Re: common cold herbs? By: Brysing Moderator / Adept
Post # 6 Jan 27, 2015
I was not being rude to you,Winterleaf. So let me explain.Not all Acids work in the same way. Aspirin is an Acid, Your very DNA is an Acid! That's what the A stands for; Acid.
I was suffering from a bad cold a couple of weeks ago, a very knowledgeable member of this site who I shall not mention the name of in case she doesn't want to be flooded with mail (but who has my eternal gratitude) recommended sage tea.
I can honestly say it flushed out my illness, whilst it tasted awful, it worked!
As for citric acid being bad for you; just one piece of advice. If you are drinking it in the morning, brush your teeth first and ensure not to brush straight away afterwards. It can erode the enamel, ensure (like you should anyway!) to brush at least once mor ein the day after suffiecient time has passed.
Tea made of with any combination of the following; cinnamon, ginger, clove, peppermint, yarrow, elder flower, hyssop, rose hips, or chamomile. You can also try a premade cold teas found at many markets and retail stores.
Adding honey to tea is great however I suggest eating it raw to get the full healing properties. You can use it as a topping for toast.
Lemon and other citrus fruits are also helpful to boost your vitamin C intake, so consume as much as you can.
Broth soups with lots of veggies, sage, basil, and garlic also help to boost the immune system and keep the body hydrated.
Use a warm salt water rise to cleanse the mouth and throat as well as to sooth a sore throat.
Lastly consume a mixture of 1 table spoon baking soda in 4-8 ounces of water. Consume at least 4 servings a few hours apart the first day you feel sick. Then consume 2 servings the second day followed by one serving each day until you are better. A healthy body has an alkaline pH and often when the body is sick it is due to an acidic pH. Baking soda is a natural way to bring the body's pH back to the correct level.
in the eyes of a herbalist a common cold is seen as weakness in the mucosal defenses. you can hold it at bay simply with one cup of hot water with a individual teaspoon of cinnamon and fresh ginger with some fresh lemon juice. Typically for a remedy, plants known as bitters, relaxants and sedatives are pursued in use.
Cinnamon Dosage: 0.3-1 gram of dried bark equivalent three times per day. Avoid above normal food use levels if pregnant; Do not abuse internally; not for long-term use.
Ginger Actions: strong circulatory stimulant and vasodilator; diaphoretic; expectorant and pulmonary antiseptic; visceral antispasmodic and carminative.
Ginger Dosage: 250-1000mg dried root equivalent(double for fresh) three times a day.
Dried root: Avoid above normal food use levels if pregnant or if you have gallstones.
Fresh root: Currently recognized as safe.
You can go nuts with the lemon juice i trust you don't need health warnings for that.
A tea from ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, and cloves with lemon juice and raw honey knocks out almost every virus and most fungi in the body and is amazing for immune support. It's not herbal, but colloidal silver is a miracle cure for almost every infection. Hope that helps :)
Re: common cold herbs? By: Brysing Moderator / Adept
Post # 15 Feb 25, 2015
I feel it must be stated here that all the remedies in the above posts are for the relief of "Symptoms". The Common Cold (Coryza) cannot be "cured". Even anti-biotics have no effect. No Cold lasts more than a few days; the viruses have a limited life. Any Coryza that lasts more than a few days, is a "new" infection.
"There are, at least, 250 different viruses causing the Common Cold (Coryza)."
Source:-
World Health Organisation.
