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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Natural remedies for the common cold
(NaturalNews) Man has used natural remedies to relieve symptoms of colds and flu since earliest times. Though there are no cures, natural treatments have been shown to speed healing time.
Elderberries have been used in medicine since the Stone Age. Recent research from the University of Jerusalem confirmed that taking elder berries sped healing time. A Zulu cold treatment, made from the South African geranium Pelargonium sidoide, is now a best selling cold treatment around the world, backed by clinical studies. The Jewish physician Maimonides recommended chicken soup to treat colds and flu. This usage goes back to the ancient Greeks.
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I use natural remedies too when I want to get rid of a cold. But some of the information that you are providing here is new for me. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteI know that when you have cold you just want it to vanish and you would try almost everything to get better (specially medicines), but we should start thinking about how we affect our body at the end, that is why I recommend to try home remedies first.
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