In Japan, they usually use egg wine to cure cold, flu, fever, etc. Whenever it turns cold, egg wine becomes a favourite beverage in every Japanese household. You can make it yourself by mixing wine with some well beaten egg. Add some sugar to that alcoholic egg and put the mixture into the microwave oven for about 20 minutes. A glass of egg wine is ready for you to enjoy! It helps improve your blood circulation, warm your body when it's getting cold and makes you feel sleepy. Drinking egg wine is also a good way to restore your energy and also enhance the beauty of your skin.

In addition to egg wine, alcoholic garlic also does wonders when you have a cold or flu. Soak 100g of crushed garlic in 0.5 litres of strong alcohol for about 2 days. After that, filter the mixture and drink 20-30 drops of that mixture with boiled water three times a week. You can also cure your stuffy nose by dripping a mixture of crushed garlic and water into it. However, with small children, you cannot use the crushed garlic liquid to drip into their noses; you just should let them smell it.

Another way to use garlic in curing colds and flu is to combine it with honey. Mix some crushed garlic with honey and drink a spoonful of that mixture with boiled water four times a day. Garlic has been proved to be very effective in curing colds and flu, some people even eat raw garlic when they are ill their flu goes away very quickly. Moreover, eating lots of garlic in your meals is very good for your heart and is even said to prolong one's life span.

Colds and flu can also be cured or prevented by eating raw onions. You can make a salad with raw onions and other kinds of vegetables if you don't like the strong taste and smell of them on their own.

However, the simplest and most common way to cure colds and flu is using ginger. Ginger is especially effective when you have a cough or fever. Even when you are in good shape, drinking ginger tea regularly is very good for your health and can prevent colds and flu. Put some ginger slices and a little sugar into hot water, after 5 minutes, a special cup of tea is ready for you!