Taking a medicine when you have cold and flu is not advisable. Then what do you do? Definitely not leave yourself in this miserable condition.
Here we tell you four home remedies that can help alleviate your symptoms and get you back in form quickly.
But if your symptoms are really bad; and you are experiencing breathlessness, dizzyness or severe headache, you must see your doctor ASAP.
Kadha
Ingredients: Laung, badi elaichi, cinnamon stick, tulsi leaves, lemongrass, water and honey.
How to make: Take 250 ml of water and put 1 laung, 1 badi elaichi, a small cinnamon stick, 2- 3 tulsi leaves and lemongrass to it. Now boil this water on low flame for 10 -15 minutes. Now turn off the gas and strain the water. You can add 1 teaspoon of honey to make the kadha taste better.
The mustard oil remedy
Ingredients: Mustard oil and carom seeds.
How to make: This is one of the easiest home remedies for cold and flu. Take 4-6 tablespoons of mustard oil in a pan and add 1 teaspoon of carom seeds to it. Put this on low flame for 2 minutes.
Now rub this at the bottom of your feet.
Magical milk
Ingredients: Milk, honey, turmeric, pepper
How to make: Bring a glass of milk to boil and add ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, ¼ teaspoon pepper powder and honey to it. Have it warm.
Honey lemon water
Ingredients: Water, honey and lemon
How to make: One of the oldest home remedies, hot water with lemon and honey not only soothes a sore throat but also helps you decongest.
Take 250 ml of hot water and add ½ lemon juice into it. Bring it to a boil and add a teaspoon of honey to it. Consume it warm.
Honey cinnamon paste
Ingredients: Honey and cinnamon
How to make: Take 1 tablespoon of honey and mix 2 pinches of cinnamon powder in it. The paste has proven to ease flu symptoms quickly.
