With the temperature dropping, winter brings along incessant sniffling, sneezing, and coughing - yes, the notorious common cold is back with a bang yet again. When you sense its arrival, the first thing you do is Google for some instant remedy that will help you get over it quickly.

While there are innumerable amounts of information present online, separating myths from what really works for you is quite difficult. Further, you are sure to be bombarded with well-meant but confusing advice from everyone you encounter. And there are the readily available over-the-counter remedies and alternative medications that promise instant cures.

So what do you do? Most often people try out different kinds of treatments, from taking supplements and hot drinks to gargling salt water and taking the popular cold medicines available without prescription. But how far these are effective is not known yet.

Do you know that viruses are the main cause, and there are countless number of virus types that cause the common cold? The real and honest truth about the common cold is that there is no permanent cure for it.

In this technology-driven age, you may be amazed by how such a "common" condition is yet to be resolved completely. While there are vaccines, drugs, and other treatment forms for most illnesses, a permanent cure for the common cold has not been found yet, unfortunately.

But herbal medicine offers respite to those who suffer from the common cold. There are time-tested and effective herbal remedies that have been used with success in several countries over the centuries. This audiobook gives you a glimpse into the herbal world and the ways in which you can cure your body of the common cold and protect against further infection. You would be surprised by how powerful common herbs you use daily are when used in the right format.