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Home Remedies Index
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Natural Home Remedies for Influenza (Flu)
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Home Remedies for Influenza (Flu).
Influenza, also known as flu, is the clinical condition that
results from infection with influenza viruses. The main
effects of the influenza viruses are on the upper
respiratory tract, the nose and throat, with possible
spread and involvement of the lungs and bronchi. The
disease is highly contagious and it has the potential to
cause a widespread epidemic, affecting a sizeable portion
of a population at any time.
Influenza strikes suddenly. It usually begins with chills,
fever, headache, and severe muscular pains. The patient
feels miserable and weak. There is an inflammation in the
nose and throat, which may spread down the windpipe to
the lungs, resulting in a sore throat, cough, and running of
the nose and eyes.
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In milder cases, the temperature rises to 39°C or 102°F, and in severe cases, it may go up to 40°C or 104°F. The
consequent weakness and fatigue may continue for several weeks.
Influenza is a viral disease. It generally affects those with a toxic and run-down condition. Such a state is
brought about by dietetic errors and a faulty style of living such as worry, overwork, lack of proper exercise, living
in stuffy rooms, and keeping late hours. No disease germs can find lodgment and become active in the system of
a person who is perfectly healthy in the true sense of the term. Influenza is passed on with ease from the
affected person to many others who are also in an equally low vital state.
Influenza Treatment with 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.
Influenza Treatment with Grapefruit:
The juice of grapefruit has proved useful in this disease as it tones up the body and the digestive tract
Influenza Treatment with 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 with 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 die initial stages of the disease. It is especially useful in
avoiding complications which follow die onset of the disease, namely, the involvement of the larynx and the
bronchial tube.
Influenza Treatment using Turmeric:
Turmeric is valuable in 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.
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