[fromIndia]

Hi,

Any idea about any easily available medicine for Cold.

Thanks.

[MaxWonga]

Juice of 1/2 a lemon
A very large shot of whisky
3 tbs honey

The idea is to get equal amounts of each of the ingredients and I think this gets it close. Put them in a mug, put the mug in the microwave on high for one minute, stir and enjoy. The honey will soothe your throat, the lemon will give you vitamin C and the whisky will help you sleep

I normally triple ingredient number 2, only assist the sleeping

[hullexile]

You drink alcohol? Hot toddy, Whisky and hot water, works every time. Does nothing for the cold really but I find if I drink enough I don't care anyway.

[nivantj]

1) Walk into 7-11/ Watsons.. Pick up pack of 'Coltalin' based on your symptoms..
2)Walk into nearest Pharmacy.. Tell your symptoms and get couple of bags with colourful tables.. Works best for me.. Usually i ask them not to give antibiotics.. Excess Vita C works fine for me in Flu..

[NEERAJ]

dude just get some AXN500 or something from Chunking or Panadol from any 7/11..
boil coke with shreded ginger n lemon..n ull be fine

[PDLM]

There is no cure for the common cold, so all you can do is mitigate the symptoms. Painkillers, fever-reducers, decongestants etc are all available over the counter - it just depends which symptom is bothering you most. And, as nivantj says, avoid antibiotics - they have no effect on the cold (which is a virus, not a bacterial infection which is what antibiotics tackle) and overuse of antibiotics is a bad thing.

Your immune system will deal with the cold in 10-14 days regardless.

[dress]

i take Coltalin when i catch cold and there is a local recipe:
boiled coca-cola with sliced lemon and ginger. it works . if u don't bother to boil it yourself, most local hk style restaurants serve it. take care

[goodkarma]

Originally Posted by dress

i take Coltalin when i catch cold and there is a local recipe:
boiled coca-cola with sliced lemon and ginger. it works . if u don't bother to boil it yourself, most local hk style restaurants serve it. take care

I have a cold now and I just cannot make myself drink this.

I guess I will stick with good ol sinus meds and wait it out.

[sarpesius]

Originally Posted by fromIndia

Hi,

Any idea about any easily available medicine for Cold.

Thanks.

I read this method in Readers Digest a few years ago, I have used it ever since.

You take:

1. an anti-histamine. this dries your passages up. The cold feeds on the mucus it generates, so if you dry your nasal and other passages up, it has less to continue feeding on.

2. an anti-inflammatory. This shrinks swelling of the tissues. There are many brands of anti-inflammatory, so pick the one that agrees with you.

You take both of each of these as many times a day (2-3 times) as needed to allay the symptoms. This also knocks the cold out sooner. Using this method, a cold with me last lasts about 2 days.

[goodkarma]

Sarpesius has a valid point abt the anti inflammatory. It works wonders for a sore throat too.