Home remedies for colds...?

Question

i have a pretty intense cold...aching, blocked nose, sore throat, sleepy eyes, the whole works.

im gonna get some cold nd flu tablets after work, what are some home remedies that might also help the process of healing?

Answer 1

chicken noodle soup is the best known, and it really works! you can take echinacea, vitamin C or oregano to boost your immune system. take zinc tablets, or a spoonfull of honey for a sore throat. make yourself a lemon-honey tea (lemon juice, spoonful of honey, and a pinch of cayene pepper, and fill the mug with hot water!) lemon juice helps clear your sinuses, so does the pepper, the honey is good for your throat, and the heat is soothing. always suck on something, whether cough drops or just a candy. It gets the saliva going and helps a sore throat. get lots of rest  and drink lots of water! :)  

Avoid milk and orange juice. They both increase mucus production which can make a cold seem that much worse!

hope that helps! take care!

Answer 2

gargle with salt water and/or listerine..always helped kill the nasty cold germs on throat.

saline spray for nose

green tea

lots of water...saltine crackers and rest rest.

ibuprofren/advil for sore muscles. warm  bath, even ben g*y helps

Answer 3

vix around your nose and on your chest, a twist of lime and honey (eat them together), hot tea

Answer 4

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/9-tips...

for sore throats, honey has been proven to heal better than cough syrups

heres some more home remedies:

http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-g...

http://naturalcurereviews.com/remedy10-1...

http://www.homemademedicine.com/home-rem...

Hope this helps!

Get well soon

:  )

Answer 5

A spoon of honey, works wonders.

or

A mug of warm water mixed with lemon and honey

or

for the sore throat gargle warm salt

Answer 6

Lemon juice.  Pour a glass of hot water with several slices of lemon.  Or, tea with lemon if you prefer.  Use green tea though, it has the antioxidants you need in it.

When you're well, drink lemonade made from real lemons.  It will keep you from getting sick. Or, you could do what I do and drink regular water with slices of lemon in it.  

I don't know why it works, but it does.

Answer 7

my dad makes me this drinks that clears my throat sooo good and relieves my stuffed up nose. it's tea, whiskey, and honey.sounds strange but it taste good and makes you feel better

Answer 8

lots of water...

Answer 9

STAY WARM gurgle warm water with salt about one glass every hour hot shower to clear the buggers

Answer 10

drink tea (cinnamon is the best for colds) with lemon and honey (instead of cream or sugar), get some rest, and take a nice long hot bath or shower.

Answer 11

hot salt water

Answer 12

A cold is a virus. It will dispel on its own.

What medications and remedies to is depress some of the symptoms.

Answer 13

aconite for  sneezing and burning throat. belladonna for temp, soar troat & tickly cough. gelesmine for shivering,chills,aches, and heavyness.euphrasia for streaming eyes ad nose. pepperment and yarrow helpreduce fever. elderflower forredue mucas goldenseal to boost imunesystem.

Answer 14

Skip the cold tablets, that will dehydrate you. Instead try the following:

Hot tea w/honey, fresh squeezed lemon juice/pulp (tons of it), fresh grated ginger (tons of it).  

Drink several cups of this stuff along with taking liquid echanicia to boost your immune system and you will knock-out this cold in a day or two.

Good luck!

Answer 15

Vitamin C will help you get over the cold faster.  Be sure to pick some up when you go get the medicine.  Take 1,000 mg a day.

Answer 16

Tons of water. Tons. Its a pain but it always cuts my recovery time in half.

Don't eat anything greasy, it makes u feel icky and I think it makes your body work harder when you don't need to.

Tea with lemon juice and honey. Helps sore throat, works great for me and always has.

Pills and meds don't help you get better, they help you deal with the symptoms. I usually down more cough syrup then I should, but it doesn't improve your health.

Good luck and feel better.

Answer 17

Even Dr. McCoy on Star Trek couldn't cure the common cold. They have to run their course. Drink shitloads of water and that will help chase it away. Water is the world's best detoxifying agent.

Answer 18

Stay in bed. Drink hot stuff. and eat hot stuff. Blow your nose. Make sure your house is warm.

Answer 19

a warm mist humidifier .and for soothing your throat.I am a singer and i get my favorite flavor of jello and dissolve it in hot water and drink it..while i soak in a hot bath..