For many of us, when the weather starts to turn cooler, we start to think about boosting our immune systems to ward off winter's cold and flues. In Thailand winter is still by Western standards reasonably warm. The North-east tends to be generally cooler than Bangkok, with temperatures dropping into the mid 20°C. As the winter chill sets in many turn to simple, yet effective natural remedies to warm the body and build up the immune system. Next time you're feeling unwell, try some of these Thai herbal remedies!

When you have the stomach flu, life is just not pleasant. It is important to try and treat your stomach flu in the most effective way possible and in some cases, you might wish to use herbal remedies for a stomach flu. Herbal remedies for the stomach flu fall into the category of non-medical solutions; however they have been shown to help many people as they struggle to get through the symptoms of the flu.

Here are some of the herbal remedies for the stomach flu.

Mint tea. Mint tea has been used for a number of different medical uses. In terms of the flu, mint tea is used as an antispasmodic. In addition, mint tea acts as a mild sedative. Mint tea can help to ease your upset stomach that you have from the flu. If you prefer not to drink processed tea, you can use fresh mint from your produce section at the store and steep the leaves in some boiling water to make homemade as opposed to processed mint tea.