Winter is here to stay and to avoid you and your family getting sick is one of the priorities, is highly recommendable to be ready, today we will help you with this easy to find ingredients for home remedies and have winter without the unpleasant cold and flu.
Natural remedies and folk knowledge are getting popular again, and many of us prefer to treat illness in this way, avoiding traditional pharmacy products.
The Bulgarian tradition in the subject of home remedies is rich and been pass from generation to generation from hundreds of years and many of the remedies are more efficient than many pills.
We will focus on the 9 most commons effective and easy to prepare Bulgarian Home Remedies for Cold and flu, that you can make at home, and every family can prepare:
1- Linden blossom (липа) and walnuts Tea
This one is not only good for your health but also it tastes nice!
How to prepare it:
1- In a small pot, you boil some water,
2- Then you add the Linden blossoms and 2-3 walnuts with the shells,
3- Add the peel of an apple, the peel of an onion, and boil if for around 20 minutes,
4 – Strain the liquid and drink it as a tea with lemon and honey.
2- Hot Rakia
This is a very popular home remedy and many people drink it on a daily basis to prevent possible colds 😉
How to prepare it:
1-In a small container, you boil a glass of rakia with two teaspoons of sugar or honey and a bit of black pepper and cinnamon,
2- Drink it warm in small sips.
3- Hot wine
One of Christmas favorites also keeps you in good health for the end of the year celebrations.
How to prepare it:
1- In a small container, you boil a glass of wine with two teaspoons of sugar or honey and a bit of black pepper and cinnamon, you drink while is still worm in small sips.
4- homemade syrup for coughing (For adults)
How to prepare it
1- put one part of Rakia in a jar
2- add equal parts of Honey, Rakia, cinamon and sunflower oil in the jar.
3- Mix all the components and keep it in a small jar and in the fridge, and 3-4 times per day one-two soup spoons (don’t forget to shake the syrup before you use it)
5- homemade syrup for coughing (all ages)
Especially recommended for grandma it has great results and suitable for kids because of the pleasant flavor.
How to prepare it:
1- Pell and finely chop a small piece of ginger root (approx 20 grams)
2- Mix equal parts of honey, ginger, and cinnamon. and put it into a jar.
3- Keep it in a small jar in the fridge, and 3-4 times per day take one-two soup spoons (don’t forget to shake the syrup before you use it).
6- Garlic clove
if you want to be healthy all winter grandmas recommend you to take one garlic clove a day (drink it with water like a pill), that is very good for your general condition and keep a strong immune system.
You could be a bit heavy in garlic smell, but it works pretty well.
7-Bay leaf tea
Very easy to do and easy to drink, especially to ease the cough.
How to prepare it:
1- Put 1/2 liter of water into 4-5 leaf bay leaves.
2- Boil for 5-6 minutes, then strain and drink.
Optionally, you can sweeten the mixture with honey.
8- Garlic with Honey,
This is called The Bulgarian Immuno stimulator, and its recommended to take one soup spoon at night before to go to sleep.
How to prepare it:
1- Smash a garlic clove.
2- Put it in a soup spoon and then fill the spoon with honey
9- Sweet syrup of elderberry
Check if you can find good quality Sweet syrup of elderberry in one of the many Farmers Market in Bulgaria.
Take one spoon a day, and its recommended to keep you cold-free this winter.
Remember that it is of great importance whenever you start coughing and it lasts for several days, you must visit your doctor and he/she to listen to your chest.
