A hot cup of tea has beneficial effects on coughs, hoarseness and other cold symptoms.
A herbal expert reveals the perfect tea blend.
In the cold winter months it's that time again: the risk of catching a cold increases. In times of Corona, fear always resonates: Could the sore throat also be a harbinger of Covid-19? A corona test provides information. If this is negative, most people will probably feel relieved. But a cold can also be tough.
It is true that it only takes a severe course in the rarest of cases, but the symptoms can last for weeks and reduce the quality of life
. Headache, runny nose, burning eyes, malaise and sore throat can make the day a real challenge. It is difficult to concentrate on work and you only want to be on the couch at home.
But there are many home remedies that can relieve cold symptoms.
Above all, tea in a wide variety of designs.
The hot drink ensures that the body is supplied with sufficient fluids.
This also benefits people suffering from colds: “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 does the self-cleaning system of the body ", the Bayerische Rundfunk herb expert Karin Greiner quoted on
br.de
.
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Homemade cold tea: regional herbs are sufficient
Good does not have to be expensive and also does not have to be imported.
In an interview with Bayerischer Rundfunk, biologist and plant expert Karin Greiner advises drinking the following
herbal tea mixture if you have a cold
:
Mix dried elderflower with dried linden blossom in a ratio of 1: 1.
(Harvest the plant parts yourself in the garden or forest at home or use products from the pharmacy)
According to Greiner, if you like, you can also add meadowsweet - a medicinal herb that is said to have a pain-relieving effect.
Put a teaspoon of the mixture per cup in a tea strainer and let the tea steep for at least 10 minutes, covered.
Then remove the tea strainer and sweeten the tea with honey.
As the Bayerischer Rundfunk informs, the mixture should have a sweat-inducing, antipyretic and expectorant effect.
It is also said to relieve dry coughing
.
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