Apr 21, 2016
Cold, cough and high fever are the natural defensive mechanisms of your body to kill the infections, so avoid taking medicines at least for the first 28-48 hours of infection. But this should be done only when the temperature is below 101 degree Fahrenheit, if the temperature on the first day itself is more than 101 like 102 or 103 degrees then it is better to consult doctor immediately. The best medicine for any infection is rest, just listen to your body, make yourself comfortable, if you feel like sleepy you sleep. You take good amount of rest and plenty of fluid automatically your temperature will reduced down as well as your cold and cough also will reduce to a great extent. But avoid taking medicines for the first two days if it persists for more than two days it is advisable to consult the doctor and take his advise. Hot water sponging has also proven in bringing down the temperature and some of the homeopathic medicines are also very useful in treating cough or cold namely belladonna, Rhiannon, rust-ox, arnica, euphortorium all these remedies are very useful in controlling temperature, cold or cough. It is a general misconception that homeopathic medicines are very slow in action but if correct remedy is chosen a very good result can be obtained within few hours of taking medicine.
