Home Remedies of Common Cold

It's use in all type of cold with fever.Take One lemon should be diluted in a glass of warm water, and a teaspoon of honey should be added to it. This should be taken once or twice daily.Five drops of garlic oil mixed with a teaspoon of onion juice, and diluted in a cup of water, should be drunk two to three times a day. It's very effective in the treatment of common cold.Take ten grams of ginger should be cut into small pieces and boiled in a cup of water and added half tea spoon of sugar,It should be drunk when it's  hot.It's an effective remedy for colds and for fevers resulting from cold,may be taken twice daily.Lady's fingers are highly valuable in treating irritation of the throat and a persistent dry cough,100 gm of lady's fingers should be cut into pieces, and boiled down in half a litre of water to make a decoction. The steam issuing from this decoction may also be inhaled once or twice a day to relieve throat irritation and a dry cough.Inhale turmeric fumes, for this tie some turmeric in a clean cloth and light it. Boil some water and allow it to cool, now add ¼ teaspoon table salt to it. Put 2 to 3 drops of this solution in your both the nostrils before meals and going to bed.Dilute 50 mg tamarind in 200 ml of water. Boil the diluted tamarind water for a few minutes with a teaspoon of hot clarified butter and half a teaspoon of black pepper powder. This steaming hot rasam has a flushing effect, and should be taken three times a day. As one takes it, the nose and eyes water and the nasal blockage is cleared.Turmeric is used for colds and throat irritations.Half a teaspoon of fresh turmeric powder mixed in 30 ml of warm milk, and taken once or twice daily, is a useful prescription for these conditions. Turmeric powder should be put into a hot ladle. Milk should then be poured in it and boiled over a slow fire. This mixture should then be drunk by the patient. In case of a running cold, smoke from the burning turmeric should be inhaled. It will increase the discharge from the nose and provide quick relief.