VIDEO: How to use expectorant home remedies correctly

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  Inhaling with salt - here's how to proceed
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  Natural expectorants - this is how home remedies help with a mild cold
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  Sinus congestion - these home remedies will help with mucus drainage

What you need:

• Onions
• a glass
• honey
• Sea salt or Himalayan salt
• Bowl and towel

Slime formation - how it comes about

• Slime gets in the nose constantly formed. Only here one does not actually speak of mucus, but nasal secretions. This is thin, contributes to the defense and serves to transport foreign substances away.
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• However, if this secretion becomes thicker, inflammation is usually the cause. Of the body tries to transport the pathogens away. Usually the mucous membrane also swells, the mucus becomes thicker and thicker and is difficult to loosen.
• It is similar in the bronchi. As soon as the slightest stimulus hits them, the bronchi constrict and the mucous membrane produces a secretion that can also become stronger here relatively quickly.
• It is important to liquefy the mucus as quickly as possible so that it does not develop into a worse or chronic illness.

Have you been suffering from stuck phlegm for a long time and have other physical symptoms, such as fever or general feeling of illness, it is important to consult a doctor.

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Home remedies that have expectorant effects

1. When mucus is produced in the body, it is especially important to have plenty of water or tea to drink. Mucus cannot be liquefied if too little is drunk. Two to three liters are recommended.
2. An expectorant Home remediesOnion syrup is a very good solution for loosening the mucus in the bronchi. This doesn't taste particularly good, but it helps better than some cough syrups and, above all, is easy to prepare yourself. To do this, cut two medium-sized onions into small pieces, put them in a glass and cover the whole thing with two tablespoons of honey. Then place the glass on the heater for several hours or even overnight. Then you can pour off the resulting syrup and take a teaspoon several times a day.
3. This is an expectorant home remedy for mucus in the nose, the sinuses but also in the bronchi Inhale. You should do this two to three times a day. It is important here that you always keep warm after inhaling and that you do not go outside. It is best to inhale with sea salt or Himalayan salt. To do this, dissolve two tablespoons of salt in a bowl of hot water. When the temperature is comfortable for you, bend over the vessel and cover your head and bowl with a towel. Inhale as long as it is comfortable for you.