What's the best over the counter medicine for the flu?

Answer 1

The Homeopathic Remedy ARSENICUM ALBUM 200, stops the symptoms of flu at the first instance in most cases Take one dose as soon as you start sneezing or feel that you have got cold take just one dose and it will be cured right there and then, without any side effects or complications of any kind.
Take Care and God Bless !

Answer 2

If you want to know what OTC helps relieve the syptoms the best I would say alkaseltzer cold and flu gels. If u have the time read the lable and that of the store brand match up the main ingredients and go for the cheaper. CVS and Rite Aide as well as other stores have their own brands that work exactly the same as name brand products.

Answer 3

Panadol Flu. The package in blue

Answer 4

Hi Soundlady

This is the alternative medicine forum, so Ill give you some sound remedies.

Cause
Flu is an advanced cold condition. A body catches flu when it is full of waste matter and toxins through lowered vitality and by body exposure to cold and dampness. This is due to mucus in a weak spot in the body--in this case, the respiratory tract. The contributing factors to this weakness are shallow breathing and a lack of oxygen to that particular area.

Herbal Aids
1.General Instructions: The fastest way in eliminating this body condition is by proper diet and rest, and by flushing the body system with diaphoretics. Take a ginger bath (using up to a pound of ginger to a tub of water), or a mustard-cayenne bath with cold sheeting. The antispasmodic agents relax the constringed cell structure, loosen and discharge the mucoid matter. Fruit juices (especially hot lemon juice) should be taken alternately with the herbal teas. After the cleansing crisis, the body system should be built up with tonic herbs and with nutritious, non-mucus forming foods.

2.Colds, Pneumonia, Flu: See formula using pennyroyal and elder flowers.

3.Peppermint and Elder Flowers: For one of the greatest flu remedies there is, see formula using peppermint and elder flowers.

4.When You Feel the Flu Coming On: Another simple procedure for if you feel a cold or flu coming on in the evening, use boneset tea. This herb is a nervine stimulant, tonic, diaphoretic, diuretic, and in large doses, emetic, aperient. Here is another wonderful remedy for breaking a chill in intermittent fever (so-called break-bone fever), muscular rheumatism, bronchitis, influenza, dyspepsia, sore throat, etc.

5.Dr. Christopher's Composition Powder: As Dr. Nowell, our instructor at the Dominion Herbal College, Let. of Vancouver, British Columbia gave in our textbook, quote: "We have made and used composition powder for over forty years. When we state we regularly mixed it in batches of sixty pounds the student will readily see that we have had at least some experience with it. As a remedy in colds, beginning of fevers, flu, hoarseness, sluggish circulation, colic, cramps, etc. We believe it has done more good than any other single preparation ever known to man."

6.Dr. Christopher's Anti-Infection formula:composed of plantain, black walnut, golden seal root, bugle weed, marshmallow root, and lobelia is great for the cleansing of the lymph system as well as purifying the blood and fighting infection.

7.Lemon Juice: The symptoms of flu may be relieved by drinking lemon juice in warm water several times daily.

8.Ginger: Ginger tea is often given in cases of colds and flu. It will produce perspiration and increase circulation, thus helping to speed the removal of toxins from the body. A favorite treatment in colds, flu and bronchitis is the Ginger bath. Simply add three tablespoonfuls of the grated root powder to a tubful of hot water. Let the person soak in the tub, adding hot water occasionally to keep the tubful good and hot. Give sips of diaphoretic teas during this soak (camomile is pleasant and well-accepted by most sick people). Be sure to coat the genitals which will be immersed with Vaseline or any other non-penetrating coating so that the herbs will not irritate them. You can add cayenne, mustard or other rubefacient herbs to this soak. It relaxes the body as well as opening the pores and stimulating elimination. By all means keep the patient warm after this soak. Put him into warm, clean cotton under clothes and bedclothes and put him to bed. Ginger baths are well-accepted even by children.

Best of health to you

Cheers

Answer 5

onion soup with lots of garlic and orange juice by the gallon.

Answer 6

ocillococcinum it's in a white and orange box you can get it at a whole foods store or vitamin shop

Answer 7

zinc supplements.