I start with a base of chamomile tea (probably any herbal is fine, but this is a mild tasting one). I make the tea with two tea bags in about 8-10 ounces of water.
Then I add cinnamon and stir it in, this is a KEY INGREDIENT. I read an article about cinnamon working as a natural nasal decongestant and antibiotic. It clears up the drainage. Add as much as you can handle--I usually do 3/4 TBS up to 1 TBS. This is not for the faint-hearted, because the cinnamon makes it quite strong. But better than suffering with a cold.
Next, add honey. A good amount of honey. I don't always measure, but I did once and put in about 1/4 cup, you could do a little less though, as that seemed a bit much, but close. Honey is another key as I know there is something to the idea about being harvested by bees, coming from the flowers, it all helps.
Last, stir in lemon juice. Again a good amount 1/4-1/3 cup is about what it ends up being.
Drink this at the first signs of the cold to catch it early and continue twice a day, morning and evening. I noticed on Sunday that I was sneezing and starting to blow my nose too much, so I made this at about 5:00 Sunday evening. Within 15 minutes the runny nose had stopped. I slept all night without blowing my nose, and have continued twice a day since. I can feel I still have the cold, but my symptoms have been VERY light. I have zero congestion, though I can feel it has tried to move into my lungs, there is really not much to move down into the lungs to block them up. Seriously, the best thing I have found for a cold. I hate cold medicine and hardly ever take it if I can and this totally makes it so I don't need it. I have had one cold that was a real whopper that I didn't clear up with this, but I'd say 3 out of 4 colds I can kick with the tea.
