The common cold is a self-limited contagious illness that can be caused by a number of different types of viruses. The common cold is medically referred to as a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
The signs and symptoms of the common cold in infants and children are similar to those seen in adults. The cold may begin with a runny nose with clear nasal discharge, which later may become yellowish or greenish in color. Infants and children may also become more fussy and have decreased appetite.
Home Remedies
1. Take pineapple to build up resistance against cold.
2. Apply mustard oil on the bridge of the nose to relive congestion in the nose.
3. Lemon juice in hot water with honey is good antidote for an incipient cold.
4. Keep a cut onion in your bedroom and you are not likely to catch a cold at night.
5. Raw onion eaten twice a day will help to clear stuffed nostrils.
6. To check an imminent sneeze press a finger on middle of upper lip, the sneeze
will subside.
7. Consume daily a paste made of honey, ghee, turmeric powder and salt till the cold
has gone.
8. Take a few leaves of basil with honey.
9. Take a mixture made of gooseberry powder, ginger powder and water twice a daily.
10. To treat a securing cold chew four black peppercorns on an empty stomach in the
morning.
11. For a child with severe cold, mix a pinch of common salt with a teaspoon of
lukewarm mustard oil, and apply on his chest morning and night.
12. Inhaling the fumes from a turmeric stick heated over the fire is an excellent
remedy over the fire.
13. For acute cold, boil a pinch of turmeric and a teaspoon of pepper powder in
milk. Have at bed time for three days.
14. Make an infusion with ginger and water. Sweeten with sugar and drink it hot.
15. Make an infusion with cumin seeds and ginger powder in water. Drink twice a day.
16. Boil a flake of garlic, a piece of ginger five crushed peppercorns and ten basil
leaves in a cup of water for two minutes. Strain. Add a teaspoon of honey and have
it every morning.
17. Extract the juice from four basil leaves and a betel leaf. Mix it with honey and
take it daily till the cold disappears.
18. Grate a piece of ginger; put the gratings in a glass. Squeeze half a lemon into
it and top it with hot water and a little honey. Stir well and drink the contents.
19. Prepare an infusion with ginger paste, cloves and cinnamon. Add honey and drink
it. Make a paste of nutmeg poppy seeds and milk and apply on the forehead and nose
for quick relief from running nose.
20. Boil tamarind water with little salt and a teaspoon of ghee. Drink this to clear nasal blockage.
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