Remember as a child you were treated for colds folk remedies, for example, allowed to drink tea with raspberries Berry, Raspberry: sweet healer   or forced to breathe the hot steam? Sometimes, as adults, we turn to him, as many centuries proven tools help to cope with unpleasant symptoms. Tips from different parts of the world to help in the fight against colds and flu.

Japan

Some of the Japanese folk remedies to combat the symptoms of colds. Pickled plums are heated in the fire until it begins to burn, pour very hot green tea Green tea   and drink to reduce the temperature. If brewed in boiling water ginger, lemon and honey, get a drink, help from nasal congestion. The pain in the throat, according to the Japanese, helping finely chopped leeks and ginger (they are mixed with miso paste and diluted with hot water).

South Africa

In South Africa, we have always known about the beneficial properties of garlic - "natural antibiotic". Therefore, given the ill cold soup with lots of garlic. Tradition also recommends that breathe fumes brewed in hot water, turmeric, to cope with the cold. Cough in South Africa use syrup of black pepper and honey The benefits of honey: tasty recovery .

North America

Native American healers used for colds a means of herbs: two teaspoons Chickweed and mullein per liter of boiling water stir and leave for half an hour. This decoction should be drunk warm one cup every three hours. If you drink it means to lie down all day and the next day the state will improve dramatically.

Scotland

Old recipe for Scottish sailors to combat the cold - hot rum and pepper. Another piece of advice - drink a tea made from nettle and go to the beach, breathe the sea air. It helps with nasal congestion.

Serbia

In Serbia, for the children when a sore throat makes caramel drink. To do this, dissolve three tablespoons of sugar in water, add a glass of milk and heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the drink is smooth. Drink hot recommended. Cold and a mixture of plum brandy, hot water and sugar.

Colombia

The indigenous population of Colombia is struggling with a cold by a sharp odor. At a cold inhale a mixture of minced garlic, a bay leaf and nutmeg.

China

Traditional Chinese medicine recommends the herb Astragalus in tablets or tinctures. It helps the immune system and reduces the symptoms of colds. Another traditional Chinese remedy - "White Flower Oil» (pak fah yeow). This mixture of oil of wintergreen, camphor, menthol, eucalyptus, lavender and pepper. She rubbed into the chest and back, as well as under the nose to relieve cough and runny nose.

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