Herbal Remedy for Common Cold

Hardly there is any person who can escape the attack of cold around the year. The over the counter medicines are mostly not recommended by doctors because these mostly take a toll on the immunity of the user as well as hamper heart and kidney functions abruptly. However the herbal remedies are effective to reduce the intensity of this inevitable health hazard and helps curing the discomfort without making any adverse effect on health.

Bishop’s wee is an excellent herbal remedy for treatment of common cold.  In case of adults 1-2 teaspoon of this herb needs to be added to boiling water which helps curing the problem of nasal congestion, which is a common symptom of common cold.

A small amount of bishop’s weed seed may need to be kept wrapped in cloth near the pillow of the small children to prevent nasal congestion in an herbal way.

The root of cassia tree is a useful herbal remedy to arrest the problem of running nose in common cold infliction. The fumes of the burning root of this herb needs to be inhaled which reduces the problem of blocked and running nose and provides great relief.

Cinnamon is an effective herbal remedy for common cold and sore throat problem due to common cold. Some cinnamon sticks need to coarsely grinded and needs to be added in warm water to make a decoction out of it. The lukewarm decoction along with pepper and honey helps curing the problem of common cold, flu or, throat congestion due to cold.

The herbal decoction made with cumin seeds is an excellent herbal remedy for the treatment of common old and mild to moderate fever due to the infliction of cold. While the patient suffers from sore throat, one or two dried pieces of ginger is to be added to this decoction before consumption and the combination treats effectively the problem of sore throat and tonsillitis due to cold/flu infection.

Decoction made with basil leaves and boiled water helps curing the problem of sore throat and mild fever which are the common complications of cold infection.

Consumption of raw onion juice with equal amount of honey helps curing the problem of common cold.