Traditional Mexican Remedies For The Common Cold

Cold remedies my mother and her abuela swear by.

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As a child, If I came down with the common cold, my mother knew exactly what to do. If I was anxious, she knew the remedy straight away. She would tell me stories about how her abuelita (grandmother) would make her these concoctions, and give them to her whenever she got sick.