This Pimsleur blog introduces top 10 natural Japaense home remedies to deal with the cold and flu seasons. Some (probably many of them) are completely folk cures and may not have any scientific evidence as a cure. There might be only historical and cultural support for them as a cold remedy, but the Placebo effect is real too.
- Green tea
- Yuzu tea
- Ginger-honey tea
- Umeboshi (pickled plums)
- Tamago-zake
- Hachimitus-daikon
- Slicing and sniffing an onion
- Okayu
- Scallion miso soup
- Zosui
