Curries could cure the common cold!

[Shadeyman]

An ingredient often used to make curry could provide a cure for the common cold, it has been claimed.

Curry has long been among the Britain's favourite dishes - but now there's one more reason to eat your vindaloo as a vital ingredient may be the key to fending off the cold virus.

Fenugreek has been used by mothers for centuries to stimulate the production of breast milk during pregnancy and following childbirth.

But now the herb, found in most British supermarkets, has been hailed as an unlikely "fix-all elixir" thanks to its powerful antiviral properties.

Researchers found it may stave off viruses that cause sniffles and sore throats, helping to relieve the symptoms.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8268854/Curry-could-cure-the-common-cold-it-is-claimed.html

Curry for tea I think, where's that menu gone?

 

[ChrisUK]

I must admit I can remember having a hot curry just as I was coming down with a nasty cold and it near enough stopped it in it's tracks.

 

[Doofer]

Don't know about antiviral, but it certainly clears the nose and throat better than Vicks.

I thought garlic was also antiviral - also an ingredient.