What is some good wives tales or home remedies for a cold

CONGESTION: If you have chest congestion and can't seem to get it coughed up, then warm some garlic oil and have someone massage it onto your back and under your armpits. Then massage some onto your chest, being sure to get it under your rib cage. This gets it into your lymph nodes (garlic absorbs into your skin very quickly). I have used this on my girls and it didn't take more than 2 nights to see a difference. (You can also massage your throat with garlic oil to treat a sore throat.)

CAYENNE: Steven H. Horne says that at the first sign of a cold, he takes 2 capsules of Capsicum (cayenne pepper) every hour with a large glass of water. You can get Cayenne Capsules at Walmart or other pharmacies. He also takes an enema and sweat bath.

ENEMA: This may seem the least desirable to you, but The ABC Herbal says that much improvement has been seen "in coughs, runny noses, flu, headaches, diarrhea, sore throats and even earaches when the bowel is cleansed." (That just about touches on all of your symptoms!) The quickest way to do this is through an enema. You can do this with items that you already may have at home. You need a bulb syringe (that you do not plan on using on noses), petroleum jelly or similar lubricant, and an enema solution. Such solutions are garlic tea, catnip tea, peppermint tea, chamomile tea. His suggestion in this book using one syringe dose is mainly for children, so you may need to fill the syringe two or three times to get the desired affect.You could also get a Fleets enema and follow the directions, or empty it out and fill it with your own solution. (If you'd like directions on making the solutions or giving the enema, feel free to Email Me.)