top 10 Home Remedies for the Cold

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top 10 Home Remedies for the Cold

1. Drink lots of fluids. 
The American Lung Association recommends drinking eight glasses of water or juice per day when trying to power through the common cold. Staying hydrated helps moisturize the lining of the nose and throat, which makes mucus easier to clear. Avoid caffeinated or alcoholic drinks, as they can cause dehydration.
2. Honey
Honey can be of great help in soothing an irritated throat as well as shortening the lifespan of a cold. The high amount of nutrients and enzymes in honey help kill bacteria and viruses that cause colds.

The simplest home remedy is to consume a mixture of one teaspoon of lemon juice and two teaspoons of honey. Take it every two hours to get immense relief from your cold and sore throat.
If you prefer, you can simply swallow a spoonful of raw honey.

3. Spice Tea
Spice tea is a highly beneficial Ayurvedic remedy to get rid of common cold.
Dry roast and grind a quarter cup of coriander seeds, one a half tablespoons each of cumin and fennel seeds, and a quarter teaspoon of fenugreek seeds.
Now, boil a cup of water.
Add one and a half tablespoon of this spice powder and one and a half teaspoon of rock candy (misri).
Let it simmer for three to four minutes.
Add two tablespoons of milk.
Bring the solution to a boil and then strain it.
Sip it slowly while it is hot.
Drink this spice tea daily until the symptoms subside.

4. Ginger
Ginger can be helpful in treating common cold and its symptoms due to its antiviral, expectorant, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Eat raw ginger or drink ginger tea several times a day. For enhance the effectiveness of ginger tea, add a lemon juice and honey to it.
You can also make a paste of ginger, cloves and salt and eat one-half teaspoon of it two times a day.
For a runny nose, mix equal amounts of dry ginger powder, clarified butter (ghee) and jaggery (gur), a natural sweetener. Consume this mixture daily in the morning on an empty stomach.

5. Use an air humidifier. You can also help keep nasal and throat passages moist by using an air humidifier, particularly in the winter months when heating makes the air inside your home extra-dry.

6.Blow your nose often, but do it the proper way. It's important to blow your nose regularly when you have a cold rather than sniffling mucus back into your head. But when you blow hard, pressure can carry germ-carrying phlegm back into your ear passages, causing earache. The best way to blow your nose is to press a finger over one nostril while you blow gently to clear the other.

7. Use saline nasal sprays or make your own salt water rinse to irrigate your nose. Salt-water rinsing helps break nasal congestion while also removing virus particles and bacteria from your nose. Here's a popular recipe:
Mix 3 teaspoons of iodide-free salt and 1 teaspoon baking soda. Place in an airtight container. Add 1 teaspoon of this mixture to 8 ounces of lukewarm boiled or distilled water. Fill a bulb syringe with this solution (or use a Neti pot, available at most health foods stores). Lean your head over a basin, and using the bulb syringe, gently squirt the salt water into your nose. Hold one nostril closed by applying light finger pressure while squirting the salt mixture into the other nostril. Let it drain. Then treat the other nostril.

8. Pepper
black pepper
Pepper is one of the most readily available natural treatments for various symptoms of a common cold. The capsaicin present in pepper helps thin the mucus and provide relief from congestion.
If you are suffering from a runny nose, put pepper on your food when you eat a meal. You can also gargle with a teaspoon of black pepper mixed in a glass of warm water.
If you cannot eat or drink pepper, you can still benefit from smelling pepper throughout the day.

9. Mullein Tea
You can help cure cold by drinking plenty of fluids and nothing can be better than a hot cup of mullein tea. Due to its expectorant properties, mullein tea can relieve chest congestion that often accompanies a cold.
To make mullein tea, fill a strainer with dried mullein herb and place it in a cup of boiling water for five to 10 minutes.
Add a little honey to it and drink it two or three times a day.
You can also drink green tea to treat symptoms of a cold.


10. Take vitamin C. It's up there with chicken soup as far as legendary cold remedies go, and there might be some truth to vitamin C being helpful, too. Some evidence shows that it can reduce the duration and severity of a common cold.