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• to treat a cold

  4 out of 14 people have heard of this.

  When we had a cold we had an onion placed in a sock at the foot of our bed.

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• onions and colds

  22 out of 28 people have heard of this.

  Take half an onion and hang it on the bedpost overnight. Maybe you took the half with the stalk on it, and tied it on, or maybe you put it in m... More ...

• Treating colds

  3 out of 5 people have heard of this.

  When we had a cold we put an onion in a sock, and put it in the bed with you,next to the warming pan. The smell of the onion would make your bre... More ...

• shorten that cold

  6 out of 13 people have heard of this.

  My stepfather said that chomping on cloves of garlic when you have a cold. Shortens the length of the cold.

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• garlic and yogurt

  5 out of 12 people have heard of this.

  When I had a cold I use to take a raw garlic bulb, chopped in yoghurt. This was taken at the first onset of symptoms.

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• Colds

  2 out of 3 people have heard of this.

  When we had a cold our parents use to add 2 tablespoons of mustard powder to the hot bath water and we had to lie in bath for 5 mins.

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• Mustard bath

  30 out of 32 people have heard of this.

  When our grandparents had a cold they use to have a hot mustard bath using powdered mustard seed.

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• Treating a cold

  6 out of 7 people have heard of this.

  When I had a cold my grandmother gave me a lemon drink. Powdered cinnamon with crushed lemon and garlic with a teaspoon of honey infused in boil... More ...

• Orange tree leaves for colds

  23 out of 37 people have heard of this.

  Tea made with orange tree leaves was popular with older generations as a way of treating colds.

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• Elder, black elder, European elder

  Elder has been used for herbal remedies in the United Kingdom for centuries. Today, it is the fruit which are mostly used to make jam, jelly and... More ...

• Wormwood, absinthe

  Wormwood is a shrubby perennial plant, with a distinctive odour. The long grey-green leaves are covered with pale, silky hairs, and the branches... More ...

• Mallow, common mallow

  Mallow is a herb indigenous to southern Europe, now naturalised worldwide. The leaves are hairy and the purple flowers attract bees to pollinate... More ...

• Lemon balm

  Lemon balm is a perennial plant that originally occurred in Europe and central Asia, and has been cultivated for over 2000 years. Lemon balm is ... More ...

• Blackcurrant, bramble

  The blackcurrant plant is a shrub that grows up to 2m tall, bearing lobed leaves with serrated margins. Inconspicuous greenish flowers are borne... More ...

• Menthol and Eucalyptus

  15 out of 18 people have heard of this.

  A fantastic pharmacist once recommended ‘menthol and eucalyptus suspension’ instead of my usual branded mentholly inhalation when I ... More ...

• vaporub

  14 out of 15 people have heard of this.

  Vicks Vapo rub was used for every ailment. Coughs, colds, flu, insomnia, aching joints, asthma, malaria……
  I honestly think it ... More ...

• Echinacea - fact or fiction?

  7 out of 11 people have heard of this.

  My flatmate swears by echincaea to prevent colds when she’s feeling like one is coming on, but I have heard that echinacea was proven in t... More ...

• Onions used to cure colds

  21 out of 36 people have heard of this.

  The family cure for colds was to remove the outer skin of an onion. Then boil the peeled onion in milk. The onion was then eaten and the milk d... More ...

• colds and sore throats

  12 out of 16 people have heard of this.

  Onions can be used to treat colds and coughs. This treatment use to be used by our family to treat sore throats. An onion was cut up and sprinkl... More ...

• Cold prevention

  When young we had to eat boiled onions as his was suppose to stop us from getting a cold.

  I now still use slices of raw onion and garlic ... More ...