| Causes and Symptoms: | | | | its source and that is the putrifying |
| Call it corya or catarrh of the nose; a | | | | mater in the intestines. The patient |
| common cold is a very irritating | | | | must fast till the cold is gone-it will |
| condition. It may be caused by a variety | | | | not take more than two days-and take a |
| of factors, the most common being a | | | | warm water enema followed by a cup of |
| sudden chilling because of a change of | | | | warm water after every two hours. |
| temperature, coming out of the cozy bed | | | | If he is unable to take the enema, let |
| into a blast of cold air or walking form | | | | him try the following method: |
| an air-cooled room into a blazing sun. | | | | Take half a kilogramme of spinach, 250 |
| According to allopathy, these are only | | | | grammes of turnips (along with their |
| pre disposing factors, the real culprit | | | | leaves), 250 grammes of tomatoes, 75 |
| being a virus, which incidentally has | | | | grammes of coriander leaves and boil |
| not yet been separated or counteracted. | | | | them in about one litre of water. If |
| Traditional remedies fail to cure the | | | | some of these vegetables are not |
| cold as a apparent form the old adage | | | | available, radishes or other greens may |
| that if you take medicines, the cold is | | | | be used. Cover the lid of the vessel |
| cured in a week, otherwise seven days." | | | | with a flat dish full of water so that |
| But in the case of weak constitutions a | | | | the water does not evaporate and there |
| cold may lead to more serious diseases | | | | is sufficient left. When the vegetables |
| like tonsillitis, laryngitis, | | | | are done, strain them through muslin or |
| bronchitis, pneumonia and tuberculosis. | | | | other fine cloth. Add a little salt, the |
| What is worse, a catarrh of the | | | | juice of lime and roasted and ground |
| respiratory organs may degenerate into a | | | | cumin seed and take it in tumblerfuls |
| catarrh of the alimentary system. | | | | after every two to three hours. This |
| A cold is an extremely irritating | | | | will clear the bowels and also open the |
| condition: You are not sick enough to | | | | pores by producing sweat. |
| get into bed, yet not well enough to | | | | Chronic Cold: |
| lead a normal life. A running nose, | | | | A cold sometimes becomes chronic. Such |
| feverishness, heaviness of the head, | | | | patients should also follow the regimen |
| pains and aches in the body, loss of | | | | suggested above. It will clear their |
| appetite and of smell are the main | | | | bowels. Let them also take some exercise |
| features of a cold which makes life | | | | so that their pores open. Those who are |
| miserable. | | | | too weak should soak their feet in warm |
| Treatment: | | | | water for fifteen to twenty minutes the |
| Like other diseases to which human | | | | last thing at night. Let the patient |
| beings are subject, a cold is the result | | | | wear a blanket while he is doing it; it |
| of inappropriate diet. It is nature's | | | | will help open his pores and the nose |
| way of expelling poisonous humours from | | | | will stop running. |
| the body. We must attack the malady at | | | | |