With the right herbs Vaporizers can be used to at least help with perhaps most common ailments and this includes the Common Cold and also Flu.
Flu and cold are both often caught during the winter, you are run down and low on vitamin D especially, and the cold outdoors and stuffiness indoors makes you likely to get a cold even if you don’t come into contact with too many people: if you work in an office or use public transport every day then you may find you constantly get colds and flu all winter.
Herbal vaporizers of course are ideal for getting the vapors out of fresh herbs: this means that the effect will be more potent than it would from essential oils or other products as only fresh herbs hold in all of their benefits; avoid using dried herbs and grow herbs in a window-box if possible.
Mint and Eucalyptus are the main two herbs associated with cold and flu relief and they are two of the best to use in herbal vaporizers. Mint has a decongestant effect but not to the same extent as Eucalyptus that can really clear your airways and sinuses: that in turn can relieve colds and help get more oxygen to your brain so that feel a little more alive.
Mint is better for relieving sore throats and generally soothes while also being anti-bacterial, as is Eucalyptus, so will stop infections on damaged skin.
Garlic and Echinacea are however capable of actually helping your body destroy a cold once and for all and if used early enough can catch a cold or flu before it becomes full blown. Both are anti-viral, cold and flu are both viruses and so anti-bacterial herbs and anti-biotics will have no effect on them. Many people make the mistake of using old anti-biotics they have on a cold or flu but this has no effect and inhaling Garlic and Echinacea vapors is a much better option.
Sage can also help you avoid flus and colds, help get rid of them and help you recover after a cold or flu by inhaling its vapors from Using your Herbal Vaporizer as a winter Cold remedy. Sage boosts your immune system and can help to get rid of free radicals in the body, which your white blood cells have to attack to destroy, destroying themselves in the process. It is when you have a low white blood cell count that you are most likely to get a cold and most likely to take days or weeks getting over it: after which you are likely to get another cold or flu straight away as you will then have an even lower white blood cell count. Using sage in vaporizers regularly during the winter is therefore a good idea to stay healthy.
When you do have a cold or flu one other thing you need to be able to get better is sleep, this can be difficult though especially if you are suffering from a headache; Eucalyptus may help but try using Lavender as well before going to sleep. Using Lavender in vaporizers whether you are well or not is a great way to help you get off to sleep or alternatively you could try Chamomile that has a similar effect.
