Does Cayenne pepper really help to cure colds?
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Many herbalists believe that Cayenne is the most useful and valuable herb in the herb kingdom, not only for the entire digestive system, but also for the heart and circulatory system. It acts as a catalyst and increases the effectiveness of other herbs when used with them. \n\nCayenne has the ability to clear the blood of matter and gasses that cause digestive problems and to help people who suffer from cold hands or feet. \n\nIt alleviates inflammation and can break up the deposits that contribute to the pain of arthritis. \n\nIt clears sinus congestion, conjunctivitis, and spongy, bleeding gums. Because it also has astringent qualities, it can stop bleeding and prevent swelling. A source of Vitamin C, it rejuvenates the entire body when energy is depleted and is such a powerful stimulant that just a few sips of cayenne water or a few grains of cayenne on the lips may help prevent shock or depression in times of physical or emotional trauma. And it is believed to be a good tonic for strengthening the heart. \n\ncayenne, I consider it to be an important ingredient for anybody interested in taking educated and careful responsibility for his or her own well-being in situations that are not serious enough to require a doctor's care or in circumstances in which medical attention is not immediately available. "
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That's right, that's why the best treatment for cold is by natural means, like Honey,Caraway, and vitamen c containing fruits like guava,kiwi,lemon and orange.
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You cant get rid of the cold at all...but you can get rid of the symptoms. Anything with pseudo ephedrine will help get rid of the symptoms. Codral, Contac C etc. Medical science has found a cure for polio, cancer etc but cannot find a cure for the common cold.
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Actually no.  While data shows that vitamin C certainly boosts the immune system, it has never been proven that it prevents illness.\nHOWEVER, it has been proven that vitamin C can reduce the duration of a cold... so, about 1000 mg per day once you begin to feel the onset of a cold, and it's likely to shorten the length of your illness.\n\noh and p.s. too much vitamin C can NOT hurt you.  It is a water soluble vitamin, which means your body will use what it can, and excrete the rest in urine.
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There is no cure to the common cold, but Vitamin C (oranges, grapefruit, etc.) helps a lot and you should drink a lot of fluids and rest.
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there is evidence vitamin C helps,  but its kinda misconstrued. many of the studies that have found it to be effective in preventing colds were done on highly stressed groups like soldiers in training and endurance athletes. so if youre under a lot of physical stress, it might help you out. but for the average joe it doesnt do much to prevent colds.\n\na lot of people swear airborne and zicam.... i dont think there is much evidence airborne works at all. its pretty much an overpriced multivitamin. if you look at the back of an original zicam it says the active ingredient is "Zincus Gloconorium" which sounds fancy, but its really just latin for zinc gluconate (which is the zinc supplement that is in multi vitamins and zinc supplements). some studies say zinc works, some say it doesnt work any better than a sugar pill, so the jury is out. if you want to try zinc id use zinc lozenges like Halls zinc cough drops or Cold Eeze (as directed on the package), theyre a lot cheaper than zicam. plus people are suing zicam because people who use the nostril swabs heavily are claiming to have lost their smell, dont know if there is any truth to that or not.
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'Wrap up' advice to stop colds\nScientists say cold noses reduce ability to fight virus attacks\n\nMonday, November 14, 2005; Posted: 4:47 p.m. EST (21:47 GMT) \n\nLONDON, England (CNN) -- British researchers into the common cold say "catching a chill" really does help colds develop -- and are advising to "wrap up warm" to keep viruses at bay.\n\nMothers and grandmothers have long warned that chilling the surface of the body, through wet clothes, feet and hair, causes common cold symptoms to develop. \n\nBut much previous research has dismissed any link between chilling and viral infection as having no scientific basis. \n\nNow researchers in Cardiff, Wales, say they can prove drops in temperature to the body really can cause a cold to develop. (Watch what they did to 'chill' people in the study -- 3:24)\n\nClaire Johnson and Professor Ron Eccles, from Cardiff University's Common Cold Center, recruited 180 volunteers, half of whom they got to immerse their feet in ice and cold water for 20 minutes.\n\nThe other 90 in tests during the common cold "season" sat with their feet in an empty bowl. \n\nDuring the next four or five days, almost a third (29 percent) of the chilled volunteers developed cold symptoms -- compared to just 9 percent in the control group, the scientists said. \n\nProfessor Eccles said there was a simple explanation as to why chilly feet could lead to the development of cold virus symptoms. \n\n"When colds are circulating in the community many people are mildly infected but show no symptoms," he said, according to the UK's Press Association. \n\n"If they become chilled this causes a pronounced constriction of the blood vessels in the nose and shuts off the warm blood that supplies the white cells that fight infection. \n\n"The reduced defences in the nose allow the virus to get stronger and common cold symptoms develop. \n\n"Although the chilled subject believes they have `caught a cold' what has in fact happened is that the dormant infection has taken hold." \n\nThe researchers, writing in the UK medical journal Family Practice, said that common colds were more prevalent in the winter than the summer, and this could be related to an increased incidence of chilling causing more clinical colds. \n\nBut they also suggested that another explanation could be that our noses are colder in the winter. \n\nProfessor Eccles added: "A cold nose may be one of the major factors that causes common colds to be seasonal. \n\n"When the cold weather comes we wrap ourselves up in winter coats to keep warm but our nose is directly exposed to the cold air. \n\n"Cooling of the nose slows down clearance of viruses from the nose and slows down the white cells that fight infection. \n\n"Mothers can now be confident in their advice to children to wrap up well in winter." \n\nCardiff's Common Cold Center says it is the world's only center dedicated to researching and testing new medicines for the treatment of flu and the common cold.
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Lots of Vitamin C - lemons in warm water with honey or just plain vitamin C pill\n\nYou can try Zicam it is supposed to shorten the cold\n\nhttp://www.zicam.com/\n\nIt worked for me
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I take zinc products at the first sign of a cold...cold-eeze or the Target version.Also echinacea herbal tea (some people say goldenseal helps them too)  Also lots and lots of Vitamin C!
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Colds are symptoms that occur due to a viral infection and there are over 250 different viruses that are known to cause the common cold. There are a few somewhat effective anti-viral medications out there, like Tamaflu, but generally they won't be perscribed for colds due to the limited supply.\n\nThere is really no "quick" fix for a cold. Like most viral infections, your body can and will fight them off, but it will take time. You can do a few things to lessen the symptoms, though.\n\nYou'll want to drink plenty of water (not soda, not coffee, not sports drinks... WATER) to prevent dehydration. Nasal decongestants can help by shrinking the swollen mucous membranes in the nose, making it easier to breathe. Vitamin C has been shown to reduce the duration of colds in some studies. Echinachea and Zinc are other popular cold remedy choices, but studies have shown that they are ineffective and provide nothing more than a placebo.\n\nThe best way to get rid of a cold is to never get one in the first place! Wash your hands regularly, keep your hands away from your mucous membranes (eyes, nose, mouth), and wipe down keyboards, phones, and other shared items with Chlorox wipes or other disinfectants availible on the market.
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sure there are !\n1. Rest is at the top of the list.\n2. Drinking warm liquids,these include lots of chicken soup,this is good for the cold as it will keep you warm,herbal tea,you just put some ginger or mint into your black tea and drink this it is good for the cold too ,will work wonders to sooth your cold and throat too.\n3. TURMERIC this is a yellow coloured herb used by Indians in making their curries buy it has medicinal values too,it works as an antibiotic too.\nHere is what you do,warm some milk and add this grinded herb into your milk add some honey if you like it and drink this milk slightly warm and you will really feel good.\nThis will also help heal your arm as well because it has many uses.\nMy grandmother used to say during their time there were no doctors so the midwives used to use this turmeric for most of their remedies these included to stop bleeding too.\nwhen a baby was Born and the mother would be cold from the loss of blood or such they used to give her warm milk and turmeric.\nEat lots of Green vegetables too this will help you get calcium for the arm to heal fast.\nMilk also helps.\ngood luck !
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I tried ZINC. (Coldeeze [sp?] was the specific product);  The cold and all it's symptoms were gone in seconds, like magic. \nThen, a few hours later, I drank some orange juice, and the cold came back.  I was tired, my sinesses (sp, again) began to fill up... I had to go back to bed.\nMore ZINC, gone again.  Maybe I just got lucky.\nBigBadJohnny
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Yes - sometimes! When you have a very bad cold - add a raw egg, some pepper & slightly warm rum - take a quaff - you are cured!\nWhen you have small cuts, minor bruises etc pour some alcohol over it - it heals fast!\nStomach aches - a peg or two helps!\n\nBut I advise you to use this only in minor infections or ailments.
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Hi Cajon\n\nThe body is giving you a dignal that Im not getting enough circulation to a certain part of the head. You need to new blood into the area to remove the toxins and the best remedy is actually your name (cajon). In other words cayenne peppers (any kind for as long as they generate heat, which in turn gets new blood in the heart and brain). Also raw ginger or ginger tea (hot water and place a piece in the water) is a great circulator of the blood. \n\nDrink at least a gallon of distilled water a day also to help circlulation in general.\n\nBest of health to you\n\nCheers
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Never heard of goat milk to cure chest cold. But as a home remedy for chest cold, I can suggest Mustard Powder Poultice/Cataplasm which my grand'mother used many times on me when I was a child...And it worked great!\n\nThat's My Best Answer!\n\nFor more home remedies:
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Ahh Oil of Oregano!  My grandpa is an Oil of Oregano freak.  He takes it everyday.  He hasn't had a cold for like 8 years.  Apparently it boosts your immune system quite a bit.  My cousin had an infection and he went to the ER, they asked him if he was on any antibiotics and he said no but he had been taking Oil of Oregano.  They said there was a build-up antibodies in his systems because of the Oil.  They also said if it was there he probably would have died.  Its good stuff!
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There are only 3 things that can naturaly get rid of a cold faster: \n1. Chicken Soup\n2. Vitamin C\n3. Zinc Supplements