Essential Oils Against the Common Cold

essential oils for colds

You can cure a cold naturally.

As temperatures drop, you may experience flu-like symptoms, especially a cold.

For further information, follow the video course by Dr. Fabrizio Gelmini onaromatherapy against winter ailments.

The nose can be considered a sort of sentinel that is activated to prevent external pathogens from penetrating the deepest airways such as the bronchi and lungs. It is therefore better not to fight the cold using sprays that block secretions, but rather to promote the elimination of pathogens through mucus, acting at the same time on inflammation and infections.

There are many essential oils that can help in these cases.

If we want to promote fluidity, a very useful one is Myrtle essential oil which can be used both for classic fumigations and for aerosol by adding two drops of essential oil to 2 ml of saline solution twice a day.

In case of severe nasal congestion that also causes redness around the nostrils we can add a couple of drops of oil rosemary essential oil and a drop of eucalyptus essential oil to a teaspoon of sweet almond oil or other food grade oil and apply around the nostrils. There are different species of eucalyptus and the advice is to use Eucalyptus radiata which is more delicate than Eucalyptus globulus and can therefore also be used in the long term.

An excellent blend that helps you breathe better is composed of:

5 drops of laurel essential oil

1 drop of peppermint essential oil

2 drops of eucalyptus radiata essential oil

3 drops of lemon essential oil

2 drops of Tea Tree essential oil

2 drops of cardamom essential oil

This mixture can be diluted in vegetable oil and applied to the chest, back, and soles of the feet.

Or you can put a few drops in a diffuser during the night, possibly adding a drop of lavender to aid sleep.

In case the cold is accompanied by catarrh, especially chronic, excellent results can be obtained by adding frankincense essential oil to myrtle and eucalyptus.

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