To combat the cold naturally is to strengthen the body's natural defenses by consuming more foods rich in vitamin C. Warm teas are great options to calm the throat and fluidize the secretions, releasing the catarrh.
Here's how to prepare each recipe.
1. Echinacea tea with honey
This is a great natural remedy for cold because echinacea has anti-inflammatory and immunostimulating properties, reducing coryza and strengthening the immune system. In addition, propolis and eucalyptus honey helps lubricate the throat and reduce inflammation, relieving coughing and catarrh.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon root or echinacea leaves
- 1 tablespoon of propolis and eucalyptus honey
- 1 cup boiling water
Method of preparation
Place the root or echinacea leaves in the cup of boiling water and let it stand for about 10 minutes. Then co, place the honey, stir and drink 2 cups of tea a day.
Propolis and eucalyptus honey, known commercially as Eucaprol, for example, can be purchased in natural food stores, in some supermarkets or drugstores.
2. Hot drink with milk and guaco
This is also a good option to take care of flu and cold, especially for those who do not like tea because it contains bronchodilator and expectorant properties that help relieve the symptoms.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 5 sheets of guaco
- 1 cup of cow's milk or rice milk
Method of preparation
Put the milk and brown sugar in a saucepan over white heat until the milk is golden brown. Then add the guaco leaves and bring to the boil. Then allow to cool, remove the guaco leaves and drink the mixture still warm.
3. Dish-feet with peppermint and eucalyptus
Foot scaling is a great way to complete tea or hot drink as it helps relieve the general malaise caused by the cold, and by inhaling the water vapor from the foot scrub, it is possible to hydrate the throat, reducing the cough.
Ingredients
- 1 liter of boiling water
- 4 drops of peppermint essential oil
- 4 drops of eucalyptus essential oil
Method of preparation
Add the peppermint and eucalyptus drops to the water. Let cool and when the water is warm dip your feet, leaving them soaking for about twenty minutes. Add hot water as the water cools.
4. Star anise tea
This tea helps to strengthen the immune system, decreasing the symptoms of the cold.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of star anise
- 500 ml of boiling water
- Honey to taste
Method of preparation
Put the boiling water into a cup and add the anise. Cover, let cool, strain, sweeten with honey and drink next. Take this tea 3 times a day as long as the symptoms of the cold remain.
5. Kiwi and apple juice
This juice has antioxidant properties, vitamin C and minerals that help strengthen the immune system, preventing and treating the cold.
Ingredients
- 6 kiwis
- 3 apples
- 2 glasses of water
Method of preparation
Peel the fruit, cut into pieces and then pass through the centrifuge. Dilute the concentrated juice from the fruit into the water and drink 2 glasses a day until the symptoms subside.
6. Juice rich in vitamin C
Apple juice with lemon and carrot is rich in vitamin C and minerals that increase the body's defenses against the cold as well as against infections.
Ingredients
- 1 apple
- 1 lemon juice
- 1 carrot
- 2 glasses of water
Method of preparation
Put the ingredients in the blender, beat until obtaining a homogeneous mixture and drink 3 times a day.
