Natural alternatives to OTC remedies

The season of cold and flu is upon us. Please be careful of those OTC cold remedies.

Here are fool proof natural remedies:

When sore throat developed, chew couple pieces of licorice (bought in Chinese drug store for better quality);

For stuffy nose, use XClear spray;

For cough, Wild Cherry Bark or horehound (one teaspoon to a cup of water, bring to boil and steep for 10 minutes.

For stomach flu, 5 to 10 drops of grapefruit seed extract.