Garlic tea, ginger tea, elderberry tea, thyme tea, lime blossom tea and onion tea are all preferred for colds and flus. OnionsOnions aren't used just for brewing unappetizing tea: you'll find they are often the holy-grail of cold treatment. Photo: DPANeck WrapsHot or cold “neck wrappings," or Halsumschläge, are also common methods of treatment. READ ALSO: The German words you need to know as flu season beginsHot BathsAnother method for cold treatment is baths. The German weather service even provides "Biowetter” maps for all areas of Germany.

Source: The Local December 10, 2019 14:03 UTC