Review Article
Natural Remedies for the Relief of Cold and Flu Symptoms: The Evidence for Garlic, Onion, Chilli and Chocolate
| Christopher Ian Wright* | |
| Red Pharmaceuticals; Cold Meece Estate, Staffordshire, UK | |
| Corresponding Author : | Christopher Ian Wright Red Pharm; Cold Meece Estate, Staffordshire, UK Tel: +44-7967-230-155 E-mail: ciwright26@hotmail.com |
| Received: July 21, 2014; Accepted: June 25, 2015; Published: July 2, 2015 | |
| Citation: Wright CI (2015) Natural Remedies for the Relief of Cold and Flu Symptoms: The Evidence for Garlic, Onion, Chilli and Chocolate. J Homeop Ayurv Med 4:182. doi:10.4172/2167-1206.1000182 | |
| Copyright: © Wright CI. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
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Abstract
Some over-the-counter natural remedies claim to provide symptomatic relief from the common cold and flu. The current study used pubmed to review the evidence to support the use of garlic, onion, chilli and chocolate for the symptomatic relief of cold and flu symptoms, congestion, cough, mucous and a runny nose. The search terms focused the search on review articles conducted in humans. Results showed that there was limited data supporting the use of garlic, onion, chilli and chocolate. Future studies are required to support the effectiveness and safety of these ingredients alone or in combination. Studies may also consider exactly what ingredients are effective, which combinations are effective and at what dose these ingredients are effective.
