Easy Home remedies for cold

Due to this adverse weather condition kids are down with cold.

I used to follow some home made remedies from kitchen to help kids fight with cold.

Thought of sharing those here so that it ll be helpful for everyone 🙌

1. Pachai karpooram and coconut oil:

Remember this pachai karpooram is different from camphor which we use at temple for god. You can find this pachai karpooram in Herbal stores( Nattu marunthu kadai)  and in few super markets 

And the coconut oil which I have used is cold pressed one ( chekku oil). Use good quality oil

Take few karpooram pieces. Crumble them.

Take 2 to 3 tbsp of coconut oil in a deep ladle preferably kuli karandai like shown in picture and heat them. Stop heating when you can smell nice aroma and add it to crumbled karpooram. Be careful while heating oil, sometimes when it's heated much oil might get fired.

Wait for karpooram to completely dissolve in oil . Apply oil in chest, forehead, back, over nose and under feet for kids . Do this before they go to bed . They will have a good sleep. Since we are applying only externally you can even try this for babies.

2. Turmeric powder, pepper powder, palm sugar ( panangarkandu) milk : 

Its better to avoid milk during  Cold. Even if you want to give milk , try giving this way. It acts as a good antibiotic. You can give this milk two times a day for three days and then you can give milk with palm sugar ( panangarkandu) alone for next few days .

 Just mix these with hot milk . Cool it down a little and give the milk warm to kids .

Make sure you use original turmeric Powder and palm sugar. Many adulterated products are available in shops . So keep that in mind and get directly from a farmer if you could .

3. Ginger, mint, palm sugar ( panangarkandu) cough syrup:

It acts as best cough syrup.  It helps to relieve congestion.

Take 2 TSP of finely chopped ginger, two mint leaves and 1 tbsp of palm sugar in a pan

Add little water to it and boil in low heat till it reduces to a thick syrup. I used to get only five ml syrup . 

You can give this two times in a day.

4. Omam leaves ( karpoora valli leaves) and tulasi leaves:

You can give this one as such to kids.  Even my younger one used to eat this right from ten months. If your kid don't eat these leaves you can boil in little watee , filter and give the water to kids .

You can give these leaves to eat often to prevent cold too.

5. Lemon juice and honey:

I didn't prepare this one  , this time since I didn't have honey at home . Make sure you use original and good quality honey. Take equal amount of lemon juice and honey. Mix it well and give to kids .

You can try all these methods  for kids above one year. Make sure you use good quality ingredients.

If the cold doesn't seem to reduce or kids having difficulty in breathing rush to doctors immediately . 

Take care of little ones and enjoy the rainy days..