All About Flu and Cough

[shurley197323]

Dear S-H, sometimes I buy from Nature Farm or from John Little (jurong point) . I will buy depends on which outlets has sale. But so far JL will be better because sometimes they offer 20% .

[shurley197323]

Dear janet_lee88. It really help my kids alot. Even sometimes they still have running nose in the morning esp on raining days, but it will go away within 1-2 hours not like before I need to give them medicine.

Actually, I had been looking for cures in the past too and I saw the thread on Manuka Honey and decided to try. I use UMF 10 - 15. cannot use too strong for kids.

[S-H]

Do you mean they have UMF10 and UMF15 Manuka Honey? So which one should my son take? He’s 8 and what is the difference? Is this Manuka Honey like normal honey? Must I mix it with water and how many times to give my DS per day? Thank you.

[shurley197323]

Dear S-H. They say the stronger the UMF, the better but better not for kids. You can take a look at the thread under "Manuka Honey" on the Health Forum, i learnt from there. Now I give my 2 kids 1 teaspoon neat twice a day. They swallow and drink a sip of water after that. Sometimes I do mix with water with 1 tablespoon once a day if they want to have a a change. So far, the results is good.

No metal spoon allow so I use plastic spoon. No harm trying, you can start with 1 bottle first.

[corneyAmber]

Here's the link to the Manuka Honey thread :


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9751

[janet88]

S-H:

Do you mean they have UMF10 and UMF15 Manuka Honey? So which one should my son take? He's 8 and what is the difference? Is this Manuka Honey like normal honey? Must I mix it with water and how many times to give my DS per day? Thank you.

Hi S-H,
Manuka UMF starts from 5 until 25. UMF25 is for people who are very sick as in having tumours...For adults, it's best to take UMF15. Children below 10 can take UMF5 or 10.

It's best to take a teaspoon on empty stomach every morn. After swallowing it, drink a little water so as not to dilute the 'goodness' of UMF. Also very effective when you have sore throat and phlgem. For adults who have gastric, apply the Manuka on a piece of bread.

Manuka Honey is diff from normal Honey bcos it has health benefits.
No need to put in the fridge at all, just keep it away direct from sunlight.

[mamaliciouss]

phantom:

There is this Chinese medicine known as the Niu Huang (it is a yellow powder) which you give your kid eat once when he is around 2 or 3 years old then the phlegm will disappear. Can check with the medicine hall. My neice, nephew, Kid all ate once and phlegm went away.


When I was a kid, I got the same problem, always coughing away with phlegms, then while I was 10, I took 1 portion and there goes my persistence cough.

So maybe you can try it out.

i tink it sounds like \"liu huang\". it's actually sulphur, yellow color somemore. i can almost confirm. izit safe to consume? n oh no my girl started coughing n havin runny nose after her pneumococcal jab. i really hate vaccinations. tink she took close to 100ml of medicine for the past couple of weeks. hai...

[ming_mama]

"Niu Huang" and "liu huang" is different thing.

[starlight1968sg]

ming_mama:

\"Niu Huang\" and \"liu huang\" is different thing.

I thought sulphur is poisonous and meant to chase the snakes away. :roll:

[sunnydaz]

Best to keep the room "moist".


At one point, my gal was down with flu n cough. Keep coughing badly every night n was keeping me awake. I bought humidifier to keep the room moist and with the fan rotating. Make sure child not facing the fan as it will make them cough more. Something like the air gone in their nose/mouth, it irritates their narrow airway, etc.

Try not to on the aircon as it will make the air dry, making them cough more.
I apply some bb vicks on her chest as well.