Does anybody know what alternative remedy to take for the flu?

Answer 1

Homeopathic Treatment(s) for Influenza (Without any side effects or complications) :-

Head remedy; restlessness with prostration and excessive thirst at short intervals Arsenic Album 30, 4 hourly

Intercurrent remedy Influenzinum 200 and Sulphur 200, 4 hourly

Early stage with chill and sneezing; heaviness and tiredness of body and limbs; loss of thirst, bursting headache; relief from passing large quantities of pale urine Gelsemium 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Severe pains in limbs and back; bones feel 'broken', bursting headache; shivering,and chills in back; eyeballs sore Eupatorium Perf 30 or 200, 3 hourly

Rapid prostration; high fever, gastric symptoms; dull red face, nervousness Kali Phos.6X or 30, 4 hourly

With dry, hacking cough; headache is worse after least movement; wants to lie still and alone; better by pressure, tongue is coated white; great thirst Bryonia Alba 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Patient very chilly; feels cold even in bed; least movement or exposure intensifies the sensation of cold; fresh shivering and chill after drinking; aching in limbs and back; nose stuffed up at night Nux Vomica 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Severe pains in back and thighs; chilliness, no fire or heat can warm up the patient; rapid pulsation with temperature not proportionately high; restlessness; violent pulsations; bruised feeling all over Pyrogenium 200, 3 hourly (3 Doses)

Cold/Catarrh/Coryza :-

1st Stage :-

Icy coldness of whole body; internal and external both.
To give heat to the system Camphor 6X or 30, 1/2 hourly

Cold due to sudden exposure to dry cold wind; chilly feeling; headache, watering of eyes and sneezing;a nxiety and fear; feverish feeling Aconite 30 or 200, 2 hourly

Running of nose during day and blockage at night with chilly feeling Nux vomica 30, 3 hourly

Cold with sneezing and profuse from eyes and nose; worse in warmth and indoor; better in open air Allium Cepa 30, 3 hourly

Dryness of nose with headache; worse from motion; thirst more; lips parched and dry; stools constipated Bryonia 30 or 200, 3 hourly

Sneezing; watering of nose and eyes; throat sore with constant desire to swallow saliva; foul smell from mouth; feverish feeling with sweat which do not relieve. Worse at night Mercurius Sol 30 3 hourly

Watering and burning of eyes with streaming nose; acrid discharges Euphrasia 30, 3 hourly

Chilly feeling though face is hot; restlessness; unquenchable thirst, drinks often but little at a time; better hot drinks Arsenic Album 30, 3 hourly

Acrid discharge from the nose which corrodes the upper lip. Nose filled with phelgm; breathes through the mouth Arum Triph 30, 3 hourly

Cold; running of nose and sneezing; redness and pain forehead; watering eyes Sabadilla 30, 4 hourly

Cold;pain throat; red face, rush of blood towards head Belladonna 30, 4 hourly

Aching pain; dullness; chilliness in back; sneezing; bland and thick discharge from nose; feverish; better by passing urine Gelsemium 30, 3 hourly

Coryza with sneezing and aching in bones of extremities with soreness of flesh Eup Perf 30, 3 hourly

Cold; better from cold bathing Calcarea Sulph 30, 4 hourly

Dripping of nose while eating Trombidium 30 or 200, 6 hourly

Dripping of nose while going to sleep Thuja Occ 30 or 200, 6 hourly

Dry coryza; sniffles of infants, blockage of nose Sambucus Nig 30, 4 hourly


2nd Stage :-

Discharge from nose; yellowish or greenish; stringy Kali Bich 30, 4 hourly

Greenish yellow mucous from nose; loss of taste and thirst; better open air Pulsatilla 30, 4 hourly

Thick yellow discharge from nose; post nasal cattarh; constipation Hydrastis Can 30, 4 hourly

Watering from nose like a tap; thirst more; stools constipated; cold aggravates till noon and ameliorates after noon Natrum Mur 30 (in acute stage Bryonia 30), 4 hourly

In fat and flabby patient; worse after bathing; chilly patient Calcarea Carb.200, 6 hourly

Watery discherge from the nose and finally it becomes thick, yellow. Pain in the throat on swallowing as if full of splinters; sensitive to cold Hepar Sulph 30, 4 hourly

Cold worse early morning; chronic; dry catarrh; aversion to take bath Sulphur 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Chronic catarrh; dry coryza, with blockage of nose; worse change of weather and cold Psorinum 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Chronic cases with tubercular history Tuberculinum k 200 or 1M, fortnightly (6 Doses)

Obstinate chronic cases when indicated remedy fails Bacillinum 1M, weekly (3 Doses) .

Choose the remedy which is most similar to the patients symptoms, Do not try to mix or exceed the given dosage or remedy.
Take Care and God Bless You !

Answer 2

I have found Oscillococcinum to be incredibly helpful in the rare instances I've ever come down with the flu. It takes days off the amount of time I normally would have suffered. It has also been found that homemade chicken soup with lots of garlic, parsley and dill helps, too, as does tons of sleep. Four years ago, I got the flu so badly that my hair literally was hurting. I've never had bone aches so bad in my life, high fever, complete weakness, couldn't even lift my head off the pillow for a days. These and plenty of fluids helped me.

Answer 3

NuHerbs puts out a line of pills called Jade Dragon. Jade Dragon includes several formulas that I believe includes a remedy for the flu. I use their Advanced Cold pill and it works great. The only thing is about this one is that you're supposed to take it right at the onset of a cold. So I suppose that may be the case for their flu pills. I bought mine at an organic grocery store; I don't think they're available in regular stores.

Answer 4

2 C Water
2 Tbl Cider Vinegar
1 Grapefruit Peel
1 Orange Peel
1 Lemon Peel
1 Cinnamon Stick
1/4 C Sugar

Place in heavy pot
Boil for 10 minutes
Put lid on
Let sit for 10 minutes
Drink like tea....Warm
Take a hot shower
Go lay down 1 Hr.
You should feel lots
better..stay warm.

Answer 5

I wish there was an alternative remedy that worked for the flu. All I know is, medically speaking all you can really do is let your body fight it.

But I've come to find that Pedia light tastes like crap, but it makes you feel better. It replaces the electorlytes that you are losing when you have the flu.

Hopefully that helps!
--Vae

Answer 6

boil some fresh lemon add sugar if you wont or i find day nurse and night nurse is very good keep warm get some vic nasle spray to thats brill if you got block nose or another remedy to buy is could contact 400 for flu and colds all these tablets stop coughs shivers running nose

Answer 7

the best thing to use is to drink soup with alot of hot sauce or pepper sauce because it actually sweat out the flu , but i am not saying to drown your soup in hotsauce noo take enough you could handle and a next remedy is honey is is sure to work 2 tablespoons of honey will help you and another remedy home made lemon juice and too make a duo combination lemon juice and honey it really works!!

Answer 8

ECHINACEA PURPUREA, IS VERY EFFECTIVE RELIEF FROM VIRAL ATTACKS, COLDS AND FLU. GO TO www.healthydirect.co.uk, THEY ARE A VERY GOOD SITE AND I BUY MY HERBAL REMEDIES FROM THEM, YOU CAN ALSO READ UP ON ECHINACEA AND WHEN TO START TAKING IT. I DO HOPE THIS HAS HELPED AND I DO HOPE YOU DO NOT HAVE THE FLU, IF SO GET WELL SOON.

Answer 9

Oregano oil.

It will cut the duration of your illness in half at least.

If you take it at the first signs of illness it can often stop it cold.

They used to use Oregano oil to sterilize surgical instruments, due to it's anti-viral & anti-bacterial properties.

Do a web search on Oregano oil for loads more info.

Answer 10

Whisky. sugar, lemonade, and honey....warmed up and sipped slowly.
Repeat every 20 minutes as required.
A nursing friend suggested taking it intravenously but that doesn't sound quite right somehow.

Answer 11

I drink the Patented form of the Mangosteen Fuit juice