Bee products have long proved their miraculous healing power and along with modern pharmaceutical developments help humanity to get rid of a number of diseases. One of the means of apitherapy that has enjoyed undeniable fame for centuries is the use of propolis. They learned to use it in liquid and solid forms, and for better digestion they prepare it with milk. What kind of ailments can be got rid of in such a way, how useful is this bee product, how many drops of propolis to add to milk and in what dosages to take the prepared drug - about this later in the article.
- Useful properties of the "wonderful" mixture
- What helps
- Application recipes
- Contraindications
Useful properties of the "wonderful" mixture
Official medicine has recognized anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antibacterial, wound healing, antiseptic and antiparasitic therapeutic properties of propolis.
Bees use it to sealing hives, which purpose is protection from hit of various microbes, bacteria, viruses and moisture.
The composition of propolis found useful terpenes, vitamins, trace elements, glycosides and flavonoids.Consequently, this whole complex has a beneficial effect on the human body. But, in order to protect the gastric mucosa from irritable processes, the folk healers have long advised to take bee glue on any fatty basis.
Once used for this oil of plant and animal origin, and today the most pleasant option is milk. In some formulations, the healing tandem is diluted with honey, from which the medicine does not completely lose its positive characteristics.
Scientists talk about a wide range of benefits of this mixture, moreover, it has no age limit. Drinking is effective in both therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. Many mothers are specially stocked up in the demi-season, because it helps strengthen the immune system, protects the family from influenza and viral respiratory infections.Treatment with propolis with milk is especially indicated for children of preschool and school age, who, at the beginning of the school year, are exposed to infection with pathogenic microbes.
What helps
Propolis milk is recommended to take:
- for colds, viral infections and coughing;
- from pharyngitis, pneumonia, bronchitis and otitis media;
- periodontal disease;
- in complex treatment even from tuberculosis;
- from tonsillitis;
- with pancreatitis and ulcers of the gastrointestinal tract;
- with microtrauma of the mucous membranes and damage to the upper layers of the epidermis;
- in violation of the menstrual cycle;
- during nervous breakdowns;
- in diseases of the gallbladder and liver;
- for the overall strengthening of the body's defenses.
Application recipes
Such apitherapy is completely harmless and very affordable.Let us consider specific examples of how to prepare and in which dosages to drink propolis with milk, and in all cases, this is done overnight.
If tormented otitis, including chronic or purulent forms, prepare a drink from 20 drops of propolis tincture purchased at the pharmacy and half a glass of warm cow's milk. The drug is taken at bedtime. Also in parallel after cleaning the secretions from the ear canal, they are disinfected with a cotton swab moistened with propolis or 2 drops of tincture are dropped into the ear three times a day.
Drinking, inhalation and rubbing of the tonsils with propolis tincture is recommended when tonsillitis and pharyngitis. In such cases, folk healers advise for 2 weeks in the morning and in the evening to wipe the patina in the throat with alcohol tincture, then drink a liquid from 100 g of hot milk and 30 drops of propolis.At the end of the day it is desirable to make inhalation, a solution for which is prepared at the rate of 1:20.
From bronchitis and cough propolis with milk is prepared according to this recipe: propolis tincture (10 drops) is dissolved in 1 cup of preheated milk. Take the drug for 5 days, 3 times. Similar drink with one teaspoon of honey is recommended to drink before bedtime with nervous breakdowns and stressas well as from insomnia.
For prevention and treatment gastrointestinal diseases (ulcers, gastritis, pancreatitis, dysbacteriosis) it is recommended to drink twice a day a mixture of 20 drops of propolis tincture and 0.5 cups of milk daily. For full recovery you will need to take several courses, which duration is 14 days.
Colds, especially in young children, are treated with the help of dissolved 2 drops of propolis tincture in 1/3 cup of hot milk: you need to drink before bed for 5 days.
To strengthen the body and from a preventive point of view, it is enough to drink a classic drink once a month before bed (20 drops / 200 g). And in the period of increasing the risk of contracting an infectious or catarrhal disease, the number of drug intakes is increased to 5-10 per month, repeating in half a year.
Alcohol in the body is undesirable for pregnant women, therefore alcohol should be discarded, but apitherapy can be carried out by adding 50 g of bee glue to boiling milk. Do not remove the saucepan from the heat until the product is completely dissolved, do not forget to stir it. Then strain the liquid and pour it into a glass container.
Contraindications
Propolis is well combined with drug treatment, it has no contraindications, except for individual intolerance to bee products and allergic reactions to them.If you notice the slightest symptoms of allergy, discontinue treatment immediately, even if it comes to a few drops of a cough substance.
Also, alcoholic tincture is not recommended to use as an ingredient for children up to the age of twelve. In some people, with prolonged apitherapy there is an increase in blood pressure, therefore, for any ailment, it is important to consult a qualified specialist. Do not forget about the dangers of self.
Now you know that in nature you can find natural medicines, which, compared with pharmacy products, benefit both in quality, availability, and effectiveness. Just do not forget to consult with the doctors and be healthy!