Herbal Remedies: Common Cold

 Causes

The common cold is caused by several different viruses.

The most common causes are rhinoviruses and the coronaviruses.

You can get a cold by making direct contact with another infected individual (shaking hands, kissing, etc.) or touching a surface that has been handled by an infected individual, resulting in contamination (telephones, books, laptops, etc.) and then touching your nose, eyes, or mouth.

People are exposed to toxins such as pollutants, toxic fumes, etc.

Mostly when you eat or drink cold things you will be affected by the cold.

Symptoms

A few days after the virus enters the body, symptoms become evident.

Different people may experience different symptoms of a common cold and these symptoms may range from mild to severe and can last for a few days to several weeks.

These include:

1. Runny nose (discharge may change from clear and watery to thick yellow or green as the infection increases.)

2. Stuffy nose

3. Watery eyes

4. Sneezing

5. Sore or hoarse throat

6. Mild or hacking cough (with or without phlegm)

7. Low-grade fever

8. Headache

9. Body ache

10. Fatigue

11. Chills

Remedies

1. The most effective remedy for the common cold would have to be lime juice. Take a glass of lukewarm water and dilute the lime juice in it. Add a tsp of honey to enhance its efficiency.

2. The antiseptic properties of garlic make it one of the most effective ingredients for cold.

Consumption of garlic soup would be the best way to cure the common cold.

3. Another effective method of using garlic would be to combine some garlic oil with onion juice. Dilute this with water and consume it for several times a day.

4, Ginger also works favorably in treating the common cold. Cut small pieces of ginger and put them in water.  Boil this mixture. Once it simmers, strain the liquid and half a tsp of sugar into it. Drink this hot.

5. A hot water bath also proves effective as it relieves all nasal and chest congestion. Taking steam also would heal the congested nasal tissues.

6. An excellent home remedy would be to have a glass of warm milk. Add 2 milligrams of roasted asafetide and drink this milk quite slowly two times a day.

7. Mix 200 grams of coriander seeds and jaggery in it. Make a paste of it and then add water to it. Boil this mixture ad inhale the vapors of this mixture. Four times a day would cure the common cold.

8. Make a powdered mixture of black pepper and mix this in curd. Add jaggery or sugar to it. Take this two times a day to get cured of the common cold.

9. Take 250 grams of water and boil 7 pieces of each black pepper and sugar cubes when the content comes to 1/4 quantity. stop boiling. Drink this mixture hot twice every day.

10. Place 10 grams of Sprague in a clean cloth and tie all the ends of the cloth. Apply indirect heat to it by keeping it in a vessel. sniff this for a few minutes until it's hot. It would effectively cure nasal blockage.

11. Mix equal amounts of talsi seeds and ginger. Make a fine powdery mixture out of the two. Have this mixture two times a day.

12. Cut a 100-gram lady's finger into small pieces and boil them in a liter of water. Once boiled, inhale the steam coming out of the concoction.

Inhaling this one or two times a day would relieve a person from the irritation of the throat and the dry cough.

Precautions

There are some other simple suggestions to prevent a common cold such as:

1. Wash your hands regularly.

2. Exercise often to improve your overall health.

3. Explore options such as yoga and meditation to reduce stress levels.

4. Do to share towels, dishes, and glasses.

5. Develop immunity power by eating fresh fruits and vegetables and getting enough sleep.