Sinus Infection Home Remedies For Quick Cure

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Thursday, December 9, 2010, 11:52

Sinusitis or sinus as it is called, is an inflammation on the lining of the para-nasal sinuses. It is also describes as the over secretion of the mucus by the membranes of the nose and throat. The sinus infection leads to the swelling of the nasal passage. It can be chronic or acute. Acute sinus is the sudden attack of the infection and chronic is when the infection is present in your system fr a long time. The common causes of this infection are – allergy, viral infection, overexposure to cold, chain smoking, stress, respiratory tract infection and pollution. The symptom of the infection include severe headache, blocked nose, pain on the bridge of the nose and eyes, running nose, breathing problem and slight fever.

The most common path taken to get of sinus is surgery but in most of the cases it is not a success. Thus, here are some sinus infection home remedies -

1.Vegetables is one of the best sinus infection home remedies. Make a drink of 300ml carrot juice, 100ml beet juice, 200ml spinach juice and 100ml cucumber juice. Drink it everyday to cure the infection.

2.Boil a spoon of fenugreek seed with a cup of water. Let it boil for 5 minutes and then strain it. Drink the tea once everyday.

3.Crush some onion and garlic. Boil it together in water and inhale the steam. This is one of the sinus infection home remedies which is also a good cure for sinus headache.

4.Eat jalapeno pepper whenever you have sinus headache. The headache will soon subside.

5.Boil half cup of water with few drops of eucalyptus oil. Inhale the vapour. It treats the infection and is a quick cure for sinus headache.

6.Make a soup out of Garlic, Onions, Horseradish, Hot Pepper and Ginger. Drink this hot, to reduce the symptom.

7.Put two drops of onion juice on each nostril, to reduce sinus headache.

8.Make a pack of lotus root, ginger and flour. Apply it on your nose and forehead. Leave it overnight and wash it off with warm water in the morning. This mixture does not let mucus stick to your nose membrane, thus, reducing the risk of infection. This sinus infection home remedy can be used in winters to prevent a sinus attack.

Follow these eight sinus infection home remedies and live a sinus free life. These remedies will also cure sinus headache immediately.