For each of the symptoms of respiratory virus diseases are plants to be prepared and it also helps to reduce the duration of the disease. So whether it's sore throat, fever, cough or runny nose, there's diverse range of herbal remedies. In addition, it would not hurt to take measures to strengthen your immunity, so as you avoid future infection with the viruses of colds and flu.
Onion syrup soothes sore throat!
Pain and burning in the throat can be soothed by a syrup made from onions and walnuts. Six tablespoons of sugar then roasted them off with a cup of water. Add one small onion untrimmed, in a nut shell, pre-washed and then cracked, three bay leaves and a teaspoon of cumin. Simmer mixture for 10 minutes and then take the covered dish until the syrup is cool, then strain it and put it in a bottle, cold. Take five teaspoons of this mixture once a day.Blocked nose? Do inhalations with essential oils!
You can breathe easier by inhalation of oil of myrrh, sandalwood, frankincense, ginger or peppermint. Also for cleaning the nose is indicated thyme tea, eucalyptus, mallow and queen of the night. Mix equal parts of these plants and add four tablespoons to a quart of boiling water. Leave to infuse for 15 minutes and drink the entire quantity of tea throughout the day. The therapy is carried out for 12 days.Lavender and wormwood drops fever !
If cold symptoms are accompanied by fever, headache and muscle means that you have flu. In this situation, you can reduce the fever if you drink two or three cups of lavender tea per day. The infusion is prepared from a tablespoon of lavender flowers in a cup of water and leave to infuse for 15 minutes. Also, when fever is high, it is advisable to take between 1 and 5 g of powdered wormwood per day, administered in a glass of water.Echinacea for immunity!
Health experts recommend that, in parallel with the remedies to treat symptoms of respiratory infections, to make a cure for stimulating immunity. And the most suitable for this purpose are extracts of echinacea in combination with propolis. So, take one tablet of 300 mg of echinacea three times a day, at the first sign of cold or flu throughout the disease. Propolis tincture is administered for 15 days, 30-40 drops every two to three times per day, depending on age and body weight. Among the plants that stimulates immunity include wild rose, underbrush, arnica, aloe vera and spirulina.