Fight Allergies, cold and flu

Allergies are an abnormal reaction from your body to particles in the air, such like pollens, dust, mold spores or dust mites to which your immune system reacts. Herbs helps relieve allergy and cold flu. The combination of a healthy eating habit with herbs will help strengthen your immune system. Herbs such as Garlic, ginkgo, horseradish, stinging nettle, licorice, ginger, ginseng, cayenne and eucalyptus are the most commonly known herbs to prevent allergies. Garlic has a high amount of quercetin which is an anti-oxidant that reduces inflammation of the nasal passage and should be implemented into your daily diet to get the total benefit of this herb. Adding this common herb to your food or drink will effectively help you recover in short time and also relieve the very flu or allergy symptoms. It is the best defense for flu and allergies. It can also help people suffering bronchitis, sinusitis and all cold symptoms.
Another herbs is Ginkgo, Ginkgo contains ginkgo Biloba; which produces chemicals in the body that helps to prevent inflammation in the sinus area when particles enter the body. You can consume between 60-240 milligrams of a Ginkgo extract per day, which is important in reducing the pressure on the sinuses that cause runny nose and congestion.

 Horseradish is a spicy herb found in Japanese foods. If you have a few teaspoons of horseradish every month, the spices will clean out your nasal passages.

Stinging nettle helps to prevent fevers associated with allergies as well as cough, chest congestion, runny nose and bronchial constriction.

Organic Licorice Root powder- helps relieve cold, coughs, nervous exhaustion, liver, chronic fatigue and skin conditions. Prevents inflammation and stimulates adrenals but should not be used for an extended period. when you drink or taste licorice, it has sweet taste at the back of your throat but it's an effective herb. You can mix 1/4 tsp with honey, agave nectar or pure organic juice or you can take it by itself however, i make a green tea or Echinacea with licorice, to be taken once a day by mouth.
(am not a doctor, but i have personally experienced the effectiveness of herb when doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with my body- many accounts of this even as a child; i have found herbs to be very effective and better for the immune system. This does not replace visiting your doctor, just a recommendation)

Eucalyptus helps you to breathe easier by opening up the lungs so that your cells get more oxygen.

Ephedra is a spice that works as an anti-inflammatory. Ephedrine is an ingredient in ephedra that works to treat hay fever and asthma, but the body can become immune to this ingredient if it is used over a long period of time.

Mint tea, Green tea

Get in a warm to very warm bathtub for an hour and let the warm yang energies of the water penetrate the skin, and boost your bodies energy while helping excrete toxins from your pores. It helps in strengthening the kidneys and lungs as they are main organs involved in the immune system and are often affected in illnesses of external cold penetration such as cold and flu.

Supplement should be used before cold symptoms appear and after cold is gone.

The fat-soluble vitamin, retinol or vitamin A has an effective antiviral effect when utilized in high doses, but at these doses, however, the vitamin should only be used for about a week. high source of vitamin A

Vitamin C will prevent a cold from setting in, when taken in sufficient quantities, it helps you recover quicker and effectively reduce the symptoms. Source of Vitamin C includes Chestnuts, oranges, orange juice, grapes, lemon, lime, aloe Vera etc

Echinacea is effective for stimulating the immune system.
It is known that lozenges made from zinc can perhaps stop a cold from progressing and help make recovery shorter, the virus itself may be destroyed by this supplement, though the exact way it deals with infection is uncertain.

A combination of the herb goldenseal and Echinacea can be taken to boost immune response, it may not prevent colds or the flu, it cannot act as preventive agent however it works well for therapeutic usage and for treatment of infections.

Herbs are a natural way to heal the body but pregnant women should exercise caution when using herbs to treat allergies, when not sure of the side effects seek advice from a holistic doctor, do your research first before use.
 To prevent spreading bacteria or flu virus
practice regular hand washing, when coughing use your hand to cover your mouth, sanitize hand. If using handkerchief or tissue to cover your mouth when coughing make sure to dispose of it properly. Avoid using other people's lip balm or kissing if you got a cold sore- prevent spreading cold sores 

Finally, don't forget to clean the dust off your house and vacuum floors (Kirby vacuum cleaners are the best); use biodegradable disposal rags or paper towel this helps to reduce allergens in the home environment. 

Writer: Onyinye A