COMMON COLD:
The common cold is a contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory tract affecting the nose and the throat
HOME REMEDIES FOR COMMON COLD:
Research has shown that the external wintry environment of November, December and January, leaves us prone to frequently falling prey to these viruses.
1) Start the day with a honey-pepper mixture. Grind 7 pepper balls & mix nicely in 1 tsp honey.
Following the Honey-Pepper mixture swallow (without chewing) 1/2 garlic clove, with a glass of warm water.
2) Make tea with..
1 table spoon fenugreek seeds.
7 Pepper corns
1 Tea spoon freshly chopped ginger.
Boil this in 2 cups of water, until 1 cup remains.
To this you can add a little black tea & sugar.
Drink this hot tea 3 times a day.
3) Steam Inhalation. This is an excellent method for opening blocked nasal passages. Fill a bowl with steaming water. Add few drops of a mentholated rub and gently inhale the steaming mentholated vapours. But closely supervise children to avoid scalding.
4) Drink Extra Fluids such as water, juices (orange, grapefruit), tea, to replace fluids lost during the illness. Also eat fresh fruit rich in Vitamin C like citrus fruits.
5) Garlic juice made by adding few drops of garlic oil to a teaspoonful of onion juice and diluting it in a cup of water is helpful for common cold
6) Garlic, as well as onion, is sometimes taken for the relief of congestion and minor infections. They are good in helping reduce the amount of mucous in the nasal cavities too. Garlic is also said to aid in the cleansing of the body's blood. And, true or not, it has been said that if you cut several onions in half and place them around your home, you and your family will not get any more colds.
7) Chicken soup really can fight a cold. It helps to clear mucus from nasal passages, and the
8) Another sure-fire remedy for a sore throat is to gargle with a strong solution of table salt and warm water. Gargle several times a day. The salt helps to relieve that uncomfortable burning in your throat. Natural zinc lozenges are another one of nature's sore throat-fighters, and can be purchased at your local health food store.
The common cold is a contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory tract affecting the nose and the throat
HOME REMEDIES FOR COMMON COLD:
Research has shown that the external wintry environment of November, December and January, leaves us prone to frequently falling prey to these viruses.
1) Start the day with a honey-pepper mixture. Grind 7 pepper balls & mix nicely in 1 tsp honey.
Following the Honey-Pepper mixture swallow (without chewing) 1/2 garlic clove, with a glass of warm water.
2) Make tea with..
1 table spoon fenugreek seeds.
7 Pepper corns
1 Tea spoon freshly chopped ginger.
Boil this in 2 cups of water, until 1 cup remains.
To this you can add a little black tea & sugar.
Drink this hot tea 3 times a day.
3) Steam Inhalation. This is an excellent method for opening blocked nasal passages. Fill a bowl with steaming water. Add few drops of a mentholated rub and gently inhale the steaming mentholated vapours. But closely supervise children to avoid scalding.
4) Drink Extra Fluids such as water, juices (orange, grapefruit), tea, to replace fluids lost during the illness. Also eat fresh fruit rich in Vitamin C like citrus fruits.
5) Garlic juice made by adding few drops of garlic oil to a teaspoonful of onion juice and diluting it in a cup of water is helpful for common cold
6) Garlic, as well as onion, is sometimes taken for the relief of congestion and minor infections. They are good in helping reduce the amount of mucous in the nasal cavities too. Garlic is also said to aid in the cleansing of the body's blood. And, true or not, it has been said that if you cut several onions in half and place them around your home, you and your family will not get any more colds.
7) Chicken soup really can fight a cold. It helps to clear mucus from nasal passages, and the
8) Another sure-fire remedy for a sore throat is to gargle with a strong solution of table salt and warm water. Gargle several times a day. The salt helps to relieve that uncomfortable burning in your throat. Natural zinc lozenges are another one of nature's sore throat-fighters, and can be purchased at your local health food store.
Wonderful Julie, thank-you! hugs
ReplyDeleteA hot water bath is recommended as it relieves the patient from chest and nasal congestion.
ReplyDelete~~Hot packs (formentations) are excellent for Chest and head colds.
ReplyDelete~~Inhaling hot steam helps to clear nasal and chest congestion.
In a glass of hot milk add 2 milligram of roasted Asafoitida OR 3-4 pinchches of Turmeric (Haldi) power, mix in a teaspoon of honey and drink this mily slowly.
ReplyDeleteDrink this 2 times a day.
1) Common Cold treatment using Lemon
ReplyDeleteLemon is the most important among the many home remedies for common cold. It is beneficial in all types of cold with fever. Vitamin C-rich lemon juice increases body resistance, decreases toxicity and reduces the duration of the illness. One lemon should be diluted in a glass of warm water, and a teaspoon of honey should be added to it. This should be taken once or twice daily.
2) Common Cold treatment using Garlic
Garlic soup is an old remedy to reduce the severity of a cold, and should be taken once daily. The soup can be prepared by boiling three or four cloves of chopped garlic in a cup of water. Garlic contains antiseptic and antispasmodic properties, besides several other medicinal virtues. The oil contained in this vegetable helps to open up the respiratory passages. In soup form, it flushes out all toxins from the system and thus helps bring down fever. Five drops of garlic oil combined with a teaspoon of onion juice, and diluted in a cup of water, should be drunk two to three times a day. This has also been found to be very effective in the treatment of common cold.
3) Common Cold treatment using Ginger
Ginger is another excellent remedy for colds and coughs. About ten grams of ginger should be cut into small pieces and boiled in a cup of water. It should then be strained and half a teaspoon of sugar added to it. This decoction should be drunk when hot. Ginger tea, prepared by adding a few pieces of ginger into boiled water before adding the tea leaves, is also an effective remedy for colds and for fevers resulting from cold. It may be taken twice daily.
4) Common Cold treatment using Lady's Fingers
Lady's fingers are highly valuable in treating irritation of the throat and a persistent dry cough. This vegetable is rich in mucilage and acts as a drug to allay irritation, swelling, and pain. About 100 gm of lady's fingers should be cut into pieces, and boiled down in half a litre of water to make a decoction. The steam issuing from this decoction may also be inhaled once or twice a day to relieve throat irritation and a dry cough.
5) Common Cold treatment using Bitter Gourd Roots
The roots of the bitter gourd plant are used in folk medicine to cure a cold. A teaspoon of the root paste, mixed with an equal quantity of honey or holy basil leaf juice, given once every night for a month, acts as an excellent medicine for colds.
5) Common Cold treatment using Turmeric
Turmeric is an effective remedy for colds and throat irritations. Half a teaspoon of fresh turmeric powder mixed in 30 ml of warm milk, and taken once or twice daily, is a useful prescription for these conditions. Turmeric powder should be put into a hot ladle. Milk should then be poured in it and boiled over a slow fire. This mixture should then be drunk by the patient. In case of a running cold, smoke from the burning turmeric should be inhaled. It will increase the discharge from the nose and provide quick relief.
6) Common Cold treatment using Tamarind and Pepper
Tamarind-pepper rasam is also considered an effective home remedy for a cold in South India. Dilute 50 mg tamarind in 250 ml of water. Boil the diluted tamarind water for a few minutes with a teaspoon of hot clarified butter and half a teaspoon of black pepper powder. This steaming hot rasam has a flushing effect, and should be taken three times a day. As one takes it, the nose and eyes water and the nasal blockage is cleared.
7) Home Remedies for Stuffy Nose
Mix natural apple cider vinegar and water in equal parts. Boil this solution in a pan, when the fumes rises lean over the pan and inhale the fumes. Prepare a solution using 4 drops of Lavender Essential Oil and Pine Essential Oil, 3 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil and 7 drops of Eucalyptus Essential Oil. Inhale vapors of this solution by putting it on a cotton ball or an aromatherapy diffuser.
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