Recipes for colds

Cold - it catches at any time of the year, day or night and, of course, at a very inopportune moment. Even the slightest draft can cause the disease. It is not scary, it is curable, but unpleasant. When symptoms occur, do not rush headlong to the pharmacy for pills or a mixture. You can get by with home ingredients. The main thing is to know the recipes for colds.

Ginger recipe for colds

Relatively recently entered into the everyday life of the Slavic people - ginger - a faithful "comrade" in the fight against colds. With constant use, the risk of getting sick is reduced to a minimum. The root vegetable has a specific taste, not everyone may "like" it for daily use. However, simple recipes for ginger for colds are a godsend for the patient. The simplest is ginger tea, naturally, without tea leaves. Thinly sliced u200bu200bpieces pour into a teapot or cup, in the amount of 10-15 pieces. Pour boiling water and let it brew for ten minutes. If desired, to enhance the healing effect, you can add lemon zest and a little honey. The healing properties can be increased by adding spices: cinnamon, cloves, black pepper.

For prevention and toning, you can add herbs to the ginger drink. Add 3 tablespoons of ginger powder, 4 tablespoons of honey and lemon juice to one liter of boiling water. Strain and add mint. Drink the drink hot. In the cold season, ginger ointment will warm the body perfectly. Dilute dry ginger to a mushy state and rub into the skin. You can also put pieces of dry ginger in socks or shoes. To improve immunity, it is recommended to take ginger tincture. Peel and grate two small root vegetables, pour in alcohol. Let the drink brew until it turns yellow, strain and drink a teaspoon after meals.

Folk remedies for colds

There is nothing easier than home treatment. You don't have to spend money, all the ingredients are at hand, and you can even come up with recipes for colds. Onions and garlic are first in line to fight the disease. Absolutely everyone has them in the kitchen. And it is not at all necessary to eat them, you can just cut them and place them around the rooms. Thus, enriching the space with phytoncides that kill germs.

One of the healthiest recipes is cranberry juice with honey, prepared in a special way. The berries must be crushed, the resulting pulp thrown into boiling water, after squeezing the juice into a separate container. Boil for about ten minutes, cool to 50 degrees, add the remaining juice, honey to taste. This way you get a natural ascorbic acid cocktail.

To relieve one of the cold symptoms – sore throat – gargling with a decoction of herbs is suitable: chamomile, plantain, calendula. An aqueous solution of eucalyptus, freshly squeezed beet juice, a salt solution of soda – easy-to-prepare recipes for colds.

Drinking a lot of warm drinks is a well-known folk recipe. With the addition of raspberry or currant jam, which are rich in vitamin C. The main thing in the fight is the frequency of intake. For a faster effect, it is recommended to perform any actions to combat the disease once every 30 minutes.

Mulled Wine Recipe for Colds

From the section both pleasant and useful. Mulled wine is a common drink that is consumed in Europe not only as a low-alcohol cocktail, but also as a good remedy against colds. The main ingredient in its composition is red wine, which itself has antimicrobial properties. Mulled wine is consumed exclusively hot, so its preventive qualities are enhanced. It restores strength, warms, and tones. Fruits containing vitamin C are added to almost all recipes for mulled wine against colds.

It is interesting that for a good anti-cold mulled wine it is not necessary to buy expensive wine, quite the opposite. Regular wine in tetra packs will do, one condition - the wine must be red. Below are several recipes for making this drink.

For one liter of wine, add three tablespoons of granulated sugar, a cinnamon stick, an orange, a little nutmeg and dry cloves, about ten pieces. Add spices to boiling 100 ml of water, let the mixture brew for 10-15 minutes. Strain and add to the wine, cut the orange into slices, add sugar and let it sit for a couple of minutes.

In this recipe, in addition to orange and spices, you can add half a sour apple and 4-5 black peppercorns. You can also replace sugar with honey. The taste will be completely different, but the beneficial properties will only increase.

The following recipe requires red sweet wine. Add the juice of half a lemon, 5 cloves and a little cinnamon to 150 ml of wine. Put the resulting mixture on the fire and heat it up, stirring constantly. Drink it hot, but in small sips.

Cold Remedy with Vodka

Vodka is a product that can also be used to treat colds, but only in the early stages. The most common cold remedy is still vodka with pepper. It is very easy to prepare - take one third of a teaspoon of ground pepper for 50 grams of vodka. The pepper can be any (black, white, red), the main thing is that it is hot. The resulting "hot mixture" is shaken well and drunk in one gulp. It is not recommended to have a snack or drink anything for several minutes after drinking. It is important to remember that it is not recommended to increase the dosage of pepper, as well as to take the remedy for people with gastrointestinal problems.

Next in line are recipes for colds with a warming effect. Add half a teaspoon of radish or mustard juice to 30 grams of vodka. Mix thoroughly and take before bed. Then wrap yourself in a blanket or a warm plaid. As a result, heat is released in the body, the body temperature rises, which contributes to the death of bacteria. Harmful toxins are excreted with sweat and the next day a person feels much better.

Vodka is also used externally, as a body rub or compress. For a sore throat, it is recommended to mix vodka with water (1:2), wet a small towel or rag and apply to the throat. Put a layer of cotton wool on top of this, wrap the throat with a bandage and leave overnight.

Cold Relief Recipes with Honey

The first medicinal product that comes to mind when you have a cold? Of course, honey. The variety of its uses is endless. It can be consumed raw, as an additive to various decoctions, infusions, teas, and can even be used with vodka. By the way, a very good and effective method at the first signs of a cold. Mix vodka and honey in a 1:1 ratio, add a slice of lemon, a little cumin and ginger to taste. Heat the solution, but do not allow it to boil. Drink the prepared mixture in one gulp. Cover yourself well and sweat.

The next recipe for colds, which is known since childhood - milk with honey. Heat the milk in a saucepan, any volume. Pour into a cup, add a dessert spoon of honey, a piece of butter and baking soda. The last ingredient is added at will, but when you have a cold, doctors advise drinking plenty of alkaline drinks. Be sure to take it warm, so as not to burn your throat. Then everything according to the old scheme: a warm blanket or blanket, sweat well.

And finally, a recipe for a drink that should be consumed not only when you have a cold, but also in everyday life. Tea with honey. Can be taken daily, with any tea, added to water or just as a snack. Especially good with the addition of lemon. Honey relieves inflammation, and lemon tones the body.

Homemade recipes for colds

There are many home remedies for colds, known since the time of our great-grandfathers, which were passed down from generation to generation. Breathing over boiled potatoes, covered with a towel, burying the nose with carrot juice, gargling with soda and iodine and many other recipes have settled well in our heads. Time does not stand still and recipes change. Thus, a recipe for a hot drink based on beer appeared. Mix two yolks with two tablespoons of sugar until foaming. Heat light beer (0.5 liters) to 50 degrees. Finely grate the lemon zest, mix with cinnamon and cloves. Mix all the ingredients and put on the fire. Heat for five minutes, drink a glass at night, put on socks and go to bed.

An "onion soup" option is possible. Finely chop the onion, pour boiling water over it, cover with a plate and leave for about 7 minutes. Drink it right away and quickly. It won't be very tasty, but it's very healthy.

Radish is good for colds. It is necessary to squeeze out the juice and mix it with honey in a ratio of one to two. Take one spoon three times a day. It is especially good for coughs. Or, sprinkle the chopped radish with sugar, leave it in a closed container until syrup forms. You can take a tablespoon every hour.

When a runny nose appears, the simplest way is to rinse the nose with a saline solution; you can use steam inhalations of herbs and essential oils.