What is the best remedy for coughing?
To properly cure a cough, without havingfurther bad consequences, first of all, you need to find out what caused the cough, what kind of disease. Therefore, you must first determine the causes of the cough. It is known that cough is of two kinds: dry, called "unproductive" in another way, and wet (or productive).
Depending on which patienta kind of cough, the appropriate treatment will be applied. In this publication you will find out which remedy is best for coughing, but first we will tell you why cough should be treated without fail.
Why is it necessary to treat a dry or wet (wet) cough?
At first glance, coughing is only protectivethe reaction of the human body to a disease (cold, sore throat), and more specifically to the irritation of special receptors. Simply put, the contents of the pathological character (sputum) comes out of the respiratory tract, which leads to a cough. However, it is not easy to cough, because the sputum is viscous and stagnant in the bronchial tree, contributing to an even greater spread of the disease.
In this case, it is necessary to ensure that the viscousthe contents become more fluid, and then it will be easier to get out of the body. The dry cough is even more insidious: it is formed due to inflammatory processes in the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract. In the future, it can lead to more serious diseases, such as subcutaneous emphysema or pneumothorax.
What is the best remedy for a wet cough?
We have already found out that I cough differently, buta wet cough can be caused by various diseases that have different etiologies. A person can cough with phlegm because of the inflammatory process in the lungs, and maybe because of the pulmonary edema. In any case, it is recommended that you consult a doctor to find out the cause of the cough and to prescribe certain medical procedures.
But since the topic of the remedies designed to eliminate the cough, then below offer you a list of some effective medicines used in the treatment of a wet cough:
1. Preparations containing the extract of the althaea roots: Muciltin tablets, althaea root, althaea syrup.
2. Medicines that are based on acetylsysteine: ACTS, Mukomiks, Mukobene, Fluimutsil, Exomuk. 200.
3. Bromhexine, gedelix, Dr. IOM, drugs with ambroxol (ambriene, fervex from cough, ambrosol, flavamed, medox).
4. Herbal teas "Breast gathering", expectorant collection.
5. Kodelak bronho, kodelak fito.
6. Of the simpler: pertussin, licorice root.
Drugs for dry cough
Unlike wet cough, for dryseveral other drugs are used: because sputum does not accumulate in this organism, such drugs are needed that will affect the cough reflex, gradually stabilizing the cough receptors.
It should be noted that treatment with dryThe cough is not effective, but only reduces the cough. If you do not contact specialists for treatment or try to find the true cause of the cough, in the future it can result in complications (see above).
List of cough suppressants
1. Syrup "Bronchicum" from a dry cough.
2. Codeine. Refers to preparations of central action,which means elimination of the cough reflex at the level of the medulla oblongata. In general, preparations containing codeine or ethylmorphine should be used with great caution.
3. Falimint, which is based on the substance acetylaminonitropropoxybenzene.
4. Neo-Cody for adults, for children, for infants.
5. Fervex from a dry cough.
Always remember that treating any type of coughshould be limited only by taking the above medicines. Be sure to consult a doctor and refrain from self-treatment.
Author: Katerina Sergeenko
