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Cough, runny nose, sore throat? Which cold tea made from a Mediterranean plant should provide a remedy

2021-11-12T15:51:26.007Z


During the winter months, many of us catch a nasty cold. The body usually copes with the viruses on its own. But you can support him in this.


During the winter months, many of us catch a nasty cold.

The body usually copes with the viruses on its own.

But you can support him in this.

Lie down comfortably on the sofa with a cup of tea: It's much more fun in winter than in summer. Unless you're lying flat with a cold. In cold outside temperatures, flu and cold viruses feel comfortable and can multiply better than in summer. Viruses have an easier time when the cold, wet weather and the associated shivering weaken the immune system.

There are no causally effective drugs to buy in pharmacies against viral infections

- but there are many products that are supposed to alleviate the symptoms. Remedies for a sore throat, earache, fever or runny nose: the shelves in pharmacies and drugstores are full of them. The Stiftung Warentest has tested cold preparations - with sobering results *.

Are you one of those people who rely on home remedies for colds?

Sweat cures, inhale chamomile tea, cold baths or drink ginger stock: the range of home remedies that alleviate cold symptoms is long.

Drinking in particular plays an important role.

Tea is ideal in the cold months: “Tea is always good for a cold;

it warms from the inside and makes you feel good.

And it moisturizes the airways - and that is important so that the body can cope with these annoying germs

.

Then the body's self-cleaning system works ”, quotes the Bavarian radio herbalist Karin Greiner on br.de.

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Polyphenols in rockrose are said to have an antiviral effect

Sage, thyme, peppermint or chamomile tea and many more: the selection of ready-made teas that are supposed to provide relief from coughs, runny nose etc. is enormous. Everyone has cold tea on their shelves at home. The cistus tea (also called cistustee) is said to have a beneficial effect on cold symptoms. Thanks to the antioxidants it contains, it should strengthen our immune system and polyphenols in the plant should have an antibacterial effect. The latter secondary plant

substances

should even be able to bind heavy metals and

channel

them out of the body, according to the

Utopia.de

platform

. Dried, cut rockrose herb (Cistus incanus herba) is available in pharmacies, for example.

But how useful is it to enjoy rockrose tea or other rockrose products?

A study by the Institute for Transfusion Medicine at the Charité Berlin showed positive effects of rockrose extract on cold symptoms. A research team led by Ulrich Kalus from Charité - Universitaetsmedizin had investigated how taking a rockrose extract affects cold symptoms. "

The subjective symptoms decreased significantly in the course of treatment with Cistus, while treatment with placebo led to a less marked decrease in symptoms,

" the researchers concluded. Inflammation values ​​have also decreased significantly in the Cistus treatment group, it continues. The scientists see the polyphenols in the plant as the main active ingredient: secondary plant substances that are supposed to have an antiviral effect - also against the influenza virus.

The consumer advice center is more cautious: "

There is no evidence of an antiviral effect of the food / dietary supplement rockrose,

" it says on the organization's website.

In cell and animal studies it was possible to show an antiviral effect of the polyphenols contained, for example against avian and swine flu viruses, but the few human studies are methodologically controversial or do not correspond to the gold standard, according to the consumer advice center.

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Do not take high-dose rockrose products without medical advice

The active ingredient content of rockrose products in particular plays an important role.

Here the consumer advice center warns: Due to the possibly high polyphenol content, there could be 

interactions with drugs

 .

Therefore, one should discuss the intake of high-dose rockrose products with the attending physician.

(jg) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: merkur

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