Herbal Remedial Preventives for Influenza

Influenza is a common viral infection, widely popular in the name of flu. Influenza generally affects nose, throat, ear, and eyes, and in its advance stage may affect lungs and respiratory track.

Terrible muscular pain, feeling of shivering, headache, running nose, and medium to high range of fever are the general symptoms of influenza. Apart from viral infection, wrong lifestyle, inadequate exercise, or constant burden of stress and tension also contribute in severe flu infection.

However, there is hardly any medicine available for flu so the symptoms are treated to comfort the patients. A few herbal remedies which may help in alleviating the pain and discomfort of the symptoms, are discussed here.

One of the best and simple natural cure remedies for influenza is consumption of liberal amount of water and diluted fruit juice. Relaxed bath with lukewarm water also helps in comforting the irritation of flu.

Take one cup of boiling water; add one teaspoon bayberry bark, one teaspoon grated ginger, and ½ teaspoon cayenne powder in it. Let the infusion be sit for 20-30 minutes before the influenza affected patient consumes it. This is a good and efficient herbal cure medicine for influenza.

Liberal intake of vitamin C enrich foods like fresh vegetables and fruits helps in overall improvement of low immunity level of influenza patients and boosts up natural resistance power of body by improving the count of white blood cells.

Inclusion of garlic or garlic supplements in regular diet helps in overall improvement of immunity system of a person. Those who suffer from frequent attack of influenza should continue with this garlic remedy around the year, it would prevent the frequency of influenza attack.

Consumption of ginger tea or garlic heal alleviates he bothering symptoms of influenza. 2-3alice or 2-3 cloves of half-meshed garlic should be used for preparation of the herbal tea.

Chicken soup in diet is tasteful and potential dietary remedy for treatment of weakness and discomfort of influenza. Vegetarians may consider drinking of diluted grapefruit juice or orange juice to control the spell of influenza.

An herbal combination of ½ teaspoon of long pepper, 2 teaspoon of honey, and ½ teaspoon of ginger juice helps in reducing of influenza symptoms. For optimum benefit, this herbal remedy should be taken three times a day.

Take ½ liter of water, let it boil for 1-2 minutes, then add holy basil leaves [1 gram] and add 3-4 slices of ginger in it. The herbal decoction should be boiled for another 4-5 minutes in closed lid condition. Strain the water and use it as tea base to enjoy quick relief from cold symptoms of flu attack.