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Herbal Medicine for the

Common Cold


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Aims

To discuss what the common cold and what a

virus is.

To explore different ways of tackling the

common cold.

To introduce safe and effective remedies for

the common cold including herbs and food.


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Objectives

General

To open up your minds to the possibility of natural

medicines (herbs) and food as medicine

Specific

To identify the reasons people catch the common

cold

To list different ways that you cansupport your health when you

experience a common cold


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What is Herbal Medicine?

A natural, holistic and complimentary therapy.

Uses many therapeutic principles including: the

law of opposites to heal.

Material doses of active ingredients

If dry moisten, if wet astringe (dry) etc.

Looks for the cause of an illness/imbalance and

aims to resolve this.


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Homeopathy

Herbal Medicine is not homeopathy (although

does use several of the same herbs)

Like for like or cause = cure: what can harm will

also heal. Diluted to that there is no material dose.

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So what do you know of the

common cold?


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Why do people catch a cold?


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Do you know of any methods to

treat it?


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The Common Cold: The Facts

Called Acute Rhinitis.

Inflammation of the

mucous membranes of

the nose. Can be mild, acute or

chronic.

Mainly viral but can becomplicated by

bacterial infection.


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What is a virus?

A virus is generally surrounded by a protein, lipid orglycoprotein coat, or some combination of the three.

No virus can replicate without the help of a host cell,and though they can be spread, they cannot self-reproduction.

Not always considered to be alive.

The common human cold is caused by a virus, otherviruses include the human immunodeficiency virus(HIV), the herpes simplex virus which causes cold soresand the human papilloma virus which is deemed aleading cause of cervical cancer in adult women.


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Health and our Bodies Defences


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Worksheet on

The Respiratory System

1. You will be given a worksheet of the lungs.

2. You have two minutes to name what parts of

the respiratory system you can.

3. Dont worry if you do not know the answers,

this is not a test. More of a recap


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Our bodies defences


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Our Immune System


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Brainstorming

1. Get into small groups of three or four

2. Discuss what you can do to boost yourdefences.

3. You have 5 minutes


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Nutritional advice for the

Common Cold

Light diet, high in fruit and vegetables (wherepossible organic)

Get protein from fish, seeds, nuts, quinoa, tofu

If eating meat opt for chicken and turkey over beef

Avoid foods containing sugars and/or yeast, whichpromote Candida infection (A significant proportion ofcatarrh is caused by fungal infections in the nasalpassages)

Avoid mucus-producing foods (dairy products) Carrot juice for carotenoids (antioxidant)

Ginger and cinnamon tea


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Remedies for

the Common ColdFood Cinnamon warming and strengthening

Ginger warming and restores vitality

Lemon refreshing, wards off infections

Salt osmotic action

Pepper invigorates and enhances immunity

Mustard stimulating

AppleAn apple a day keeps the doctor

away

CabbagePoor mans medicine chest

Carrot expectorant, expels mucus

Tea tannins reduce catarrh

Garlic drives away infections

Leek warming and stimulating

Onion fights infection

Cardamon warming restorative to generate

strength

Turnip bactericidal effect

Herbal Plantain reduces secretion of mucus

Chamomile antiseptic

Rosemary warming effect

Rose enhances immunity

Marigold strengthens the immune system

Yarrow famous healing herb of Achilles

Thyme powerful antiseptic and anti-viral

Lavender decongestant and expectorant

Lemon balm antimicrobial

Elder Medicine chest of the country people

Meadowsweet

infusion for colds and flu Eucalypus antiseptic and detoxifying

On this side can add: Pepper

Ginger

Cardamon

Garlic


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Aims

To discuss what the common cold and what a

virus is.

To explore different ways of tackling the

common cold.

To introduce safe and effective remedies for

the common cold including herbs and food.


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Objectives

General

To open up your minds to the possibility of natural

medicines (herbs) and food as medicine

Specific

To identify the reasons people catch the common

cold

To list different ways that you cansupport your health when you

experience a common cold


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References Bishop, C (1979) The Book of Home Remedies and Herbal Cures. Old

Fashioned Remedies and Cures for Common Complaints USA OctopusBooks Limited.

Chevallier, A (2001) Herbal Remedies Handbook. A Natural Approach toHealing Common and Chronic Ailments Great Britain. Dorling KindersleyLimited.

Grieve, M (1992) A Modern HerbalLondon Tiger Books International.

Kumar, A. Clark, M (2009) Clinical Medicine China Elsevier ChurchillLivingstone

McIntyre, A (2002) Simple Home Remedies for a Healthy Lifestyle ChinaGaia Books Limited.

Mills, Bone, K (2005) The Essential Guide to Herbal SafetyEdinburghElsevier Churchill Livingstone

Moore, M (undated) Disease of the Respiratory System USA SouthwestBotanical School for Herbal Medicine.

Purves, D (2010) Materia Medica Restorative monographs. Lecture atUniversity of Lincoln

Stableford, A (2011) Therapeutic Principles of Herbal Medicine. TheRespiratory System Lecture at University of Lincoln.


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