DHAKA: With the changing, season many of us are suffering from flu, cough and fever. While doctors prescribe medicines, here's one thing that can speed up your recovery. 

Raw garlic - one of the natural remedies to fend off seasonal ailments, reports The Times of India.

- After breakfast, swallow a small clove of garlic. Don't chew, just swallow. This improves your immunity and keeps you ready for seasonal upheavals.

- Chop some cloves, fry it in ghee, add to your food. Not only does this make food tastier, it also boosts digestion.

- Heat sesame oil to smoking point and put a few cloves of garlic in it. Bottle this, rub a few drops oil on your chest and on the soles when you have cough or cold. It relieves congestion and cures cold.

- Roast a clove of garlic and have it with a spoon of honey before going to bed. This provides you relief against cough.

BDST: 1728 HRS, SEP 17, 2014