dose myself with an elderberry syrup called Sambucus daily in the winter.. and otherwise if I even suspect I've been 'contaminated
I have three Elderberry bushes. I harvest flowers selectively and later berries to make Elderberry tea and Elderberry syrup. It is a wonderful plant for holding colds and the flu at bay.
Years ago I found following the combination to help remedy colds in an old herbal book. Capsaicin Tea.....
Make some black tea. Add honey to taste and as much Cayenne Pepper as you can stand. Start with a tiny amount of cayenne and steadily increase. You will quickly be able to injest greater and greater amounts. I put in a heaping tablespoon full.
Some people just can't drink this. I like it myself. So, if you can get this down, you won't be sick anymore. Promise.