How to treat a cold: medicinal plants against the disease

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Many people think that herbal medicine is akin to homeopathy and has nothing to do with traditional medicine. But this is a mistake! Plant extracts are part of many effective and proven medicines.

Many drugs were discovered only thanks to plants. It is enough to recall that aspirin was first obtained from the bark of white willow almost two hundred years ago.
The modern pharmaceutical industry is able to extract from the plants all the most useful. Plant-based preparations are superior in strength to decoctions or infusions of plants, and it is more convenient and easier to use them. Therefore, faced with a cold, do not rush to reject funds based on herbal ingredients.

Aloe will support the immune system and help cope with viruses

Once this plant was present in every home. Too many “good things” on his track record. Aloe juice has a restorative, antibacterial and tonic effect. Vitamins and polysaccharides are present in the plant juice, which activate the immune system and prevent viruses from spreading throughout the body.
Usually use an adult plant. For example, only lower thick leaves, whose age is at least three years old, are suitable for juice. The juice is squeezed immediately in the leaf-cutting field and used immediately. Some people make aloe jam and use it for colds.
If you don’t have a suitable aloe plant, they will help you. lozenges. Breathe with honey and raspberries. They include a dry extract of aloe, which disinfects the oral cavity, relieves irritation in the throat and improves the regeneration of damaged mucous membranes.

Lemon - Cold Protector

Lemon is a source of beneficial substances. In addition to vitamin C, lemon contains vitamins A, E, B1, B2, D, P and volatile, special volatile compounds that neutralize bacteria and viruses.
The antiseptic properties of lemon have been appreciated by people since ancient times. Even the ancient Egyptians used lemon as an antidote for poisoning with meat and fish, as well as a cure for typhoid.
There are a lot of recipes for using lemon. You can choose the most suitable remedy for yourself. But in all cases, the following points should be considered:
- the lemon does not need to be peeled. It contains half of all useful substances;
- in order not to feel bitterness, it is necessary to remove the seeds from the lemon;
- If the whole lemon is dipped in boiling water, then it will not seem too sour.
The simplest and most common remedy is tea with lemon. Although keep in mind that it is not recommended to drink black tea during colds, as it contains tannins and creates an additional burden on the liver and kidneys.

Linden - a proven remedy

All parts of linden have healing properties, but dried flowers are especially helpful for colds. Brewed from linden inflorescences, tea has a beautiful color, pleasant taste and aroma. But these are not his main advantages. Linden tea stimulates the immune system, has a diaphoretic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, analgesic effect.
There is no lime color or the ability to brew it? Can be used drink Breathe with linden for children. In addition to linden flower extract, the drink contains chamomile flower extract, vitamin C, as well as zinc, which is very important for strengthening immunity and, according to studies, helps to reduce the duration of a cold.
To prepare a drink, it is enough to dissolve a portioned sachet in a cup of warm water. Drink Breathe it tastes good so that the child does not refuse to drink it.

Raspberry - a delicious help for the throat

The composition of raspberries includes many useful substances that help fight viruses and pathogens. These are organic acids, anthocyanins, proteins, tannins, vitamins and minerals. Raspberries can be used to relieve fatigue of the vocal cords and to help the throat in the treatment of colds.
Raspberry jam, dried berries, leaves and twigs brewed like tea are suitable. Or you can try lozenges Breathe with honey and raspberries, which will be useful in case of irritation of the mucosa, including after coughing, will help eliminate unpleasant sensations in the throat. Pastilles Breathes with honey and raspberries are suitable for adults.

Lingonberry - a natural antiseptic

Lingonberry berries contain beta-carotene, vitamins C, E, minerals, essential oils, as well as useful organic acids, in particular, benzoic acid, which is an antiseptic and helps to cope with inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract.
By the way, benzoic acid accumulates in lingonberries as they ripen. So, in green berries there is no benzoic acid at all, and in well-ripened berries, the content of this useful substance is three times higher than in berries that are just starting to blush.
Remember: when berries are damaged, when crushed, lingonberries lose their antiseptic properties, therefore lingonberries are better to eat whole.

Salvia officinalis - sacred herb

Salvia officinalis in ancient Greece was considered a sacred herb. And from Latin the name of this plant is translated as "healthy".
Sage contains the plant-based antibiotic Salvin. Due to this, sage herb has an atibacterial and antiseptic effect. Sage is used to treat inflammatory diseases of the throat, removes sputum from the bronchi and eliminates cough.
For the same purposes, you can use drink Breathe with propolis, which includes medicinal sage, as well as extracts of propolis, thyme, ginger and vitamin C.
Drink Breathe with propolis has a pleasant taste, it tones remarkably and is easy to prepare. Just dissolve the contents of the sachet in a glass of hot water and drink 3 times a day with meals.

It's important to know! The use of antipyretic drugs in liquid form can not serve as a substitute for a plentiful warm drink. Breathe a drink with propolis complements the antipyretics recommended by experts.

Chamomile - simple and effective

Along with many useful qualities, chamomile has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, which makes it popular with colds and flu. It is useful to gargle with chamomile and rinse your nose, and in the initial stages of the flu, drink tea made from flowers. Children from three years old will probably enjoy the dyshli lozenges with honey and chamomile, and older children can offer a tasty drink of dyshi with linden, which includes chamomile extract.

Rosehip - restorative and tonic

The healing properties of rose hips are difficult to overestimate. Rosehip has a restorative and tonic effect on the body, improves immunity.
A rosehip drink is very important to be able to properly prepare. Since the vitamins and volatile contained in the rosehip are destroyed at high temperatures, do not fill the berries with boiling water. Insist it in water at temperature. It is best to place the rosehip berries in a thermos, add water at a temperature of about 70 ° C and let the drink brew overnight.

Ginger Strengthens Immunity

For many centuries, ginger has been used to treat many diseases, including flu and the common cold. Ginger tones, lowers temperature, destroys viruses and pathogenic bacteria, strengthens the immune system.
The beneficial properties of ginger are explained by the high content of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. It is used as a bactericidal, antispasmodic, carminative, expectorant, diaphoretic and tonic.
For colds, you can make your own decoctions and teas with ginger, or you can make a drink of Breathe with propolis, which, in addition to other useful plant extracts, also contains ginger extract.

In nature, there are many plants whose use in the treatment of colds can significantly alleviate the condition and accelerate recovery. Medicinal plants can be used for various manifestations of the common cold: from nasal congestion, cough and runny nose, and ending with weakness and general malaise. Use the power of nature, take care and do not get sick!
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