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Answers: I'm a type of person who tries to let my body heal itself. I tried to avoid all medicines. As my work schedule becomes important and busier,I want methods that will help shorten the colds. What natural alternatives medcines are good with colds?

How about the flu for future reference?

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I am also like you in that I will not take medicines unless I am in complete agony (menstrual cramps). What I do when I get a cold is take Zinc (has to be taken with food or it will upset your stomach and make you nauseous) and Vitamin C. You can also try Oil of Oregano. They say it is extremely powerful and found that it kills anthrax, the bird flu, and all sorts of other things. Also drink warm tea with honey. Green tea is best. All those things help build up your immune system and help you fight your cold. I'm usually over my flu in a day or two.

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Have you tried tea made specifically for colds while taking vitamin C.? amp up on your other vitamins as well. Dirnk more juices and eat more soups to help with the mucus (draining).

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Homeopathic Treatment for Cold, Catarrh and Coryza.Influenza (No Side effects or Complications):-

1st Stage

Icy coldness of whole body; internal and external both. To give heat to the system Camphor 6X or 30 1/2 hourly

Cold due to sudden exposure to dry cold wind; chilly feeling; headache, watering of eyes and sneezing; anxiety and fear; feverish feeling Aconite 30 or 200 2 hourly

Running of nose during day and blockage at night with chilly feeling Nux Vomica 30 3 hourly

Cold with sneezing and profuse from eyes and nose; worse in warmth and indoor; better in open air Allium Cepa 30 3 hourly

Dryness of nose with headache; worse from motion; thirst more; lips parched and dry; stools constipated Bryonia Alba 30 or 200 3 hourly

Sneezing; watering of nose and eyes; throat sore with constant desire to swallow saliva; foul smell from mouth; feverish feeling with sweat which do not relieve. Worse at night Mercurius Sol 30 3 hourly

Watering and burning of eyes with streaming nose; acrid discharges Euphrasia 30 3 hourly

Chilly feeling though face is hot; restlessness; un-quenchable thirst, drinks often but little at a time; better hot drinks Arsenic Album 30 3 hourly

Acrid discharge from the nose which corrodes the upper lip. Nose filled with phelgm; breathes through the mouth Arum Triph 30 3 hourly

Cold; running of nose and sneezing; redness and pain forehead; watering eyes Sabadilla 30 4 hourly

Cold; pain throat; red face, rush of blood towards head Belladonna 30 4 hourly

Aching pain; dullness; chilliness in back; sneezing; bland and thick discharge from nose; feverish; better by passing urine Gelsemium 30 3 hourly

Coryza with sneezing and aching in bones of extremities with soreness of flesh Eup Perf 30 3 hourly

Cold; better from cold bathing Calcarea Sulph 30 4 hourly

Dripping of nose while eating Trombidium 30 or 200 6 hourly

Dripping of nose while going to sleep Thuja Oc 30 or 200 6 hourly

Dry coryza; sniffles of infants, blockage of nose Sambucus Nig 30 4 hourly .


2nd Stage

Discharge from nose; yellowish or greenish; stringy Kali Bich 30 4 hourly

Greenish yellow mucous from nose; loss of taste and thirst; better open air Pulsatilla 30 4 hourly

Thick yellow discharge from nose; post nasal cattarh; constipation Hydrastis Can 30 4 hourly

Watering from nose like a tap; thirst more; stools constipated; cold aggravates till noon and ameliorates after noon Natrum Mur 30 (in acute stage Bryonia 30) 4 hourly

In fat and flabby patient; worse after bathing; chilly patient Calcarea Carb 200 6 hourly

Watery discherge from the nose and finally it becomes thick, yellow. Pain in the throat on swallowing as if full of splinters; sensitive to cold Hepar Sulph 30 4 hourly

Cold worse early morning; chronic; dry catarrh; aversion to take bath Sulphur 200 weekly (3 Doses)

Chronic catarrh; dry coryza, with blockage of nose; worse change of weather and cold Psorinum 200 weekly(3 Doses)

Chronic cases with tubercular history Tuberculinum Koch 200 or 1M fortnightly (6 Doses)

Obstinate chronic cases when indicated remedy fails Bacillinum 1M weekly (3 Doses)
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Influenza :-

Head remedy; restlessness with prostration and excessive thirst at short intervals Arsenic Album 30C or 30X 4 hourly

Intercurrent remedy Influenzinum 200 and Sulphur 200 4 hourly

Early stage with chill and sneezing; heaviness and tiredness of body and limbs; loss of thirst, bursting headache; relief from passing large quantities of pale urine Gelsemium 30 or 200 4 hourly

Severe pains in limbs and back; bones feel 'broken', bursting headache; shivering, and chills in back; eyeballs sore Eupatorium Perf 30 or 200 3 hourly

Rapid prostration; high fever, gastric symptoms; dull red face, nervousness Kali Phos 6X or 30 4 hourly

With dry, hacking cough; headache is worse after least movement; wants to lie still and alone; better by pressure, tongue is coated white; great thirst Bryonia Alba 30 or 200 4 hourly

Patient very chilly; feels cold even in bed; least movement or exposure intensifies the sensation of cold; fresh shivering and chill after drinking; aching in limbs and back; nose stuffed up at night Nux Vomica 30 or 200 4 hourly

Severe pains in back and thighs; chilliness, no fire or heat can warm up the patient; rapid pulsation with temperature not proportionately high; restlessness; violent pulsations; bruised feeling all over Pyrogenium 200 3 hourly (3 Doses)


Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine (Cures Par Excellence)

Take Care and God Bless you.

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Peppermint tea with honey : )

Firstly the steam action of tea is great for any sinus related problems.

Then theres the menthol in peppermint which is a natural muscle relaxant. again, with steam this is great for the sinus.

Also, peppermint tea is very green, its alkaline, which is good for a body that has a cold as often colds can be the result of acidic detox.

Honey is also a natural antiseptic, which is great for the lining of the throat and the sinus which may be raw from the cold itself.

Good Luck : )

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Chicken soup! I read a study where they found that good 'ol chicken soup really did make people feel better- even if they drank it through a straw to avoid the "steam" factor. (the soup was compared to both cold and warm water).

Make your own, or head to the store for a can of (low sodium )folk remedy happiness!

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You should buy some vitamin c at the store, the lowest dose possible. Take one pill every hour until you feel better. Sometimes vitamin c upsets your stomach after 5 or 6 hours, it's okay to stop taking it for a while but continue with this routine as soon as possible.
Works every time!

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