Gargling with salt water will help ease a sore throat. Fresh ginger and garlic can help abate a cold. Helpful herbs include echinacea, pau darco, yarrow and slippery elm. Vitamins C and A plus beta-carotene, and zinc gluconate lozenges are recommended supplements for a cold. To avoid reinfecting yourself, dispose of tissues after youve used them and wash your hands often.
Fever can cause loss of fluids, so drink plenty of water and fresh fruit and vegetable juices.