I usually put these in tea, or burn the incense. For a cold, I have found that putting the herbs (or even tea bags) in a bowl of steaming water and putting a towel over my head to keep the steam in helps releive the stuffy feeling.

HEADACHE: chamomile, lavender, rosemary or tarragon

SEDATIVE: chamomile, valerian, poppy, primerose

SORE THROAT: sage, thyme

STUFFED & SORE NOSE: dill, lavender, St. John's Wort

TOOTHACHE: marjoram

FEVER: basil, lemon, sage, thyme (if that fails, take aspirin or tylenol. It is proven to reduce temperature, and help bring down a fever because of the asecacylic acid [originally found in willow bark] in it)

COLDS: lemon, chicken noodle soup (no joke, it really works!)

COUGH: jasmine

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