The respiratory illness season runs annually from October to March. During these 6 months, more than half of Russians experience unpleasant symptoms: sore throat, runny nose, cough, fever. Surely each of us has our own "proprietary" methods of dealing with a seasonal illness.
Well, today we bring to your attention Top best remedies for colds and flu, including both traditional methods of treatment and medicines.
10. Ginger tea with lemon
The drink is a powerful immunostimulating and warming agent. For cooking, just add half a teaspoon of ground ginger or a small piece of fresh root to hot water. You need to infuse the drink for 5 minutes and add a slice of lemon. Take half a glass of freshly prepared tea twice a day. If you are not allergic to honey, you can sweeten the slightly cooled tea with it.
9. Fruit drink from cranberries or lingonberries
Both berries have a pronounced bactericidal property. In addition, they are rich in vitamin C and are excellent at increasing the body's resistance. If there is no desire to drink fruit drink, you can grind the berries with sugar and eat "in the bite" with tea.
8. Antiviral drugs (Arbidol, Viferon, Tsitovir, Reaferon, etc.)
They are prescribed for both treatment and prevention of respiratory viral infections. True, it is still not worth doing this uncontrollably of your own free will. It should be said that in foreign practice in many countries, such drugs are not prescribed at all for easy ARVI.
7. Drugs that eliminate the symptoms of acute respiratory infections (Teraflu, Tamiflu, Antigrippin, Coldrex)
It is important to remember that such remedies do not cure colds and flu, but they significantly alleviate the condition. Symptomatic drugs contain substances that reduce swelling of the mucous membranes, eliminate headache, joint aches and fever.
6. Barrier protection
Masks, as well as oxolinic and viferon ointments, make it difficult for viruses to enter the body. It is advisable to use such means if you have to contact the patient or visit potentially dangerous crowded places. Upon returning home, it is advisable to rinse the nasal mucosa with saline or a special agent, for example, Aqualor, Aqua Maris. Such irrigation will help remove viruses from the mucous membrane, if they nevertheless penetrate there.
5. Vaccination (Grippol, Influvac, Vaxigripp)
A flu shot is given before the onset of the SARS season, since the body will take some time to develop immunity. In addition, the vaccine can only be given to an absolutely healthy person without signs of SARS. The choice of the drug is best left to the discretion of the doctor. Vaccination will not protect against viruses 100%, but vaccinated people tolerate ARVI much easier than unvaccinated ones.
4. Essential oils (mint, lemon, eucalyptus, fir, rosemary)
They have antiseptic, bactericidal, antiviral and immunostimulating properties.The best way to use it is to install an aroma lamp with natural oils indoors, and apply a few drops of oil to a napkin, which is placed in the chest pocket of your clothes.
3. Broth or syrup of rose hips
The high vitamin C content and immunostimulating properties make rose hips a valuable remedy for the flu and colds. Hypotensive patients should take into account that rosehip lowers blood pressure.
2. Alkaline drink (mineral water, milk with soda)
Lack of moisture prevents the body from quickly coping with the disease. It is alkaline drinking that helps to thin phlegm, improves mucus discharge, allows you to quickly replenish the lack of fluid in the body and cope with intoxication. Milk with soda helps well with a debilitating cough, if there is no food intolerance to dairy products.
1. Moist and cool air
The air humidity is about 50% and the temperature around +18 significantly reduces the chance of infection - after all, such conditions are less comfortable for viruses than hot and dry air. In addition, if the disease has already begun, then in such an atmosphere the patient breathes more easily, coughing decreases, and the temperature decreases faster.
Contraindications are possible, consult your doctor before use.