Remedies for common cold and fever

Cold and fever are common these days and it often makes you rush to the hospital. Well, you must understand that cold and flu can also be cured by simple home remedies.

Home remedies are easily accessible and you need not worry about the side effects.
Cold and fever are caused due to lifestyle changes, infections, or due to weather.

You can use these traditional home remedies and save some money on medicines.

Eucalyptus

The extract from the eucalyptus tree has a number of health benefits. Including its remarkable effect in curing common cold and cough.

Boil 2 to 3 litres of water and eucalyptus oil extract into the boiling water and take its steam for about few minutes.
This will unclog the mucus in the nose and bronchus and helps in nasal congestion.
By this way you can use eucalyptus as a treatment for cold and fever.

Ginger

Ginger is loaded with nutrients and bioactive compounds that can give benefits for your health. It treats common cold and throat problems. Ginger has a very long presence for its use in various forms of traditional medicine, including Ayurveda.

Finely  minced ginger, mixed with little honey is a good remedy for severe cough.
This herbal remedy will give quick relief from cold and cough.

Onion and jaggery

Onions may tears from your eyes, but they are considered as a natural cure for cold and cough.

Chop onion and jaggery and chew it.
It can help in relieving the chest congestion and remove the sputum easily. Thus it is an effective cure for cough and throat  infection.

Beetle leaf extract

This leaf is not only used in prayer, religious ceremonies and eating in the form of paan, beetle leaves contain many curative and healing health benefits.

Make a juice extract from the beetle leaves and to this add two teaspoons of honey.
Mix them well and have it twice daily.
By this way beetle leaves effectively cure fever and cold.

Drink hot fluids

Drink a lot of water prevents dehydration and keeps the throat moist, it breaks up the congestion.
Chicken soup: You can have chicken soup because it is one of the most effective fluids one must consume when they have cold. The fumes from the hot soup, loosens the nasal passage and helps the body fight the cold virus.

Turmeric milk: This is a popular and effective way to fight a cough and common cold. Add a dash of pepper powder to it to make it more effective.

Honey and lemon juice: If honey is added to lukewarm lemon water it helps in bringing cold and cough under control.

Summary

You can use these traditional home remedies to get rid of cold and fever.
The remedies mentioned in this article cure common cold and fever effectively.
Ginger and honey treat throat problems.
Whenever you get cold or fever use these remedies to get instant relief.