Cold treatments

[magid]

I crushed some garlic in a cup last night, put some luke water on it, and this morning, after being woken by some neighbor's clock radio far too early, drank (some of) the liquid this morning.

Wow.

It's powerful stuff. The cow orker who suggested this said I might want to lie down after, but I couldn't even do that. I just sat for a while, not sure what would happen if I tried to move. I'm still not sure if it's helping, though the throat is a bit less sore than when I woke up.
And getting up, showering helped with nasal congestion that was just starting.

Ginger tea brewed with lemon tea is much nicer (for large quantities, anyway) than ginger tea alone.

(Another cow orker said that his remedy for colds was, when he first felt one coming on, to rub the contents of a high-strength vitamin A tablet (or something) over the back of his throat, 3x/day. He claims that he hasn't had a cold since the 80s...)
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Comments

Garlic

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Um, yes, powerful stuff. Have had a couple of really . . . intense . . . run-ins with the stuff (only when used medicinally). I thought my garlic tolerance was quite high, until I combined two VERY LARGE crushed cloves with some water, lemon juice, and a tiny dash of cayenne . . . I will not repeat that again (less garlic next time!).

Re: Garlic

[magid.livejournal.com]

Less garlic might make me able to face this again some time. Not sure whether it's been helping or not, though: the sore throat isn't so bad (though the numerous cups of lemon ginger tea have helped, I'm sure), and my head is getting a bit... odd. Not sure if I have a low fever, or something else.
Maybe the garlic is speeding up the progress of the cold? (that wouldn't be so bad, I suppose)
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