Folk remedies for rhinitis and nasal congestion

With the arrival of autumn and winter, people with a runny nose can be found anywhere - at work and at school, on public transport and on the street. In fact, a runny nose is not a terrible symptom that interferes with normal life, sleep and eating. A runny nose is a very important protective function of the body. If dust, an allergen or a virus gets on the nasal mucosa, it begins to work actively, so that the secreted mucus can wash away all that is unnecessary from the walls. But sometimes the runny nose is delayed, turning into a strong nasal congestion, causing purulent discharge. If the cold is not treated in time, it can turn into dangerous and serious complications. Do not rush to use potent drugs and medicines. After all, in the fight against the cold, you can apply proven and effective folk recipes.

Why there is a runny nose

To cope with a runny nose, you need to know what it can be caused by, the treatment tactics largely depends on it. So, here are the main causes of a runny nose and nasal congestion.

1. Virus. In 80% of cases, a runny nose is the result of a cold. With such a runny nose, the discharge is clear, there is a lot of mucus, it flows intensively. Usually the viral runny nose goes away within two weeks. But in order that the bacterium does not join it, it is necessary to exclude stagnation of mucus - flush the nose, drink plenty of water, moisten the air, etc.
   Bacterium. Bacterial rhinitis is much more dangerous and unpleasant. Discharge with such a cold yellow or green, thick, abundant. If a runny nose occurs against the background of inflammation of the sinuses (sinusitis, frontal sinusitis, etc.), antibiotics will be required for treatment.
2. Allergy. Sometimes a runny nose does not go away, simply because he has an allergic nature and the principle of his treatment is fundamentally different. In case of allergic rhinitis, flushing, antihistamine drops and sprays, antiallergic preparations are effective. And, of course, you need to identify the allergen and isolate yourself as much as possible from it.
3. Dry air Sometimes a runny nose, especially in children, occurs on the background of dry air. It is not even a runny nose, but nasal congestion and dry crusts on the mucous membrane. To avoid this, it is necessary to humidify the air, we will talk about how to do it correctly.

In addition, prolonged and prolonged runny nose may be the result of injuries, curvature of the septum, an increase in adenoids, medical rhinitis, frequent runny nose occur due to reduced immunity. Folk remedies in the treatment of rhinitis is really very effective, especially if the role of the patient is a child or a pregnant woman. In this article, we will describe how to treat a runny nose with washing, home drops, warming up the sinuses and legs, inhalations and other useful procedures.

Rinsing against the common cold

The washing procedure is very effective in the common cold of any etymology. Water washes away dust, viruses, contaminated bacterial mucus, allergens and other microparticles from the mucosal surface. It is easiest to do the washing with the help of a special small kettle - it has an elongated and narrowed nose.In it you need to collect warm water, stand near the sink, attach the spout of the kettle to one nostril. Next, you need to tilt your head to the side so that the fluid flows into one nostril, and flows from the other nostrils. Perhaps the procedure will not work immediately, you need to try again and again. If you can not rinse the kettle, you can use a syringe without a needle - pour water under pressure in one nostril. Young children also do the washing - it helps to bring out mucus, dilutes the secretions and perfectly moisturizes the mucous. It is better for babies to bury water with a pipette, after which it is easy to remove mucus with an aspirator - it gently but effectively cleans the nasal passages. Instead of simple water it is much more useful to use other solutions and compositions.

1. Salted water. If there is salt in the liquid, it pulls the mucus out, more effectively carrying out the cleansing. Use saline or slightly salted water to wash the nose for children.
2. Antiseptic solutions. This could include the solution of Furacilin, Miramistin, Chlorophyllipt. Any pharmacy antiseptic that you use to disinfect wounds, gargle in case of sore throat, etc. will do.
3. Decoctions of herbs. It is very useful to use various herbal teas. Chamomile will relieve swelling and redness of the mucous membranes, relieve nasal congestion. Calendula has a bactericidal effect - it is effective for sinusitis and thick yellow secretions. Plantain, coltsfoot, sage - all this will help to restore the nasal mucosa and get rid of a cold.

It is better not to flush your nose before going outside, especially in cold weather. After the procedure, it is better to stay in a room with warm and humid air.

Homemade drops

There are a lot of plants, fruits and vegetables in nature that have antiseptic and bactericidal properties. Their juice can be used for instillation into the nose.

1. Kalanchoe and aloe. These are very effective plants, their juice is effective against most nasopharyngeal bacteria. Sometimes getting the juice from the fleshy structure of aloe and kalanchoe is quite difficult. To facilitate the process, you need to freeze large leaves of plants for a couple of hours, then grate the pulp grated in a frozen form, then squeeze the resulting slurry through gauze. Instill into each nostril 1-2 drops, several times a day.Only adult plants that are at least three years old can be used for treatment.
2. Beets and carrots. It is useful to bury the juice of beets and carrots in the nose, sometimes vegetable juices can be too burning for the mucous membranes, they need to be held a little at room temperature.
3. Garlic and onions. Garlic and onion juice is especially effective for viral runny nose, as these vegetables contain a huge amount of phytoncides that inhibit the development of the virus.
4. Propolis tincture. This is a very effective remedy for the common cold - propolis has a pronounced antiseptic effect. But you should only use alcohol tincture, in any case not a decoction, otherwise the bacteria from the sweet composition of propolis only multiply, runny nose will increase.
5. Butter. It is very useful to dig in the nose medicated oils - sea buckthorn or almond. This is especially effective with rhinitis medication, the nasal mucosa dries up against the background of frequent and prolonged use of vasoconstrictor agents.

Sometimes not just drops are effective, but cotton wool tampon soaked in medicinal juice. These cotton swabs need to be inserted into the nose for 20-30 minutes, the effect of the treatment will be noticeable almost immediately. Any homemade medicinal drops must be diluted with water if you decide to bury them in a child.Otherwise, aggressive formulations can cause burns to the baby’s mucous membrane.

In no case do not bury breast milk in the child’s nose, even if the mother and grandmother claim that they have always treated children like this. Breast milk is sweet, it has many nutritional components that serve as excellent food for microbes, and the rhinitis from such a “treatment” is only increasing.

Warming up

In the fight against the runny nose and nasal congestion it is very effective to warm the sinuses. However, remember that warming is permissible only with transparent snot - during purulent diseases, antritis and frontal nagging is strictly contraindicated, otherwise the inflammation will increase. You can warm your nose in different ways.

1. Eggs This is the easiest, but the most effective way to warm up the sinuses. Cook two eggs hard-boiled, wrap them with a towel and attach them to the sinuses on both sides of the nose. This method works especially well if the cold has just begun.
2. Animal fat. It is very useful to warm the nose with goose, pork or badger fat. Animal fat perfectly keeps warm and warms the skin for one and a half to two hours. Fat you just need to melt and smear the nose on both sides.Effectively grease the chest and back when coughing.
3. Salt or sand. Warm up the loose composition in the pan thoroughly, and then pour it into a small fabric pouch or sock. Attach the resulting heating pad to the sinuses.
4. Physiotherapy. In any clinic there is a physiotherapy room in which you can warm your nose with a tube or a laser. The directed rays not only warm the mucous membrane and relieve inflammation, but also disinfect the surface.
5. Potatoes. If the boiled potatoes are mashed to a state of mashed potatoes, put in a bag and wrapped in a cloth, you get a beautiful hot water bottle that keeps you warm for a long time.
6. Steaming feet. Steaming legs is very useful and especially effective for respiratory diseases. Pour warm water into the basin, lower your legs into it, gradually add hot water as you get used to it and cool it down. With a child, you can soar legs together, launching ships - this will certainly entice the baby. For greater benefit, add mustard to the water. Remember that pregnant feet soar strictly contraindicated! The rush of blood to the feet can lead to the outflow of blood from the placenta, it is very dangerous, miscarriage can occur.But in other cases, the outflow of blood from the nasopharynx reduces inflammation and reduces nasal congestion. After high-quality steaming you need to wear warm socks, wrap yourself with a blanket, drink hot milk with honey and go to bed. In the morning from a cold there will be no trace.

It is possible to warm up the sinuses not only from the outside, but also from the inside. For this you need to do inhalation. It is best to use a special device for the procedure, which is called a nebulizer. It disperses water or medicine to the smallest particles and settles on the walls of the nasal mucosa and sinuses. If the device is not, you can simply breathe steam over a basin of hot water, covered with a veil. Instead of simple water, you can use saline solution, antiseptic compositions and decoctions of herbs - all that is used for washing the nose. In addition, the water during inhalation is very useful to add essential oils of eucalyptus or peppermint - they open breath perfectly and relieve nasal congestion.

How else to cure a cold with home remedies

In addition to heating, rinsing, home drops and inhalations, there are still many effective remedies and recommendations that will help you get rid of the cold on your own.

1. Wet air. In case of any cold, the patient should be provided with moist air, especially if it is a child. In winter, working radiators dry the air very much, it is necessary to install a humidifier. If not, you should hang a damp cloth on the radiators. Ventilate the room often, do wet cleaning regularly, this will help avoid drying out the mucous membrane.
2. Drink plenty of water. As noted, most often runny nose is caused by viruses. To get rid of the virus in the body, you need to wash it - that is, drink a lot and write a lot. Only in this way the virus leaves the body. You really need to drink a lot - to get rid of the disease within three days, a two-year-old baby should drink about one and a half liters of water during each of these three days. Imagine that a virus is washed only when you drink 10-20 liters of water, compote or juice. And it depends only on you whether you drink this volume of liquid in 3 days or a week.
3. Bow. Spread chopped onion or garlic in a bowl. Phytoncides kill viruses indoors, the inhaled air helps to get rid of a cold. Moreover, it is an excellent protection for healthy people in a common home.
4. Massage. Slowly, but quite strongly, you need to massage 4 mirror points - on both sides of the wings of the nose and at the base of the eyebrow. Just put your fingers on these points, make circular pressing movements.
5. Patch. Pharmacies sell special modern patches that are mounted directly on clothing. There are many essential oils on their surface, the vapors of which, together with air, get into the nose during breathing. Such patches are effective at night when a person is especially tormented by nasal congestion.
6. Salty air. If you have the opportunity to walk along the seashore - by all means take advantage of it. Salty moist air is very useful for respiratory diseases. Recently, in some clinics they began to make salt caves, in which salt is everywhere - on the walls, on the ceiling, even salt instead of sand for children's games. Regular visits to such premises will help to quickly and safely get rid of a cold.

Some are afraid to go out with a cold in the street and do not take the child for a walk, because outdoors mucus is particularly active. However, this is wrong - you need to walk.On the contrary, humid air contributes to the dilution of mucus, it goes faster, the sinuses are cleaned, the blood supply improves. You can not walk only in the cold, when the child's nose is completely clogged and you have to breathe with your mouth - so you can catch a cold throat.

Runny nose - a frequent phenomenon, especially in children, and avoid it completely will not work. But it is in our power to facilitate the flow of a cold, cure it with natural and safe ways, and also prevent the development of complications. Strengthen immunity, and runny nose will not be you terrible!

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