The Echinacea and zinc in natural remedies like Zicam in combination with 500-1000 mg of Vita C works great, too-I’m one of those who believes we humans have overused drugs, hand sanitizers, allergy remedies, etc to the point that germs are resistant and our immune systems weakened. I’m glad I have stayed away from the drugs, including OTC allergy remedies-I do keep hand sanitizer in the console of my vehicle-there are sometimes icky things on jobsites that son’t need to leave with you...
Hydrogen peroxide swabbed just inside the tip of the nose and in the ears a few times during the first signs of a cold coming on stops it immediately.
I hate colds, I’d rather have the stomach flu for 24 - 48 hours than a cold for a week or two.
H2O2 is the poor man’s antibiotic/antiviral.