I need some good homemade recipes for a cold or flu remedies...?

Question

I am looking for our great, great(and older) grandmothers or Indian recipes for cold, flu, aches, coughs. I don't know about you guys, but some of the cold medicines they have out there are just overpriced flavored acohol. Yuck.
Lets go back in time!!!!

Answer 1

Ok, for coughs, I know that you can just boil some water, add some lemon juice and honey. Easy, simple, delicious. Also, if you have a cold, I think some soup is ok.

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There are two types of herpes simplex virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Both virus types can cause sores around the mouth (herpes labialis) and on the genitals (genital herpes). Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Cold sores sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen, and sore. The blisters may break open, leak a clear fluid, and then scab over after a few days. They usually heal in several days to 2 weeks.
The herpes simplex virus usually enters the body through a break in the skin around or inside the mouth. It is usually spread when a person touches a cold sore or touches infected fluid—such as from sharing eating utensils or razors, kissing an infected person, or touching that person's saliva. A parent who has a cold sore often spreads the infection to his or her child in this way. Cold sores can also be spread to other areas of the body.
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Answer 4

I cant say this is home made, but for about 5 years now I have used Zycam. everytime I feel like I am getting sick, I use it. It seems to work well. I have not actually been sick at all since then. may not be home made but I swear by it. I havent missed a day of work since I began using the stuff. I have had a son in the house with me and if you have or had kids, then you know they are walking germ factories. LOL oh yeah, one other thing, since there are turkey left overs, make a huge pot of turkey noodle soup, same as chicken, very good for colds.

Answer 5

Cold Remedy #1: Drink plenty of fluids to help break up your congestion. Drinking water or juice will prevent dehydration and keep your throat moist. You should drink at least 8 to 10 eight-ounce glasses of water daily. Include fluids such as water, sports drinks, herbal teas, fruit drinks, or ginger ale. Your mother's chicken soup might help too! (Avoid cola, coffee, and other drinks with caffeine because it acts like a diuretic and may dehydrate you.) Cold Remedy #2: Inhale steam to ease your congestion and drippy nose. Hold your head over a pot of boiling water and breathe through your nose. Be careful. If the steam burns your nose, breathe in more slowly. You can buy a humidifier, but the steam will be the same as the water on the stove. Moisture from a hot shower with the door closed, saline nasal spray, or a room humidifier is just as helpful to ease congestion. Cold Remedy #3: 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. Cold Remedy #4: 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 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda in 8 ounces of warm water. Fill a bulb syringe with this mixture (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. Repeat 2-3 times, and then treat the other nostril. Cold Remedy #5: Stay warm and rested. Staying warm and resting when you first come down with a cold or the flu helps your body direct its energy toward the immune battle. This battle taxes the body. So give it a little help by lying down under a blanket to stay warm if necessary. Cold Remedy #6: Gargle with warm salt water. Gargling can moisten a sore or scratchy throat and bring temporary relief. Try a teaspoon of salt dissolved in warm water four times daily. To reduce the tickle in your throat, try an astringent gargle — such as tea that contains tannin — to tighten the membranes. Or use a thick, viscous gargle made with honey, popular in folk medicine. Steep one tablespoon of raspberry leaves or lemon juice in two cups of hot water; mix with one teaspoon of honey. Let the mixture cool to room temperature before gargling.

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Answer 6

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As with any medicine or diet change, you should discuss it with your doctor. Fruits, both fresh and dried, have a natural sugar in them that will raise blood sugar levels, so be careful about eating too much. Not sure about the nuts. Moderation is always the key. I've been diabetic for 18 years and just recently changed insulin types. I love it because it gives me more freedom in when and what I eat.

Answer 7

Going back in time for remedies is a quaint thought, but not really practical. The strides that we have made in understanding viruses is remarkable. Heck, 100 years ago, a lot of people thought that things like malaria was caused by bad air.

The poster that mentions rest and fluids has it right.

Answer 8

My remedy is a kicked-up version of a Bloody Mary:

tomato juice
horseradish
garlic though press
mustard - prepared or powdered
celery salt
pepper
red pepper flakes or sauce

Mix ingredients to taste and pour over ice. Can be served with vodka if desired (me, I like the taste).

The horseradish and mustard get your mucosal membranes flowing. The garlic is an anti-inflammatory. The tomato juice is good for vitamin C. And the red pepper works like all of the above!

That, and good, old-fashioned, homemade chicken soup. They say there is something in chicken fat that helps heal. If you need a recipe, my favorite is by Emeril Lagasse: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_9197,00.html

Answer 9

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Answer 10

There's nothing that will actually do anything to remedy the problem (not flavoured alcohol and not any old alternative crap, and Vitamin C won't help either (unless you've also got Scurvy)).

Just get some bed rest and wait.