Info about Colds
Common cold
What is common cold? Surprisingly, there are not too many people who make the difference between common cold and influenza. Common cold is and inflammation that occurs in the respiratory tract and in most cases it is caused by a viral infection. This is an issue that affects people during cold seasons. Because viruses cause inflammation of the respiratory tract, there are some symptoms that occur. The most common symptoms of this illness are sneezing, runny nose, blocked nose, tearing, sore throat, headaches and cough.
As time went by, many products were advertised as an efficient treatment for common cold symptoms. You may be surprised but there is no medical evidence that supports the validity of what these products claim to do. It’s true that some products are able to help people get rid of those symptoms, but there is no treatment for them. In most cases, symptoms last maximum seven days. Specialists believe that common cold symptoms are caused by an impressive number of viruses. Corona viruses, echoviruses, syncytial virus, influenza A and B viruses, rhino viruses and also parainfluenza viruses are only few of the viruses that can cause common cold symptoms. In order to find an effective treatment for these symptoms, specialists should find an anti-viral that kills hundreds of viruses. Yes, here we are talking about hundreds, not only about the viruses that I mentioned above. However, neither an anti-viral would be an effective treatment. Many people think that if they take medicines they can get rid of the common cold symptoms. Well, they have to understand that the cold disappears by itself. The search for a treatment for these symptoms it was not started recently. However, centuries ago, the Aztecs had no idea about the symptoms of common cold and they invented a treatment that was composed of honey, tobacco and chili pepper.
So why to waste your money on expensive medicines if you can prepare a treatment from comfort of your home? Next I will present you some home remedies. The first home remedy for common cold is one that contains lime juice. You just have to dilute lime juice with honey and drink the solution that resulted. This is the most common home remedy for this illness. Peppermint tea can also be useful to treat common cold symptoms. Ginger extracts are very effective if you take them for few times daily because they treat coughs, one of the symptoms of this illness. For stuffy and dry nose you can try saline water nasal drops that you can prepare by adding ¼ teaspoon of salt to about 4ml water. Keep this solution in the fridge and use it daily. These are only some home remedies for common cold symptoms that you can try at home. They are 100% natural which means that they don’t have negative side effects. You will be surprised when you will notice that all your symptoms have disappeared. The good thing is that they don’t compare with medicines. This means that they don’t affect other organs of your body.