There is little we can do to maintain a healthy state. Very often in spite of all the efforts, we can get a flu or cold. However there are several ways to mitigate cold and flu symptoms.
Chicken soup has been successfully used for years to alleviate flu symptoms. Garlic has the substances that boost the immune system. It was recently proven that garlic is effective in reducing pain. Cooking a chicken stock add onion, leek, a garlic bulb and celery to it. Then freeze it and use when you notice some flu and cold symptoms.
If used when cold symptoms just appear, echinacea may be effective in alleviating the symptoms.
Studies have not shown any proof that vitamin C in large dosages can treat a cold. But a supplement of vitamin C reduces the time period you have a flu or cold. Be aware that large vitamin C dosages will just wash out of the body system.
Andrographis is considered to be helpful in preventing and decreasing the cold symptoms. It is known to boost the immunity. Andrographis posses the qualities which are effective in lowering a fever not provoking stomach upset.
The elderberry has been taken as a treatment since Hippocrates time. Elderberries are known to block the influenza growth. People tested on the extracts of elderberries recovered more quickly than the patients who were on a placebo. These berries have been for long and are now the most favorite natural way of curing flu and cold symptoms.
Astragalus, also called natural antibiotic, has been utilized in China for about 2 thousand years. It is known to fight off the pathogens building up the immunity. Being an Asian medication, astragalus is generally prescribed for various ailments host. It can be used every day to improve your immune system or just when flu and cold symptoms show up to reduce the time of illness and to mitigate the symptoms.
Though all these natural remedies are useful in alleviating and preventing flu and cold signs, they cannot be taken all at the same time. Use the treatment that best suits the symptoms or take the treatment that is available in your particular area. If you take some prescription drug, you should contact the doctor who will help you to find the best natural treatment for your specific case. If the symptoms persist for 7 days or even longer, you are to consult the physician.