Tinctures and therapeutic mixtures based on vodka are used against colds and other ailments for a long time. However, the effect of alcohol on the body is strictly individual: someone really helps the tool, and someone's state, on the contrary, worsens. Consider what good vodka with honey is, and what medicines can be made on its basis.
Useful properties of vodka
Vodka, according to some doctors, relieves headache and severe fatigue, lowers blood pressure. They expand the walls of blood vessels, improve blood circulation processes, have a disinfecting effect on the gastrointestinal tract. There is an opinion that the daily use of vodka( 30-40 g each) can prevent myocardial infarction.
Important! Vodka with honey cures cold ailments only at the initial stages. Their use with a neglected form of cold can bring harm to the body, instead of good.
Therefore, with the first symptoms of the disease( perspiration in the throat, a feeling of dryness in the nasopharynx, general weakness), it is recommended immediately to start "vodka" healing. On the second or third day of the illness, treatment will not yield any results.
Honey and vodka recipes
In alternative medicine, there are many recipes based on vodka, honey and other products. Before you start treatment, read the important rules:
- Do not take vodka with honey from colds with medications.
- The drug is contraindicated for use if the patient has a fever and a sick heart. Alcohol raises the temperature and has an exciting effect on the cardiovascular system.
Classic recipe
Mix vodka and honey( recommended lime variety) in a metal container for 50 g. Add to the ingredients a slice of lemon. To improve the taste, sprinkle with a pinch of ginger and a teaspoon of cumin. Tincture is heated in a water bath without boiling, and drink in large sips.
After drinking the product, be sure to go to bed and cover yourself well, in order to sweat. The next morning there will be no trace of the common cold.
Warning! Do not exceed the prescribed dose of vodka. Otherwise, the remedy can go against the body.
With aloe
Vodka with honey helps and coughs. For the preparation of a medicinal product you will need: aloe vera( 300 g), vodka or alcohol( 3 tablespoons), honey( 4 tablespoons).
Aloe is twisted through a meat grinder, add honey and vodka to the mass. Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Take 1 tablet.spoon three times a day before eating. Duration of the course is 5 days.
Horseradish tincture with honey
Horseradish tincture( hrenovuha) is an Old Russian alcoholic drink that saves from colds and coughs. At the time of Peter the Great, horseradish was served as a special treat to the table, and was also used as a warming agent.
Her recipe has come down to our days and is simple enough. Ingredients:
- vodka or alcohol - 500 g;
- horseradish - 3 rhizomes;
- honey - 1 teaspoon;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp.a spoon.
Healing vodka with horseradish and honey is prepared as follows:
- Horseradish roots rinse, peel and grate. From the mass obtained, wring out the juice, and dry it well.
- Pour vodka into a glass container and add dried horseradish shavings to it. Place the dishes in a dark cool place for 3 days.
- After the specified period, strain the tincture and add to it a mixture of honey and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Close the container and leave to stand for a few more days.
Attention! For the recipe, use lemon juice, not citric acid. It is the fresh citrus that gives the hrenovuha a pleasant, sourish taste.
Finished tincture should have a mild taste, a pleasant aroma and a crystal clear appearance with a beautiful yellowish tinge. Even more useful information about the peculiarities of horseradish and its preparation can be obtained from the article: The recipe for horseradish with honey and the effect on the body.
Before using any of the tinctures we have examined, the patient should rub the vodka with the area of the chest and back. The heating effect of rubbing together with the intake of medicinal mixtures inside will give positive results in the morning.
So affects the cold with vodka honey. The recipe is not officially recognized, and there is no guarantee that the remedy will help 100%.In any case, consultation with a doctor will not be superfluous.