BEST NATURAL REMEDIES FOR COMMON COLD

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BEST NATURAL REMEDIES FOR COMMON COLD
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• Get Steamy
• Breathing in some steam can do wonders for your
  stuffy nose. Take boiling water in a vessel and
  place your head over it and inhale slowly through
  your nose. Having a humidifier in your room will
  also give you a similar kind of relief.

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• Gargling with Salt Water
• Gargling with salt water can help you fight the
  symptoms of the common cold. It will give some
  instantaneous relief to your scratchy throat by
  wetting it. The remedy also helps to ease and
  loosen the mucus in your nostrils.

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• A Hot Cup of Kadha
• You can also have a warm cup of kadha for cold
  relief. It is a form of herbal tea made with
  readily available ingredients like clove, black
  pepper, ginger, tulsi leaves, and honey. Apart
  from its medicinal properties, having a hot mug
  of it will also pacify the swollen lining of your
  nose.

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• Ginger and Garlic
• Well, here are the usual suspects that make it
  into most home remedy listicles. The
  antimicrobial properties of garlic will help
  diminish the symptoms of cold and it makes great
  sense to add it into your regular diet. A bit of
  raw ginger boiled in water will also help soothe
  your throat pain and cold.

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• Honey Lemon Tea
• Just like the kadha recipe, even this is a drink
  that is very easy to prepare. All you need to do
  is to add a bit of honey and lemon juice to
  boiled tea. It is a well-known fact that honey
  has a plethora of antimicrobial and antibacterial
  properties. Honey in warm tea will also ease
  throat pain and even help curb your cough.