Home Remedy for Cold

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  1. Hi Ma, My eight month old daughter keeps getting cold. I do not like having to give her so many medicines frequently. Are there any home remedies which I can give her to avoid her getting cold ? Regds, Meera

Ans. Hi Meera, Ayurveda advocates use of ginger (adrak) and indian basil (tulsi) for curing and preventing coughs and these have been used since time immemorial in India in teas and karhas to relieve cold. You can put 4-5 tulsi leaves in ½ a litre of water and boil it for 3-4 minutes. Cool the water. Use this water in place of baby’s regular water to make food and also as a drink during the course of the day. This will not only relive cold symptoms, but also increase baby’s immunity. Ginger juice can also be given to kids over one year as it can be very strong and pungent for small babies.

9 Replies to “Home Remedy for Cold”

  1. mahi says:

    hi ma, my baby boy 15mnths old .night times he wakes up every 3 to 3 and half hours for hungry and in day time he does not eat proper food i really wonder what to do?

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  2. Shruti Bhambani says:

    hi ma, i want to purchase book lunchbox and snack menu plan and recipes for whole school month by priya sachan. so please guide me how can i proceed furter.

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  3. Roopa Bannale says:

    hi. I have 6month old girl baby.. My concern is her less weight.. She just weighs 5.7kg..she has teething symptoms.. How To Help gain her weight..

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  4. Roopa Bannale says:

    Since few days she started having disturbed sleep in night.. Gets up hourly n need consolation in terms f breast feeding..

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  5. Nisha says:

    Hi..
    My baby is suffering from really bad cough…tried to gv medicines but nothing can soothe this…he can not even sleep day or night…plz suggest what to do? I m giving him ginger juice with warm honey…n Tulsi water also….he is suffering from this since last two days…plz help

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