After proudly telling someone last week that our kids never get ill and are extremely healthy (!) both of them came down with one of the many bugs going around at the moment....sore throats, coughs, headaches..... and two miserable kids! I really don't like the idea of packing them off to the doctors to be dosed up on antibiotics so went for the homemade route instead....
Our first stage was to make Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey drinks - 1tsp vinegar, 1tsp honey and warm water. The kids are quite used to this as it gets foisted on them whenever I think a bug may be on it's way!! Both of these ingredients are great for loads of things so well worth having this anyway.
As E's cough just doesn't want to go away we tried a really simple Onion and Honey Cough Syrup - sounds weird but actually seems to be pretty effective so far. It's so easy to make it's ridiculous... 1 white onion sliced, pop it in a jar, pour honey over the top to cover the slices, cover with muslin and leave overnight. In the morning, take out the onion slices and use a tsp at a time. Funnily enough, although you can tell it's had onions in it you don't actually really taste it, just lovely sweet honey with a bit of a oniony aroma on the side! The kids aren't too impressed but they have both managed to take it without too much fuss and they're both asleep and not coughing so that's a result!!
We have had to dose them up with paracetamol but I guess that's a lesser evil than antibiotics, we'll see how it goes......
Antibiotics should not be used freely but they are needed when all else fails.Why not try Garlic and honey, Garlic is natures antibiotic.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately some doctors tend to prescribe them for everything! I think I was pushing it to get the kids to have onion and honey, I think garlic may send them over the edge!!
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