In our surroundings, there are thousands of viruses present in the air. Everyday, these viruses are threatening our health and well-being. The most common illness that every person may experience that is caused by these viruses is influenza or flu. The flu virus may be passed on from one person to another by sneezing or even handshaking.
Individuals who have weaker body resistance are often the usual sufferers of influenza. That is why it is important for everyone to strengthen its body resistance to prevent from experiencing the effects of flu virus. When a person gets influenza, the throat, nose, and lungs’ bronchial tubes are affected. Although there are flu vaccines available in the market today, we cannot always rely on these because of the constant mutation of the viruses. That is why we need to have natural defense against these viruses.
The most common home remedy and prevention for flu is to take Vitamin C because this helps boosts the body’s immune system. When you feel a little throat and chest pain or perhaps your lips and mouth are dry and you are feeling very thirsty, do not ignore this. This are symptoms that a person is about to have flu. If you feel this symptoms, then you should take bryonia.
If you are already having flu, a cup of tea made up of garlic and gingerroot are very useful to relieve you from the condition. Tea made up of gingerroot is very effective in fighting common colds. However, if you are feeling severe coldness due to flu, you can take one tablespoon of honey along with ¼ tablespoon of cinnamon powder daily for about 3 days. This can help in clearing your sinuses and curing chronic colds and cough.
Another great home remedy for influenza is to boil ginger powder and inhale its steam. You can also use eucalyptus leaves for this purpose. The good thing about eucalyptus leaves is that it has a soothing menthol effect when you inhale the steam.
In these times of financial crises, getting sick is very expensive. That is why it is important to utilize the natural herbs and ingredients that can be found in our kitchen and backyard for prevention and cure of common influenza.
