Abundant mucus, cold, phlegm, tickling in the throat, watery eyes, allergic symptoms that don't give you peace.
Breathing between mites, smog and pollen is hard and trouble if by chance you forget your handkerchief; but if you are all determined to resist, not to take medicines and to choose alternative routes, here is something that can do for you.
The advice is first to try with natural and phytotherapeutic remedies, or with decongestant teas, for example.
Here's how, with patience, persistence and obstinacy, combining ingredients that can alleviate your illness.
Composite herbal teas
Thyme herbal tea and other herbs
This herbal tea is useful for all respiratory allergies and in particular for dust allergies, it is decongestant and free from mucus and phlegm nose and throat . It has decongestant, expectorant and hypoallergenic properties.
Ingredients (in equal parts)
> thyme,
> eucalyptus,
> elderberry,
> horse chestnut
> borage
Preparation : put in a teaspoon of herbs for ten minutes in a cup of boiling water, filter.
Use : drink a couple of times a day, between meals
Decoction ginger and lemon
Ideal for decongesting the respiratory tract and disinfecting the oral cavity, ginger is an effective natural antibacterial that combined with lemon and cloves is able to alleviate the discomforts of the season.
Ingredients :
> 3 small pieces of fresh grated ginger root,
> the rind of half organic lemon,
> little lemon juice,
> a couple of cloves,
> honey
Preparation : boil the fresh ginger in a small pan full of water, add the lemon zest and the cloves; let it simmer for about five minutes then strain. Add a few drops of fresh lemon juice and half a teaspoon of honey
Use : to be consumed twice a day, or at least in the evening before bedtime, even for prolonged periods
Single emollient teas
For those who love herbal teas with a single ingredient or flavor, they can try emollient and soothing herbs and plants, such as marshmallow, mallow, which is also a good antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory, or laurel, an old remedy for grandmothers, is anti-catarrhal and facilitates digestion.
