honey and lemon juice, both mixed in equal quantity. For instant relief add some
baking soda to one glass of water and drink it.
Suffering from bad breath? Chewing on "saunf" makes your breath fresh and
removes strong odours.
1 tsp. of mint juice mixed with an equal amount of honey and lemon juice is a
good cure for indigestion.
Influenza Home Remedies
Influenza treatment using Long Pepper
The use of long pepper is one of the most effective remedies in the treatment of
influenza. Half a teaspoon of the powder of long pepper, mixed with two
teaspoons of honey and half a teaspoon of juice of ginger, should be taken thrice
a day. This will help greatly if taken in the initial stages of the disease. It is
especially useful in avoiding complications which follow the onset of the disease,
namely, the involvement of the larynx and the bronchial tube.
Influenza treatment using Garlic
Garlic is an excellent remedy for influenza. It is useful as a general antiseptic and
the patient should take as much as he can bear.
Influenza treatment using Turmeric
Turmeric is valuable in curing influenza. A teaspoon of turmeric powder should
be mixed in a cup of warm milk and taken three times a day. It will prevent
complications arising from influenza, and also activate the liver which becomes
sluggish during the attack.
Influenza treatment using Onion
Onion is also an effective remedy for influenza. Equal amounts of onion juice and
honey should be mixed, and three or four teaspoons of this mixture should be
taken daily in the treatment of this disease.
Influenza treatment using Ginger
Ginger is an excellent remedy for influenza. A teaspoon of fresh ginger juice,
mixed with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste, is an excellent
diaphoretic mixture which increases sweating and reduces fever in this disease.
The fenugreek decoction may be prepared by boiling one tablespoon of
fenugreek seeds in half a litre of water, till it is reduced by one third.