"Barberry comp" ("Job-baby") for children: instructions for use

Many mothers trust homeopathic remedies, considering them harmless and effective. Especially often resort to such drugs, if the baby is often sick and recovering for a long time with ARVI. No less popular is homeopathy against enlarged adenoids and tonsils, which, judging by the reviews, helps to avoid surgical treatment.

One of the homeopathic remedies that can affect the adenoid growths and inflamed glands is the Barberry Comp. This drug, manufactured by Talion-A, is also called “Job-baby”. It is often prescribed in children as with adenoids, and with chronic tonsillitis.

"Barberry Comp" is sold in glass bottles, inside which are spherical white, cream white or white-gray granules. They have a sweet taste and no smell. One bottle contains 20 grams of such granules.

In the form of tablets, drops, solution or other forms of "Job-baby" is not available.

The drug belongs to the complex homeopathic remedies, as it includes not one but several active ingredients at once.

The action of "Job-baby" on the tonsils is caused by these four components:

• substances from the berries of barberry, in which the homeopathic dilution D4;
• iodine, which is in granules diluted in D6;
• stevia substances (this plant is also called Eupatorium perfoliatum), the breeding of which is also D6;
• substances from the western thuja (occidentalis), presented in the preparation in a dilution of D12.

The basis of the granules is sugar grains, thanks to which they are sweetish in taste. Other ingredients in the composition are missing.

The effect of "Barberry Comp" on the upper respiratory tract is provided by the combined effect of all the ingredients of the drug.

• Thanks to substances from the ripe fruits of barberry ordinary, which gave the name of the drug, "Job-baby" reduces the activity of the inflammatory process. This homeopathic component is called "berberis fructus" and copes well with colds, and also helps to eliminate toxins.
• The addition of iodine to the granules is due to the influence of this homeopathic component on the overgrown adenoids. In addition, the substance "iodum" affects the acute inflammation of any mucous membranes.
• Substances from the asteraceae plant called the pedigree have tropism for the respiratory system. Due to their inclusion in the preparation, “Iov-baby” helps with fever, hoarseness, runny nose, cough, headaches.
• Present in the "Barberry Comp" substances from the coniferous tree thuja have proven themselves in the treatment of rhinitis and sinusitis. They help get rid of chronic rhinitis, shown with hypertrophied adenoids and nasal polyposis.

Granules not only have a local anti-inflammatory effect, but also affect the children's body as a whole. Moreover, their ingredients are not converted into some toxic compounds and are unable to accumulate in the tissues. This was confirmed by studies in which children with chronic tonsillitis and overgrown adenoids participated.

With the addition of physical therapy to granules, the child's condition improved significantly already in the first weeks of treatment, the inflammatory process gradually decreased, and soon the symptoms of tonsil inflammation disappeared. In addition, after the course "Barberry Comp", a decrease in sniffing and snoring was noted at night, and the frequency of colds during the administration of the granules decreased several times compared with the group of patients who were not given "Job-baby", and only physiotherapy was prescribed.

Given the action of the granules, "Barberry Comp" can be assigned to a child with the following purpose:

• if a small patient is diagnosed with an increase in adenoids, regardless of its degree or the presence of complications;
• if the child often catches cold and has a long nasal infection of the nasopharynx;
• if the baby has acute tonsillitis or the chronic tonsil inflammation has worsened.

Treatment with Iov-baby is contraindicated for children under three years of age. If you need a drug for a patient of an early age, then, together with your doctor, you select an analogue that can be used for up to 3 years.

“Barberry Comp” is prohibited to use only in patients with hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients of these granules. Other reasons to refuse treatment with this agent are not noted by the manufacturer. However, if the baby has any serious pathology, then before applying, “Iov-baby” should be reported to the doctor.

Most often, the drug is tolerated normally, and any negative symptoms are not observed. However, the Barberry Comp, like any other remedy from homeopathy, can cause primary impairment. So called temporary deterioration of the child at the beginning of the reception of the granules. In addition, in rare cases, an allergic reaction may develop to the drug, in which it is immediately canceled.

It is recommended to dissolve the granules, but it is also possible to crack or slice. There is no need to wash it down with water, as it has a neutral taste. Since food can weaken the effect of the components of the Barberry Comp, the drug is given as far as possible in half an hour or more before meals, and if the child has had breakfast or a snack at a different time of the day, the granules should be absorbed no sooner than in half an hour.

If the disease is acute, then “Job-baby” is given twice a day. After five days of taking you need to take a break for two days.

The dosage is better to check with the doctor, but usually the drug is prescribed as follows:

• a child of 3-6 years old is given one granule for one year of life, for example, if a child is 4 years old, then his single dose will be 4 granules;
• at the age of 6-12 years, 8 granules are a single portion;
• from the age of twelve, 10 granules are required at one time.

The duration of treatment for acute infections is usually 7-10 days. If the drug is used prophylactically, then take the "Barberry Comp" is recommended for a longer period. The average duration of a prophylactic course is 6 weeks. In this case, the granules are given once a day only three days a week, that is, for 4 days the drug is not used.

Sometimes this remedy is prescribed for a whole year or longer, despite the fact that improvement can only be noted after two or three weeks from the start of taking the granules. If during the treatment the existing symptoms suddenly began to worsen, the manufacturer advises to stop giving the Barberry Comp for 5-7 days and then resume therapy.

Since the “Barberry Comp” granules are considered harmless and do not contain toxic substances, the accidental excess of the dose of such a tool should not provoke any undesirable effects. Although there were no cases of overdose up to the present time, due to the sweet taste, the drug is recommended to be stored so that the little ones cannot get it.

If a child swallows a lot of granules, his condition should be monitored, giving the crumbs a sorbent, and if it worsens, consult a doctor.

According to the annotations to the granules, which is attached to the vial, the drug is compatible with other homeopathic remedies and can be used in combination with any medications that are also prescribed for angina, inflammation of the adenoids and other indications for taking Barberry Comp.

It is not necessary to get a prescription for “Barberry Comp” from a doctor before purchasing such granules at the pharmacy, but it is recommended that you examine the child before starting treatment. It is necessary for the doctor to confirm the necessity of using this tool and, if necessary, supplement it with other necessary prescriptions. The average price of one bottle is 180-200 rubles.

To ensure that the granules do not lose their properties, the bottle of “Barberry Comp” should be stored in a dry place where the sun's rays will not fall. The recommended storage temperature "Iov-baby" is below 25 degrees Celsius. The shelf life of the product is 3 years. It must be looked at on the packaging in order not to accidentally give the child an expired product.

Most of the reviews on the "Barberry Comp" are positive. In them, mothers have a good therapeutic effect and an affordable price. According to parents, one bottle lasts a long time, children often like this product, and side effects are extremely rare.

The disadvantages usually include the need for quite a long reception for sufficient action. Negative reviews are left in cases where the tool did not fit the child (did not improve the condition) or provoked an allergy.

Opinion of doctors about the "Barberry Comp", as well as about other homeopathic preparations, is different. Some doctors include it in the treatment of their patients and note a good effect. Other specialists, among whom Dr. Komarovsky, are called "Job-baby" by means whose effectiveness has not been proven.

If you need to replace the “Barberry Comp” with a similar remedy, the doctor may recommend another homeopathic remedy that is used for the same indications. You can allocate several funds.

• "Angin-Khel SD". This drug based on arnica, hepar sulfuris, fitolakki, atropa belladonna and some other substances can be given from 3 years of age. Such tablets should be resolved as in chronic inflammation of the tonsils, and in acute infection, when the tonsils are inflamed. However, the use of this tool in patients 3-12 years is recommended under the supervision of a physician.

• "Tonsillin". Such a means in drops, which also bears the name “Edas-125”, is prescribed for acute angina and adenoiditis, as well as in cases when chronic tonsillitis has worsened. The drug acts on the tonsils due to hepar sulfur, mercurius solubilis, substances from the thuja, barium carbonicum and substances from the hemlock. It can be used at any age and is acceptable to replace with a similar in the form of granules, called "Edas-925".

• "Limfomiozot". These drops are often used in the treatment of chronic tonsillitis, because the tool has antiexudative, detoxification and anti-inflammatory effects. The basis of the solution are geranium, Dubrovnik, gentian, pine, forget-me-not, horsetail and other homeopathic substances. According to the instructions, the drops are contraindicated in children under 18 years of age, but in practice, some doctors prescribe such a remedy at any age if there is evidence.

• "Tonsilotren". Such tablets contain potassium dichromate, hepar sulphuris and atropine, as well as silicon and mercurius biiyatatus, due to which the drug reduces inflammation of the tonsils and stimulates the repair of their tissues. This remedy is recommended to dissolve in case of sore throat, and with enlarged glands, and after their removal for the prevention of complications. Children are discharged from the age of three.

• "Tuya Edas-801". The main component of this oil is thuja oxidentalis. The remedy is indicated for chronic rhinitis, adenoiditis or otitis. It can be dripped into the nose at any age, but consultation of the ENT specialist is required first.

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