Symptoms of Common Cold & Cough- Running or blocked nose, sneezing, sore throat, headache, cough, congestion, sometimes low fever with body pains.
Causes of Common Cold & Cough
- Exposure to cold or humid conditions or cold air.
- Generally caused at the time of change of the season.
Remedies for Common Cold & Cough
- Body should be kept warm, especially chest, throat, feet and head.
- Sweating is very helpful, for that one can take hot drink and lie down on the bed. Take some warm cover like blanket and let the body sweat for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Take half tea spoon of fresh ginger juice mixed with half tea spoon honey three times a day.
- In case of dry cough, take fresh ginger, peel off the skin & cut it into small pieces and apply some common salt and then chew it.
- Gargling with warm salty water is beneficial in case of sore throat.
Diet
- Take light and warm diet like boiled or steamed vegetables, vegetable soup and non juicy fruits like papaya and apple.
- Spice teas, herbal teas and some other hot drinks are also good.
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