Signs of a cold is known probably to all: a tickle in my throat, my nose tickles, my head hurts, and my whole body hurts.
Don’t wait until cold dump you – better to lie down for a couple of days.
It is very important to lie in bed, with her healing dry heat – this is a necessary condition of treatment. And, of course, you need to apply the treatment folk remedies.
According to doctors, the temperature to 38°C (for children above 38.5°C) down is not necessary, as the heat kills germs and viruses. Cough should not suppress, but rather, to encourage the bronchi and lungs cleared of mucus, and expectoration come out. Among the expectorants most effective licorice root and plantain.
With a cold you need plenty of warm drinks – tea, rose hips extract, warm milk, cranberry juice. This will prevent the body from dehydration. Faster to cope with a runny nose, rinse the nasal passages with a small enema, gaining her a weak salt solution (0.5 tsp. spoon of salt in a glass of boiled water).
Water rinsing of the nasal passage, should be poured down the sink. During illness the appetite is usually lost. Don’t force yourself to eat better, drink more kefir, sour milk, sour milk (not from the fridge). According to scientists, they contain substances that stimulate the production of antibodies to the causative agent. Use natural antibiotics onion and garlic which kill germs.
In the treatment of colds effective and acupressure. If the runny nose is just beginning, you need to massage the points located on both sides of the wings of the nose, directly under the nose and in the center of the chin. It is also a treatment of folk remedies, only from the Arsenal of Oriental medicine. Acting on the point directly under the elbow joint, you can make the fever less strong.
If you have a headache, you need to massage the point between your thumb and forefinger (together, the desired point will be at the top). If you quickly get rid of a cold failed, call your doctor because the common cold can develop into a serious bronchitis and even pneumonia, which without medication can not be cured.
