and internal use.	During meals, dissolve in a small amount of liquid.
	Syrup, tablets.	During meals, adding to any liquid.	Mucolytic and expectorant.

Expectorants of reflex and direct action

After mucolytics, and sometimes together with them, drugs are prescribed that promote the excretion of sputum - expectorants. They produce increased secretion of liquid sputum by the bronchi due to increased work bronchial glands, annoying ciliated epithelium bronchi and increase peristalsis of bronchioles. All this stimulates the process of expectoration and improves the excretion of sputum. Many of the mucolytics in one way or another have an expectorant effect.

Among the drugs of reflex action, which irritate the gastric mucosa, thereby reflexively enhancing the work of the bronchial glands, most of all herbal remedies. They are prepared from such medicinal plants:

• thermopsis herbs and;
• marshmallow and licorice roots.

Among direct-acting drugs that directly stimulate the work of the bronchial glands, essential oils from anise, fennel, are often used.

Folk remedies for cough

The arsenal of folk remedies is quite large. They can be divided into 3 groups:

• for oral administration;
• inhalation;
• compresses and ointments.

For oral administration, black radish is most often used. Medicine can be prepared from it in different ways. The easiest way is to take out part of the pulp in a washed root crop with a whole tail and put honey there. The resulting juice is drunk in 1 tsp. 5 to 6 times a day. You can cut it into pieces and bake in the oven, sprinkled with sugar. The resulting juice is taken in the same way as in the first case.

Warm milk also helps, to which a teaspoon of honey and is added. Drink this remedy at night. You can mix a third of a glass mineral water"Borjomi" at room temperature (from which gas is released) and the same amount of hot milk. Drink in one go. The mixture is prepared fresh each time.

Toddlers are not always able to be persuaded to drink or eat tasteless medicine. For them, you can choose other means. They don't have less effect and children will be happy to receive them.

Delicious medicines for little patients

It can be taken with water or added to tea. The norm of admission is a teaspoon several times a day.

For four figs, you need 3 cups of milk with a high percentage of fat content. Boil in milk until a third of the liquid has evaporated. They cover and let it brew. Drink a decoction of half a glass before eating. Figs should also be eaten.

In the fruit drink prepared according to the traditional recipe, honey is added - a teaspoon per glass. Drink 3 times a day.

Cough is the most common respiratory disease in children. Attacks most often occur in the cold season - autumn and winter. Every parent wants to purchase the best expectorant that will help in short period and has few contraindications. What do pediatricians think about this, and what pills do they themselves prescribe to young patients?

How to help a child with a wet cough

Any expectorant helps to remove phlegm from the lungs. Due to the liquefying effect, mucus with harmful microbes leaves the body without difficulty. A cough suppressant can be prepared at home. They are suitable for children 2 years and older. Up to 1 year, homemade mixtures and decoctions should be given only after consultation with an experienced doctor.

Expectorants for children in a variety are offered pharmaceutical companies. Self-medication is not the best choice therapy for young patients. In 60% of cases, such actions only worsen the child's condition and lead to chronic diseases.

If the baby is not yet 5 years old, then bronchospasm may indicate bronchitis. This disease is characterized by severe swelling of the mucous membrane of the respiratory system. Warming up in this case is contraindicated. It is advisable to call ambulance or a local pediatrician who will select a competent therapy.

Expectorants for dry cough: what is it

It is difficult for a child who is not yet one year old to cope with the disease on his own. Weak respiratory muscles of the bronchi can not always push out the mucus. Therefore, parents need to understand how to make the spasm productive. A dry cough remedy is prescribed only if there is no discharge.

Expectorants for children under 5 years old are presented in the form of syrups. Any kid can easily drink them. Effective medicines often combined with procedures - inhalations, decoctions of herbs and rubbing. If the child is already 7 years old, then the therapy is carried out with tablets. These can be cheap drugs and more expensive ones, it all depends on the financial capabilities of the parents.

Expectorants for children under 5 years old are presented in the form of syrups. Any kid can easily drink them. Effective medicines are often combined with procedures - inhalations, herbal decoctions and rubbing. If the child is already 7 years old, then the therapy is carried out with tablets. These can be cheap drugs and more expensive ones, it all depends on the financial capabilities of the parents.

How to choose medicines for a baby

Expectorants for wet cough are presented in a variety. Most often, the pediatrician prescribes the following drugs that remove mucus from the respiratory tract:

1. Marshmallow is a cough syrup for children based on a natural extract. These are expectorant drugs, they reduce spasm and relieve inflammation. If the baby is one year old, then the drug is given strictly according to the instructions. Natural cough remedies for children can cause an allergic reaction. In this case one year old baby you need to show the pediatrician and dramatically change the treatment. To side effects Althea also includes nausea and vomiting.
2. Licorice root is an expectorant drug that can be easily found in pharmacies. Decoctions from this remedy quickly remove sputum, thinning the mucus. Such antitussive drugs for children must be given carefully. If there is no regular intake of fluid in the body, then mucus will accumulate in the lungs, this is a sure way to pneumonia.
3. Pertussin - which was used at the time Soviet Union. This is inexpensive medicine available to any family. The syrup promotes expectoration and soothes seizures. This is good remedy, it has become part of many modern medicines, the price of which is above 300 rubles per bottle. But even such effective syrups have contraindications - allergies, rashes and nausea.
4. Gedelix is ​​an expectorant that thins sputum. For children under one year old, it is actively prescribed in many clinics in the country. It is an effective expectorant based on plant extracts. Contraindications include diarrhea and allergies.
5. Stoptussin-Fito - improves expectoration and relieves inflammation. This antitussive is made from plants. Therefore, the appearance of a rash (an allergic reaction to the ingredients) is not excluded.

What cough remedies for children are best used in the treatment of illness

In rare cases, expectorant syrups can cause swelling. In this case, you should immediately call an ambulance. The doctor will need to tell which expectorant cough caused such a reaction.

Doctors' warnings

From a cough for children from 1 year old, a more extensive list of medicines is offered. Folk remedies are also acceptable for bronchospasm, but it should be understood that young patients are sensitive to foods such as honey, raspberries and other allergens.

Until the age of two, the baby's respiratory system is not fully developed. Any sputum expectorant in the wrong dosage can worsen the condition. This must be taken into account and never experiment with medicines from a pharmacy. Cough mixture for children who are 0-24 months old is prescribed only by a pediatrician.

It is important to know that in 2010, the health care of France and Italy banned expectorant cough medicines for patients under the age of two years. This is because the respiratory system more does not remove mucus, but spreads it throughout the body. In this case, a common cold develops into dangerous diseases.

In this case, children should be given more drink for coughing. It can be decoctions of chamomile and others. medicinal herbs. The best remedy is walking fresh air, regular airing of the room and wet cleaning.

List of funds for children from 2 years

Cough medicine for children from 1 should also be used after a doctor's appointment. At this age, the drugs that were listed above still help. A folk remedy for coughing with honey and chamomile decoction will also be effective. These ingredients are simply mixed and given to the baby as a daily drink.

How to help a child if a cough provokes vomiting

There are her other antitussives that can be used for children from a year old:

1. Mukaltin are tablets that are best prescribed by a doctor's prescription.
2. Dry cough mixture for children from 2 - the powder is diluted warm water according to instructions. It is necessary to apply the remedy after eating, after 15-20 minutes. The dosage is also prescribed in the instructions.
3. Linkas syrup is the best expectorant, according to many parents. It is made on the basis of natural ingredients - violet, marshmallow and hyssop. This cough remedy for children 1 year old is well tolerated, it has a minimum of side effects.
4. Syrup "Doctor Theiss" - is prescribed to thin the sputum. Made from plantain leaves.

Folk remedies can also be used. These are various decoctions and mixtures. The best remedy that has come from ancient times is boiled milk with the addition of a spoonful of honey. The drink is not suitable for children suffering from allergies to these products.

Wet cough medicine for children from the age of five

Children from 5 years old can boast of better health. But this does not prevent parents from thinking about which remedy to choose in order to defeat a cough. Children from 4-5 years old can be prescribed pills. If children 3 years old are difficult to force them to use, then older children can easily eat such drugs.

When sputum is coughed up badly, then you need to choose the following medicines:

1. Thermopsol - are prescribed from the age of 5, these are tablets. The course of treatment is 5-7 days, as prescribed by the pediatrician. For adults, the drug is also suitable.
2. Codelac Broncho with thyme - this remedy is possible if the child is 10 years old. You need to drink one pill a day, the course of therapy should not exceed four days. From the age of 5, the drug is prohibited, as severe complications can occur - suffocation, allergies or diarrhea that causes dehydration.
3. Marsh wild rosemary grass is folk remedies known since ancient times. The mixture should be brewed and drunk every day 3 times, in a glass there should be about 100 ml.
4. Bronchicum C syrup - you can drink it to babies up to 2 years old, but it is better to start from the age of 3 years. The drug is considered powerful, especially when the recommendations of the attending pediatrician are followed.
5. Bromhexine - has a mucolytic feature, perfectly dilutes sputum. It is necessary to give the drug taking into account the age of the patient.

Cough is the body's natural need to protect itself and clear itself of pathogens. Young parents often encounter this symptom in a child of 2–3 years old and, trying to help, offer him all the variety of antitussive drugs that are on display at the pharmacy. However, for the correct and effective elimination of the problem, it is necessary to know in what cases expectorants are appropriate and will they suit your little patient?

When a child is tormented by a wet cough, it is important not to get confused in abundance pharmaceutical preparations and choose the right high-quality expectorant (more in the article:)

Why are expectorants needed and how do they work?

In the respiratory system healthy child the required amount of tracheobronchial secretion is produced daily (from 5 to 100 ml per day), which prevents the penetration of bacteria and viruses into the body. If the infection enters the respiratory tract, then to protect the body begins to produce more mucus (800-900 ml), which, stagnating in the bronchi and trachea, becomes a breeding ground for pathogenic microbes.

The occurrence of this pathology is accompanied by normal in a physiological way cleansing - cough. Over time, the sputum becomes thicker, viscous, and it is more difficult for the child to get rid of it completely. To facilitate the process and increase the rate of mucus discharge, expectorants are prescribed for a small patient. The mechanism of sputum production when coughing depends on the type of drug.

Varieties of expectorants

Specialists select medicines depending on individual characteristics child's body- age, general condition health, causes of cough, whether there is an allergic reaction to the components of therapeutic agents.

All existing expectorant drugs are divided into 4 groups according to the principle of impact on the body:

• drugs irritant, which stimulate the receptors of the gastric mucosa and increase the production of tracheobronchial secretions;
• drugs that stimulate bronchial receptors;
• mucoregulators based on vasicin or cysteine ​​with sulfhydryl groups, which dilute sputum due to the oxidation and cleavage of disulfide bonds of proteins in sputum mucopolysaccharides, and also increase the activity of the epithelium lining the walls of the respiratory tract;
• proteolytics that degrade peptides in mucus glycoproteins.

Effective remedies for children

For the treatment of such diseases respiratory system, as tracheitis, bronchitis and more severe - asthma, pneumonia, pneumonia, which are accompanied by frequent coughing, there is a wide range of expectorant drugs. Most of them are used both for children under 1 year old and for adolescents. Only the form of release and dosage changes.

More effective drug will become after the doctor has done everything necessary tests and find out what is the origin of the wet or dry cough that torments the baby. Mucoregulators of plant origin are better able to cope with a wet cough, while a dry cough requires the use of synthetic or combined drugs.

For dry cough

The causes of this type of cough are as colds, and reflux, allergic reactions, dry dusty air, whooping cough and hypothermia. The situation is complicated by the fact that with such a cough, mucus does not come out, therefore, combined preparations (synthetic components + medicinal herbs) because they are well tolerated and produce productive coughs faster.

Up to 3 years, syrups and drops are prescribed, and for older children - tablets from the following list:

• Libexin syrup relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchi and reduces the sensitivity of nerve endings. It is prescribed for children from the first days of life.
• contains carbocysteine, which relieves severe attacks of dry cough. Applied from birth.
• - a herbal preparation that is well tolerated by the child and protects the throat mucosa from irritation. Can be prescribed from 6 months.
• do not cause allergies and are a treatment for both dry and wet cough up to 1 year.
• has a good bronchodilator, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effect. Used to treat children from 2 years.
• affects the cough center in the brain due to codeine, licorice root and thermopsis in the composition and is used in the treatment of patients of 6 years of age (we recommend reading:).
• Omnitus syrup contributes to the rapid transfer of dry cough to wet in patients from 3 years of age.
• Bronholitin drops/granules contain glaucine, ephedrine and basil oil. They have antispasmodic, antitussive, bronchodilatory and sedative effects.
• includes a variety of herbs that help to cope with dry cough and improve sputum discharge in children aged 3-5 years.
• is a homeopathic remedy that helps to reduce inflammatory process in the respiratory tract and the rapid excretion of secretions in patients aged from one month to 6 years.

For wet cough

Experts call a wet type of cough productive, because pathological mucus leaves the respiratory tract without additional help. During treatment, the doctor first pays attention to the density, color and intensity of sputum discharge.

The liquid secret does not need to stimulate the bronchi, only in rare cases requires the use of drugs that irritate the gastric mucosa and cough center, and thick, viscous or purulent sputum is treated with thinning syrups, powders and tablets - mucoregulates:

• is a semi-synthetic preparation with potassium bromide, thyme and thyme extract. Stimulates mucus secretion.
• have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial action due to the extract of primrose, menthol and thyme.
• has many analogues (Lazolvan, Halixol, Ambrobene, Bromhexine) based on ambroxol hydrochloride (we recommend reading:). Is an strong medicine for the treatment of children from one year.
• contain herbs that have strong anti-inflammatory and expectorant effects. They have many contraindications.
• consists of components of plant origin. Shown to children infancy to relieve swelling and reduce irritation in the upper respiratory tract.
• used to treat wet cough in 12-year-old patients.

Alternative treatment of cough in children

Folk remedies that are easy to prepare and use at home are becoming an effective help to medicines. However, before you start taking any, even the most harmless drug, you need to get the approval of your doctor, because most herbal ingredients can provoke an allergic reaction. Most often, several of the most simple and effective methods home treatment:

• inhalation and medicinal drinks using breast fees (at the rate of 2 tablespoons of grass per 250 ml of boiling water), which include coltsfoot, sage, marshmallow, licorice, plantain, thyme, ivy, thermopsis;
• warm milk with the addition of butter or animal fat (badger, goat), mineral water or a pinch baking soda(we recommend reading:);
• banana drink made from boiled gruel of one banana and 5 g of sugar;
• natural honey in combination with a warm drink;
• black radish juice mixed with 1 tablespoon of liquid honey;
• decoction of tricolor violet;
• Ginger root is grated and added to hot water or children's tea.

During the period of cough treatment in a child, it is important to maintain water balance and give the baby to drink fortified teas.

Here are some more helpful tips:

• if the cough does not prevent the child from leading a full life, does not interrupt sleep, does not provoke a fever and a runny nose, then you can wait a little while taking medication;
• taking cough medicines requires a responsible approach and control over the reaction of the child's body, as well as a more high-calorie daily diet;
• along with taking antitussive drugs, parents should make the baby several times a day vibration massage, which will improve blood flow in the organs of the respiratory system and accelerate the action of drugs (more in the article:);
• it is impossible to simultaneously give expectorants for children and depress the cough center in the brain;
• do not stop taking medication after a slight relief, but go through the entire course of treatment for coughing for 2 weeks;
• most cough medicines have contraindications such as convulsive syndrome and organ damage gastrointestinal tract therefore, all risks must be foreseen, especially for children under one year old.

cough is defense mechanism body, ensuring the removal of excess mucus and foreign particles from the respiratory tract. It is extremely necessary for the body for a speedy recovery.

Sometimes the duration of the manifestation given symptom is delayed, or the cough becomes painful for the baby. In this case, the use of medicines is recommended, which will differ in the wet and dry type. In the first variant, mucolytics and expectorants for children are used.

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There are many cough suppressants. Self-administration of a medication by a parent who does not have medical education, is fraught with the development of formidable complications, up to pneumonia and respiratory failure.

In addition, under the usual cough, not only a complication in the form of, but also whooping cough, diphtheria can be hidden. The last two severe illness are not uncommon in our time, as the percentage of parents who refuse routine vaccinations against these infections is growing.

Parents who treat their child on their own may miss the symptoms of whooping cough, diphtheria, pneumonia, which can be fatal!

Children's cough expectorants are divided into two subgroups, which differ at the point of application:

1. The action is direct resorptive. Compound means with a wet cough with a blood stream enter the bronchi, causing a cough.
2. The action is reflex. The remedy for sputum for children affects the gastric epithelium, the center of vomiting. Irritation extends to the cough center.

Most of the means for removing sputum in children have a reflex effect. Medicines of direct resorptive effect contain sodium bicarbonate, ammonium chloride and other substances.

Up to 1 year

It is generally accepted that expectorants should not be prescribed for children under 1 year of age. Since it is possible to aggravate the condition of the child when taking medications for sputum. The reason lies in the imperfection of the structure of the respiratory apparatus.

Newborns often develop a physiological runny nose. Mucus drips onto the walls of the pharynx, causing coughing. Therefore, the priority means for children under one year old are measures to create conditions for a speedy recovery:

• room temperature is about 21 degrees;
• frequent airing of the room where the child is;
• walks in the fresh air, preferably twice a day, if the body temperature is within the normal range;
• rinsing the nasal passages with saline solutions and removal of mucus by an aspirator (up to 4 times a day);
• raising the head end of the crib by 30 degrees to prevent mucus from flowing into the throat;
• baby back massage lung use tapping, vibration massage;
• drinking large amounts of fluids, including chamomile tea(if there is no allergy).

After reaching a year, the doctor may prescribe a good cough expectorant from the ones discussed below.

Preparation with ivy extract (Prospan, Gedelix)

It also has an antispasmodic effect, liquefying. Features are due to the presence of saponins (organic compounds present in plants that have surfactant properties). Acceptance is possible from birth. It is recommended to use after meals, diluted in a small amount of water. The duration of treatment is determined by the doctor, but not less than 7 days. When allergic reactions immediate discontinuation and seeking medical attention is indicated.

Altey

More often prescribed dry, where licorice, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium chloride and anise oil are also present. Dissolve the powder of one sachet in a spoonful of water.

Medicine containing Ambroxol (Ambrobene, Lazolvan)

Apply after meals, no more than five days. There is a form for inhalation. If the pediatrician has allowed, inhalation through a nebulizer with a solution is possible.

Thyme (Bronchicum C)

Another name for thyme is common thyme. It also has an antispasmodic, bacteriostatic effect. It is approved for use from six months of age.

Remember that the drugs listed above are not combined with antitussives!

Pharyngitis classification

At 2-3 years old

In this age group, all of the above drugs are used, with dose adjustments (see table below). The doctor has an extended list in his arsenal:

1. Ivy extract:,.
2. Altea extract. This group includes: Dry cough syrup for children, Altea syrup, Alteyka syrup. Mukaltin tablets should be taken before meals, previously dissolved in liquid.
3. Ambroxol:,.
4. Thyme extract (thyme): Tussamag syrup.
5. Plantain leaf extract. It has expectorant, anti-inflammatory, bacteriostatic effects. These are expectorants for children from 2 years old:, (combination with thyme).

Of the variety of solutions presented, only a doctor is able to determine effective remedy just right for your baby.

For children of preschool and school age

For children from 3 years old, everything from the previous age group is prescribed. In addition, your doctor may recommend:

1. Medicines from the herb Thermopsis. Take up to 5 days. These include Thermopsol.
2. Licorice preparations. As a rule, this combined medicines: . In addition to licorice root, it contains: chamomile, wild rosemary, violet, mint, calendula. Other chest fees children are not recommended due to the possibility of allergies.
3. Plantain syrup, coltsfoot is allowed from the age of six.
4. Plantain and thyme remedy (Stoptussin, Eucabal). Allowed from three years. The duration of the course is a week, unless the attending physician has prescribed a different regimen.
5. Guaifenesin: Coldrex Broncho, Ascoril (combination with salbutamol and bromhexine). This is a semi-synthetic substance with an expectorant effect.
6. Thyme herb remedies: use thyme herb (from 3 years old), Bronchicum C in the form of syrup (from 6 months old) and lozenges (from 6 years old), Pertussin (course up to 2 weeks), Tussamag.

Many people know that every cough requires individual treatment. And certainly, with an unproductive cough, one should not prescribe substances that promote expectoration. If there is no secret in the airways, then there is nothing to expectorate. As with wet, antitussive drugs are contraindicated. Since they can provoke stagnation of sputum in the bronchioles, up to the development of edema and pneumonia!

Drugs for treatment should be prescribed by a doctor

With a productive cough, doctors sometimes combine sputum thinners and expectorants. Sometimes only the first ones are prescribed:

1. Acetylcysteine ​​is a part of:, Acetylcysteine, Vicks Active Expectomed. Application from the age of two.
2. Bromhexine: Solvin, Bronchosan.
3. Bromhexine in combination with salbutamol and guaifenesin: Joset, Ascoril, Cashnol.
4. Carbocysteine, from two years old:, Bronchobos, Fluifort,.

Means for dry cough are called antitussives. They inhibit the work of the cough center. These include: Sinekod (from 2 months old), Panatus (from 6 months old), (from 1 year old), Glycodin (from 1 year old), (from 3 years old), (from 3 years old), Bronholitin (from 3 years old).

Top best funds

Consider in the form of a table the top of the best expectorants that can be used to treat cough in children.

A drug	Dose and frequency of administration
	0-1 year	1-3 years	From 4 years old
Gedelix	2.5 ml 1 r / day	2.5 ml 3 r / day	2.5 ml 4 r / day
Prospan	½ tsp 2 r/day	½ tsp 4 r / day	1 tsp 4 r / day
Herbion	-	one tsp 3 r/day	one tsp 3 r/day
Ambrobene	½ tsp 1 r / day	½ tsp 3 r / day	one tsp 3 r / day
Bronchicum C	2.5 ml 2 r / day	2.5-5 ml 3 r / day	5 ml 3 r / day
Mukaltin	-	½ tab 2 r / day	one tab 3 r / day
Syrup Altea	half a teaspoon 1 r / day	Half 3 r / day	One teaspoon 4 r / day
Alteyka	One teaspoon 1 r / day	2.5 ml 3 r / day	5 ml 4 r / day
Thermopsol	-	-	One tab. 3-5 r / day
Breast collection №4	-	-	1 tbsp * 3 r / day
Plantain syrup and coltsfoot	-	-	From 6 years old - 5 ml 3 r / day
Eucabal	-	-	From 5 years old - 1 tablespoon 2 r / day
Stoptussin phyto syrup	-	1 tsp 3 r/day	1-2 tsp 3 r/day
Coldrex broncho	-	-	5 ml, can be repeated after 3 hours
thyme herb	-	-	1 tbsp. 2 r/day
Bronchicum From lozenges	-	-	From 6 years old - 1 pc. 3 r/day
Pertussin	-	-	½-1 tsp each 3 r/day
Tussamag	-	2 ml 3 r / day	2 ml 4 r / day
Ascoril	-	5 ml 3 r / day	5 ml 3 r / day

The duration of admission is determined by the doctor, but, as a rule, it is no longer than 10 days.

You should not take the above table as a list of drugs, ranked by effectiveness. The variety of medicines presented in pharmacies is explained by their difference, therefore, the most the best remedy does not exist. Moreover, sometimes it is required to establish experimentally which of the expectorant drugs is more effective for a particular child.

The most effective options

The best expectorant for each baby will be individual, but, of course, combined preparations cope with their task more efficiently: Ascoril, Joset, Cashnol, Codelac broncho.

Inexpensive medicines

In some cases, patients are asked to prescribe inexpensive remedy against cough. Such medicines are also able to get rid of the disease (given in ascending order of cost):

• Mukaltin;
• Thermopsol;
• Plantain herb;
• thyme herb;
• Syrup Alteyka.

All these are medicinal herbs, so be careful not to leave your child alone. Allergic reactions are possible.

Among the new methods, recipes for warm milk with honey, cocoa, banana, and the use of black radish have earned particular popularity. Often, all kinds of cakes are used on the back, chest and feet of the child. Not the last place is occupied steam inhalation with decoctions of herbs.

Conclusion

1. Treating a child for a cough is sometimes not an easy task.
2. Fortunately, there are drugs that significantly speed up his recovery. One of these are expectorants.
3. By themselves, expectorants do not cure anything. Therefore, they should only be used as part of complex therapy prescribed by the doctor.