Homeopathic Remedies for Cold & Flu season
- Birch & Elm Naturals
- Oct 10
- 4 min read
Updated: Nov 12
Getting sick is part of life—but it’s still very inconvenient, all the same.
The common cold and influenza (flu) are respiratory illnesses that affect millions annually, primarily during the colder months. While conventional medicine offers symptomatic relief, many individuals seek out natural remedies to alleviate symptoms and support their body's recovery.
If your go-to cold medicine isn’t providing relief, consider using alternative methods to treat the symptoms you’re struggling with.
Suggested homeopathic remedies for treating the common cold or flu:
Hydrate
One of the most crucial aspects of managing a fever is ensuring that you stay well-hydrated. Fever can lead to dehydration, so it’s important to drink plenty of fluids.
Drink lots of fluids like water, herbal teas including peppermint, chamomile or ginger, or broth to prevent dehydration caused by fever.
Rest Up
Give your body time to recover by getting plenty of sleep. On a daily basis, our body thrives from 8+ hours of sleep but when we are ill, this number should increase up to 50%. It allows the body to conserve energy and direct resources towards fighting the infection.
Taking baths
A lukewarm bath can be an effective way to reduce cold symptoms. Soaking in warm water helps to dissipate body heat and provides a relaxing experience as well.
Adding salt like Salty Bath Soak to the water adds magnesium which can further benefit by helping soothe sore muscles often associated with sickness. Magnesium is also beneficial for helping calm the body and providing a restful night's sleep.
We recommend Salty Bath Soak in Eucalyptus or Lavender scent.
Apply Topical Remedies
Essential oils such as peppermint, eucalyptus, cinnamon, star anise and tea tree have been used for centuries to lower fever and lessen the overall symptoms of the common cold and flu when used topically (on the skin).
Immunity Aid and Breathe Easy blends of Roller Blends from Birch and Elm Naturals can help.
Immunity Aid blend includes organic essential oils known to help naturally fight germs and bacteria while lessening the overall severity of cold symptoms including fever.
Breathe Easy Essential Oil Blend can help to open nasal passageways and provide relief from stuffiness due to allergies, colds and other illness.
Essential oils within this blend have antiseptic properties and have been used for centuries to treat colds, sore throats and to help alleviate cough.
Anise Star has expectorant properties to it as well and is known to help the body break up chest congestion.
Clear the Air
Even though we can’t see them, the air around us can carry and spread germs of all kinds. Sanitizing the air and disinfecting is beneficial to do on a daily basis, and especially when illness strikes the household.
EcoClean spray from Birch and Elm Naturals is not only a multi-surface cleaner but when sprayed in the air it sanitizes and disinfects the air, all while providing refreshing, all-natural scent. Comes in: Citrus Tree and Pine Needles
The oils within Sweet Mint scent and Fresh Cut Flowers scent of Room Refresher Scent Sprays may help to ease anxiety, calm the nervous system and help with restlessness that oftentimes comes with being under the weather.
Sweet Mint also provides disinfectant properties to kill germs and bacteria floating around in the air.
Try Nature’s Medicine
There are plenty of plants out there that can help with cold symptoms.
Mullein can be found in tea form or as an herbal tincture. It is a plant with expectorant properties that thins mucus (phlegm) and makes it easier to cough up. Expectorants help break up mucus to get it out of your system.
What’s a tincture?
Herbal tinctures are concentrated herbal extracts made by soaking either fresh or dried bark, berries, leaves, flowers, or roots from one or more plants in a liquid combination of alcohol and water. This liquid solvent is called the menstruum. The alcohol pulls out or extracts the active and therapeutic properties from the plants including alkaloids, vitamins, and minerals.
Mullein tincture is a useful home remedy for a lot of different ailments including cough and cold season. It also can help to reduce fever and boost the immune system.
Try making Mullein Tincture yourself!
Follow our recipe here: https://www.birchandelmnaturals.com/post/homemade-mullein-tincture
Other herbal supplements to consider ingesting when sick are:
Peppermint, spearmint, cinnamon, thyme, sage and basil. These all have been known to help ease cough, colds and congestion safely. Elderberry is also known for its medicinal properties to help lessen the severity of colds and to boost the immune system. These can all be found as tinctures and/or teas for consumption.
Try some Honey
Honey has been shown to be effective in soothing coughs, especially in children over one year old. Its demulcent properties can coat the throat and reduce irritation. Eat on its own or add to your tea.
Amp up your honey a notch by making a fermented garlic honey
Simply taking garlic cloves and combining with raw honey and allowing to let sit for several months will produce a fermented concoction that has been used for ages to help fight inflammation and boost the immune system.
For more information on fermentation and for a fermented garlic honey recipe, visit:
These natural remedies can offer welcome relief for the uncomfortable symptoms of colds and the flu. The remedies listed above support the body's natural healing processes and can make the illness more bearable, often by providing symptomatic relief and promoting comfort.
Be Well,
B&E
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