Sinus problems like sinusitis and congestion are aggravating although usually caused by minor problems like allergies. Even so sinus problems cause discomfort and headaches. Simple sinus remedies can help clear the congestion and get you back to living normally.
In this excerpt from Secret Food Cures authors Joan and Lydia Wilen offer simple sinus remedies to help clear up congestion.
SINUS PROBLEMS
Ip dor node id stupped up… you probably have sinus problems. Your nose may be runny, stuffy, and red from a cold or allergies, and it can really make you feel run down. It may also give you a headache from all the congestion. Keep the tissues handy and try these remedies.
Natural Remedies
• Slowly, cautiously, and gently inhale the vapors of freshly grated horseradish. While you’re at it, mix grated horseradish with lemon juice (equal amounts of each).
Dose: Eat one teaspoon one whole hour before breakfast and at least one hour after dinner. It gives long-lasting relief to some sinus sufferers who are good about taking it every day without fail.
• Crush one clove of garlic into 1⁄4 cup of water. Sip up the garlicky water into an eyedropper. (Make sure no garlic pieces get into the dropper.)
Dose: Use 10 drops of clear garlic water per nostril, three times a day for three days. At the end of the three days, there should be a noticeable clearing up of the sinus infection.
• Buy garlic pills and parsley pills.
Dose: Take two garlic pills and two parsley pills four times a day, separating the doses by four hours. After six days, you should be breathing a lot easier.
• To stop sniffling, swallow one teaspoon of honey with freshly ground pepper sprinkled on it. Don’t inhale the pepper or you’ll get rid of the sniffles and start sneezing.
WARNING: Diabetics and people with honey allergies should not use honey.
• If you feel a sneeze coming on and you’re in a situation where a sneeze would be quite disruptive, put your finger on the tip of your nose and press in.
Sinus Headaches
• Sniff some horseradish juice—the stronger the horseradish, the better. Try to do it slowly.
• Prepare poultices of either raw grated onion or horseradish. Apply the poultices to the nape of the neck and the soles of the feet. Leave them on for an hour.
