Stuffy nose, natural remedies

Sea as a source of health

For baths, oral use or as a nasal spray, sea water has innumerable benefits for health and beauty.

Renè Quinton was a biologist who, at the beginning of the last century, saw sea water as an important source of health for the body. Indeed, he considered this water as a real medicine, similar to the blood that flows in the body and able to keep alive, according to Quinton, something that can survive just in the blood and organic liquids, the white blood cell. Sea water can enter the body through the skin but can also be taken orally or sprayed into the nose. Bathing in the sea - But why sea ...

Violet Elixir

Mucolytic and expectorant action, remedy in case of allergy with sinusitis, stuffy nose, sensation of phlegm stuck in the throat, cough, it has also purifying and anti-inflammatory properties.

Hildegard of Bingen was a German religious and naturalist who lived in the twelfth century. She was a very eclectic character, in fact she dedicated herself to the study of herbs to treat the human body but she wrote also several treatises on medicine, botany but also philosophy and cosmology. Among all the home remedies that Saint Hildegard proposed we can find the elixir of violet. This drink, which takes its name from one of its ingredients, is prepared from flowers and leaves of violet (Viol...

Pulsatilla

Inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, sinusitis, ear infections, chronic conjunctivitis and ophthalmia with secretions, nasal stuffiness.

The pulsatilla, called also pasque flower, wind flower or meadow anemone, is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Ranunculaceae family. The homeopathic remedy based on this plant is used to treat inflammation with catarrh of the upper airways but also chronic conjunctivitis, ear infections and ophthalmitis with yellow secretions. In case of dense and yellow secretions, nasal congestion, ear infections, sinusitis but also convalescence after respiratory diseases you can try to take the p...

Nux vomica

Against colds, stuffy nose, hoarseness, cystitis, rheumatism, soothing action and rebalancing of the nervous system, remedy for restless sleep, insomnia, irritability, nervousness, bad mood.

Nux vomica is an homeopathic remedy. It is obtained from the seeds of a plant, the Walnut Vomica, with anti-inflammatory properties, against colds, cystitis, rheumatism but it is also helpful to the nervous system in case of insomnia, nervousness with spasms, restless sleep, irritability. In case of colds without secretions, stuffy nose, hoarseness, try nux vomica 9 CH, take 3 granules three times a day. For disorders of the nervous system, take nux vomica 30 CH, 3 granules 1-2 times a day for a...

Mint

Help stomach in case of poor digestion, abdominal bloating, nausea, decongestant action.

as Herbal tea - Prepare a herbal tea with peppermint or pennyroyal. Take two tablespoons of fresh leaves in one liter of boiling water. Infuse for 5 minutes, strain and drink up to three cups a day. You can also use dried mint leaves. Long-term use or too high quantity can be related to insomnia. Essential oil – in case of headache apply some drops of peppermint in the temples and massage. Peppermint essential oils has also a decongestant action, for this reason, if you have a cold or stuffy...