Eight Natural Home Remedies For Illness That Actually Work

From soup to Echinacea, a lot of classic home remedies for illness actually have some scientific background.

Thanks to Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE, now we can find out what it is about feeding a cold that works so well.

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Flu remedies from yesteryear

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Keep protected - even at work (1957) (credit:Getty)

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Invest in a Veedee vibratory massager (1909) (credit:Getty)

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Under the advice everyone should eat three oranges a day, gratefully accept your vitamin C 'rations' (1940) (credit:Getty)

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Don't panic when the bus is sprayed with an anti-flu virus (1920) (credit:Getty)

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Wear your flu mask at all times (WWI) (credit:Getty)

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Line up in an orderly fashion for your daily dose of anti-flu spray (1937) (credit:Getty)

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Try out the Carbolic Smoke Ball challenge - should you contract the flu afterwards you can claim £100 in compensation (1892) (credit:Getty)

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Make sure the little ones have a daily spoonful of medicine to garble with (1931) (credit:Getty )

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