Cough and Cold Causes, Symptions, Remedies and Preventions

Coughing is a symptom, not a disease. It is the underlying cause of the cough that needs to be treated. coughing up phlegm that is green, rusty brown, yellow, blood-stained or foul smelling.

• chest pain.
• shortness of breath or wheezing.
• pain and swelling in the calf.
• recurrent night-time cough.
• whooping cough or croup.
• worsening smoker’s cough.
• sudden weight loss.
• fever and sweating.

Extract 1 teaspoon each juice of tulsi leaves and bel flowers. Add 1 teaspoon honey. Take twice every day.   

Tea made by boiling 1teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi dana), taken twice or thrice a day provides excellent remedy. (A little honey or lemon juice can be added to improve the flavour).

Grind a few roots of the mango tree into a fine paste and apply on the palm and soles of the patients.

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper is mixed in warm water along with 1teaspoon palm candy (sugar obtained from palm). This drink is taken at bedtime.

Apply sandalwood paste on the forehead to bring the temperature down.

Boil 2 tablespoon fennel seeds (saunf) in 1 teacup water till it is reduced to half. Filter. Take 1 tablespoon every morning and evening for a few days.

A decoction of one-tablespoon garlic, 20 leaves of tulsi and one cup of water, if consumed twice daily, gives relief from fever.

Five(5) drops of garlic oil combine with a teaspoon of onion juice, and diluted in a cup of water, should be drunk two to three times a day

Ginger tea, prepared by adding a few pieces of ginger into boiled water before adding the tea leaves, is an effective remedy for colds. It should be taken twice daily.

Because so many viruses cause them, there isn't a vaccine that can protect against catching colds. But to help prevent them, kids should:

try to steer clear of anyone who smokes or who has a cold. Virus particles can travel up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) through the air when someone with a cold coughs or sneezes, and even secondhand smoke can make your child more likely to get sick.
wash their hands thoroughly and frequently, especially after blowing their noses.
cover their noses and mouths when coughing or sneezing.
not use the same towels or eating utensils as someone who has a cold. They also shouldn't drink from the same glass, can, or bottle as anyone else - you never know who might be about to come down with a cold and is already spreading the virus.
not pick up other people's used tissues