Natural Flu Remedies

Are you feeling rough with the flu, but don't want to take a load of chemicals?

Try natural remedies for flu instead. Natural health remedies for flu are effective and safe ... some even taste nice!

Click here to view your Free Mini E-book on treating flu, or right click to download it in PDF format.

If you get flu you really know about it:

• aches and pains
• tiredness
• fever
• headache
• cough
• runny or stuffy nose
• sore throat

Flu is a really nasty virus – I should know…! My M.E. began after a really nasty flu virus.

If a cough is your main symptom, look here for natural cough remedies that work!

I have also added some extra natural remedies for flu below.

Sometimes that nasty virus just needs an extra kick up the backside!

Always remember to consult your healthcare provider before taking any decisions regarding your health.

Firstly – Important! What to do if you have a high fever!

• Always consult a doctor promptly for very high fevers (over 101 Fahrenheit or 38 Celsius/Centigrade) especially for children.
• To cool a fever down, apply cool water compresses to the legs.
• Sponge the body with cool water, or with water and a few drops of rosemary essential oil.
• Drink plenty of water
• Drink Angelica tea.
  • Use a little angelica root and boiling water.
  • Steep for 10 minutes
  • Strain and cool.
  • Add a slice of lemon and some honey to taste.

For more instant relief look at herbal teas as natural flu remedies.

Anti Viral Herbs as Natural Flu Remedies

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I have also tried to source good quality and affordable supplies of the herbal remedies mentioned. You will find these natural flu remedies all through the page, so just click on a product when you see it, to get further info, or to buy...

Echinacea
Shiitake
Astralgus
Ginseng
Garlic
Liquorice
St John's Wort

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• Echinacea
  • This is best taken at a high dose at the start of a cold or flu, rather than long term as a preventative measure.
  • Click here for more details on using Echinacea as a natural cold or flu remedy.

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• Shiitake
  • Yes! The mushrooms!
  • You will get some benefit adding the mushrooms to food. But you get the best healing by taking shiitake as a supplement.

Try this: (click below for more info)...


Shiitake AF (International Shipping)

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• Astralgus
  • This is a great herb to be taken long term, if you have a tendency to catch colds and flu.
  • Also use it to build up your strength after an illness.

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• Ginseng
  1. Panax Ginseng – also known as Korean Ginseng or Asian Ginseng
  2. ’Eleutherococcus Senticosus’ – Siberian Ginseng
  • There are 2 different kinds of Ginseng – as above. You can use either as natural flu remedies.
  • They are ideal to take long term, as a preventative medicine against colds or flu.
  • Caution - Panax Ginseng
    • Avoid if you have high blood pressure, palpitations, insomnia, asthma or fever.
    • It may interact with stimulants such as caffeine or anti-coagulant drugs.
    • Long term use may cause an upset stomach, or over stimulation.
  • Caution - Siberian Ginseng
    • May interact badly with some antibiotics.

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Korean Ginseng 250 mg (International Shipping)


Eleutherococcus Senticosus Root - Siberian Ginseng (International Shipping)

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• Garlic
  • Garlic is a really great anti viral natural flu remedy. So easy to get hold of, and use too.
  • Garlic works best if it is taken every day, as a preventative measure against colds and flu. (It is also meant to be great against tons of other illnesses too!)
  • Take raw, fresh garlic cloves, or capsules if the taste of raw garlic is a bit much for you. (You can even buy odour-free capsules!)
  • If you prefer raw garlic (which is meant to be more effective) but the odour bothers you, chew some parsley or fennel seeds to keep your breath sweet.

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Garlic - Odorless (International Shipping)

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• Liquorice
  • Liquorice is great -
    • it is an anti viral herb
    • it soothes sore throats
    • it helps dry coughs
  • Take it in capsules, a tincture or even a tea.
  • Instructions for liquorice tea
    • Use 4 tablespoons of powdered liquorice root in half a litre of water
    • Cover and steep for about 10 minutes
    • Drink up to 3 cups a day
  • Don’t use ‘DGL’ liquorice (‘deglycyrrhizinated’ – which is sometimes sold in health food shops) to help colds and flu – although this is a great cure for ulcers.
  • Do not use liquorice long term. Take it for a maximum of 6 weeks.
  • Caution
    • Do not take if you have high blood pressure, diabetes, problems with your thyroid, liver, kidney or heart.
    • Do not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding
    • Consult your doctor if you take corticosteroids.

  Try these: (click below for more info)...

  Capsules:

  
  Nature's Way Licorice Root - 100 caps

  Liquid Extract:

  
  Licorice Root AF (International Shipping)

  Tea bags:

  
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  Dried root:

  
  Frontier Natural Licorice Root - Cut and Sifted, 1 lbs
  
  

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• St John’s Wort
  • I often take this herb for its antiviral properties
  • It is meant to be a great natural flu remedy - but not so great against cold viruses.
  • As an added advantage, it can cure mild to moderate depression, and definitely help lift your mood.
  • Caution -
    • Do not use with anti-depressants or L-dopa.
    • May cause increased sensitivity to the sun, melatonin or alcohol.
    • Consult your doctor if you are taking any hormonal contraceptives.

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Herbal Teas as Natural Flu Remedies

• Lemon Balm Tea
  • I love Lemon Balm Tea. I make my own, from a plant which grows in my garden, just near the back door.
  • I pick the leaves, dry them out on a sunny window ledge, then crumble the leaves into a sealed jar.
  • Use a strainer full, in a cup of boiling water. Steep for about 10 minutes, and enjoy!
  • Lemon Balm is a great anti viral which should really help to cure your flu.
  • It is also incredibly relaxing, soothing, and helps to cure insomnia. I find this very helpful indeed, when I’m feeling congested and uncomfortable from the flu.

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Lemon Balm Leaf C/S (Melissa officinalis) 1 lb: C

• Hyssop or Yarrow Tea
  • Use hyssop or yarrow herbs in a tea, to stimulate sweating in a flu to break a fever.
  • Use 1 teaspoon of dried hyssop or yarrow in a cup full of water.
  • Cover and steep for 10 minutes – and drink as often as required.
  • You can also buy hyssop as a syrup or tincture.

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Loose leaf herbs: (click below for more info)...


Hyssop Herb C/S (Hyssopus officinalis) 1 lb: C


Yarrow Flowers C/S (Achillea millefolium) 1 lb: C

• Blackcurrant Tea
  • Boil blackcurrant berries with honey, strain and dilute with hot water.
  • This is a great drink – very soothing. It actually tastes good too, when your taste buds are all clogged up.
• Horehound Tea
  • Try Horehound Tea
    • Use 2 teaspoons of dried leaves in a cup full of hot water
    • Cover and steep for 10 minutes
    • Take up to 3 cups a day
  • You can also buy Horehound as a syrup or as lozenges. This is ideal when you are on the move, and don’t have the facilities for herbal tea making, but still need soothing, natural flu remedies.

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Horehound Herb Tea (International Shipping)

Loose Leaf Herb: (click below for more info)...


Horehound Herb C/S (Marrubium vulgare) 1 lb: C

Lozenges/Candies:

Claey's Candy Horehound Candies - 170 g bag

• Peppermint and Elder Tea
  • This is a great natural flu remedy tea and tastes really refreshing.
  • It is very effective at bringing down a fever in flu.
  • Use
    • 1oz peppermint leaves
    • 1ox elder flowers
    • half a pint of boiling water
    • Cover and keep hot for 15 minutes. Then strain, but still keep it warm and covered.
    • Take one cup every 30 – 45 minutes, until you start sweating out the fever.
    • Then switch to 2 tablespoons every 1 – 2 hours

I hope that some of these natural flu remedies can help you out. I am sure you will be feeling better soon.

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Click here to view your Free Mini E-book on treating flu, or right click to download it in PDF format.

Don’t forget to also look at the page on natural cold remedies – you will be able to use all the remedies there for symptomatic relief of your flu.

If a cough is your main symptom, look here for natural cough remedies that work!

If your flu lingers, and turns into a painful and uncomfortable sinus infection check out these natural sinus remedies

For information on how conventional cold and flu treatments might affect your health return to the main holistic remedies for coughs, colds and flu page.

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