Herbs :Combine 28 grams sliced fresh ginger, 1 broken up cinnamon stick, 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, 3 cloves, 1 slice of lime, 1/2½ liter water. Simmer for 15 minutes, then strain. Drink a hot cupful every 2 hours.The lime has plenty of vitamin C (a recommended cold fighter), while the ginger and spices provide the antibacterial effect
OR Add 1/2″ ginger, 6 tulsi leaves, 1 bay leaf, 3 peppercorns, and 1 clove to 1/2 liter water with palm sugar to taste. Boil for 15 minutes. Strain and drink hot, as often as you please. The pepper dilates blood vessels in the nose and stimulates secretions which help drain sinuses. Chilli powder, or red pepper , also has the same effect and, in addition, possesses anti inflammatory properties.
Ginger : Take an inch of ginger and wash thoroughly.Scrape the skin and chop into 3 to 4 pieces. Add a tablespoon of water. Churn thoroughly in a mixer and strain out the juice in a gauzy cloth. Discard the pulp. Add a teaspoon of honey (a mild antibacterial), a pinch of turmeric (today a proven antiseptic), stir well. Drink half in the morning and half in the evening. The mixture keeps well under refrigeration.
Garlic : Its pungent active ingredient, allicin (the same one in onions), works especially well against infections such as bronchitis and sinusitis, which often result from colds and flu. Some experts believe allicin destroys the cold and flu viruses themselves, though this theory hasn’t been scientifically proven.
Eat one or two cloves a day of raw or lightly sauteed garlic, all at once or in small doses.
