Sitopaladi churna is an ayurvedic medicine for cough and
cold and sneezing nose. A little portion of it is mixed with honey in tea spoon
and taken with milk . It is reported to cure cold. It contains Tavak 1 part,
small cardamom two parts, Pippali 4 parts, Vansaha lochan 8 parts, Iksu sarkara
16 parts. Its is used as expoctorent. One  tea spoon full ( Take aprrox 1 to  2 gm of churna and fill the rest with honey in table spoon)   twice
a day with honey followed by milk. 

Now the question is to decipher the common names in to
botanical names, identify the ingredients and test their chemical activity one
by one . A bigger challenge will be to obtain the products in their pure
form  and in correct season and location.
I will try to find out more but if  it
will be proved to have a scientific basis for cure of running nose may be it
will help millions who have running nose in winter season all over Europe and
temperate climate.