Home remedies for common cold
1) Black tea prepared with black pepper powder, dry ginger powder and basil(tulsi) leaves. This tea can be taken 3 to 4 times a day to get relief from runny nose, head-ache, and sore-throat. It is as good as aspirin or paracetamol tablets.
2) Camphor is used as a smelling salt in bouts of cold. Put a few drops on a hanky and sniff to clear stuffy nose.
3) Eat one gooseberry (amla) twice a day. It is a rich source of vitamin C and strengthens the respiratory immunity.
4) Another simple home remedy is milk and turmeric (haldi). Add ½ tsp of pure turmeric powder to a cup of hot milk, add some sugar and drink thrice a day to get relief from cold.
5) Inhalation of turmeric powder added to water and boiled is also a good remedy for cold.
6) Saffron mixed in milk and applied over the forehead quickly relieves cold.
7) Lime is actually ideal in colds and fevers unless you are especially allergic to citrus fruits. Dilute lime juice with honey to drink is the best application in cases of common cold attacks.
8) Water boiled in cumin(jeera) and ginger(adrak) can also be used as a beverage to clear the infections.
9) Apply a fine paste of drumstick (Sahijan in ‘Hindi’) leaves with a pinch of lime at the base of the throat at bedtime. Combine this therapy with a salt water gargle for a sore-throat caused by common cold.
10) Chewing on cardamom soothes the throat and clears any obstructing phlegm.
11) 1 tsp of honey should be mixed in a glass of decoction of harad (available in any stores selling ayurvedic products) and consumed, twice a day.
12) Regular intake of white radish juice with a tsp of honey is said to be effective in keeping colds at bay.
JUICE THERAPY FOR COLD
1) Lemonated warm water should be taken internally.
2) Any of these juices can be taken: ginger, orange, carrot, radish and garlic.
These are most effective when taken early in the morning on an empty stomach.
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64 comments:
How very interesting to read about the Ayurveda way of curing common cold. Thanks.
drink a glass of warm water, with half a lemon squeezed in it,first thing in the morning every day. That way you develop immunity from cold. But it a slow process. Takes time.
Then yoga breathing exercises help a lot. They can even cure sinus.
do gargle in Luke warm water daily 3-4 times for itching throat,and for bad cold take hot water steam and it will be perfectly alright,i know this because i had both of them myself and i have already experienced it ,when i tried this everything came back to normal,but it will take a few days to be completely gone,so don't give up keep trying
Whenever I had a cold my mom would make me some hot green tea and chicken noodle soup always works, and with a sore throat I would stay away from all sweets, and stick with hot foods,also if you have a lot of crap in your nose I recommend put on layers of sweaters to let all the crap from your nose to come out and blow your nose as often as you can and get tons of sleep, you should be better in no time!
The common cold is a viral infection, characterized by nasal congestion, a clear, runny nose, sneezing, scratchy throat and general malaise.
For all its achievements, medical science does not have a cure for the common cold. The common cold is a minor illness caused by one of as many as 200 different kinds of viruses, including rhinovirus and adenovirus. These viruses can also cause laryngitis or bronchitis by infecting either the larynx (voice box) or the bronchial tubes in the lungs. Infections are spread from one person to another, by hand-to-hand contact, or by a cough or sneeze that sprays many virus particles into the air.
Yes, ginger is good for a common cold.
Best things for cold if you want something simple. Take 2-3 cloves of raw garlic boil in a cup of water and drink 2x a day works wonders but taste horrid as a fair warning.
Night-Time Cold Remedy
Juice from one lemon
1/4 cup Honey
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/2 cup hot water (not boiling)
3 tablespoons brandy
50 mg zinc
Mix the lemon, honey, syrup, water, and brandy together. Take the zinc and then sip the warm drink
Garlic, onion, water, chicken stock, hot sauce, salt, pepper, basil, oregono and a little bit of white rice mixed together and heated to a boil. Sip while hot. Also drink water with it to avoid stomach aches. Good for sinus/chest 20-30 minute steaming hot shower. Sinus. Vitamin C tablets. Anti-oxidant. Lots of sleep. Move around when possible, do light chores. To keep body active. Lots of water and juice to keep hydrated and to flush the system.
Rest when tired. Periodic stretching / exercise (cycling does wonders if you’re careful). Good to get the blood flowing and heart pumping. OTC medicine (liquid Nyquil) to get better sleep.
These won’t get rid of the cold right away, but they will help the body stay stronger longer to fight it better and faster. It sure makes me feel better longer and I don’t exhibit as many symptons.
Vitamin C always helps me.I take it daily and when I am sick I drink lots of OJ and water and eat well and sleep as much as I can and it goes away in a few days.Chicken soup helps too :)
Whenever I get a cold my throat and my head tell me first. I start to drink tea and water with a self-pressed lemon.
I keep my whole body warm, which means I take care not to expose anything to the cold air.
I eat honey.
Doesn’t sound like it, but it helps
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.
Chamomile Tea boosts the immune system and fight infections associated with colds.
Drink chicken broth and potato peeling broth.
The viruses that cause colds can live on the hands for a long time. Washing your hands several times a day is one of the best ways to prevent colds. Even if you’re already sick, washing your hands will help prevent cold virus from reinfecting you and prolonging the misery.
Drink plenty of lime juice everyday as the ascorbic acid (Vitamic C) content of lime helps heal wounds quickly, maintain your teeth, helps also hair, nails and complexion in good condition and guard against catching colds
A very good protection against Cold is to eat CHICKEN ADOBO, a Philippine chicken dish. Make it as follows:
6 pcs. Chicken 1 cup soy sauce 1 cup white vinegar 6″ piece fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced thin 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2 or 3 tablespoons brown sugar
Combine all ingredients in a casserole and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes.
: filipendula flowers. It's a great antiviral agent, so it not only cures but also prevents cold sores, since herpes is a virus. I just pour some boiled water over a tablespoon of flowers and drink it as tea - it smells like honey, and tastes pretty good too. And you can also dip a cotton swab in it and apply to the cold sore, it will help you get rid of it faster. I used to have cold sores every three month - and up until noe did not have a single one since last july. Sounds unbelievable, but worth trying!
Drink lots of orange juice or take the recommended amount of Vitamin C.
A good thing that can help is to sweat it out. Cover yourself with a thick cover/blanket and sweat. Don't take off the covers just to get some cold air otherwise it won't work. Just stay beneath them and sweat. Make sure you wipe your sweat though or have a towel behind your back and neck.
Take lots of vit C ,lots of bed rest ,Drink lots of water ,Stay out of cold air
Lots of Orange Juice and Lemsip MAX :)
There is no cure for a cold. Your best bet is to treat the symptoms and nothing works as well as over the counter cold and flu analgesic treatments from a pharmacist.
No, there are no cures for the common cold.
I take 100% vitamin C tablets or orange juice and it seems to work very well
I made a tea of eucalyptus leaves. Fill an empty tea bag with 1 tbsp of crushed, dried leaves, place in hot (not boiling) water and cover for about 5-10 minutes. Try to inhale the steam afterward (great for a sore throat, mind you). Drink this over maybe a course of 2 or so days, but do NOT ingest the leaves themselves as this can be poisonous
hot cup of ginger and lemon water:
just boil a cup of water and add a slice of fresh ginger root (or the powdered ginger form if thats all you have at the time) then add lemon to it
it detoxes your body of the germs, you'll sweat them out
Nothing has been shown to reduce either the duration or severity of a cold. Take plenty of fluids,appropriate doses of paracetamol and wait.
sleep is the best remedy.
Use grape juice to ward off colds.
Common cold symptoms are usually treated with bed-rest and symptomatic medication until the immune system overcomes the infection. Unfortunately, traditional medications often come with unwanted side-effects.
Antibiotics are not effective against viruses and only help in the case of secondary infections. They also rob the body of important "good" bacteria. All natural cold medicine can provide safe and effective herbal cold relief.
A popular homeopathic cold remedy is chicken soup.
Once you come down with the sickness, rest and fluids is the only way I know of. Personally, I've found that a cold usually starts with a sore throat, and a salt water gargle (i.e. very salty, like seawater) helps stop the cold in the beginning. It might still help because you have a sore throat; scientifically it makes sense because salt water would dehydrate the virus, making it easier for your body's immune system to kill.
I dont recomend you to treat your colds because it will just go away in due time, instead just take more vitamin C in order to boast your immune system. I just recover my cough and colds and i never eat any medicine niether herbal or systhetic. I just rest and drink lots of fresh water and vit. C. LOTS OF REST AND DRINK LOTS OF FRESH WATER( FRUIT JUICES) I RECOMMEND YOU
An almost sure fire way to ward off and beat a cold, congestion and sore throat before they can get a grip is to take lots of colloidal silver, echinacea, and vitamin C along with some olive oil extract capsules. Gargle with the colloidal silver before swallowing - and it is best to have the echinacea in extract form so you can gargle with it too, but capsules will do (if you use capsules take 3 capsules 3 times a day at the first signs of a cold).
The cold virus is self limiting, nothing will really shorten symptom duration. Get rest, push fluids and take appropriate pain relief.
Colloidal silver will knock it out. Indeed, if you take a tablespoon per day you will not get another cold. Vitamin D is good for prevention too.
Simple cold and cough can be cured with the regular eating of grapes for number of days. They tone up the lungs and act as expectorant.
try something called echinacea, i use it all the time. it works. and if you can find any of that take 1000 mg of vitamin c this will also cut the cold down in half
Go for echinacea tea or hyssop tea.
Thanks for those remedies, I will surly try them :)
Breathing the steam from a hot shower is probably the easiest way to cut mucus and keep it from getting thick- ... When the relief it provides begins to wane, or when you notice that its effectiveness lasts for a shorter time,
I stay inside and rest, relax, sleep. You need to conserve energy for healing, not expand it.
there is none. Just take paracetamol and keep yourself warm and rested.
There is no cure for the common cold, it has to run it course. You may take some OTC med to relieve symptoms like aspirin for fever and aches, syrup for cough etc.
There is no cure for the common cold, how ever you can eliminate the symptoms.
Make up a cup of very very strong coffee, instant will do, and use this to bathe the cold sore at least 10 times in a day. It will get rid of it very quickly.
Take 10g. ginger and 5g. Cinnamon cut it into small pcs. and make decoction in 250 ml. water on slow fire till it is reduced to 1/4th, mix one tablespoon honey and drink warm. This is one dose, take two doses a day, once in the morning and at bed time, night. After the night dose just sleep do not drink water over it.
1st day you will be cured 50% and next day you will be cured 100%.
take rest.
There is NO cure for the common cold, stay hydrated and rested, and wait it out.
First of all, take rest. You can try a nasal decongestant, such as a spray to clear your nose. Gargling will also if you have a sore throat. Another remedy that gives excellent relief is the old-fashioned steam inhalation.
Take steam two three times in a day.Add turmeric to a vessel of boiling water. Inhale the fumes just like a vaporizer. It is good for controlling cough, stuffy nose and headache.
Take a teaspoon of pure honey and add a pinch of white pepper powder. Take this 2-3 times a day for 4-5 days.
Once you come down with the sickness, rest and fluids is the only way.
Take some Vick's vapo rub and put on a good size gob on a tissue. Do Not let it touch his skin. This will help with his cough and should also help with the runny nose.
I find a good quality Echinacea works well. One made from freshly harvested plants rather than a concoction based on dried echinacea. Expensive but works a treat for me.
Try a hot shower and breathe in the steam to help clear your nose and chest. Keep drinking tea mix some lemon, ginger, and honey and sip that. IT will help your throat and nose and cough. OTher than that just try to rest make sure you're getting vitamin C too it will help get you better faster
start drinking more fluids
treat yourself for dehydration
There is no way to get rid of cold fast nor there is a cure for it as it has to run it course
First get really drunk on whiskey and hot tea. Then start taking Vitamins and drinking lots of fluids.
Do listen to what the others are saying about getting plenty of fluids, but what has always worked best for me is to simply ignore said cold. By going out and doing normal things, your body will be active and will fight that cold much faster than if you stay in bed all the time.
My 'magic cocktail' is 1000 mg of vitamin C in the morning, same at night with a meal if possible. Oranges are great too, best vitamin C you can get. I've also found ginseng to help a lot with knocking a cold out, lots of water, and as much rest as possible.
I've heard that using a Neti pot to clear out your sinuses can be a huge help. I've never used one myself, but I know several people who have, and although the process itself may be rather uncomfortable for some, they've all had great results.
Drink fresh ginger tea 3 times a day for a few days.
put a teaspoon of vinegar (preferably apple cider or wine vinegar) in a glass of water or juice and drink that like three times a day
also drink ginger, lemon and honey (vary the amounts by taste) in a mug of hot water several times per day
and for your nose, get some fresh boiled water in a bowl, add eucalyptus oil(5 drops?) or a throat lozenge containing eucalyptus oil and stick it in there then put your head over the bowl and cover yourself and the bowl with a towel. breath deeply
also, i agree on the netti pot suggestion although i have never tried one i know people who have- they say theyre great.
oh and take an immune system booster
and avoid avoid AVOID sugar
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