COLDS
- Herbs 'n' Spice is hot 'n' fun Combine 28 grams sliced fresh ginger, 1 broken cinnamon stick, 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, 3 cloves, 1slice of lime, 1 / 2 liter of water. Simmer for 15 minutes, strain. Drink a cup of warm every 2 hours. The lime has a lot of vitamin C (a recommended cold fighter), while the ginger and spices provide the antibacterial effect
- OR Add 1 / 2 "ginger, tulsi leaves 6, 1 bay leaf, peppercorns and cloves to 3 1 / 2 liters of water with palm sugar to taste. Boil for 15 minutes. Strain and drink hot, as often as you like. The pepper dilates the blood vessels in the nose and stimulates the secretion draining sinuses to help. Chilli powder or red pepper also work and moreover, has anti-inflammatory properties.
- Ginger Juice Take a one inch of ginger and wash thoroughly. Scrape the skin and cut into 3-4 pieces. Add a tablespoon of water. Churn thoroughly in a blender and strain the juice into a gauzy cloth. Discard the pulp. Add one teaspoon of honey (a mild anti-bacterial), a pinch of turmeric (now a proven antiseptic), stirring well. Drink half in the morning and half in the evening. The mixture keeps in the fridge.
- Chug some chicken soup # Attacking a cold or flu in at least three ways: the fluids and minerals to help rehydrate your body and energy, the decongestant herbs give benefits, and if you come creeping over you as you eat, you get a mucous soothing bath.
- Bring one liter of chicken broth to a boil. Add a teaspoon of chili powder and an inch wide piece of ginger, grated. Simmer for 15 minutes. Garnish each bowl with a raw, chopped garlic and chopped spring onions. Have four bowls one day when on your sickest.
- Go for a crisp garlic its active ingredient, allicin (the same as in onions), is especially effective against infections such as bronchitis and sinusitis, which often result from colds and flu. Some experts believe that allicin destroys the cold and flu viruses, but this theory is not scientifically proven.
- Eat one or two cloves a day of raw or lightly cooked garlic, all at once or in small doses
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