Good thread. Some choice herbal suggestions. A sample:

4/30/2009 1:44 AM Re: The Indians had a cure for the 1908 flu-this one too Quote
All you have to do with dry or fresh herb, is simmerslowly on very low heat in a pot with a lid.Never raise the heat(you will burn the "fruit"), simply wait patiently for the water to come to a boil-immediately reduce heat and keep on a simmer. You should make the water level just above the amount of herb in the pot (just like regular cooking)and if you need to, add water if the water burns off too much.You keep it simmering until your tincture is DARK. This depends on how much water/herb you personally are using.
As soon as it is dark remove the water that is now a tea into another bowl and set aside. Your work is not done yet.
DO NOT THROW THE HERB OUT YET!
It is still viable.Pour more water in the pot and do the process again.Pour the next batch of tea in with the first.
You do this until simmering the herb no longer produces a dark color. BUT NO LESS THAN THREE TIMES. VERYIMPORTANT!(the herb slowly strips down its medicine, some of the most valuable is near the end of the "washings"-3 times or more)
Throw the herb out of the pot.
Pour all three batches(or more) of tea(that you set aside in another bowl)back into the pot.Raise the heat again SLOWLY, with a top on, and simmer and reduce the tea until it is very dark.Steaming off all the extra water concentrates the medicine.
High heat destroys the fruit, which is the medicinal quality of the herb.
Now this is the easiest and most accessable way to make an Alchemical tea for medicinal purposes.

So if this flu turns out to be a dud, at least I'll have a much stronger homeopathic knowledge base. I can live with that!