Hey fellow quarantinees. My mom and grandma tell me to do all these weird things when I am sick. And apparently some of them have scientific merit.
Sources:
https://www.canwelivebetter.bayer.com/health/9-herbal-medicines-and-science-behind-them
https://www.health.com/condition/cold-flu-sinus/too-much-water-while-sick-can-be-dangerous
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ne4awz/will-drinking-lots-of-water-really-help-my-cold
https://www.theraflu.com/amp/why-drink-fluids-when-sick.html
https://www.drugs.com/npp/chicken-soup.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=117888
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/161/12/1532.long
https://www.unmc.edu/publicrelations/media/press-kits/chicken-soup/research.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3601686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5555589/
https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/08/feed-cold-starve-fever-science/
https://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-and-flu/colds-and-fevers.aspx
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/garlic-fights-colds-and-flu#section4
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25961060/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22280901/
