Natural flu remedies

Alhamdulillah I haven't been to the doctors office in years and always treat my colds naturally. A strong flu usually goes away after 2 days, if I have the luxury to sleep it away/ sweat it out. I'll add a random list of holistic remedies I know and I'd love to read yours in the comments.

• Place 1 tsp black seeds (nigella sativa) in the middle of a cotton towl and twist it tightly together. Then you want to rub the part with the seeds in your hand to created heat and inhale it in between. It will have a very strong and potent smell. In Morocco this method is traditionally used to treat a cold.

• Drink sage, thyme and rosemary tea. But be careful with the dosage, bcs those herbs along with oregano are very potent and high in essential oils. So observe your body's reaction. I usually can't drink more than 1 cup per day.

• Tea made from fresh ginger, turmeric, lemon slices, apple slices, cinnamon, pepper corns, jujubee dates (Sidr fruit) and lots of honey. Avoid ginger in the late afternoon and evening, though.

• Ginger foot baths

• Epsom salt and baking soda footbaths

• If you are fit enough, then warm epsom salt baths with baking soda or clay can also help draw out the infection. If that is too much strain on your body, then prioritise sleep and avoid any electronic pollution.

• Onion socks 🫢 while sleeping. Just cut an onion ring and wrap it once in a thin cotton fabric and bind it to your foot sole with cotton gauze or wear tight fitting cotton socks.

• Raw egg socks for a fewer 🫠

• Always wear wool socks and a cotton scarf around your neck.

• Lymphatic massage, dry brushing, TCM Gua Sha (you can use a cooper coin to stroke from the center of your back to the sides until you have purple stripes on your skin)

• Infra red light on your chest and back or wherever it hurts.

• Iodine solution on neck, chest or feet

• Salt gargle. I recommend strong clove tea mixed with himalayan salt or sel gris for gargeling.

• Inhale/ steam your face, by boiling rosemary with chamomile and adding salt. Or you can mix 1/3 cup salt with one drop of eucalyptus essential oil and pour boiling water on top. Throw a cotton towel over your head to keep the steam trapped. If you need an expectorant and want to cough up mucus than add a potatoe to hot water and inhale that. There are many herbs you can use for steaming: basil, cloves, cinnamon, cypress, lavender, mint, thyme and sage.

• You can also use a small amount of either of these essential oils in a humidifier to increase air humidity in your bedroom.

• Keep letting in fresh air into your room and sip on warm tea.

• Alot of chicken soup and warming foods. Avoid milk products, sugar, wheat, seedoils and cold dishes (so no crunchy salads, only cooked)

• Support lymphatic drainage through massages and tapping, bcs the lymphatic system is a huge part of your immunesystem.

This is all I can think of on the spot, but if I remember other things, I'll add them in, inshaaAllah.