My two kids and myself have been sick this week. I tried the onion remedy (where you chop it up, put it in a bowl, and pour boiling water over it, then sleep next to it) and it really works. I felt congested, feverish and had a funny feeling in my throat yesterday, but woke up fine this morning after just one night of the onion remedy. My son had a fever for 2 days, so I did the onion remedy for 2 nights in a row with him. I just checked his temperature for the second time this morning, and it's now normal. And he developed no respiratory symptoms at all. With kids so resistant to taking meds, this was wonderfully easy to do. My son never even realized he was sleeping next to an onion for two nights, lol! My daughter is also over her fever/congestion, though she may have been at the tail-end of hers (she'd been sick for 2 weeks already before I saw the post about using onions). Happy day!
I thought I'd share another remedy I've used ever since my daughter's pregnancy 4 years ago. Aviva Romm is a midwife, herbalist and MD who's written several herbal books. For a decongestant, simply mince one clove of garlic, put it on a spoon, drip honey on it, then swallow it without chewing with liquid. Mincing takes the place of chewing, so that you don't reek like garlic. One clove keeps my nose clear for a good 5-6 hours, or overnight. The only side effect I've encountered with it, after doing it many winters and many colds later, is that the garlic hurts my stomach now if I take it on an empty stomach. Now I just make sure I eat a little bread or something, and no problems. I'm told garlic is a blood-thinner, so folks on blood-thinning meds will want to be mindful of that before trying (though honestly, I don't know if one clove is enough to cause problems or not.) Anyway, thanks again for sharing that onion remedy! I don't think I'd ever get garlic into my kids, but I can do the onion one with them, no problem! Teri
