MALTHEA SYRUP (syrup)
the most natural!
What is especially pleasing is the placement of rose hips and marshmallow root extract in the leading positions. This means that they predominate in the composition. For those who don’t know: marshmallow root extract has an enveloping, softening, expectorant, and anti-inflammatory effect. I found out how effective these properties are a little later. Ascorbic acid is included - in the fight against seasonal colds, acute respiratory viral infections, and influenza, this vitamin is simply necessary. The bottle is just like a bottle. With a screw cap (not pictured).
The syrup itself has a viscous consistency, honey color, and a pleasant taste. It doesn’t even require drinking, but my daughter still started drinking a little out of habit.
According to the recommendations from the box, the duration of taking Althea should be two weeks. But we got a little less, since an antibiotic was prescribed along with the syrups - the cough was too unbearable, there was nowhere to go. It is unlikely that in our difficult situation we would have managed with treatment with syrup alone. Antibiotic - yes! — it worked great and, as a result, after 5 days of taking it, my daughter regained her vital functions, getting rid of a terrible cough. However, before the cough completely disappeared, Althea syrup performed one miraculous function: it amazingly relieved coughing attacks at night! Yes, it was this syrup that calmed the lungs, pacified this “barking.” Before him, everything was tried that night: inhalations, drinking plenty of fluids (tea, milk + honey + butter), “Lazolvan”, rubbing the chest and back with “Doctor Mom” ointment, intensive back massage for “beating” sputum from the lungs and its release... Nothing helped. The child could not fall asleep from coughing, and I, of course, could not sleep, hearing this hysterical “barking.” Almost in despair, I gave her a children’s “alteyka” and - lo and behold! — the cough went away, and the exhausted child fell asleep! The medication was taken according to the instructions: according to the child’s age, she was given two teaspoons.
I doubted: does the syrup work like that?
After all, until this last stage, I tried a lot of remedies. The next night, with the same hysterical cough, I now first of all poured “alteyka” into the child, and after 10 minutes the child calmed down, falling asleep. Why am I a skeptic about all these ant herbs, truly natural remedies, but then I bent my knee... Yes! In front of a dark bottle of syrup. Because of a sick child, you can’t do that yet.
While in thought, I remembered a recent conversation in September with the pediatrician on duty. We were talking about cough suppressants for the youngest child - the baby contracted ARVI at the end of August. When the aunt doctor, seasoned by experience, learned about the prescription of Lazolvan by a young specialist from the emergency room, she immediately canceled this syrup (according to her, it turned out to be incompatible with one of the drugs prescribed by the same doctor) with the comment: “” Why should such a small child be put on “chemistry” right away? There are natural syrups of plant origin! For example, “Althea” syrup!” I already had the syrup in stock, thanks to my mother, and I was well aware of the age-related contraindications, which I gave to the doctor. To which the doctor answered me: “What’s it like since 3 years old?! And it’s possible earlier! Age restrictions on herbal preparations are a big convention! Feel free to give “alteyka” to the baby!” But the child was already pretty well treated, so I didn’t give her the “alteyka” anymore. Like o."
The cost of Althea syrup is very affordable - only 60 rubles.
I couldn’t find just such a product “with a bear” in nearby pharmacies. I had to buy a European “alteyka” for after-treatment, including my own, having significantly overpaid. But if I’m lucky, I’ll definitely buy syrup from Bioinventika.” Helped a lot, made me very happy! Excellent cough emollient!
Good health to everyone!
Althea syrup - reviews
Natalia
A dry cough appeared. There is a bottle of Althea syrup lying around in the home medicine cabinet. I drank it for 2 days. The cough is gone. I bought a second bottle to consolidate the results.
Liana Ufa
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Before giving your child others, try marshmallow syrup, this is a remedy that has been proven over the years; if there is no virus but just a cold with a red throat in the child, then the syrup will help. If you suddenly have such a cough that it’s hard to listen to (after all, it’s an expectorant, to remove phlegm from the lungs! And this is good, otherwise it will be worse) - then I advise you to drink flax seed at the same time, there are instructions on the box.
(Lala) Lily
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I became acquainted with this remedy when my son had a problem 2 weeks ago. He is ill. The child’s temperature rose to 38.5 plus a strong “barking” cough at night. The doctor who arrived diagnosed laryngotracheitis. The disease is characterized by a very debilitating dry cough with difficult to separate sputum, mainly at night. To say that you can’t sleep at night and wake up every half hour from a cough that torments your child is an understatement. One thing is clear - this is unbearable. For some reason the antibiotics didn't work. The prescribed drug Clenbuterol had a bad effect on the nervous system. And then I remembered that there is such a drug as Mucaltin. But it does not have the best effect on the stomach. And my son has high acidity. But it helps very well to get rid of lung problems. But Mukaltin actually contains Althea root. And I rushed to the pharmacy. I was very happy to learn that the composition does not contain alcohol or other substances that irritate the stomach. The drug costs mere pennies. The child drank with pleasure.
For children under 12 years of age, it is recommended to dilute a teaspoon of syrup in 1/4 cup of warm water. That's what I did. Taken 3 times a day. Already on the second day of treatment, quite intense sputum production was observed. True, in our case the cough did not go away immediately. But the condition has improved noticeably. I recommend it to everyone. It's really effective, natural and cheap. What could be better? I think nothing. True, there is an analogue - dry cough syrup. It includes the same marshmallow. According to reviews, it generally surpasses everything that is possible. But it is difficult to find and will cost much more.
(Yamama) Olya
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The whole family takes Althea syrup when we get sick. Most often, it is very difficult to cough and due to a dry cough, phlegm cannot come out, which slows down and complicates the healing process.
This drug is completely natural, it is not without reason that it is recommended even for children, and is used twice a day. The course of therapy lasts about ten days, although I can say that relief occurs much earlier. The phlegm simply turns into liquid and is gradually released with each cough.
Althea syrup is much more effective and healthier than those preparations to which sweeteners are added. Once I could not cure my daughter for about three weeks, the cough could not go away, it even got to the point of warming up. This definitely won’t happen with this product; it has been tested for years and approved by doctors.
(NNN) Natalia
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This syrup was recommended to my son by a pediatrician about fifteen years ago.
My son suffered from obstructive bronchitis from early childhood, and later doctors diagnosed bronchial asthma, so I know enough about expectorant tablets, mixtures and syrups that help thin the viscosity of mucus and remove it from the bronchi.
I was attracted to this syrup primarily by its natural composition and low price. It also turned out to be very effective even in those cases (for example, with bronchitis, with an incipient asthma attack or asthmatic conditions) when expensive advertised remedies did not help much.
The drug has not only an expectorant, but also a local anti-inflammatory effect.
They take it in courses lasting up to two weeks, four to five times a day, after diluting the required amount of syrup in a certain proportion of boiled water (for some this may not seem very convenient).
There are not many contraindications for use; it can be used in both adults and children (only the dosage will change). My son never had any allergic reactions while taking it.
I am satisfied with this product, I have been using it for many years. I believe that there is no need to buy expensive medications that have the same indications for use and are not always effective.
Even in ancient times, marshmallow was known and valued as a medicinal plant. The name itself speaks of its medicinal properties (it comes from the Greek althaea - to heal). Marshmallow preparations have been used in medicine and veterinary medicine since ancient times. He is mentioned by Theophrastus, Dioscorides and Pliny. Althaea was cultivated in Ancient Rome and grown in monastery gardens.
According to Avicenna, the name marshmallow in Greek is derived from the word “multi-useful.” Avicenna believed that marshmallow is a medicine “emollient, ripening, relaxing and resolving.” The great scientist emphasized that “the seeds and root of the marshmallow have the same power as the grass, and even stronger.” Avicenna notes that you can use the root and leaves of wild marshmallow. From this remark it follows that already in the time of Avicenna, marshmallow was cultivated.
Althaea is officially recognized as a medicine in many countries of Western Europe, North and South America, and Japan. The roots were included in all domestic pharmacopoeias. The leaves are official in Central European countries and Turkey; flowers - in Belgium, France, the Netherlands.
The homeland of this plant is most likely the countries of the Caspian region, the Black Sea region and the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Althea is distributed in Ukraine, in the southern regions of Belarus and in the northern Caucasus, the Volga region, Central Asia, Eastern and Western Siberia. Perennial grayish-green herbaceous plant 120–150 cm tall. Grows on loose, moist soils, in meadows, among shrubs, in floodplains and along river banks. It blooms from June to September, the fruits ripen in July–October. Rhizomes and roots of biennial plants are used as medicinal raw materials; they are harvested in early spring or autumn after the stems have dried (less commonly, the above-ground part of the plant - flowers, leaves, seeds - is used as raw material). Harvesting is carried out every 3–4 years, leaving up to 30% of the plants for restoration.
In Russia, the roots and herbs of marshmallow, which are widely cultivated, are used as medicinal plant raw materials.
A large amount of mucous substances (up to 35%) were found in the roots of marshmallow, which mainly consist of polysaccharides that, upon hydrolysis, break down into galactose, arabinose, pentose and dextrose. In addition, the roots of the plant contain starch (up to 37%), pectin (10–11%), sugars, asparagine, betaine, carotene, lecithin, phytosterol, mineral salts and fatty oils (up to 1.7%). The grass also contains mucus (up to 12.5%), essential oil (0.02%), rubber-like substances, ascorbic acid, and carotene. In flowers, the mucilage content reaches 5.8%. The roots contain macroelements: potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and microelements: manganese, copper, zinc, cobalt, chromium, aluminum, vanadium, selenium, nickel, strontium, lead, iodine, boron.
Preparations of marshmallow root are used internally, mainly as an expectorant, enveloping, emollient and anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the respiratory tract: tracheitis, bronchitis, bronchial asthma. Particularly noteworthy is the effective antitussive effect of marshmallow preparations, with the help of which it is possible to soothe a painful cough due to laryngitis; they are also used in children's medical practice for cough and whooping cough. The mucous substances of the marshmallow root envelop the affected areas of the mucous membranes of the oropharynx and trachea and protect their nerve endings from irritating factors.
Marshmallow preparations are also used for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, colitis, especially those accompanied by diarrhea, since the aqueous extract used internally has an enveloping effect, covers the mucous membranes with a thin layer and remains on them for a long time, protecting against further irritation . The aqueous extract may slow the absorption of various soluble drugs in high doses. Acting as a protector, plant mucus softens inflammation of the mucous membranes of the throat and larynx. Externally, marshmallow preparations are used for burns, ringworm, furunculosis, scabies, pustular diseases, and allergic dermatoses. Infusions, extracts, syrups and powders from marshmallow root are approved for medical use.
The main medicinal form of marshmallow, easily prepared at home, is an infusion (1:20) in cold water, which extracts only the mucus. A cold infusion of marshmallow roots is prepared as follows: a tablespoon of crushed roots is poured with cold boiled water for an hour, filtered through cheesecloth, for sweetness you can add sugar or honey. As an expectorant, it is taken 5-6 times a day, a tablespoon at a time, for inflammation of the pharynx and larynx, bronchitis, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. In the same dosage, adults can take the infusion for gastrointestinal diseases. Children are recommended to give the infusion in teaspoons.
The dosage form (syrup) of marshmallow root, which is a concentrated thick aqueous solution of various sugars with marshmallow root extract, is recommended for oral administration: for children under 12 years old - 1 teaspoon, previously diluted in 1/4 cup of warm water, 4-5 times in a day. Adults and children over 12 years old – 1 tablespoon, previously diluted in 1/2 glass of warm water, 4-5 times a day. The course of treatment is 10–15 days.
Marshmallow root is included in medicinal mixtures: chest collection No. 1, chest collection No. 2, breast tea No. 1, breast tea No. 2.
A mixture of polysaccharides isolated from the marshmallow herb is part of the drug Mucaltin, used as an expectorant in the treatment of tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis and other bronchopulmonary diseases. The drug has expectorant properties - due to reflex stimulation, it increases the activity of the ciliated epithelium and the peristalsis of the respiratory bronchioles in combination with increased secretion of the bronchial glands. Mucaltin is used for acute and chronic diseases of the respiratory system, accompanied by the formation of difficult to separate sputum of high viscosity (tracheobronchitis, obstructive bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, emphysema, pneumoconiosis). The drug is contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to its components, gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer. Dosage regimen: 50–100 mg orally before meals 3–4 times a day. The course of treatment is 7–14 days. For children, you can dissolve the tablet in a third of a glass of warm water. The drug is not prescribed simultaneously with medications containing codeine (it may make it difficult to cough up liquefied sputum).
In folk medicine, juice from the ground parts of marshmallow is also used - from leaves and stems collected in June-July, when these parts of the plant are still juicy and young. The juice is used as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory agent for diseases of the respiratory tract: pulmonary tuberculosis, cough, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, catarrh of the respiratory tract. Marshmallow juice is also used in the treatment of certain diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: gastritis, enterocolitis, diarrhea. Marshmallow juice is used to wash the eyes for blepharitis, as well as for skin diseases: burns, ringworm, furunculosis, other purulent skin diseases, as a poultice, for candidomycosis (by douching with the addition of oak bark and cuff grass). Marshmallow juice is also used as enemas (diluted with water).
For inflammation of the facial skin, cosmetologists recommend applying gauze pads moistened with a decoction of marshmallow root (2 tablespoons per 0.5 liters of water) in the morning and evening for 10–15 minutes.
