home remedies

**GMan** · 18th February 07, 04:43 PM

Take care of yourself, and don't over do it.

**Frog** · 18th February 07, 09:58 PM

I do like hot-n-spicy (salsa, if hot enough, will work, it doesn't need to be peppers) to keep the nose draining, and my wife has me tryin' a bucket-load of herbals (I snore when I get a cold, I go to bed before she does - she gets no sleep) - we'll see. The good news is, in spite of working with kids, this is my first cold in over a year, I think.

Frog

**turpin** · 19th February 07, 12:13 AM

Originally Posted by Dreadbelly

Wasabi always perks me up when I have the sniffles.

Me too. A generous dollop in each nostril perks me right up!

Originally Posted by thescot

Gather three shots of good scotch, a pickle of your choice, eye of newt, wing of bat, and some aged calve's liver. Put everything thing but the whisky in a palstic bag, throw the bag out, and drink the whisky.

You'll feel better within 7-10 days.

Pick any one of the recommendations here and you'll feel better in 7-10 days.

I you only do what you're doing now it might take a week or so.

**McMurdo** · 19th February 07, 12:29 AM

I know you are going to think I'm crazy, but as a horse owner I am going to say it I use Zev, it's a Buckleys product for horses, and if you thought the human buckleys tastes awful you should try the horse buckleys.

It has kept bronchitis at bay so for me its worth it, if you can keep this stuff down it will get rid of a cold in a couple of days.

**RK-REX** · 20th February 07, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I know you are going to think I'm crazy, but as a horse owner I am going to say it I use Zev, it's a Buckleys product for horses, and if you thought the human buckleys tastes awful you should try the horse buckleys.

It has kept bronchitis at bay so for me its worth it, if you can keep this stuff down it will get rid of a cold in a couple of days.

My guess is you also use DMSO and Absorbine as well eh? The only way my old **** can make it through 80 minutes of rugby sometimes. Good stuf.

**neo71665** · 19th February 07, 12:40 AM

I know what your talking about but have never tired it for me.

**SnakeEyes** · 19th February 07, 12:58 AM

Take 1 clove of garlic, add 1 clove of garlic, and 1 clove of garlic. Eat them whole. Repeat.

**Andrew Green** · 19th February 07, 01:19 AM

You could always go the route of "drink plenty of clear liquids.."
Ya know, Gin, Vodaka, Scnapps, Everclear...

But when I boils down to it, a bit of whisky helps you sleep, and sort of staves off the cough. Drink enough of it, and you won't care about being ill.

Hope ya feel better soon!

**Erisianmonkey** · 19th February 07, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew Green

<snip>a bit of whisky helps you sleep<snip

Sorry, Andrew, I'll have to disagree with you there. I just finished a class on the effects of psychoactive drugs, and ethanol actually disrupts the sleep cycle and cuts down on the amount of REM sleep that a person can achieve until they are fully detoxified.