daveinspain Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 How to get rid of a runny nose and sneezing without taking drugs... Herbal remedies if you got 'em... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 How to get rid of a runny nose and sneezing without taking drugs... Herbal remedies if you know got 'em... I have a cure for the common cold. Everyone who tries it agrees. Make a Lemsip max (ok, that's got paracetamol) with only half a mug of hot water. Top it off with Morgan's spiced rum. In 10 minutes you won't know you have a cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 When I get a cold, one that's bad, I HAVE to have Sudofed. (Or however they spell it). The main ingredient, the drug pseudoephedrin (or however they spell it), is a wonder of modern science. For some reason, when I am in the cold desease, I can't feel the side effects, but when I no longer have a cold, the side effects make me feel like crap. It's like the effect on me changes depending on if I have a cold or not. In the state I live in, they made it so you need a prescription, so you can't buy it. So, we have to make the short trip over the border to Washington to get it. The reasoning behind the law is that they make "speed" out of it, so it's supposed to cut down on crime and such. So, you could say that for me, "feeling" is more important than "speed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Garlic smashed in honey. In a day You can forget Your cold. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Peppermint Schnapps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cú Chulainn Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Raw garlic, ginger tea, wasabi paste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS1976 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I'm comming out of it myself. And I was in the trenches with you by way of "not taking anything" and letting the body do its job and fight it off using nettles, vitamins, the garlic herbs etc... I hate the idea of all these chemicals running throughout my body. but after a few days of that i had to try something.... anything... the physical pain of trying to breathe with what felt like rubber cement poured into my sinus areas all over my face was too much to bear. We have what's called Health Alliance for Musicians. Community Heath and primary care for working musicians. and at 3AM they had a call cntr nurse authorize a visit to the local hospital and i was seen that night. I thought it was only the cedar allergies in a case of the danger zone.... as it gets awful in my region. but since i had gone so long with only using vitamins, herbal drops like nettles, and the nettipot it was turning into a nasal infection that made me more vulnerable to the current flu strain. The on duty physician was like "it may have started with allergies but now you've got the virus." So whatever. I'm now on a handful of antibiotics some psuedofed, (which thanks to the hillbillies you have to show ID to purchase) but now I can breathe again and not being able to breathe and a face swollen with inflamed sinus at 3:00AM is Hell on earth. I had the exact same ideal as you when this began... NO DRUGS!!!! unless they're baked nicely into brownies of course. but that doesn't help much with the flu. I hope this helps (if nothing else for a reference) hopefully not let things go too long before you get some help. The Neti-Pot & premixed solutions do help.., but you MUST use bottled or distilled, or boiled water. water from the tap still has chlorine etc. your nose doesn't need that adding insult to injury. Being sick sucks balls, get well soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 You're an old man. Don't go out in the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Same here,, just finished a nasty nasty flu... the BEST thing to have without a doubt is clear chicken soup.. it cures everything ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namvet Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 lots of fluid (NO ALCOHOL), rest and chicken broth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Fishermans Friend’s lozenges (the original ones, if you can get them), they taste horrible, but work a treat. Regards, Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 You're an old man. Don't go out in the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Do NOT, whatever you do, use Otrivine (or Sinex) nasal drops. This stuff atrophies your nasal turbinates! And if you didn't know you had 'em, believe me you will miss them when they're gone. I speak the truth from horrible and painful experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 . Wrap a hot towel round your head. Make some soup, then get a nap. And don't call Cameron. . B) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 lots of fluid (NO ALCOHOL), rest and chicken broth [thumbup] Nothing will ever cure it. Keep calm and carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarusvt84 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Zycam (zinc) at first sign of sickness works for me. Been 'almost sick' about 3 or 4 times in past 13 months (e.g., scratchy throat,,,which always leads to head, chest, cold, chils, etc...sickness)...but never got "sick". Take with care....can keep you up at night if you take too close to bed time, can give you jitters or cause you to lose your sense of taste if you don't follow directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I found that a great cure for the runny nose,itchy,sore throat and congestion was to boil a sliced orange and/or lemon-peel and all-in a saucepan in 1 1/2 cups of water,until the peel becomes soft.When it's done just pour in honey to taste and drink the whole works,eating the pulp inside the peel too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosemeat Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Best cure is to eat your honey.. Ten bazillion bees can't be wrong. Everything is sweeter around the house too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Puppies make everything better. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/apl-puppies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 First - Sheesh, Dave's just a youngster... <grump> I'd say a bit of "Yupper" to the peppermint schnapps and also to pseudoephedrine to relieve the worst of the nose and sinus problems. Never used it more than two little pills a day as the cold "hit." An aspirin, shot of schnapps or just as good, a half and half Drambuie and Scotch at beddie boo time. Also, in cold season I'm pretty much into a good multivitamin. If I don't start before I start to get a cold, it gets bad fast, if I do, I get a little warning, hit a cupla days of the Sudafed and aspirin and... it's not the two-week discomfort. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Green Hornet Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Make a strong tasting Lemonade w/sugar and drink it very warm. Get in bed and cover up. You'll start sweating like mad. Wake up and I guarantee you'll feel much better. It is the most miraculous remedy I have tried which worked, outside of medical cannabis for pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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