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What are different home remedies for Influenza?

What is meant by Influenza?
• Influenza is one of the most common health problems affecting thousands of men, women and children.
• It can be described as a viral infection that attacks the respiratory system.
• These include organs like your lungs, throat and nose.
• Most people commonly refer to this infection simply as “the flu”.
• This infection is highly contagious.
• People suffering from asthma, diabetes and heart diseases are most prone to this disease.

Symptoms for Influenza
• Runny nose
• Sore throat and throat irritation
• Nasal Congestion
• Muscle pain
• Mild to severe headaches
• Fever that is over 100 degrees F (38 degrees C)
• Weakness and fatigue
• Dry cough
• Sweats and chills

Home Remedies for Influenza

1. Warm water
• Gargling with warm salt water can help you loosen the phlegm in your airways.
• Simply add a spoon of salt to lukewarm water and gargle with it twice a day.
• Do it once in the morning and once in the evening.
• In addition to this, drink warm water with some turmeric.
• This will also help you to get rid of the infection and soothe the inflamed airways.

2. Fenugreek seeds
• Boil some fenugreek seeds in 250 ml of water.
• Remove from flame when one-third of it is left.
• Add one teaspoonful of ginger juice and one teaspoonful of honey in it.
• It is highly beneficial for the relief of congestion.

3. Onion juice and honey
• Mix equal amounts of honey and onion juice in a jar.
• Consume around 3 to 4 teaspoons of this mixture once a day.
• Administer this till the flu lasts.

4. Garlic
• Garlic is one of the more popular home cures for colds and congestion.
• Have chicken soup with lots of garlic or a drink made with raw crushed garlic to help with common cold.
• The patient should be given garlic cloves that are boiled in thirty grams of milk daily.
• The cold-fighting compound in garlic is thought to be allicin.
• It has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
• Allicin is what gives garlic its distinctive hot flavor.
• To maximize the amount of allicin, fresh garlic should be chopped or crushed and it should be raw.
• It is also available in pill form.
• Half a teaspoon of turmeric powder should be administered with half a glass of milk.
• It should be taken about two or three times daily.
• It acts best when taken on an empty stomach.

5. Ginger
• Prepare a mixture of half a teaspoon of the powder of ginger, pepper, and cloves.
• Take this mixture, three times a day.
• It may be coated with honey.
• It can also be taken as an infusion with tea.
• The mixture of these three ingredients has antipyretic qualities.
• It is effective in reducing fever accompanying bronchitis.
• It also tones up the metabolism of the patient.
• Ginger root is another folk remedy for cough, colds and sore throat.
• It’s used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat coughs.
• It is also for colds accompanied by runny nose.
• Hot ginger tea is a popular home remedy for cold symptoms and sore throat. Honey and lemon are sometimes added.

Diet for Influenza

1. Some of the foods that should be included in a diet for influenza:
• Leafy greens like spinach cabbage, Brussels sprouts and kale
• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Onions
• Grapefruit
• Oranges and orange juice
• Lemon
• Peppers

2. Some of the food items that should be eliminated from a diet for influenza:
• Spicy food
• Sugar and sweets
• Red meat or processed meat
• Refined flour and bakery products
• Alcoholic beverages
• Coffee, aerated drinks and other caffeinated beverages

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What are different home remedies for Congestion? – Part 3

What is Congestion?
• There are different types of congestion and the most common type being chest and nasal congestion.
• It can be described as the accumulation of excessive fluid and mucus in your lungs.

Symptoms for Congestion
• bad cough
• pain in the chest area
• breathing difficulties
• urge to clear the throat over and over
• tickling sensation at the back of the throat, caused by excess mucus
• severe headaches
• tightness in the chest area
• difficulties in talking as well as swallowing
• labored breathing
• wheezing

Causes for Congestion
• common cold
• allergies
• post-nasal drip or flu
• asthma
• bronchitis
• pertussis
• pneumonia
• tuberculosis

Home Remedies for Congestion

15. Treatment using Fenugreek seeds
• Boil some fenugreek seeds in 250 ml of water.
• Remove from flame when one-third of it is left.
• Add one teaspoonful of ginger juice and one teaspoonful of honey in it.
• It is highly beneficial for the relief of congestion.

16. Treatment using Turmeric and honey
• Turmeric can be taken along with honey in the morning on empty stomach to reduce the intensity of attack.
• It is one of the most useful natural remedy for congestion.

17. Treatment using Fennel seeds
• Regular chewing of fennel helps expel infected mucous from the chest.
• This helps in preventing congestion.

18. Treatment using Mustard oil
• During the attack, mustard oil mixed with little camphor should be massaged over the back of the chest.

19. Steam with caraway seeds
• The patient should also be made to inhale steam from boiling water mixed with ajwain (caraway seeds).
• This is one of the simplest treatments.

20. Treatment using Humidifiers
• Use some humidifiers in your room for a few hours every day.
• This will help soothe the irritation and inflammation of the air passageways.
• Both warm and cool mist humidifiers can be used to help to get rid of the mucus in the airways.
• This will also help you get rid of your cough.

21. Treatment using Onion
• Onions have been used as a remedy for bronchitis for centuries.
• They are said to possess expectorant properties.
• They liquefy phlegm and prevent its further formation.
• One teaspoon of raw onion juice should be taken first thing in the morning for best results.

22. Treatment using Warm Salt Water
• Gargling with warm salt water can help you loosen the phlegm in your airways and the bronchioles.
• Simply add a spoon of salt to lukewarm water and gargle with it twice a day.
• Do it once in the morning and once in the evening.
• In addition to this, drinking warm water with some turmeric.
• This will also help you to get rid of the infection and soothe the inflamed airways.
• Acute bronchitis treatment should also include adequate rest for the patient. This will help in relieving congestion.

General Tips

• Air, sun and water are also great healing agents.
• The patient should sit in fresh air for sometime daily.
• Try to avoid dusty places, exposure to cold, mental worries and tensions.

Diet for Congestion

- Orange Juice and Water
• The patient should fast on orange juice and water.
• This should be done till the acute symptoms subside.
• Later, he should adopt an all-fruit diet for two or three days.

- All-fruit Diet and then Well-balanced Diet
• The patient can begin with an all-fruit diet for five to seven days.
• Take three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits.
• After the all-fruit diet, follow a well-balanced diet with emphasis on seeds, nuts, grains, raw vegetables, and fresh fruits.
• For drinks, unsweetened lemon water, or cold/hot plain water may be taken.