People who take a garlic supplement each day are far less likely to fall victim to the common cold than those who do not, research suggests. Although garlic has been traditionally used to fight off and treat the symptoms of the common cold, this is the first hard evidence of its medicinal properties.

Alternative Remedies Being Used In Fighting The Flu

bInfluenza -- the flu, for short -- can knock you out with its aches, pains, chills and fever. People want fast relief when it hits, and many reach for alternative treatments. Two popular ones are oscillococcinum, a homeopathic flu remedy, and Sambucol, an herbal treatment made from elderberry extract.
 

Sore throat 

For the serious sufferer who wants very quick relief

COUGHS

Acute coughs can often be relieved with a little honey and onion syrup

PNEUMONIA

A swelling of the lungs. Parts of the lungs become plugged with a fiberlike fluid.

RHEUMATIC FEVER

Disease that may develop between one and five weeks after recovery from strep throat or from scarlet fever.

WHOOPING COUGH

Whooping cough is a rapid accumulation of mucus in the throat, which causes choking and will cause death if not cleared. Eliminate the mucus as fast as possible

YELLOW FEVER

The affliction begins with a chill and pain in the head, sudden onset of fever (103-105 degrees F), vomiting, constipation, scanty and albuminous urine. A period of diminution (remission) occurs, another fever attack, jaundice develops, and the vomit becomes darkened from the presence of blood. The disease is often fatal, occurring in the typhoid state or from uremia

DoctorYourself.com - Laryngitis

 Saturation, or bowel tolerance, of vitamin C will stop laryngitis in a matter of hours. If you take as much "C" as you can hold, as often as humanly possible, your voice will be back promptly. People who take multi-gram doses of vitamin C every day preventively are unlikely to ever lose their voice in the first place. When I do weekend seminars, I am speaking for six consecutive hours on two consecutive days. I take about three grams (3,000 milligrams) every hour, and don't lose my voice anymore.

FLU

Flu is an advanced cold condition. A body catches flu when it is full of waste matter and toxins through lowered vitality and by body exposure to cold and dampness. This is due to mucus in a weak spot in the body--in this case, the respiratory tract. The contributing factors to this weakness are shallow breathing and a lack of oxygen to that particular area

LARYNGITIS

 Garlic: Keep garlic in the mouth constantly during wakeful hours, renewing morning and evening after the cloves have absorbed the poisons; or, use another appropriate garlic preparation

COLDS Health Cafe

A normal person will not able to be infected with cold if he or she has the correct amount of vitamin C in their diet. In order to recover ineffectively from cold, Heat a cup of milk until it is scalding hot. Then add one tablespoon of homey and a teaspoon of butter and stir until well mixed. Last, toss in half a teaspoon of grated fresh garlic. This savoury concoction is then sipped slowly about an hour before retiring. (An old polished remedy)

A New Way to Conquer Colds

Known as alui in China, and kalmegh in India, the herb Andrographis paniculata is prized in Asia as a potent healer for a variety of diseases. A number of studies have shown it to be effective in treating the initial stages of the common cold

Colds& Flu

Vitamin C can help stop this series before it starts. The further you've gone down the path of sickness, the more "C" it will take to heal. The faster a locomotive is going, the more braking power it takes to stop it. Dr. Linus Pauling says to start taking more C at the very first sniffle. Good idea.