The flu is making the round again and people, including myself, start feeling the first symptoms of upcoming colds: headache, slight sore throat, stuffed nose and ears. To prevent a flu outbreak in advance we started summing up what home remedies we know.
So far we’ve got:
- get as much Vitamin C as possible, fruits, oranges, lemons or those fizzy Vitamin C tablets.
- increase body temperature with tea or hot baths
- herbal baths or inhalations to free nose and throat
- Aspirin seems to simulate fever and taken in early stages it apparently helps preventing colds
- use a scarf, even indoors
- last year I actually achieved noteworthy results with Mojitos
Some good old grandma treatments:
- “Essigpatschen”: cold vinegar soaked socks or towels wrapped around your feet to decrease fever
- “Topfenwickel”: wrap cottage cheese in a dishtowel and put it on your neck until the cheese gets dry, helps against a sore throat
Is there any other home remedy you’re aware of or had good experiences with?