How to breathe properly over potatoes and when inhalation is contraindicated?

Healing inhalations help cure a sore throat.For such a procedure, you can use regular potatoes. This article will help you figure out how to breathe properly over potatoes and when inhalation is contraindicated.

Inhalation is a treatment that has been used since ancient times to eliminate the adverse symptoms of a cold. This "old-fashioned" method helps to cope with ARVI in a matter of days. Also inhalations are carried out in order to normalize breathing.

Conducting such procedures is based largely on the effects of steam on the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Warm steam, getting in the process of breathing on the nasopharynx and pharynx, leads to getting rid of adverse symptoms. Through inhalation, you can cope with a runny nose, nasal congestion and coughing.

Inhalations with potatoes are popular among people. This method is passed from generation to generation. Breathing over potatoes is not only safe, but also extremely useful. The technology of such inhalations is also quite simple. They require only a few potatoes, a saucepan with water and a warm blanket.

Treating a common cold with conventional medications is usually expensive and usually requires several symptomatic agents at once. Many of these drugs budget can not be called. Inhalation with regular potatoes is not only useful, but also quite budget. This method of therapy is suitable even for people with a limited budget.

It should be noted, and the relative safety of this method of treatment. Potatoes do not contain any dangerous synthetic components that can cause pronounced allergic reactions. That is why this method of treatment can be used for pregnant women. Such therapy is limited only to people who have contraindications for its implementation, as well as for toddlers of young age.

You can breathe over potatoes not only to people who suffer from acute pathology, but also to those who suffer from chronic diseases of the respiratory system. Such therapeutic inhalations help to cope with persistent cough.

Wet steam, which is formed in the process of cooking potatoes, helps to fight various types of cough. So, inhalation helps get rid of persistent "dry" cough. Wet steam acts on the cells lining the airways, which leads to their secretion, having a more liquid consistency. This secret lubricates the inflamed mucous membranes of the bronchial tree, which contributes to the gradual reduction of unproductive (dry) cough.

Such therapeutic inhalations can also be used to treat "wet" cough. This symptom is usually characterized by difficulty separating sputum or mucus from the inflamed airway. Various diseases can lead to the emergence of productive cough - from a banal cold to pneumonia. Some of these pathologies occur with high body temperature, while others practically do not cause subfebrile.

Curing productive cough is also quite difficult. In the pair, formed in the process of cooking potatoes, a special substance is formed - tetradecane. It can have an anti-inflammatory effect, leading to improved well-being.

Useful such therapeutic inhalation and angina. They help reduce inflammation on the tonsils, and also help normalize breathing. To carry out such treatment in acute tonsillitis should be very careful. Before carrying out this method of treatment for purulent form of tonsillitis, it is necessary to consult with an otolaryngologist.

The benefits of therapeutic inhalation for colds is enormous. Through this simple method of treatment, you can get rid of the adverse symptoms of the disease in just a few days. To enhance the effect when conducting inhalations with potatoes, you can add to the vegetables some essential oils. Enhance the antibacterial action by using an oil extract of pine, fir or eucalyptus. To conduct such combined inhalation is possible only in the absence of contraindications to their implementation.

Conducting therapeutic inhalation helps to cope with the resulting inflammatory process in various parts of the respiratory system. This procedure is an alternative to physiotherapy, which is carried out in hospitals.

Inhalations are successfully used to cleanse the airways of various particles. The fact is that the respiratory epithelium is covered with special villi. They are necessary in order to mechanically remove all particles trapped on the mucous membranes, including viruses and bacteria. However, in people with chronic ENT diseases, smoking or living in ecologically unfavorable places, the functioning of such cilia is impaired. This leads to the development of a number of pathologies.

Violation of mucociliary clearance (the process of active movement of the cilia of the respiratory epithelium during breathing) during a cold leads to the development of stagnation, as well as the accumulation of sputum and mucus in the lumen of the bronchi. It is possible to eliminate these adverse clinical manifestations with the help of therapeutic inhalations.

Wet steam helps clean the cilia of thick mucus that has flown to them, which promotes the release of sputum. Such an impact leads to the fact that the sick person becomes much easier to cough. Already after several procedures, his state of health improves and his breathing normalizes.

Steam, which is formed in the process of cooking potatoes, has a truly therapeutic effect on the body, as it has phytoncidal properties. Interestingly, it also contains a small amount of ethanol. The content of these components is sufficient to promote the natural dilution of sputum and have an antiseptic effect on the affected bronchi.

When carrying out such treatment should also be remembered that it is conducted in a course. Do not breathe over potatoes for several weeks, as this may adversely affect the state of the bronchi and lungs in the future. Optimally to the course of such therapy did not exceed 5-6 days. If during this time a positive result could not be achieved and the state of health did not improve, then in such a situation one should definitely seek medical help and choose an alternative method of treatment.

Humid steam has a negative effect on the vital activity of pathogenic microbes. The vast majority of respiratory diseases are caused by various pathogenic viruses and bacteria. The treachery of such pathologies largely lies in the fact that they are quite easily transmitted from a sick person to a healthy one. In traditional medicine in the treatment of infectious diseases are used antiviral drugs and antibiotics.

Wet vapor, which is used during therapeutic inhalations, affects the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract, where there are disease-causing microbes, which leads to their death.This method of treatment helps to cope with infectious pathology, occurring in uncomplicated form and without the use of drugs.

Potato inhalations can be used to treat rhinitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, and colds, which is accompanied by the appearance of catarrhal symptoms. Also, such procedures can be carried out in case of acute respiratory infections, which is accompanied by the appearance of nasal congestion and a violation of nasal breathing.

When carrying out any physiotherapy procedures at home should be absolutely careful. This method of treatment is not suitable for everyone, as it can lead to the development of complications.

There are several contraindications to the use of this method in adults. So, these include:

• vascular diseases, accompanied by a tendency to increased fragility of blood vessels;
• development of purulent complications;
• active tuberculosis;
• signs of pneumothorax (appearance of air in the chest);
• pathologies that occur with a violation of heart rhythm;
• heart failure;
• severe diseases of the nervous system, including epilepsy and the presence of epileptiform seizures in history;
• recently suffered a stroke or heart attack;
• hypertension, difficult to treat with antihypertensive drugs or occurring with frequent crises;
• complicated sinusitis.

Before carrying out the procedure, it is necessary to take into account that the individual has an allergy to potatoes. Of course, a person who is sick does not use the inside of the potato during such a medical procedure, but the risk of an allergic pathology in him cannot be completely ruled out. That is why people who have such a rare pathology, as an allergy to potatoes, it is better to resort to some alternative method of cold therapy.

Inhalation requires careful adherence to safety procedures. So, inhaling too hot steam should not be, as this can simply lead to a severe burn of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Proponents of folk therapy recommend inhaling steam that has a temperature of approximately 45-50 degrees. This will minimize the risk of developing adverse symptoms.

When carrying out treatment through inhalation with potatoes, you should carefully monitor your health. If, against the background of such a therapy, no improvement has appeared, then this method should be abandoned. If, despite carrying out inhalations, the body temperature began to increase and increased general weakness, then in that case you should not hesitate to seek medical help, as the risk of complications is high.

Inhalation of the airways should not be carried out with a pronounced increase in body temperature. Conducting such treatment during febrile can worsen health, as well as cause the development of dangerous complications. It is possible to resort to carrying out medical inhalations with hot steam if the body temperature did not exceed 37 degrees.

Doctors advise not to resort to such home physiotherapy procedures for people who become ill with pneumonia. This disease is usually quite difficult and can be complicated. Hot steam in such a pathology can aggravate its course, which will lead to negative consequences.

Medical inhalations with hot steam and people who have nosebleeds are contraindicated. Exposure to high temperatures may cause the blood vessels of the nose to burst, causing spontaneous bleeding.

To conduct inhalation at home does not require any special devices. So, for this you need:

• medium sized potatoes - 4-6 pcs .;
• saucepan with a volume of 2.75-3 liters;
• salt - 1 tsp.

Potatoes should be well washed before putting them in the pan. Variety of vegetables does not play any role. For inhalation can be used as red and yellow, and white potatoes. It is better for cooking to use tubers that do not have signs of spoilage, mold or rot.

Well-washed potatoes should be put in a saucepan and add water. It is necessary that the water covers the vegetables on top of 2 cm. After that, the potatoes need a little salt and put to boil. Salt is an optional component and is added as desired.

Readiness of boiled potatoes is easy enough to check - you just need to poke them with a sharp object. If the potato is easily pierced, then it is ready. On average, the cooking time for vegetables for a medical procedure is approximately 20-25 minutes (depending on the initial size of the roots taken). After the vegetables are cooked, the water from the pan should be drained, and the roots should be pressed down with a fork. This will allow the pair, which is contained inside the roots, to come to the surface.

There are other ways to prepare potatoes for inhalation. So, when cooking vegetables in a saucepan, in addition to salt, you can add a tablespoon of soda. Such inhalations are useful for the treatment of rhinitis, as they help to reduce nasal congestion and contribute to the restoration of normal breathing.

People who are not allergic to fir plants may add a few drops of essential oils to boiled hot potatoes. Eucalyptus oil is excellent for the treatment of diseases of the upper respiratory tract. Its constituents have a phytoncidal effect. It helps to successfully fight the symptoms of viral infections.

To eliminate the cold, you can use not only boiled hot potatoes, but also the broth that was formed during cooking. A small amount of liquid should be poured into the kettle and add a few drops of lemon oil. Inhalation of steam through the teapot tip will reduce nasal congestion and restore lost nasal breathing.

It is better to carry out a medical procedure while sitting. Doctors do not advise doing such inhalations while standing. It is extremely dangerous to perform them standing and people who have a tendency to hypotension or spontaneous dizziness.

Hot steam emanating from the potato, when inhaled, acts on the blood vessels, leading to their opening. Such an action can cause darkening in the eyes, and in some cases even dizziness. In order to avoid the occurrence of these extremely adverse symptoms, It is necessary to carry out procedures sitting, in the relaxed state.

Breathe over boiled vegetables should be at some distance from them. It is important to remember that the procedure should not bring any adverse symptoms. If in the process of inhalation there appears a feeling that the vapor “burns” the mucous as it were, then in this case one should slightly increase the distance of the head from the pan where the hot boiled potato is located.

During the therapeutic inhalation must breathe properly. There are various techniques for doing this.The classic way: a couple of breaths through the nose, followed by expiration through the mouth. Inhale with this should alternately first, right, and then left nostrils.

Other methods involve inhaling steam through the mouth and exhaling through the nose. If desired, you can combine different methods with each other.

During the medical procedure it is extremely important to observe the duration of its implementation. So, one such home physiotherapy procedure should not last more than 5-7 minutes. With proper breathing, this time is enough for steam to act on the inflamed mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Too long inhalations instead of benefits can harm the body.

It is important to note that before the procedure, you should eat or drink for at least 30 minutes. After a session of such treatment, a sick person should definitely rest. It is better to spend this time in bed under a warm blanket. It is better to eat food not earlier than one hour after the end of the wellness session.

During inhalation requires careful monitoring of the drinking regime. In order for the treatment to be as effective as possible, during the entire course of this treatment, the sick person should drink only warm fluids. As such drinks, you can use not only boiled water. Berry fruit drinks, lemon tea, and warmed milk are also suitable.

After the procedure, it is often possible to find that the clothes are wet with sweat. Such a strong perspiration is quite normal when heated. If the skin after the inhalation has become wet, then after the treatment session, you should immediately change clothes. It is better to choose clothes warm, but "breathing".

After the procedure, you should also avoid any drafts. Going out for a couple of hours after such home physiotherapy treatment should not be. Make inhalations better in the morning and evening. You can breathe over potatoes a maximum of three times a day.

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