cure/ways of alleviating a cold?

[Androo]

I echo what rick_uk3 says about Vit C being a myth...

If I get a cold or flu (not very frequently now) I swear by this drink:

- Juice of half a lemon (Maybe Orange or perhaps any citrus fruit, but Lemon has always had a great rep.)
- Capfull of Apple Cider Vinegar (Amazing stuff!)
- Teaspoon of Honey (like mentioned before local is better than commercially produced, unless you can splash out on some Manuka Honey - which is amazing in so many ways)
- Some say a smidge of Cayenne pepper, but I find it's aggressive nature not to my liking!
Top it all up with hot water

Drink.

Maybe no more than 4 a day, and I suppose you could throw a dram in there, and even some nettles.

I found that it lifts the congestion often experienced with colds/flu/hayfever, and gives one a few hours of respite from clogged lungs and airways.

 

[shaggystu]

Sadly there is nothing to get rid of a virus like this, vit C is an urban myth with no clinical evidence supporting it.......

i once asked a nurse i was working with what he thought about the idea of taking vitamin C to clear a cold, he told me that if you take a huge daily dose of vitamin C you can clear just about any cold within seven days, or you can not bother and it'll last about a week

 

[swright81076]

I use vicks sinex or supermarket equivalent for blocked nose.
Honey and whiskey for cough and sore throat.


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[screwdriver]

if you can catch it early before it gets hold use vicks first defence, not a beliver in shop medicines but this deffo works for me and has stopped cold /flu from fully forming if used as per instructions.

 

[santaman2000]

...Some say a smidge of Cayenne pepper, but I find it's aggressive nature not to my liking!...

Cayenne will definitely clear your sinuses; whatever it's put in. I like it in my hot chocolate (but more than just a smidge) whether I have a cold or not.

 

[The Ratcatcher]

Hi, Sam

First, are you sure it's just a cold? Several other conditions (including Lyme disease) start with flu-like symptoms, so if you've been anywhere you might have been exposed to tick or other bites, go see your GP.

If you're sure it is a cold, the best you can do is try to alleviate the symptoms until it has run it's course. My personal favourite recipe is:

2 teaspoons of clear honey
2 teaspoons of pure lemon juice
2 teaspoons of dark rum (Woods 100 works best for me)
Make up to a large mugful with boiling water, and drink as soon as cool enough.

Hope this helps, and you recover soon.

Alan

 

[rik_uk3]

i once asked a nurse i was working with what he thought about the idea of taking vitamin C to clear a cold, he told me that if you take a huge daily dose of vitamin C you can clear just about any cold within seven days, or you can not bother and it'll last about a week

Thats about right lol, you get lots of old wives tales when herbal cures come up in conversation nobody seems to mention the body would heal with or without taking some powdered roots or drinking some concoction or other. Things like a decongestant such as Sinex or First Defence help with the symptoms but don't cure or prevent the infection.

Well worth a read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trick-Treatment-Alternative-Medicine-Trial/dp/0593061292
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_or_Treatment

Viruses will inherit the earth, they are a dam sight smarter than we are.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Hi, Sam

First, are you sure it's just a cold? Several other conditions (including Lyme disease) start with flu-like symptoms, so if you've been anywhere you might have been exposed to tick or other bites, go see your GP.

If you're sure it is a cold, the best you can do is try to alleviate the symptoms until it has run it's course. My personal favourite recipe is:

2 teaspoons of clear honey
2 teaspoons of pure lemon juice
2 teaspoons of dark rum (Woods 100 works best for me)
Make up to a large mugful with boiling water, and drink as soon as cool enough.

Hope this helps, and you recover soon.

Alan

i am 99% certain its just cold my mum had it and so has my son now its my turn

 

[santaman2000]

Thats about right lol, you get lots of old wives tales when herbal cures come up in conversation nobody seems to mention the body would heal with or without taking some powdered roots or drinking some concoction or other. Things like a decongestant such as Sinex or First Defence help with the symptoms but don't cure or prevent the infection.

Well worth a read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trick-Treatment-Alternative-Medicine-Trial/dp/0593061292
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_or_Treatment

Viruses will inherit the earth, they are a dam sight smarter than we are.

Another old wives' tale is that we get colds because of exposure to cold or wet weather. We really get them from crowding into warm buildings (full of infected people) to escape said weather. Hence as M of T said, "...my wife had it and it's my turn."

 

[Man of Tanith]

Wel actually i said me mum and my son had it my wife is just getting it we suspect
Edit but yeah this is a valid point when its very cold the virus cant survive
i have this arguement at work every winter when people feel the need to crank the heating to tropical settings,

 

[xylaria]

Sadly there is nothing to get rid of a virus like this, vit C is an urban myth with no clinical evidence supporting it as a preventative, you can brew nettles, Elderflower, grand dads prize Geraniums or whatever, its a virus and will run its course. Fluids, paracetamol or ibuprofen to control your temp if your OK taking them and a shot of whatever takes your fancy as a nice treat to help cheer yourself up.

I used to love a tot after a night shift before I retired, my body clock used to say "Its night time, have one" and I'm a great believer in listening to my body

You are wrong, I repeatedly post solid medical evidence that some plant lectins are antiviral, and work with humans. It becomes quiet tiresome to have any meanful discussion on the use of plants spoiled by dogma.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0166354292900387

 

[marcelxl]

I swear this works...... a really weird self professed "witch" showed me this!

Boil a litre of water add juice of a couple of lemons (have mixed it with oranges too) a good amount of honey and a couple of oz of finely sliced root ginger Let it simmer for a few minutes and get it in a teapot and drink the lot!

Obviously there's lots of good stuff in the ingredients which is not going to do you any harm anyway but I feel the symptoms ease straight away.

A hit of Rum/Whiskey is not gonna harm either, I don't mind an excuse for a dram

 

[rik_uk3]

You are wrong, I repeatedly post solid medical evidence that some plant lectins are antiviral, and work with humans. It becomes quiet tiresome to have any meanful discussion on the use of plants spoiled by dogma.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0166354292900387

Problem is xylaria is that a lot of herbal stuff does not stand up when studied in a controlled clinical manner. Lots of plants are developed into the drugs we use today however they are heavily researched and the processed drugs are quality and dose controlled, not just boiled in the pot by some quack . Go and read the book I linked, you won't believe it but I'm an optimist, it may make you think.

Thankfully the EU are regulating herbal medicines, they cannot be called a medicine unless backed up with clinical evidence showing they work...there will be big gaps on the shelves in herbal remedy shops lol.

 

[santaman2000]

And lets not forget the old standard; chicken soup.

 

[marcelxl]

And lets not forget the old standard; chicken soup.

Or a dirty big curry, that does it!