Best way to cure cold and fever with natural or herbal ingredients is khasyam. This is one of our grandma’s home made recipe which still my mom gives us when we have cold and fever. Drinking 1 cup cures cold and fever.

Ingredients you need:

• Palm jaggery      (lemon size)
• Coriander seeds 1/2 tsp
• Dried ginger      1/2 tsp
• Cardamon         1/2 tsp
• Tea powder       1/2 tsp

Method:

Add palm jaggery into boiling water. Grind the coriander seeds, dried ginger and cardamon to fine powder and add it to the boiling water. To that add 1/2 tsp tea powder. Allow it to boil for 15 minutes. Drink it warm for best results. Before drinking filter the khasayam. For severe cold drink twice a day.

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Inhalation procedure:

Take boiling hot water in a vessel and add 5 to 6 drops of eucalytus oil to it. You can add more drops if you want it more intense. Stir well so that it mixes well with water. Inhale the eucalytus vapors coming from the hot water by covering a blanket over your head. Replace with hot boiling water when it becomes warm and repeat it for 3 to 4 times. It is a great remedy for blocked nose, bad cold and/or cough. Repeat this procedure every night before going to bed until you feel better. You can also apply some eucalyptus oil on your forehead, neck and chest area to get a good night’s sleep.

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Ingredients:
Dried Ginger 1 inch piece
Whole peppercorns 1 tbsp
Coriander seed 1tsp
Jaggery or sugar 1 tbsp
Water 1 1/2 cup

Method:

Crush the dried ginger, coriander seeds and pepper corns to fine powder. Heat water and when it comes to a boil add the jaggery and then after 2 min add the powdered spices. Let it boil for about 6 to 7 minutes. Strain the residue and allow it cool for a little bit. Drink it warm for best results.

It provides great relief from cold, cough and fever.

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• Mix 2 teaspoons of honey with equal quantity of ginger juice. Consume it frequently which will reduce your cold and cough.






• Mix 1 spoon of dried ginger powder in hot water. Stir well. Then strain the juice and drink it twice, morning and night.






• Take 1 piece of dried turmeric root and hold it using tongs. Then, show the small corner of the turmeric piece into the flame. When smoke starts coming from the turmeric, remove it from the flame and inhale it slowly for few seconds. Do this twice or thrice in a day. This will provide relief from your cold and helps to get rid of Phlegm .

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Here are some home remedies using lemon juice which anyone can prepare easily.

Lemon remedies:

1. Constipation and Body pain:

Mix 2 teaspoons of lemon juice with 10 teaspoons of warm water and take it every day. This will provide relief from constipation and body pain.

2. Reduce Body Fat:

Mix lemon juce with honey in equal proportion and take regularly in the morning. This helps to reduce weight and burn your body fat.

3. Mouth ulcer and Throat infection:

Mix 1 part of lemon juice with 2 parts of water and gargle it for few minutes. This will cure your mouth ulcer and throat infection.

4. Stomach upset:

You need:

Lemon juice 1tbsp.
White garlic 15 gm.
Salt as required.

Method:
Peel the white garlic and boil it in 250 ml hot water. Once garlic has been cooked, add 1 tbsp of lemon juice and add required amount of salt. Then let this mixture cool for a while.

How to use:
Divide this mixture into 2 parts and take it twice a day, morning and afternoon. This will provide relief from stomach upset.

Note:
For children its better to give in 25 ml amount .

5. Cold relief:

You need:

Lemon juice, water, honey.

Method:
Mix Lemon juice, water and honey together and take this mixture for two days continuously.

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