It is sometimes necessary just to stay outside for a while, to get a little cold or to chill your feet, as it already is and can not do without the remedy for colds, flu. There is a fever or cough, runny nose or flu, lethargy and apathy to everything. Such sypoty in the people is simply called cold, although the medicine is generally accepted and official does not recognize such a concept. Usually in his hospital in this case you can observe the words ORZ or SARS. It is worth noting that any doctor will not give you officially recognized recipes in case of cold and flu illness, there are simply no such. In this situation, there are usually 2 types of treatment for such symptoms: the purchase of drugs at pharmacy points or the national means go in the way.
Drinks from the common cold . It is these cold remedies that can be considered. For example, you can cook them yourself. We give several options.
Most people, cold and sick, come to mind a traditional drink made of tea with lemon, or raspberry tea, or tea with black pepper. Tea should be chosen just black, as it better helps cope with a cold or flu, the main thing that it was without flavors. By quantitative measures, there are no restrictions, it's a matter of taste, but the more it is, the better it basically gets the effect. Freshly brewed tea, i.e. boiling water, you should not try to drink immediately, it is better to give him a little brew and cool down. This is both more useful and safer for you.
1. The effect of such teas, in particular tea with honey and lemon , can be described as follows. From a warm liquid (the tea itself), the vessels in the human body begin to expand, and profuse sweating is intensified. And, as you know, sweating helps to get rid of unnecessary symptoms of flu or colds. The whole organism begins to work. Lemon, in turn, is an excellent antiseptic, besides it is very rich in ascorbic acid. It is like a necessary vitamin remedy for colds. The role of honey in tea in a series of remedies for influenza is that it helps stop the development of harmful microorganisms, and also normalizes the process of metabolism.
2. But the raspberry tea is prepared from the calculation of 2 teaspoons of jam, or 100 g of fresh fruits (you can also dries) for one glass of boiling water. After this, you need to let the tea steep for 15-20 minutes. Such tea, like the previous one, is included in the series of folk methods, it reduces the temperature due to sweating.
3. Tea with black pepper can be prepared according to the following scheme: one glass of boiling water is taken, in which a tea spoon of tea is subsequently brewed. Add a pinch of pepper to the resulting broth and let it brew for some time. This drink for cold or flu can be consumed 2 or 3 times. Pepper in the drink is assigned the role of a pathogenic agent.
Folk remedies for the common cold are the most common folk remedies. It's the runny nose that often takes you by surprise, being the first sign of an advancing illness. A simple method can be a simple rinse of the nose with warm water with a certain amount of salt dissolved in it. Steam inhalation will help in case when the nose is constantly stuffy with a cold, used with chamomile, fir, or mint and other means. But in case of omission of the onset of the disease, when such simple methods no longer work, one can resort to the following.
1. You will need mint and onions. Use them in the amount of 1 medium onion, grated, and a couple of drops of peppermint oil for inhalations. These ingredients are well mixed and used for inhalations 3-4 times a day for 5 minutes. You can just put this mixture in a glass, wind a funnel from a sheet of paper and inhale each nostril using the free end of the funnel.
2. Eucalyptus oil will help in flu. We need to drop it into hot water, cover ourselves with a towel and inhale outgoing vapors, while breathing out with a necessary nose.
3. Fir oil can help not only with flu and cold, but also with the concomitant cough. It is also used for inhalations in the amount of a few drops.
Help the throat . Problems with the throat are often found with colds and flu, manifested by an unpleasant sensation. In this case, folk remedies with rinsing of the sore throat will do.
1. You can make a decoction of different plant collections: chamomile, violets, sage or marigold, taking 1 tablespoon of any of them. Pour it followed by a glass of boiling water and leave for about 20 minutes. Rinse with broth should be at least 4 times a day.
2. To gargle a throat, you can also use a tincture of eucalyptus: 1 small spoon on a glass of warm water. Eucalyptus can relieve pain and soothe the sore throat.
3. You can also simply use the products from home: to make a mixture of apples with honey and onions in equal proportions, grated. This mixture should be used for 1 small spoon three times a day.
Folk remedies for flu and cold diseases can help out even when the illness starts, so do not start it. In order to later not to use medicines. After all, no one will definitely give us full confidence in their quality, reliability and effectiveness.