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EmailWhat can we do to help our bodies through the process healing a cold? Here are some herbal remedies for your body and mind.
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Rose hip tea is full of vitamin C and can help prevent colds.
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Lemons, oranges, and apple cider are all considered to be cold remedies.
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For chills, take fresh ginger root.
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Historically, the layers of the onion were believed to draw contagious diseases from the patient; onions were often hung in sickrooms. Today, we know that onions have antibacterial qualities.
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Cut up fresh garlic cloves and add them to chicken soup or other foods, or swallow small chunks of raw garlic like pills.
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Eat loads of hot and spicy foods like chili to clear the sinuses.
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Like garlic and onion, horseradish generates lots of heat to help offset colds. According to one farmer we know, a daily horseradish sandwich is the best cold remedy out there!
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Prunes are rich in fiber, vitamins A and B, iron, calcium, and phosphorus. And they've been cured themselves!
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To treat sore lips, go to bed with honey on them.
- Troubled by cracked lips? Massage them with a dab of earwax (preferably your own!).
For a chest cold or bronchitis, try this remedy, submitted by one of our readers.
- Boil a whole onion, and afterward, drink the water. You can add a little butter and salt if the taste is unbearable!
Read more about ways to avoid the cold in the first place.
And here is advice on cough remedies.
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By SheilaMarieMW
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Elderberry syrup is sold in most bigger drug stores, & Walmart & Kmart & the like, one of the more common brands is Sambucol.
By Herbalist
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Elderberry syrup and jelly are the best thing for Flu (all types) this has held up to medical trials. I typically take 1 tablespoon of elderberry syrup or jelly every 4-6 hours at the first sign of a cold or flu.
Elderberry Juice MUST be cooked before using and strained, as the seeds and juice have a cyanide compound in them. Heat deactivates this.
By JAMES09
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so is there some place I can buy this or do I need to go looking for it somewhere?
By Claude Hammond
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If he felt a cold sore coming on, my Dad would drink a glass of elderberry wine. Often, the sore would not develop.
By gardengurl
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Here is a recipe for cough medicine that anyone will enjoy.
1 cup of concord grapes
2 tablespoons of honey
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
a dash of cayenne pepper
Put it all in a blender or food processor (grape seeds and all) and blend well. Drink it down and it will calm that nagging cough. It doesn't have any ingredients that would be harmful so you can take it whenever you need it and it tastes good too.
By janine
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Aloe vera juice will help cold sores as the virus can't grow in its presence. It works usually within 1 day. Drink about 1/4 cup.
By Robert Sewell
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My grandmother used to tell us:
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away;
An onion a day keeps everyone away!"
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If no one comes near, they can't give you a cold!
By Nana Gower
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Rub vicks on your feet and wear a pair of socks to bed will help with a cough and you will sleep well!
By Gary Bishop
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Cold sores: Does anyone know how to treat?
By No one specific
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Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. When you get a sore it is because you have unbalance the amino acid Lysine in your body. Too much Argenine amino causes it. To quickly rebalance the Lysine, eat a Flounder fillet, cooked as you like. One fillet, about 8 ounces, equals to 5500mg of Lysine. It helps the body recover quickly and then take a Lysine supplements everyday to avoid future issues. Also, you can use ginger root, or tea tree oil as a topical to cool the sore and prevent its spread.
By susan griswold
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I get a lot of cold sores and the best remedy I have found is to put an icecube on it when you first feel it coming on. leave it on till its good and frozen, maybe 10 to 15 minutes 2 to 3 times throughout the day.Works for me everytime.
By Lila Robyn
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earwax or tea tree oil.
By Sharen Christensen
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Take L-Lysine 500mg twice a day until gone. Take once a day thereafter to avoid outbreaks.
By Janet Ann Collins
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Aloe Vera Gel, applied every waking hour or whenever the pain returns (whichever is soonest) will get rid of a cold sore in about 48 hours and you will probably never have another one in the same spot. I used that remedy on cold sores, which used to be a recurring problem for me, and after several years they were gone completely. I haven't had any for over 20 years.
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