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Nothing cures a cold. Antibiotics do not touch viruses, and recovery takes one to two weeks. Most folk remedies around the world deliver the same two things through different ingredients: heat and fluids. The short list with actual evidence is honey for anyone over one, zinc lozenges started within 24 hours, and hot soup.

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How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By

Nothing cures a cold; honey, zinc and hot soup carry some evidence. Six countries compared, from American chicken soup to Japan's insurance-covered kakkonto.

Sep 4, 202610 min readUnited States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea

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United States	How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By
United Kingdom	How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By
France	How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By
Germany	How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By
Japan	How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By
South Korea	How to Get Rid of a Cold Fast, and What Six Countries Swear By