What's your favorite home remedy for a cold?
10-12-2011, 11:39 AM
#61
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Originally Posted by Geri B
Originally Posted by Honeynga
My grandma did bottom of feet, armpits, chest and back, sometimes a flannel piece safety pinned into pjs....but always white cotton socks and flannel pjs ! Now, i sort of remember my grandmother talking about some kind of bags she had to wear around her neck as a child....called something like: phonetic: ask fit ity.......must be a very old, possibly southern, folklore custom....
So for the older timers out there....ever heard of cat nip tea ? When my oldest who is now 42 was a baby and cried all the time...called my MIL late one night, she got out of bed, had her husband drive her several miles away to an all night drug store.....came to our apt; mixed up a brew of cat nip tea, added sugar and whiskey to give to my crying child...by the time she did all this the child was asleep...after they left I poured it out....
Well in the wee hours the crying started again, what did I do, made up a brew of cat nip tea...don't remember any more; don't know if I gave it to her or she went back to sleep.....All I can say now is YIKES, can't believe I would even think of that !
10-12-2011, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by meemersmom
Its been years since I've had a cold (I'm a fanatical hand washer), but if I'm feeling a bit under the weather, I take a hot bath and climb into a warm bed w/ a strong cup of tea that has a shot of whiskey, lemon, and honey in it. When I wake up, the feeling has passed.
10-12-2011, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Murphy
My friend uses Zicam immediately to prevent it becoming a bad cold.
I, also, take Zicam and it does work great. I seldom have a cold, perhaps one every 3 or 4 yrs., but when I know I'm coming down or even think I am getting a cold, out comes the Zicam. When I do have one I usually end up with pneumonia or in the hospital. I can't take chances. Of course the usual extra things such as rest, liquids, etc. Don't forget the flu shots. Have already had mine.
10-12-2011, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by nance-ell
Echinacea and Vitamin C. Of course, you really should take echinacea before you are sick. If a cold takes hold, Tylenol Cold seems to help symptoms, but I'd rather ward off the sickness in the first place!
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