I have heard about a herb echinea (spelt wrong!) what do u know about it
2006-11-23 22:12:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
I have never heard of this herb. Check your spelling at www.dictionary.com.
I have some information for you though...
Home Treatment
If you have influenza, you can expect the illness to go away on its own in about 7 to 10 days. In the meantime, you can take steps to feel better:
Get extra rest. Bed rest can help you feel better. It will also help you avoid spreading the virus to others.
Drink plenty of fluids to replace those lost from fever. Fluids also ease a scratchy throat and keep nasal mucus thin. Hot tea with lemon, water, fruit juice, and soup are all good choices.
If fever is uncomfortable, take acetaminophen or ibuprofen to lower it. You may also sponge your body with lukewarm water to reduce fever. Do not use cold water or ice. Lowering the fever will not make your symptoms go away faster, but it may make you more comfortable.
To relieve body aches and headache, take aspirin, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen. Do not take aspirin if you are younger than 20 unless your doctor tells you to do so. Also, aspirin and ibuprofen can upset your stomach, while acetaminophen does not.
Try a decongestant or nasal spray if your main symptom is a stuffy nose. Look for a single-ingredient decongestant that contains phenylephrine. If nasal drainage is thick, a decongestant that contains guaifenesin may help keep it thin and draining. Do not use medicated nasal sprays or drops more often than directed and not for longer than 3 days.
Breathe moist air from a hot shower or from a sink filled with hot water to help clear a stuffy nose.
Avoid antihistamines. They do not treat flu symptoms and may make nasal drainage thicker.
If the skin around your nose and lips becomes sore from repeated rubbing with tissues, apply a bit of petroleum jelly to the area. Using disposable tissues that contain lotion also may help.
Use cough drops or plain, hard candy to help ease coughing.
Take a nonprescription cough medicine that contains dextromethorphan if you develop a dry, hacking cough. Some products contain a high percentage of alcohol. Use them with caution.
Elevate your head at night with an extra pillow if coughing keeps you awake.
Avoid smoking and breathing secondhand smoke. This is good advice any time, but it is especially important when you have a respiratory infection like a cold or the flu.
Call your doctor if:
Your symptoms improve but then seem to get worse again.
You develop signs of a bacterial infection, such as a new or worse cough that produces yellow, green, rust-colored, or bloody mucus; persistent fever, ear pain, sore throat, sinus pain, or productive cough; or nasal drainage that changes from clear to colored after 7 to 10 days.
2006-11-23 22:42:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Echinecia has never done anything for me. A lot of people swear by it, but personally, I think the only thing that can help is time, and rest.
Take your vitamins, eat right, and get plenty of rest.
They do say, that zinc tablets will also lessen the symptoms of a cold by a couple of days.
Good Luck, and I hope you're feeling better, I'm just getting over my second cold of the season.
2006-11-23 22:22:38 · answer #2 · answered by bon b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about this herb, but you can eat some garlic, 2-3 spoons of honey/day, some natural lemon juice, hot herb tea, chicken soup and try to sleep for ten hours. The next day you'll be fresh
2006-11-23 22:25:28 · answer #3 · answered by baboo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fresh Garlic. Best thing to kill germs and viruses. Make sure it's fresh or get supplements that are made with "pure-gar" or something similar.
Garlics, active ingredients work when crushed or sliced. That's why it stings when you chomp on it.
2006-11-23 22:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by freaky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing that works, according to doctors, is to take either asprin, or paracetamol if you are alergic to asprin, and plenty of warm drinks. sometimes my grandmother used to make me hot milk with cinnamon in. also, drink plenty of water.
2006-11-23 22:21:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know what's that herb...but i can say get lots of rest, eat soup, eat fruits...take care
2006-11-23 22:23:17 · answer #6 · answered by rowena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of hot lemon drinks and vitamin c
get better soon
2006-11-23 22:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋