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Common Cold and Fever: Overview
- Common cold is a virus-induced infection that hijacks the upper respiratory tract.
- It can affect both adults and children, with the latter being a high risk group.
- Effects of common cold are completely curable and harmless for the body.
- But leaving it untreated can make it difficult for you to pass through the 10 days’ recovery period.
- Luckily, the best treatment for common cold is often found in one’s home itself.
- And if your infection gets worse, you may also use some Ayurvedic hacks to save a trip to the doctor’s clinic!
- Respiratory Troubles: Sore throat, sinus pain and cough are observed in the first few days. Wheezing, runny nose and breathlessness usually surface in the latter stages of the disease.
- Fever: In adults, it usually reaches as high as 101.3 F, while in children it can range between 99 - 100.4 F. Chills are less common.
- Full Body Pain: Cramping in the muscles and joint pain can be distinctly experienced while the patient is under fever. They may persist even after your treatment is over.
- Slowed Down Brain Function: Common cold can make you excessively drowsy. You may get occasional headaches and brain fogs that make it difficult to concentrate on tasks.
- Rhinovirus is the first and foremost culprit of common cold infection.
- It travels through the air from one infected person to a healthy person.
- Bacterial agents can also be the cause of cold-like attacks, but the chances of the same are less common.
- Additionally, your risks of contracting common cold increase if you are elderly, suffering with immune system disorders or excessively indulgent in smoking.
- Painkillers and Antibiotics: These are the first line of drugs prescribed to treat the respiratory signs of common cold like congestion, throat pain and body aches. Here, antibiotics help to prevent growth of bacterial infections in the chest.
- Decongestants: They can come in the form of sprays, pills or syrups. They help to expel mucus from the nasal passage. If you have an allergy-induced cold, your decongestants would include antihistamines, an anti-inflammatory hormone that soothes the respiratory tract lining.
- Ayurvedic treatment for common cold and fever: A strategy of treatment devised for both young and elderly. It uses a combination of herbal formulations and Yogic asanas to stop the common cold infection from getting worse.
- To achieve the desired means, Ayurveda stimulates the body’s natural immune response against microbes and eliminates inflammatory enzymes from the blood.
- Practice Good Hygiene: Wash your hands as often as needed with soap and water. Wear a face mask if you are allergic to air-borne particles like pollen, dust etc. If you meet a common cold patient, make sure you maintain a distance of 2 feet while talking to him/her.
- Bite into Vitamin C: One of the primary reasons for common cold is lack of immunity. To cover up for this, you can consume citrus fruits like kiwi, orange, lemon, grapefruit etc. They naturally eliminate free radicals and help in increasing the number of white blood cells.
- Drink Up Some Water: Consuming 2-3 litres of water every day is known to flush out toxins from the body, including the cold-causing microbes. When the season changes, you can compliment some of this portion with warm fluids like soups, herbal teas etc.
- Keep Your Surroundings Clean: Common cold can spread from one person to another through both air and touch. To prevent this, sanitize the sturdy surfaces like tables, chairs, doors, laptops etc. on a regular basis. If you’ve touched any public place surface, do not touch your eyes, mouth, nose or ears with unwashed hands.
- Stretch Up the Nerves: Stress can double up your risks of infections, especially if you are aged. So, cut out at least an hour every day for physical exercises like Yoga that help to maintain respiratory health.
- Honey Dips: The tastiest of all natural ways to treat common cold is to get overboard with honey. This simple looking food additive can help you eliminate the cold-causing microbes. It forms a protective layer on the inflamed muscles to ease throat itching. Isn’t that a tempting remedy?
- Hot Lemonade: Warm up a glass of water. Add 2-3 drops of lemon juice and honey to it. Sip it hot early in the morning. While the Vitamin C of lemon will build your immunity, honey’s soothing touch will help with the cough. Repeat this dose as and when necessary.
- Ginger Heat: Who hasn’t heard of this one? Every common cold treatment at home begins with this herb. Known by the name of Sonth (Dry Ginger) in Ayurveda, this remedy can save you from the bouts of coughs and parched throats. Just drink up its herbal tea to see the magic!
- Steam it Up: Put 1-2 drops of Eucalyptus oil in a bowl of hot water. Let it infuse. Cover your face with a towel and breathe in the fumes that come from it. Do this practice 1-2 times every day for 10 minutes. It can help to open up the congested air passages.
- Golden Milk: Turmeric mixed milk is one of those home remedies to treat common cold that can work for everyone. It is the safest and most effective way to nip common cold attacks in the bud. Also, it makes for a good sleep tonic too!
- Holy Basil: Buckle up for the Queen of all herbs for common cold! Tulsi or Holy Basil is a strong anti-inflammatory remedy that clears the air passages off mucus, toxins and spasms. It steers up the antibody formation process to help you fight cough and cold with a swagger!
- Yashtimadhu: For all the herbal tea fans out there, it could be recognizable as Mulethi. This herb is a natural expectorant that loosens mucus depositions in the chest, thereby helping you cough it out. When your common cold steals goodnight rest, Yashtimadhu can be a great help in dozing off peacefully.
- Pippali: There is nothing that can stop this herb from becoming a common cold medication better than the others! Owing to its antioxidant properties, Pippali can detoxify your respiratory tract from top to bottom. It can treat chest congestion, sore throat and mild fevers arising from common cold.
- Cinnamon: If you’ve hit the worst spot and viral infection is taking your peace, this spice can come to your rescue. It is a sweet flavoured remedy that starts with your throat and reaches all the way into the lungs. Cinnamon can clear out all the obstructions in your speech and breathing within days!
- Guduchi: This is one of the few children-friendly ways to treat common cold. It can work for all types of cough and cold caused by microbes or allergies. Giloy stimulates the immunity to stop the spread of infections in the chest. It also works up on the lost appetite during recovery days.
- Standing Forward Bend: Draws out toxins from all the lymph nodes and tissues of the body. Clears the lungs of toxins accumulated through air. Helps in treatment of chronic cough and congestion.
- Seated Spinal Twist: As you twist your spine in this asana, the air passages also open up releasing the mucus stuck in the lungs. It is also a great means to stimulate the digestive fire.
- Child’s Pose: A highly relieving pose that increases air flow in the lungs. It can be a respite from chest heaviness and brain fog - common to viral infection