Hello dear readers. Today I want to tell you how to soar children's legs with mustard, how to prepare everything and what is needed for this, given my experience and the experience of my mother, I will share tips, secrets and nuances. I will note precautions and contraindications. I am sure you will take note of them and the information will be very useful to you. Agree that any disease is easier to prevent than to treat it. But if you didn't manage to do the first one, don't be discouraged. There are many ways and means that allow you to get rid of the vast majority of ailments. Someone, when they appear, hurries to the pharmacy, others trust exclusively folk methods of fighting diseases, and there are people who are trying to combine traditional medicine with folk recipes.

The clearest example here is the procedure in which the legs soar. It helps a lot with colds, accompanied by cough, nasal congestion, sore throat and so on. How to properly soar the legs of a child is a question that worries most parents who decide to resort to this method of treatment. Therefore, do not worry, you will learn all the nuances of this procedure today.

How to soar feet with mustard for children with a runny nose, cough, cold

It can be said with full confidence that the leader, among all other substances that can be used to prepare foot baths, is mustard. Its properties are amazing, and its effectiveness has been proven in practice by tens of thousands of patients.

Mustard is a unique hot spice. It is very widely used in cooking. But, it is no less valuable for pharmacology, as well as for alternative medicine.

Almost everyone knows mustard plasters (they, who don’t know, are made on the basis of this spice), which are indicated for colds and viral diseases accompanied by a cough.

Due to its warming effect on the body, mustard plasters contribute to a speedy recovery, providing an anti-inflammatory effect, bactericidal, thinning (promoting sputum discharge), and so on.

And recent studies have shown that mustard plasters, which, unfortunately, many have already begun to forget, contribute to the saturation of those parts of the body that they come into contact with, and those vitamins and minerals that mustard is rich in, which helps to strengthen local immunity and deals a powerful blow to ailment.

Similar functions are performed by mustard in the procedure in which legs with mustard soar. Very often, at the very first signs of a cold, knowledgeable people recommend warming your feet well in water with mustard.

What are the health benefits of such baths? The fact is that a lot of large and small blood vessels are concentrated in the legs, as well as the most important nerve endings, which mustard affects, affecting the whole body:

antiseptic

Mustard is a powerful antiseptic. And with its correct application, this property manifests itself even more than the rest;

warming

This effect (warming) is achieved not only due to warm water, but also due to the effect of this spice, so familiar to us, but so unusual;

Anti-inflammatory

With the help of mustard, especially at the initial stages of colds and viral diseases, it is possible to prevent the development of inflammatory foci in the body, which will not only significantly speed up the recovery process, but will almost certainly help to avoid serious complications;

Restorative

It tones up the activity of the immune system, strengthens it, nourishes the body with vitamins and minerals useful for it. Since mustard contains rare essential oils in its composition, it can penetrate directly into the bloodstream, precisely due to their softening effect;

soothing

Mustard baths have been found to have a calming effect on the psyche, which, in many cases associated with colds in children, is very appropriate;

Antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial

If the body has been invaded by viruses or bacteria, as well as fungi, mustard will allow them to give a fitting rebuff and encourage the immune system to quickly counterattack. The disease will be defeated.

The unique property of this procedure lies in the fact that mustard really, acting directly on the feet, has a healing effect on the entire body as a whole.

With what diseases can you soar legs?

There is a list of diseases in which you can soar your feet with mustard, herbs or essential oils.

Hypothermia of the body

Don't wait until the disease makes itself felt. If you, or your child, has been exposed to severe hypothermia and you know that you can easily get sick, immediately soak your feet with mustard.

And after this procedure, after about 20-25 minutes after its completion, you need to drink warm tea with lemon and natural bee honey.

Colds

Colds. If you're already sick, no problem. As already noted, with a cold, both in adults and in children, mustard helps tremendously!

Cough, bronchitis

Ailments accompanied by a dry or wet cough. Mustard, helping to thin out and bring phlegm out in natural ways, will help to cope with this problem.

Sore throat and SARS

SARS, ailments of a bacterial nature, causing symptoms, almost similar to those observed with a cold. The healing effect of the procedure for steaming the legs with mustard will not take long.

Other diseases

It can be used in other cases: for insomnia, for calluses and cracks on the feet, for joint problems, and so on.

In all these cases, as well as some others, mustard shows its positive effect on health. But, baths not only with it can help in the cases listed above. What else can be used as an active ingredient in similar procedures?

How to soar legs except mustard?

If it suddenly turned out that you don’t have the opportunity to steam your legs with mustard: there was no mustard powder at home, you are allergic to this spice, and so on, medicinal herbs will be very useful.

Mint, chamomile, sage

Herbs. It should be especially highlighted here: sage, chamomile, peppermint. They can be used both separately from each other and in combination, in approximately the same, equal, proportions. In order to steam your feet with these herbs, you must first prepare a decoction of them.

Cooking. To prepare a decoction, for 1 liter of water, you need to take a spoonful of each of the herbs, or about 3 tablespoons of one of the herbs listed above. Pour boiling water over the herb and insist it under the lid for 10 minutes, then simmer in a water bath for 20-25 minutes, remove from heat and, after cooling a little, strain. One liter of broth is enough for 4-4.5 liters of water.

The effect. That is, in combination with the decoction, more than 5 liters of healing liquid will be obtained, which will act on the feet as a bath. It should be noted that in addition to all the beneficial effects (direct effect on the legs), decoctions of these herbs also have a healing aroma effect, affecting, in a positive way, the nasopharynx, lungs, and bronchi. But, when it comes to aromatherapy, it is very difficult to compete with essential natural oils.

Essential oils

Essential oils are a great alternative to mustard or herbal baths. If you add just a few drops of eucalyptus, juniper, fir or mint essential oils to warm water, this will give an additional aroma effect, allowing you to quickly cope with a cold or viral disease. For 1 liter of warm water, take 2 to 4 drops of oil.

At what age can a child soar legs - how much time?

Soaring your feet is an extremely simple, but very effective, effective way to deal with chronic colds and infections that accidentally enter the body. It is especially helpful in the early stages.

The main thing is to notice the initial signs of a cold in time and stop the developing inflammatory process. And there is no doubt whether it is possible, or not, to soar legs. Of course, this can be done. Naturally, taking precautions and taking into account all contraindications.

You can even soar legs for small children - babies, if the above conditions are met. 1-2 months is the age at which this procedure is completely allowed. But, please note: you should not perform the procedure for more than 15-20 minutes.

And if the child, during its implementation, does not feel well, then it should be stopped immediately. There are other important rules as well. But, let's start with contraindications. This is extremely important.

Contraindications and precautions

It is possible and necessary to soar your feet with mustard, but it is important to know the precautions and contraindications in which you should not soar your feet.

High body temperature

You should not steam your feet with mustard, or with the use of herbs or natural essential oils, if the child has a high body temperature, and at the same time he feels unwell. If you soar your feet at a temperature of even 37.5, then this figure can increase greatly, especially at night. Therefore, at a temperature in a child, soaring legs is strictly prohibited. If the body temperature is normal, then the procedure can be carried out.

Individual intolerance and allergy

Individual allergic reactions to the substance that is used as an active ingredient in the preparation of the foot bath. This is a rare occurrence, but such situations are also not 100% excluded.

Wounds, cuts, leg injuries

Leg injuries that suggest the inability to perform the warm bath procedure. This is especially true for mustard baths, when cuts or, say, abrasions leave no chance to use mustard to steam your feet, since this spice is too hot.

The precautionary measures, first of all, should include: compliance with all recommendations for performing the procedure (how to soar the legs of a child correctly and safely - will be described below), the use of baths for children only under the supervision and supervision of adults, the use of exclusively high-quality components for the preparation of funds, if If there is any doubt, consult a pediatrician.

How to soar the legs of a child - how to prepare everything

It's completely easy. But, it is extremely important to follow these few rules that will be given here. Then the positive effect of the procedure is practically guaranteed.

1. To prepare the baths, pure water, mustard powder, or herbs or essential oils are used.

1. The water temperature should be comfortable for the patient, but should not exceed 55 degrees Celsius.

1. It can be carried out within 15-25 minutes. An approximate course should be about 1 week.

1. To do everything right, you need to prepare a basin or bowl that will fit a sufficient amount of liquid. Ideally, if it is metal enamelware.

1. Immediately after taking a bath, the feet should be wiped with a clean towel, put on warm, preferably woolen, socks.
2. Do not leave the house after that for at least 2 hours. It is very good if after the procedure the child can drink warm tea with lemon and honey, cover himself with a blanket (plaid) and fall asleep.

Along with foot baths, additional treatments can be used. This should also be talked about.

Complementary treatment for runny nose, sore throat and cough

herbal teas- a great helper in the fight against colds and SARS, bacterial infections. First of all, we should remember about coltsfoot, chamomile, tea with ginger root and lemon, ginger with lemon and honey, tea with the addition of dried mint, lemon balm or thyme.

Natural bee honey can be added to most decoctions and teas, it has a very positive effect on health and helps in the fight against the disease.

Berries for colds- a separate category of natural medicines. Raspberries, viburnum and, of course, currants. Here is a trio that can very effectively support an organism that has been invaded by viruses or pathologically affected by harmful bacteria.

Aroma lamp with essential oils- fat point in the body's victory over a cold. Aromatherapy is generally an excellent tool for fighting infections, and a very effective way to increase the body's defenses.

Fatigue, runny nose, headache and stuffy nose - this is not a complete list of those negative aspects that accompany a cold. But it will not be able to influence you for a long time if you use this information.

The most effective essential oils for aroma lamps for colds: essential oils of lavender, eucalyptus, sage, rosemary and tea tree, fir, spruce, pine, cedar, juniper.

Be healthy, strengthen your immunity and use traditional medicine more often. Nature is always on guard for your health.

Timely detection of the first signs of a cold and a beginning runny nose is important, since at this time it is easier and faster to cope with the disease. Everyone has their own methods of fighting infection: pharmacy products, folk methods, or a combination of them. The traditional methods of dealing with a runny nose include a guy's feet. In childhood, each child's mother soared her legs with a cold, so everyone knows about the benefits and effects of this procedure.

Exposure to hot water on the legs greatly alleviates the cold.

Benefits of hot foot baths for colds

The feet are an important reflexogenic area of ​​the body. A little hypothermia, running around in puddles is enough, and in the morning of the next day, nasal congestion and snot will appear. This is due to the reflex connection of the feet and nasopharynx. Therefore, warming up can have the opposite effect. Those who soared their feet know that when exposed to hot water:

• the walls of blood vessels in the legs expand;
• stimulates the outflow of fluid from the upper body to the lower;
• blood flow is activated.

Thanks to these processes, the swelling of inflamed tissues, the nasal mucosa decreases, therefore, the patient breathes easier.

By improving the blood supply through the dilated vessels, leukocytes and lymphocytes move faster in the blood, enriching the organs with necessary microelements in a timely manner. As a result, the effectiveness of treatment increases, and the disease passes in a short time. The method is especially effective for a runny nose, accompanied by a dry cough.

How to soar legs for adults?

To make the effect of hot water on the feet as effective as possible, we soar the legs of adults according to special rules:

1. We collect the optimal water level. Both shins must be completely immersed in the liquid. A wide bucket or bathtub is ideal.
2. Need a supply of fresh boiling water. You can put it in a jug or teapot.
3. Bring a towel and thick knitted socks.
4. In the first minutes, the feet soar with a water temperature of 38-39 ° C. Every 3 minutes you need to add boiling water. So there is a gradual increase in temperature, which is hardly noticeable and not traumatic for the vessels of the legs.
5. The total procedure time is 15 minutes.

At the end of the warming procedure, you need to carefully wipe your feet with a towel, put on woolen socks, immediately go to bed and cover yourself with a blanket. The patient needs complete rest. Steam your feet before bed to give your body enough time to recover. It will also save you from having to do homework, which will cancel out the effect of the procedure.

How is the procedure performed for small patients?

If a child has a runny nose, he does not have a high temperature, warming up is allowed. It is necessary to draw hot water with a temperature slightly above 37 ° C into a shallow basin. Add 50 g of dry mustard mixture to the basin. Gradually, every 3 minutes you need to add boiling water to a temperature not higher than 40 ° C. In this case, the baby should remove the legs from the pelvis. The total duration of the procedure is 20 minutes. At the end of the guy, the baby's feet should be thoroughly wiped with a towel, smeared with turpentine ointment and put on woolen socks.

With a runny nose, three procedures a day should be carried out. The course of treatment is selected according to the condition of the crumbs. After each procedure, the baby should be at rest for about half an hour. In the future, his legs should not be allowed to cool during games. It is better to wear slippers or sandals.

Children benefit from foot baths with essential oils and herbal decoctions. In addition to warming the feet, the baby receives inhalations.

To make it easier for the baby to endure the procedure, during the guy he can put on his favorite cartoon, give him an interesting toy, play sedentary games or tell a funny story. Be sure to offer the baby to drink warm tea with lemon, honey or raspberries if he does not have allergies.

Recipes for soaring legs

To enhance the healing effect, you need to soar your feet with a runny nose in hot water with additives. A solution of potassium permanganate is widely used. Potassium permanganate, along with the removal of inflammation, heals wounds on the feet. A potassium permanganate foot bath is prepared until a pink color appears. The crystals must be completely dissolved so that no burns occur. After the procedure, the legs will turn brown, which will disappear on the third day.

Herbal decoctions have been used for medicinal purposes for a long time. Their action is similar to the effect of essential oils. Suitable herbs used for inhalation in the treatment of the common cold, for example, sage, calendula, chamomile, St. John's wort, succession, mint. A decoction should be prepared from 100 g of dry grass in 400 ml of boiling water. After 40 minutes, the liquid is added to the hot water for the guy.

You can use apple cider vinegar, preferably homemade. The recipe is as follows: for each liter of boiling water, 2-3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar are required. Small patients need to do baths with a lower content of the substance. The procedure time is 15 minutes. To soften the effect of vinegar, which slightly dries the skin, you can add purified glycerin. In addition to the therapeutic effect, the product well cleanses the epithelium of dead cells.

Use of mustard mixture

Mustard foot baths warm the feet well, so the procedure allows you to combine steaming and the effect of mustard plasters. The substance improves blood flow to the feet, which reduces swelling of the nasopharyngeal mucosa, unloads the heart. Baths with mustard stimulate the immune system, have bactericidal properties.

Enough 25 g of mustard powder for every liter of water. If an adult has sensitive skin or a runny nose is treated in a small patient, the dosage should be 2 times less.

The use of essential oils

Additives of essential oils in water for a guy are endowed with a complex effect: they are absorbed into the skin, bloodstream, enrich the body with useful microelements, enter the nasopharynx when inhaling vapors, making breathing easier by relieving swelling and inflammation of tissues. Essential vapors expand the bronchi, improve the flow of mucus from the nose and sputum from the trachea. For the treatment of the common cold, fir, eucalyptus and cedar extracts are suitable. They can be used singly or in a mixture. 10 drops are enough for a large basin of water.

Essential oils have a healing and relaxing effect. It is useful to drink herbal tea during the procedure, which will warm the patient with a runny nose from the inside.

When are foot baths contraindicated?

Any medical procedure has contraindications:

• high temperature over 37.5 ° C, which can provoke fever, increased stress on the heart and blood vessels;
• allergies, which can be aggravated by inhalation of mustard vapors, essential oils;
• skin diseases, mustard powder and oils can exacerbate the problem, so baths are not recommended even for simple redness from a mosquito bite.

Non-absolute contraindications include:

• pregnancy;
• diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
• hypertensive crisis.

In these cases, the water should be warm, but not hot. Before using supplements, you should consult with your doctor. During these periods, the load on the body is great, the guy's legs can provoke a sharp increase in pressure, which increases the risk of developing a stroke.

Carefully need to soar the legs of small patients. Their skin is sensitive and easily damaged. The procedure should please the baby. It is important for pregnant women at any time to be careful, as pressure rises during hot foot baths, which can lead to miscarriage or early birth.

Each person has repeatedly experienced a condition that signals the onset of the flu or a cold, when the joints ache, and tickling appears in the throat and nose, the temperature rises, as a result of which severe weakness appears.

During this period, it is important to take all necessary measures to eliminate these adverse symptoms.

One of the best folk remedies for cough and runny nose is mustard powder.

What is useful mustard for colds?

Dry mustard contains unstable enzymes, for these reasons, if you mix it with hot water (from 60 degrees), then its benefits will be lost.

Therefore, before putting mustard plasters or pouring powder into socks, it must be moistened or diluted with warm water. However, if you mix the mustard mixture with boiling water or cold water, then the effectiveness of such a procedure will be zero.

Local irritation provided by mustard appears due to skin reflex reactions that occur when nerve endings are irritated. Treatment with this spice is indicated for:

1. pneumonia;
2. bronchitis;
3. viral respiratory diseases, etc.

But in some cases, an allergy to mustard can develop.

mustard powder in socks

This is a simple but effective recipe to get rid of cough and runny nose. So, mustard powder must be used in dry form. First you need to prepare woolen or cotton socks, and then pour 1 tsp into them. dry mix.

The duration of such therapy should be at least 7 hours. Therefore, it can be done during sleep. If the procedure is applied to a child, then it is advisable to first put on socks made of thin fabric, and then warmer socks, into which mustard must be poured.

Mustard for colds, poured into socks is a traditional healing procedure for warming the feet. Indeed, on the feet there is a mass of nerve reflex points through which you can influence the body. If you make an impact on them with heat, then the whole body can be warmed up for a long time.

mustard plasters

To get rid of cough and runny nose during a cold, you can use a very effective way - mustard plasters, which are applied externally., Moreover, they are also used for colds.

First, the prepared mustard plaster is lowered into warm water (37 degrees), where it must be kept for about a minute, and then applied to the skin in the area:

• chest;
• soles of the feet;
• back;
• bronchi;
• lungs.

In the treatment of adults, the duration of such a procedure is 20 minutes. And if such therapy is applied to younger patients, then the duration of the session should be 5 minutes.

However, regardless of age, mustard plasters should be removed immediately if an unpleasant burning sensation occurs.

In addition, their application is of great importance in the process of treatment with mustard plasters. So, they need to be applied as follows:

1. with a cold on the soles of the feet;
2. with chronic colds, bronchitis and pneumonia on the back.

It is worth noting that mustard should be used with extreme caution in the treatment of young children. So, the procedure is best done in the evening, so that before sleep the child can cough up.

A good alternative to mustard plasters are powder compresses, which must be done with the calculation of 1 tsp. for 1 glass of water. For this purpose, gauze folded in a few words should be moistened in the solution, and then put on the patient's back for seven minutes.

From above, everything is covered with a plastic bag and insulated.

When is it better not to use mustard to treat a cold?

Not every person can be treated with mustard, even if he has severe coughing fits. So, it can not be used in such cases:

• various skin lesions;
• skin diseases (eczema, diffuse neurodermatitis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, pyoderma);
• disease associated with fever.

Regarding the baths, they should not be done during pregnancy, during high febrile temperature, chronic inflammatory processes in the pelvic organs. In addition, the procedure is contraindicated in arterial hypertension and varicose veins.

If you are chilled in the wind or wet in the rain, you feel the first signs of a cold, then warming your feet will be the best preventive and therapeutic measure. Use the folk method of fighting a cold and get ready to soak your feet with mustard.

Familiar from childhood, the method of "mustard" treatment is actually a full-fledged physiotherapy procedure. It is based on the principle of reflex expansion of blood vessels under the influence of high temperatures. The thermal procedure accelerates blood circulation in all organs and activates the body's defenses in case of hypothermia.

It is not for nothing that Chinese medicine has used the feet since ancient times as a zone of influence on the entire body or on specific organs. Nowadays, scientists have already proven that, for example, the feet are the reflexogenic zone of the upper respiratory tract. This is an additional motivation to warm them up at the first sign of illness and in the midst of a cold.

Thermal procedures include not only the use of dry mustard, but also mustard foot baths and mustard plasters. But you should always remember that all "mustard" procedures are not carried out at a patient's temperature above 37 degrees C.

1) It is necessary to apply mustard foot baths, “soar” the legs. For this procedure, pour hot water at a comfortable temperature (no more than 38 degrees C) into a basin or bucket, add 1 tablespoon of mustard powder per liter of water. Lower your legs into the basin, sit for a few minutes to get used to the water temperature and warm your legs. It is necessary to gradually add boiling water so that the temperature is constant throughout the entire procedure, which lasts about a quarter of an hour.

After a foot warming bath, dry your feet thoroughly with a towel, after rinsing them with running water. Put on socks made of natural wool, go to bed. Drink a cup of herbal tea with raspberries or lemon and honey, adding ten grams of cognac if desired.

Pregnancy is a contraindication for this healing and warming procedure - it is strictly not allowed to soar legs in this position. In addition, people suffering from pustular diseases and varicose veins should refrain from foot baths.

1) Dry mustard, a powdered substance, can be put into cotton socks and worn at night. Natural skin moisturizing of the feet stimulates the release of phytoncides and essential oils. This is an old and very effective way to treat colds for adults and children.

However, in recent times, in order to avoid irritation of sensitive skin and even mustard "burns", it is recommended to wear two pairs of cotton socks and pour mustard powder between them. We advise doing this in the treatment of children, the elderly, diabetics and diseases of the veins of the lower extremities.

3) Mustard plasters can also be used to warm up the feet. To do this, they are placed on the leg calves and on the upper chest. The procedure is done every other day or every day, for fifteen minutes, several times a day. The feeling of "burning" should be moderate. After the procedure, lubricate the application sites with baby cream.

Unfortunately, allergy sufferers should refrain from close contact with mustard powder, as it causes severe skin and respiratory allergic reactions.

For the same reason, mustard is not used to treat children with diathesis. Here you need to select other, more gentle methods of treatment: soda and oil foot baths, rubbing the feet with the Golden Star or Doctor MOM balm, turpentine ointment.

Foot warm baths with the addition of mustard help prevent the development of viral diseases after hypothermia. It is recommended for children to start soaring their feet with mustard from the moment the first symptoms of a cold appear.

It is recommended to steam the legs of a child with the addition of mustard no more than 3 times a day.

Foot baths with mustard powder - "old-fashioned" way to treat colds. It is believed that warming the feet helps to quickly recover from viral diseases, but in reality the effectiveness of this procedure is greatly exaggerated.

How to soar legs with mustard for a child

Mustard baths help relieve the symptoms of a cold and alleviate the general condition of the baby. With their help, it is impossible to cure the disease, but after hypothermia, such procedures can avoid the development of the disease.

Contraindications to the use of mustard foot baths:

• Increased body temperature;
• cardiovascular diseases;
• allergy to mustard;
• dermatitis and other skin diseases;
• open wounds, scratches on the skin of the feet.

Also, mustard baths are contraindicated for newborns. Use in infants can cause skin burns and overheating.

For the procedure in children, a basin or a bucket of water is used, the temperature of which should not exceed 40 ºC.

In water, dilute 1 tbsp. l. dry mustard, the child is seated on a chair and placed in a container with a warm mustard solution. A fluffy towel is laid out at the bottom of a basin or bucket to create a massage effect. Also, during the bath, the legs are wiped with a hard sponge.

The maximum duration of the procedure is 15 minutes. If this is your first time soaring the legs of a child, then you need to start from 5 minutes, gradually increasing the duration of the foot baths.

Doctors recommend soaring legs with mustard for a child no more than 3 times a day for 10 minutes. Do not apply this procedure to children under 3 years of age.

After the procedure, the child's feet are wiped dry, warm socks are put on them. To enhance the action of the foot, you can treat it with a warming ointment. The last foot bath is carried out in the late evening, it helps the child to relax and fall asleep quickly.

Modern pharmacy kiosks offer consumers to purchase a wide variety of medicines. Some drugs are designed to fight viruses, others destroy bacteria. You can also choose the appropriate composition for cough and runny nose. However, many patients still prefer old and proven methods of treatment - folk ones - to all these innovations. Doctors are very ambivalent about this priority.

This article will tell you about whether children can soar their feet with mustard. You will learn how to carry out such a procedure. You can also find out the conditions that must be met.

Medical point of view

Doctors unanimously declare that before soaring legs with mustard for a child, it is necessary to contact a medical facility. After all, many parents, acting for the good, harm their child. Mustard is a substance that can become an allergen. Also, some babies are completely contraindicated in soaring their legs.

During your visit, the doctor will get acquainted with the existing complaints and examine the crumbs. Only after that, the pediatrician will be able to give you permission or prohibit warming procedures.

Benefits of manipulation

With a runny nose, the child is pretty good. During the procedure, the baby's feet are heated. Manipulation helps to relax and improves blood circulation. Under the influence of high temperatures, blood vessels expand. At the same time, lymphocytes that fight infection can get into even the smallest corners and thin capillaries. In this way, you will create all the conditions for the destruction of the disease with the help of your own immunity.

Before you soar your legs with mustard for a child, you must make sure that the procedure is safe. There are certain contraindications and situations in which manipulation is strictly prohibited. They will be described for you in the next paragraph. It is also necessary to create all conditions so that the treatment is beneficial and does not harm the health of the crumbs.

In what cases should a child not soar legs with mustard when coughing?

Folk remedy perfectly warms up, improves blood flow, improves immune protection. Mustard vapors create a wonderful inhalation effect. However, there are situations when such treatment can greatly harm your child. In what cases it is impossible to soar legs with mustard when coughing to a child?

• Allergy. If your baby has skin rashes, then you should abandon the above procedure. Note that an allergic reaction includes banal diathesis and even a mosquito bite. That is why, before using the yellow burning powder, it is necessary to carefully examine the baby's body.
• Fever. Before soaring your child's legs with mustard, be sure to measure the body temperature. During the period of illness in many children, it rises. The reason for this is the formation of interferons and the struggle of immunity with pathology. If on the thermometer you see a value that exceeds 37.5 degrees, then refuse to carry out the procedure. By your actions, you can provoke an even greater rise in temperature.
• Increased sensitivity. If your child has a high sensitivity to mustard, then it is recommended that you stop using this remedy. You can replace the specified ingredient with any essential oils and additives. However, you need to be sure that the selected composition will not cause negative reactions.

In addition to these conditions, it is necessary to take into account the nature of the disease. If it is a cough (bronchitis, pneumonia, tracheitis, laryngitis) or a runny nose (ARVI, influenza, rhinitis, sinusitis), then manipulation can be effective. When it comes to the fight against chickenpox, measles, rubella, stomatitis, poisoning and similar diseases, mustard will not give any positive effect.

Indications for the use of a folk recipe

Before steaming your child's legs with mustard, assess his condition. Indications for the procedure will be the following situations:

• cough of various origins (except allergic);
• runny nose caused by viruses or bacteria (except allergic);
• hypothermia;
• frostbite (only after full warming of the body);
• sore throat and inflammation of the pharyngeal ring.

If you consult a doctor, the doctor will definitely explain whether the described folk remedy will be effective for your child or not. Also, the specialist will talk about the duration of the manipulation and the proportions of the components.

Action algorithm

How to soar legs with mustard for a child? First decide on the components. Mustard for the procedure must necessarily be in the form of a powder. Otherwise, it simply will not dissolve in water.

Then select a container. If you need to warm up only the feet (for the treatment of a cold), then a shallow pelvis will do. When you need to use a large area and capture calves (when coughing) - take a bucket.

The temperature of the liquid should not exceed 38-40 degrees. Many parents think that there will be no positive effect from such an impact. However, if you follow all the instructions and follow the algorithm, then the effect of alternative treatment will not be long in coming.

1. Pour the right amount of clean water into the container and lower the baby's legs into it.
2. Wait about 5 minutes for your feet to gradually warm up.
3. Pour 2 tablespoons of mustard powder into a container and mix thoroughly. At the same time, you can come up with a game when the child will chat with his legs, thereby dissolving the yellow powder.
4. Leave the child's feet for another three minutes, then add water at a temperature of 45-48 degrees.
5. Wait another 5 minutes. Take out the legs of the crumbs, rinse them thoroughly and dry them.

How much to soar feet in mustard for a child? The whole procedure will take you 10 to 20 minutes. Do not keep the baby's feet in the prepared liquid for up to one hour. You will not achieve a stronger effect with this. It is worth noting that there are rarely children who can sit in one place for so long.

What about babies and newborns?

Doctors say that children can only soar their feet with mustard after they reach 12 months. Where do these restrictions come from? Why is it impossible to carry out manipulation in newborns and infants? Everything is very simple.

Babies in their first year of life are very sensitive to changes in temperature. They can easily increase the mark on the thermometer just because they are hot. Any overheating or hypothermia adversely affects the well-being of infants. That is why doctors do not recommend doing such procedures to crumbs. The only exceptions are those cases when the manipulation is performed by a health worker within the walls of a hospital. However, modern hospitals have long abandoned the use of traditional methods in the treatment of children.

After manipulation

Before steaming your child's legs with mustard, be sure to prepare clean linen for him. After the procedure, dry the legs and put on cotton socks on the feet. If you want to enhance the effect and prolong the warming effect, you can use woolen socks.

Lay the baby down and cover him with a blanket. Remember that after the manipulation you can not run (especially on a cold floor). It is also strictly forbidden to go outside. Prepare a cup of warm raspberry tea or hot milk for your child. In this way, you influence the disease not only from the outside, but also from the inside.

Alternative way

If the child categorically refuses to sit still and keep the legs in the warming liquid, then an alternative option can be used. To do this, you will need two pairs of thick socks and the warming powder itself. How much mustard does it take to soar a child's legs? For dilution in water, 20-30 grams is enough. If you put a warming agent in socks, then 10-15 grams is enough for you.

Put socks on your baby. Pour into the second pair of linen. Place the legs in such a compress and leave for an indefinite time. You need to remove the compress when the mustard starts to burn strongly. The child will definitely tell you about it. After that, rinse the baby's feet and put on clean underwear. A feature of this method is that during warming up you can move (walk, run). This is very important for little fidgets. This method can also be used during sleep.

A little summary

You have learned about the popular and proven method - soar your feet with mustard. Remember that before the procedure you need to consider a lot of factors. Be sure to examine the baby. It is advisable to carry out the manipulation in the evenings, before going to bed. If the child adheres to the regime during the day and rests, then it is allowed to warm up even before daytime sleep. Be sure to monitor the reaction of the crumbs during treatment. If additional signs of illness appear, consult a doctor immediately. Be healthy!