Health Patio

Get Over It Already: Cures for the Common Cold Part 2 of 2

by Green Gaia

Blowing nose

Natural treatments for the common cold

  • Zinc: Research has shown that by giving zinc lozenges the duration of the cold can be reduced and severity can also be decreased.
  • Echinacea: Commonly called Purple coneflower, echinacea can also reduce the duration of illness and decrease the severity of cough, headache, and nasal congestion.
  • Garlic: A study found that a daily garlic supplement containing allicin, a purified component of garlic considered to be the major biologically active agent produced by the plant, reduced the risk of catching a cold by more than half.
  • Vitamins: Different studies have found that large doses of vitamin C may reduce the duration of a cold.
  • Chicken soup and fluids: It has been used for treating common colds at least since the 12th century. It may really help. The heat, fluid, and salt may help you fight the infection.
  • Get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids.

Related articles

Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Sk-rt
  • StumbleUpon
  • Mixx
  • Digg
  • TwitThis
  • Propeller
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google

One Response to “Get Over It Already: Cures for the Common Cold Part 2 of 2”

  1. Health Patio says:

    The pediatrician’s advice when our daughter was sick was along these lines as well. Our daughter just wasn’t sick enough for antibiotics but yet still didn’t feel 100% so the pediatrician recommended zinc lozenges to get that nutrient into her system.

Leave a Reply

XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>