{"id":5472,"date":"2019-09-30T10:09:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T10:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2019-09-30T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T08:37:39","slug":"treating-the-common-cold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/treating-the-common-cold\/","title":{"rendered":"Treating the Common Cold or Flu using Essential Oils"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/treating-the-common-cold\/#Herbal_Treatment\" >Herbal Treatment:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/treating-the-common-cold\/#Treating_the_common_cold_or_flu_with_Aromatherapy\" >Treating the common cold or flu with Aromatherapy:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">As the temperature changes we become more susceptible to viruses and begin to suffer from symptoms such as, a runny or blocked nose, sneezing; the first signs of the common cold. The best natural methods for treatmenting the common cold and or the flu are aromatherapy and herbal medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Herbal_Treatment\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Herbal Treatment:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the most effective <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/patientinstructions\/000868.htm\">herbal remedies<\/a> for colds and flu are Ginger, Echinacea, Sage, Marjoram and Thyme. In boiling water, a teaspoon of the dried herb for 3-8 minutes will make the therapeutic concoction. 2-3 glasses a day with a little honey or a few drops of lemon will help alleviate the symptoms and hence have a pleasant recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Treating_the_common_cold_or_flu_with_Aromatherapy\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Treating the common cold or flu with Aromatherapy:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11191\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11191\" class=\"wp-image-11191 size-medium\" title=\"Treating the Common Cold using Essential oils.eviasis.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Treating the Common Cold using Essential oils.eviasis.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Treating the Common Cold using Essential oils<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The use of certified medical essential oils for colds:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"> help fight the cold-causing viruses, <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">immediately relieve symptoms and <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">have a positive effect on our energy, emotion and mood. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Under the guidance of the attending physician (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ent.gr\">EYiasis<\/a> is a certified aromatherapy center with medically certified essential oils) the appropriate essential oils and their administration will be selected for optimal results and relief of symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Aronson JK. Herbal medicines. In: Aronson JK, ed.\u00a0Meyler&#8217;s Side Effects of Drugs. 16th ed. Waltham, MA: Elsevier B.V.; 2016:707-742.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Gardiner P, Filippelli AC, Low Dog T. Prescribing botanicals. In: Rakel D, ed.\u00a0Integrative Medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2018:chap 104.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Asbaghi O, Ghanbari N, Shekari M, et al. The effect of berberine supplementation on obesity parameters, inflammation and liver function enzymes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2020;38:43-9.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Chen YX, Gao QY, Zou TH, et al. Berberine versus placebo for the prevention of recurrence of colorectal adenoma: a multicentre, double-blinded, randomised controlled study. 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