What to Do When You Catch a Cold: Quick Remedies for Colds Below, we'll share some quick methods and clever tips for treating colds. Let's dive right in. 1. Hot Foot Soak Soak your feet in hot water (as hot as you can comfortably tolerate) for 15 minutes every night. Ensure the water covers your ankles. Your feet should turn red after soaking to help prevent colds.
2. Raw Green Onions
When eating raw green onions, heat oil until hot and pour it over finely sliced green onions. Mix with other vegetables for a refreshing salad. This not only tastes great but also helps prevent colds.
Quick Remedies for Colds
3. Saltwater Gargling
Gargle with mild saltwater morning and night, and after meals to eliminate oral bacteria. During flu season, this practice is especially important. Tilt your head back while gargling to ensure thorough rinsing of the throat.
4. Cold Water Facial Wash
Wash your face daily with cold water. Cup your hands to rinse your nostrils: gently inhale a small amount of water through your nostrils (avoid inhaling too deeply to prevent choking), then blow it out. Repeat several times.
How to Quickly Treat a Cold
5. Nasal Groove Massage
Rub your palms together until warm, then massage the Yingxiang acupoint (located in the nasal groove, level with the midpoint of the outer edge of the nose) over ten times. This helps prevent colds and alleviates nasal congestion after catching one.
6. Stuffing Green Onions in the Nose
What to do when your nose is blocked after catching a cold? While sleeping, insert a fresh green onion strip into each nostril. Remove after 3 hours; this usually provides relief. If ineffective, repeat the next day.Important notes: First, select thicker scallion pieces—thin ones have weaker efficacy and may slip deep into the nasal cavity, making removal difficult. Second, if allergic to direct contact with scallions, wrap the scallion strip in a thin layer of cotton wool.Rubbing with White Wine
Dip a smooth, hard object like a copper coin or metal coin in white wine. Gently scrape the front and back of the chest, the Quchi acupoint (on the elbow crease), and the hollows of the lower limbs until the skin turns red and warm. Then drink a bowl of hot ginger and sugar water. After about 15 minutes, you will break into a profuse sweat. After sweating, you will feel relaxed and comfortable. Take care to avoid exposure to wind and cold at this time, and the cold will recover quickly.
8.Boiled Ginger with Cola
Peel and finely chop 20-30 grams of fresh ginger. Place in a large bottle of Coca-Cola and bring to a boil in an aluminum pot. Drink while still warm after slight cooling. This effectively prevents and treats influenza.
9. Inhaling Steam
At the onset of a cold, pour boiling water into a cup. Inhale deeply through your nose until the water cools. Repeat several times daily to relieve nasal congestion.
Quick Remedies for Colds
10. Warm Air Blowing
At the onset of a cold, direct warm air from a hair dryer toward your temples for 3 to 5 minutes, several times daily. This reduces symptoms and speeds recovery.
What to Do When You Catch a Cold: Quick Remedies for Colds
11. Garlic Paste with Honey
Mix equal parts garlic paste and honey, then take one tablespoon with warm water, 4 to 6 times daily. This is highly effective for treating the flu.
12. Sesame Oil and Egg
Heat one ounce of sesame oil, crack in a fresh egg, pour in boiling water, and stir well. Drink while hot, once in the morning and once at night. This can cure post-cold coughs within 2-3 days.