Cures And Remedies For Colds

It is a rubbing oil, for feet and ankles does work real well. I use it on my 2 year old grandson, keeps him from coughing at night, and day time, I buy this at health food store. I sprinkler caynenne red pepper in my shoes to keep me from getting sick in winter. We live where is gets real cold in winter and snows.

The recipe is from "Herbally Yours" by Penny C. Royal, 3rd Edition, June 1982. It seems to work for all kinds of coughs but especially for that dry hacky cough that keeps you awake and hangs on long after the cold is over.

I have a persistent cough most of the time due, in part to a medication I take for another condition, and the fact that I have asthma. I found this recipe years ago and use it frequently when my cough seems to be out of control. It is not a cure, but seems to "hit the right spot" that sweet cough remedies and lozenges never seem to touch. I double and triple the recipe from time to time and it keeps well.

* 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
* 1 Tablespoon honey
* 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
* 2 Tablespoons water
Mix and take by the teaspoon.

If you get a cold, and have a snotty nose and sore throat, the best thing I have found was to go to the corner Chinese restaurant and get some of their Hot and Sour Soup! Great stuff for relief of colds but not a cure.

Also cut down on your intake of sugar. Virus's love sugar!

Do NOT do what my manager suggested when I told her I had a cold. She said drink some blackberry brandy. So I did, and yeah, it gave me relief because it knocked me out! hahaha. The next day I still had a cold!

Also I tried those cold medicines like Nyquil, and yeah they gave me relief, but I think all they did was prolong the time it took for the cold to go away.

To relieve your head cold or blocked sinuses, massage your finger tips or toes, applying strong pressure right behind the nails. Spend about a minute on each one and you should start to feel relief straightaway.
You may even sneeze or need to blow your nose as the mucus starts to move or drain away! You may also hear fluid passing behind your ears, so you will then know something is happening.
Do this just at bedtime or when you wake up at night, not able to breathe or all blocked up. It should help you get some sleep which always helps the healing process and stops you feeling like death!

When I am sick with a cold, I will brew a pot of herbal tea. Pour the tea into a cup and add 1 or two menthol cough drops and a teaspoon of honey. Inhaling the steam opens airways and the warm liquid helps with coughs

In a coffee cup put 1/3 cup Rum (any brand), 1/3 cup lemon juice, and 1/3 cup boiling water. Drink this right before going to sleep. Has been used to help with H1N1 with good success.

I know this sounds really gross, but if you eat Vicks Vapor Rub (just a little) you will be able to breath. It also helps with a cough. Sounds nasty but it really does work. At first I didn't want to but my dad made me, and it worked really well!

Chicken soup seems to help a lot. You can buy it from stores, or you can prepare it at home. It helps body's immune system and it has anti-inflammatory properties. Always works good for me.

Put the hottest peppers you know in a jar with tight lid, put then salt water in a big pot wait to boil, while waiting put a half a cup of lemon water in the jar and put jar in oven and wait 5-10 min or until the pot boils. Put the jar in the pot and cover, wait 10mins and take out the jar and chew ONE pepper thats inside the jar, do not swallow.

Cup of honey, cup of lemon juice, 15 of the soft peppermint balls put all this in a quart jar, then fill the rest of the jar up with you favorite, whiskey, vodka, or bourban. Let this sit for a few days until all the peppermints are gone then just keep in the cabinet until needed. When needed shake well and consume about a half of a cup twice daily.

It's simple and very very very effective, almost works instantly.... for best results take before entering bed to go to sleep, and DO NOT drink any water or other liquids after it.
Here it is ..... enjoy and get well quickly.
(1). Get an empty drinking glass and put in a tablespoon full of honey ONLY (anytype of honey)
(2). Slice of a 50pence piece size of FRESH ginger, about the thickness of your pinky (small finger)
(3). Now squeeze and press that piece of ginger, untill you have all the liquid you can get out of it (use a small plate and a large spoon to do this), then put the ginger liquid into the same glass with the honey in it.
(4). Put half a teaspoon of Black pepper powder into that same glass, and mix all the three together. (Honey/Ginger Liquid/Black Pepper).
(5). Pour the mixture into a Large spoon and slowly swollow it down, making sure you take a small bit at a time, like sucking a piece of toffee. Finish the whole amount and DO NOT drink any other liquids or water to try to get rid of the taste, the taste will be gone in about 5 mins.
The ginger and pepper are pretty strong in taste, so dont be put off. This is a very old, time tested remedy with all natural parts, it works wonders and does NOT have any adverse effects whatsoever. Ask your granny or grandad they will tell you so. Get well soon.