Folk antivirals for flu and colds

Medicine develops daily and does not stand still. Despite this, many patients in recent years have tried to resort not to the help of medicines, but use alternative recipes. This behavior is explained by the desire to protect yourself from the harmful effects of drugs and the occurrence of side effects. It should be noted that doctors are skeptical of such treatment. Nevertheless, many popular antiviral agents are quite effective.

Distinctive characteristics of the common cold and flu

Before using traditional antiviral agents for colds, you need to make sure that you are faced with it. Distinctive manifestations of a viral infection are:

• sneezing, runny nose (with flu may be absent);
• dry cough without sputum in the bronchi;
• a sore throat;
• headache;
• fever;
• decreased appetite and performance.

Comprehensive treatment at home

Folk antiviral agents for influenza and colds will be effective only if used in combination. You can’t hope for some unique and unique medicine that helps to overcome a viral infection in a short time. The basic principles of treatment are in such aspects as:

• increasing the body's resistance, strengthening protective functions and strengthening immunity;
• elimination of the pathogen (in this case, the virus);
• restoration of damaged tissues (mucous membranes, cells);
• maintaining the proper functioning of the body and organizing conditions as comfortable as possible for recovery.

First aid to the body: strengthen immunity

Any popular antiviral agents should include components that contribute to increasing the body's resistance. Even if the virus has already entered the body, strong immunity can cope with it without the symptoms of the disease.

1. Honey is the most important product that helps increase the body's resistance to viruses. This sweetness includes a lot of essential vitamins, including folic acid. Many recipes recommend taking honey with tea. However, dissolving the beekeeping product in hot water, you risk losing most of its useful components. Use honey in its pure form or diluted in water at room temperature. One glass of such a drink, taken in the morning, will help your immunity quickly overcome the enemy.
2. Echinacea is an herb rich in essential oils, polysaccharides, flavonoids, as well as other substances that are necessary for the immune system. Dry the grass, then brew it instead of tea. Take 200 ml per day. Echinacea is recognized as one of the most effective folk remedies in the fight against colds.
3. Fish oil is a leader representing traditional antiviral agents. Taking one spoonful of this product, you not only strengthen the immune system and help the body cope with the disease, but also normalize the work of all other systems.
4. Freshly squeezed juices will strengthen the body's strength and allow you to quickly overcome a cold. The priority is carrot, cranberry, orange, pomegranate and radish.

Cure the throat and nose: local remedies

What popular antiviral drugs to use if a sore throat? Warm milk with butter will help alleviate well-being, relieve perspiration and soften a cough. This recipe is known in many families, it is used even for children. Preheat half a glass of milk, add one teaspoon of honey and butter. It is better to drink the prepared elixir before going to bed.

Rinses will help remove the inflammatory process from the larynx and tonsils. Use chamomile, sage, eucalyptus, plantain, and coltsfoot to make decoctions. These herbs in the complex will have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, expectorant and soothing effects. After rinsing, refrain from eating and drinking for 1-2 hours.

At the first symptoms of a runny nose, start flushing. To do this, use a saline solution: add one tablespoon of salt to a liter of warm pure water. Rinsing can be performed an unlimited number of times. The more often the mucous surface is treated, the more viruses can be eliminated from it.

If green or yellow snot appears, add drops made from aloe or onion juice to the washings. They will have an antibacterial effect and accelerate recovery.

What can be taken orally?

Nobody likes to hurt, especially if there are unfulfilled plans and important things ahead. To recover faster from colds and flu, take the following folk remedies:

• ginger tea - has a tonic, firming, cleansing airway effect;
• cognac with honey - has an antiseptic and antitussive effect (be careful, has contraindications);
• garlic and onions - natural antibiotics that prevent complications from colds;
• apple cider vinegar with lemon juice - has an alkalizing effect on the body, thereby destroying a viral infection;
• fruit drinks from viburnum, lingonberries and raspberries - have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and immunostimulating effects.

Compliance with the regime will help to recover in a short time

Many folk antiviral agents for pregnant women are contraindicated. So, for example, herbs can affect the bearing of the fetus and its formation, and honey, ginger and viburnum can provoke an allergy. What to treat future mothers? If you are categorical in your unwillingness to see a doctor, then you can help yourself by observing the regimen.

1. During the illness, you should relax more and get positive emotions. Do not forget that in a dream the body recovers faster.
2. The absence of heavy food will allow your immunity to throw all its strength into the fight against the enemy. If you don’t feel like eating at all, don’t eat.
3. Drinking plenty of water will help to flush the body and restore water balance, because during the disease, the risk of dehydration increases. Drink more pure water, your favorite teas, juices.
4. Organize a suitable environment around you. The most favorable conditions for a sick person are as follows: the air temperature in the room is not more than 23 degrees, humidity is at least 55%.

If the child is sick

Can I use folk antiviral agents for children? Reviews of pediatricians report that many of the previously described recipes are prohibited for babies. Therefore, of course, it is better to show the small patient to the doctor. You can do the following yourself:

• regularly wash the baby's nose with saline;
• if the temperature rises, then knock it off with rubdowns with clean water (vinegar and alcohol are prohibited);
• gargle with a mixture of soda, salt and water;
• give more warm drink (not hot).

Permission to conduct other events and the use of alternative recipes for the treatment of young children must be obtained from the local doctor. Unauthorized experiments can lead to unpleasant consequences in the form of allergies, complications or chronic diseases.

To summarize

Any folk antiviral drugs for children and adults do not give you a guarantee of a quick recovery. If you want to recover in a short time, then it is better to see a doctor. You should contact a specialist if your efforts do not bring a positive result within 2-5 days.