In this age of high-tech gadgets, nascent commercial space travel and effective cures for many cancers, it is mind-boggling how science still hasn’t found a cure for the common cold! And the prospects of finding one soon are pretty dim: more than 200 different viruses can cause the common cold and figuring out how to fight each one is a mammoth undertaking that will take researchers ages to complete.
With billions of cold cases occurring worldwide each year, and modern medicine offering only to alleviate cold symptoms, it’s easy to see why there’s a myriad of traditional common cold remedies for people to choose from. But which remedies really work and which one don’t? Remedy #1: Chicken soap has been used at least 12th century as a common cold home remedy. Remedy #2: hot toddies, or mixed drinks that are served warm, can likewise soothe cough and sore throat symptoms and help a cold sufferer fall asleep.