http://eco-chick.com/2009/01/2997/attack-winter-chest-colds-with-these-herbs-home-remedies/ The modern girl's guide to living green & fabulous. Mon, 21 May 2012 11:53:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://eco-chick.com/2009/01/2997/attack-winter-chest-colds-with-these-herbs-home-remedies/comment-page-1/#comment-3520 Samantha Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:16:10 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=2997#comment-3520 I know a lot of people swear by honeysuckle tea but I swear by echinacea tea with LOTS of honey. Echinacea is great for immune boosting and the honey helps sooth the throat and break up the mucus. Lemon would help with the mucus also... but I'm picky. :) It's key to keep warm during the winter months, especially if you're sick. Keep bundled and stay warm. I love making minestrone from farmer's mkt veggies and just sipping on it. Castor oil is great to. It helps with circulation and inflammation. If you have sinus problems take a dime size amount in your palm, heat it in your hand and just massage it over your sinus areas for 15-30 minutes. Work it down your neck (by the lymph area) and it will help everything drain. Another thing I've heard, but not tried is wearing a beanie to bed and pulling the sheets off your feet. The heat moves down your body and take the crud out of your head and drains it all. -S I know a lot of people swear by honeysuckle tea but I swear by echinacea tea with LOTS of honey. Echinacea is great for immune boosting and the honey helps sooth the throat and break up the mucus. Lemon would help with the mucus also… but I’m picky.
It’s key to keep warm during the winter months, especially if you’re sick. Keep bundled and stay warm. I love making minestrone from farmer’s mkt veggies and just sipping on it.
Castor oil is great to. It helps with circulation and inflammation. If you have sinus problems take a dime size amount in your palm, heat it in your hand and just massage it over your sinus areas for 15-30 minutes. Work it down your neck (by the lymph area) and it will help everything drain.
Another thing I’ve heard, but not tried is wearing a beanie to bed and pulling the sheets off your feet. The heat moves down your body and take the crud out of your head and drains it all.
-S

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