Homemade remedies for colds ... It’s like the basic black dress of cold remedies—classic, reliable, and never lets you down (unless you forget the salt, but hey, that’s on you).

Saline nasal drops also help flush out mucous and inflammatory mediators, which can improve cold symptoms and give the immune ...

Previous research has suggested the homemade remedy can help reduce symptoms of a common cold. It found people who gargled and cleared their nose with a salt water solution reported fewer coughs ...