Some great home remedies to decrease the symptoms of common cold or H1N1 flu are to take lemon, echinacea, garlic, lime or elderberry tea because these herbs have anti-inflammatory properties that help the body to beat the disease.
After having tea you should stay for half an hour lying in bed with some blankets, as this will make you sweat a lot, helping to fight the disease.
In addition, you can put a bag of hot water on your muscles to decrease muscle discomfort and warm your feet. Read more tips in: 7 tips to decrease the symptoms of flu.
1. Honey and lemon tea for H1N1 flu
An excellent natural remedy for the flu is lemon tea with honey as it helps to decongest the nose and throat and improve breathing.
Ingredients
- 1 lemon juice:
- 2 tablespoons of honey;
- 1 cup boiling water.
Method of preparation
You should add the honey to the cup of boiling water, stir well until it becomes an all-equal mixture and then add the pure juice of 1 lemon. Once prepared you should take the tea soon after its preparation, and it is important to only add the lemon juice last to ensure that the vitamin C present in the fruit is not lost.
Here's how to prepare this other flu tea by watching this video:
In addition, to treat the flu is recommended to take this tea 2 to 3 times a day, for example in the morning and afternoon snack and before bed.
2. Echinacea tea for H1N1 influenza
Another good home remedy for flu is to take Echinacea tea because it stimulates the immune system and promotes sweating, increasing perspiration and helping in the fight against fever, for example.
Ingredients
- 1 cup boiling water;
- 1 tablespoon of dried echinacea leaves;
Method of preparation
You have to put the echinacea in the boiling water and wait 10 minutes. Then you just have to strain and take it soon.
3. Elder tea for H1N1 flu
Elderberry tea with linden tree increases the resistance of the organism and the linden promotes sweat, favoring the descent of fever, such as echinacea tea.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of elderberry;
- 1 teaspoon of linden;
- 1 cup boiling water.
Method of preparation
To prepare this tea, you must add elderberry and lime in the cup of boiling water and let stand for 10 minutes, properly covered. Only then should stray and take.
4. Garlic tea for H1N1 flu
Taking garlic tea is also an excellent natural treatment against the flu.
Ingredients
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 cup water
Method of preparation
Knead the garlic cloves and add in a pan along with the water and boil for about 5 minutes. Then add half squeezed lemon and honey, and take next, still lukewarm.
In addition to taking tea, it is also necessary to make adequate food to treat the flu symptoms as soon as possible. Here's what you should eat in the video:
Other natural and pharmacy remedies that may help fight the flu in: Flu remedy.
