what helps a cold
Try drinking a shot of alcohol to help you fall asleep. Getting plenty of sleep is essential for beating your cold and feeling normal again. When you are sick, you should try to get between 8 to 10 hours of sleep so that your body can recover.
1 Ginger is also used for treating allergies, asthma, colds, infections and inflammations. 2  Ginger helps to reduce cholesterol and avoid blood from clotting. 3  It is said that ginger is used to help in reducing weight. 4  But then every herb is said to do that.