From ABC News:Spanning the Globe in Search of Alternative Home Remedies for the Common Cold
No matter where you live or what language you speak, the symptoms of a coldare understood the world over -- no translation required: Your throat feels sore; your nose runs; you might cough or sneeze; and your body aches.
It's time to crawl under the covers and get the extra rest you need.
But a cold virus will need some coaxing to hit the road. Colds rarely make a quick exit and usually take about a week to run their course.
That's where the time-honored tradition of folk medicine comes into play.
Faced with a cold and a lack of modern medicine, our ancestors turned to nature for its treatments. And throughout the world, parts of plants -- the roots, stems, leaves, fruits and flowers -- are used to ease a cold and its symptoms.
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