Home Remedies for Common Cold
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Common Cold Home Remedies:
Submitted at 2006-06-12 17:21:38
Take vitamin C, and zinc. Get plenty of rest and NEVER inhale or snort. Blow it all out.
rating: 9 (6 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take large amounts of vitamin C.
rating: 9 (15 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Avoid dairy products during the cold.
rating: 9 (22 votes)
Submitted by RLF at 2006-01-04 09:27:31
Eat 5 to 6 raw cloves of garlic a day during the cold and 1 to 2 cloves a couple of weeks after the cold. It builds your imune system. You could chop them up an put them in a salad if you can't take them whole. Above all do not cook them. This removes all the essential qualities it the garlic.
rating: 9 (10 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take vitamins C and E.
rating: 8 (10 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Use camphor water as a chest and throat rub. Avoid getting it near the eyes.
rating: 8 (6 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Drink a cup of water with a few drops of garlic oil and a teaspoonful of onion juice.
rating: 8 (8 votes)
Submitted at 2005-10-27 19:18:18
Ginger tea or a teaspoonful lf ginger juice taken with equal quantity of honey brings relief for the common cold.
rating: 7 (9 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Use medicated nasal drops only under physician's supervision, as overuse can lead to serious problems.
rating: 7 (4 votes)
Submitted by dawn at 2005-11-28 16:47:07
This is not a cure, but a treatment for stuffy phlegmmy cold sufferers, passed down from my grandmother Ethel. Recipe: take two large yellow onions, peeled,halved and quartered. Place in a small saucepan and just cover with water. Add about two cups of sugar. The water should be grainy, as there should be so much sugar that it doesn’t dissolve completely. Bring to a rapid boil and stir until all sugar is absorbed. Lower temperature to a rolling boil and simmer uncovered until onions are mush and liquid has a very syrupy consistency. Remove from heat, and be careful, as this is boiled sugar here, don’t burn yourself! Completely mush the onions, and if you’re finicky (or your patient is) sieve syrup to get rid of onion bits, although this step is not truly necessary as onion syrup just happens to taste delicious. Decant into a glass jar. Administer every couple of hours or so by the tablespoonful to deep-chest cold victims who cough a lot and have a lot of phlegm. Best if taken warm. keeps a good week or a little more in the fridge. after that, it can be frozen for the next cold!
rating: 7 (12 votes)
Submitted by mark at 2005-03-12 00:58:43
A good remedy for a common cold is 3% hyrdogen peroxide in your ears to kill the virus/bacteria works all the time you'll notice the difference in 12-14 hours the cold is gone
rating: 7 (34 votes)
Submitted by tipi girl at 2005-02-05 00:29:06
boiling ceder and adding lemon and honey will help a chest cold when drinking tree to four cups a day
rating: 7 (6 votes)
Submitted at 2006-04-11 20:33:43
Chest Congestion
The sweetness of your breath may suffer, but eating a plate of curried, sauteed onions on rice can really loosen congestion in your chest. Lightly saute two onions, sliced, and at least 1 teaspoon of curry powder in 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil until the onions are soft. Onions contain quercetin and sulfur, two plant compounds that break up mucus and increase circulation, explains Orlarsch. Curry also loosens phlegm.
rating: 7 (2 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Drink honey and lemon juice in hot water to relieve sore throats and alleviate coughs.
rating: 6 (23 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Inhale peppermint oil vapor to clear sinuses.
rating: 6 (5 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Rub cayenne, garlic oil, and lobelia onto the throat to relieve coughs, congestion, or sore throats.
rating: 6 (6 votes)
Submitted by Tom at 2007-06-12 08:29:35
This method helps to keep a cold from turning into a sinus infection. It also helps a bit with congestion.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon distilled vinegar
1 cup boiling water
Dissolve/dilute the salt and vinegar in the boiling water. This solution can then be used either with an atomizer (a recycled Afrin nose spray bottle is what I used) or put up in a dropper bottle.
Obviously you let it cool!
I've used this as a nose spray to help with colds and to help prevent sinus infections. I've also used it as a prophylactic method before going on outings with crowds during cold season. I've still gotten the occasional cold but don't seem to get them as easily.
The saline is easy on the sinuses and the vinegar creates a slightly acidic pH. My guess is that sinus bugs don't like the pH shift.
Give it a try. I've had good luck with it and used to get sinus infections as a result of having a cold nearly every time. I also used to get sinus infections from swimming. Those are also history.
rating: 6 (6 votes)
Submitted by Dolphinfaery at 2004-12-14 08:39:18
Drinking Tension Tamer tea will cure running and stopped up noses, coughing, and anything that the flu throws at you. Sweeten the tea with a few drops of honey. You will feel a relieve instantly! It is safe for children over the age of 2.5 yrs old.
rating: 5 (12 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take garlic, cayenne, and goldenseal to help fight infection and reduce fever.
rating: 5 (2 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Drink ginger tea or a teaspoonful of ginger juice.
rating: 5 (4 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take alfalfa for sneezing attacks and sinus congestion.
rating: 5 (2 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take fenugreek in capsule form for sinus headaches.
rating: 5 (2 votes)
Submitted by Jesselor at 2006-01-26 10:53:24
Drink lots of hot green tea, it will take away your cold right away, if you drink, 3-4 cups for the next two days. Don't forget to rest!
rating: 5 (2 votes)
Submitted at 2006-12-12 18:06:36
GOJI JUICE. This is one of the highest sources of natural Vitamin C on the planet, has everything imaginable in it, and it's good. You can get a 32 oz. bottle online at some place for around $8 - $10 (compared to other places that have it at like $40). I usually get mine from luckyvitamin.com or lifesvigor.com. Also goes by the name wolfberry. I've been taking it for nearly a year now and have not been sick since. Everyone around me has been sick (they haven't been taking it regularly like I have). There have been a couple of times where I would get a little itch in my throat if everyone around me was sick, but I would drink some goji and it would literally be gone by the time I swallowed. This stuff has proven to be miraculous. My nephew was recently starting to get a cold, I gave him several glasses of the stuff diluted with water and he was completely better within 2 HOURS. This is the best thing not only for colds and flus, but for everything else as well. Hope to be able to spread the word about this stuff - it's what everyone needs!
rating: 5 (2 votes)
Submitted by Desiree at 2006-10-25 09:39:16
Catch that Cold Early! (for those 21 and over)
I use this remedy ever time that I start to feel the common cold symptoms. It hasn't failed me yet.
Ingredients:
Chamomile or Sleepytime Tea
Honey
Fresh Lemon
Sugar
Hall's Vitamin C Defense Drops (citrus assortment)
E&J Brandy
Place 3 teasooons of sugar, tablespoon of honey, sqeezed and lemon juice in a mug with water. Microwave the mug for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes.
Remove mug from microwave and add a tablespoon of the brandy along with two vitimin C drops.
Before drinking sit and inhale the mixture. Proceed to drink.
Two cups of this remedy will alleviate any if not all of your symptoms and could clear them up in one shot.
The cold weather is coming so get your ingredients ready. Enjoy!
rating: 5 (1 votes)
Submitted at 2006-12-24 12:09:27
I go Sprouts and buy Umka drops and Sambuca liquid. They are for cold and flu. I take both at first sign. Knocks it right out, 90% better in one day, keep on taking until you are at 100%
GREAT STUFF
rating: 5 (2 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Use a saline solution as a nasal drop 3 or 4 times a day.
rating: 3 (4 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take comfrey as tea or in a capsule to soothe upset stomachs.
rating: 1 (2 votes)
Submitted by Wendy at 2006-05-05 22:02:46
Take a Grapefruit or Sour Orange and pour honey over the slices or just over the halved fruit. Eat it and within a couple days you are cured. My husband is Haitian and this is how they cured their colds growing up. Works Wonders! Also Honey Lemon/Orange Tea works well.
rating: 0 (0 votes)
Submitted by Sheila walsh at 2006-10-03 17:20:14
Put a cold,wet cloth on (victem's) patients head.Let them ly down with the cloth still on their fore head.Let them get lots of rest,then remove.Works every time!
rating: 0 (0 votes)
Submitted at 2007-12-13 02:26:06
This is a Korean or Japanese method. I apoiligize for those who cannot handle spicy flavors. Wasabi is taken and about half a teaspoon is eaten with any food you would like to take it with. *sushi recommended* eaten alone is oaky but it may be too spicy. My father did this and the next morning he was healthy and didnt cough or have a sore throat.
rating: 0 (0 votes)
Submitted by LiViNg TeStImOnY at 2007-07-26 18:06:05
1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 6-8 peppermints( more if you'd like), 1-2 lemons cut and squeezed into mixture,bring to a boil over the stove, make sure to leave the lemon rines in while boiling. After it is all mixed pretty good and the peppermints are pretty much melted, drink as much as possible while it is still warm. You may try drinking it while hot with a teaspoon, but blow it a lot before you drink it of course. This should sooth the sore throat, and help with any chest congestion, sinus congestion, and nasal congestion. You can save the rest of what you didn't use in a glass jar and keep it in the pantry. And re-heat as needed. Take as many doses as day as you can, the more and the longer you use it the better.
rating: 0 (0 votes)
Submitted by John at 2008-03-26 11:36:11
The most effective remedy I know of is Greek Mountain tea. You can get this kind of tea from Greek and other Eastern Mediterranean stores.
The tea typically comes in the form of a long sprig containing many small buds and leaves. The tea is prepared by breaking off a few sprigs and placing them in boiling water for a few minutes.
It takes bit of work to prepare it, but there is a company out there that makes a version of the tea that you can just steep, like a regular loose tea.
The tea has a light and slightly citrusy flavour. My kids love it, and I feel better about giving them something ligh and natural instead of drugging them.
rating: 0 (0 votes)
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