What is the myth of old women that has proven effective in the treatment of colds?

Researchers and scientists have discovered a new way to treat colds, away from drugs and herbs.

Scottish researchers have stated that salt water can be used to treat colds because the body produces an antiviral substance.

The body's cells use salt chloride to produce "hypochlorous" acid, the active ingredient contained in this substance.

It turns out that nasal drops and gargles with salt water reduce the average life of the virus for up to two days.

In the study, participants followed this method and found that they were less likely to need non-prescription drugs and less likely to infect family members compared to others, Russia Today reported.

Fifty-four patients with cold symptoms participated in the Edinburgh study and the Lothians viral intervention.

The researchers asked 30 participants to add 3 grams of natural sea salt, "Cornish", in a bowl containing 100 ml of boiling water.

After waiting for the water to cool, they closed one nostril to breathe water from the other hole, repeating the process 3 times per opening. Participants used the remaining salt water to gurgle.

Participants were compared to 31 people who did not treat colds, where they answered daily questions about the symptoms of the disease even after two days of improvement.

Those who used saline recovered 1.9 days ago, compared to others, with nasal obstruction removed 2.7 days before those who did not treat cold symptoms. The endotracheal symptom ended 1.5 days ago and the cough was reduced about 2.4 days more quickly, before the patients who did not use the treatment were cured.

The results showed that patients who used saline water did not transmit the infection to others and saw a significant reduction in the amount of virus in their body.

"It's a very simple procedure, and I understand that gargling with salt water was generally recommended by British general practitioners until World War I. It may have become (the myth of the old woman) after the invention, "said Dr. Sandeep Ramalingham, virologist. Antibiotics".

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, revealed that the treatment called HSNIG significantly reduced the extent of upper respiratory tract infections, drug use and the transmission of the disease to family members.

The researchers aim to find an inexpensive option for treating incurable colds. They are currently studying the possibility of using home therapy as a viable way to treat the virus in children.