Simple Natural Treatment For Common Cold

Useful essential oils : lavender, bergamot, eucalyptus, peppermint, pine, tea tree, ginger, sandalwood or rosemary. These oils have antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties to help clear and to ease breathing.

Inhalation formula
Choose one of oils, then add a few drops to a large bowl just over half full of nearly boiling water, and gently inhale the aromatic steam. Remove your glasses or contact lenses to they don’t steam up or irritate the eyes. You may add a few drops of the preferred essential oil to a tissue to smell.

Herbal tea
Try lemon and ginger tea with honey – use fresh root ginger, sliced and immersed in boiling water with a slice of lemon or a drop of fresh-squeezed lemon juice. Leave for five minutes before adding a teaspoon of honey to soothe a sore throat. For a head cold, try peppermint tea.

Massage treatment
Add up to 8 drops essential oil to 20 ml carrier oil. Use the blend to massage on the chest with rhythmic strokes to soothe the area followed by a gentle neck and face massage and finally gentle static pressures on either side of the nose.

Besides other useful qualities, many essential oils have antiseptic, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties. These oils make useful remedies to treat infections and respiratory conditions, in particular respond well to them. For example, Eucalyptus and Rosemary have been used in chest rubs to relieve flu symptoms. To purify the air, you can use aromatic oils burned as incense, because they kill airborne microbes in effective results.