A cold sneaks up unnoticed. Consider the safest and simplest, but really healing means of dealing with the common cold.
10. Rosehip tea
Rosehip is one of the main types of plants containing vitamin C, which is so useful for sick people. Dry rosehip is recommended to be crushed as finely as possible or chopped with a blender. Then the resulting powder (5 tablespoons of grated rosehip) should be diluted with one liter of boiling water. It will be ideal if you immediately pour boiling water into a thermos and leave it to brew for about seven hours. It is recommended to drink 5 glasses of rosehip per day before meals or 2 hours after eating.
9. Milk with garlic
Milk with garlic juice is a must if you do not have time to spend on treatment. Such a tool in the shortest possible time can cope with a cold. You need to take one glass of warm (almost hot milk) and mix it with a tablespoon of garlic juice. The resulting mixture must be mixed for 5 minutes, and then drink in one gulp. We’ll warn you right away that it will be unpleasant to drink, but the positive healing effect will not take long.
8. Cranberry or lingonberry fruit drinks
Fruit juice made from cranberries or lingonberries will quickly put on the feet of a sick person, the thing is that these berries are just a storehouse of useful vitamins that will help the common cold. It is recommended to chop the berries in a blender or rub them thoroughly. 4 tablespoons of the resulting powder are diluted in one liter of hot water. The resulting fruit drink can be insisted in a thermos.
7. Warm tea with honey and lemon
An ancient folk remedy for many diseases is honey. In Russia, many people were treated with honey. Over time, the recipe changed a little and not only a spoonful of honey, but also a slice of lemon began to be added to tea. Both honey and lemon have antibacterial properties and can slightly disinfect a sore throat. Both honey and lemon contain useful trace elements that strengthen the human immune system. Therefore, tea with honey and lemon is so useful. Just do not add them to boiling water. You should wait a little while the tea cools down a little, otherwise, you will lose all the beneficial properties of honey and lemon.
6. Mulled wine
Such a warming drink is best consumed right before bedtime, when it is possible to immediately go to bed and warm yourself under the covers. It is recommended to add a little cinnamon and cloves, mint, pour half a glass of wine into 500 milliliters of water, add 5 tablespoons of lemon juice. The resulting drink, just removed from the fire, it is advisable to pour in a thermos and insist for about one hour. Then you can safely use it, mulled wine will immediately increase the vitality of the body and release energy reserves for healing.
5. Dried fruit compote
Dried fruits perfectly enhance immunity, so compote from them will be more than ever useful. They will soften the walls of the sore throat and restore well-being. Such a compote will have an effective general strengthening effect on the entire human body. Before cooking, dried fruits must be soaked and then washed in clean cold water. You can cook dried fruits for half an hour over low heat. For taste, it is recommended to add honey rather than sugar to the compote. Adding lemon will also be useful and give a new flavor to your healing compote.
4. Raspberry tea with linden flowers
Tea is made from dried linden flowers. For greater effect, it is recommended to add dry raspberries to tea (you can use dried berries and leaves). Tea must be infused for half an hour. As an alternative to dried raspberries, raspberry jam is quite suitable. You can use such medicinal tea up to 4 times a day. For sore throats, it is generally recommended that you drink as much as possible.
3. Hot milk with mineral water
With a strong cough and a small sputum from the throat, it is recommended to mix warm milk with warm mineral water. This mixture will facilitate the discharge of sputum and will soften the throat. You can drink this mixture for several days two to three times a day in one glass. In a couple of days you will feel the effect and relief. Sputum will go away in large quantities, and the throat will no longer hurt and perspire.
2. Chamomile tea
In Russia, chamomile has long been known as a cold medicine, all because it has a good antibacterial effect. Such tea is prepared simply: 5 tablespoons of dry chamomile are taken per 1 liter of water. All insisted in a thermos for 3 hours. For greater effectiveness, you can also add 4 tablespoons of linden flowers. It is better to eat 200 milliliters an hour 5 times a day before meals.
1. Ginger tea with lemon
Ginger root is certainly useful, especially since it has an increased disinfecting effect. Such tea will increase human immunity and improve the general condition of the body. For tea, we need 1 liter of boiling water, 5 tablespoons of finely chopped ginger, 5 tablespoons of lemon juice, 3 tablespoons of honey (preferably lime). Pour the infusion into a thermos and leave to brew for a couple of hours. This tea is recommended to drink two to three times a day.