Fighting Flu

Home Remedies For Flu:

If you want to depend on natural remedies to build up your resistance, try these home remedies to relieve you of those aches, pains, sore throats and cold.
Get plenty of rest: Plan on sleeping more or take it easy as fatigue is one of the worst symptoms of flu, so you won’t feel like doing anything except lounging on the couch or lying in bed. Consider it a good excuse to take a break from the stress of daily life. And if you think you really need to work, the get into bed early and try to go into office a little late in the morning.
Take aspirin, acetaminophen or ibuprofen: The flu is accompanied by high fever from 102 to 106 degrees Fahrenheit. Headaches will be a part of the flu too. If the fever comes down, then it will help prevent dehydration and will control on the severe shaking chills which you get. On the other hand, fever helps you fight the bug, so you may want the fever to run its course. Aspirin and Ibuprofen are generally better at easing aches and pains. Acetaminophen is very effective in fighting fever.

Drink liquids: Drinking liquids like warm salty broth is very advisable. The flu can cause loss of appetite, so the warm broth can compensate in some way for the food that our body is missing. Since you are not eating, juices are a good substitute as it adds to the nutrients in the body that you may be missing.
Ginger Honey: If you have a sore throat, make a mixture of ginger and honey and eat spoonfuls at regular intervals throughout the day.
Lemon: The lemon might cause a puckered face if eaten raw, but in a hot beverage, lemons will have you smiling. Hot lemonade has been used as a flu remedy since Roman times. Lemon being acidic, help make mucous membranes distasteful to bacteria and viruses.

Pepper: Pepper is usually a hot irritant and is good for people suffering from coughs with thick mucus. The irritating property of pepper stimulates circulation and the flow of mucus.
Basil: Take a few leaves of basil and add them while making your morning cup of tea. It might change the taste of your tea, but it will help to soothe the throat.
Indian Gooseberry: Rich in Vitamin C, Indian gooseberry is known to help in building resistance. Eat it in vegetable form or as a preserve.