How to Clear Nasal Congestion: Effective Home Remedies

Taking steam not only treats a stuffy nose but also helps in curing respiratory problems like flu and sinus.

To take steam:

• First fill a large vessel with water and then put it on the gas to heat.
• When the water becomes hot, put the vessel on the table again. Now take the head towards the vessel and then cover the head with a towel.
• Now start breathing deeply. Keep in mind that the steam does not go outside the towel.
• You can also add some aromatic oils to the hot water like mint or basil leaves, celery, eucalyptus oil etc.
• To clear the nose, take steam twice a day.
• Keep taking steam at short intervals until the water becomes lukewarm.

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Hot compress also helps in clearing a stuffy nose. The compress opens the nose and clears the mucus accumulated in the nose. To do hot compress, heat water in a large vessel and now dip a small towel in it. When the towel is well soaked, then squeeze it. Now keep the towel on your nose for a few minutes and then on the forehead. Keep repeating this process like this for a few minutes. The heat of the towel will clean the nose and also remove the swelling in the nose.

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Spicy food, especially red chillies, helps in clearing the nose. Red chillies contain capsaicin (Cayenne peppers), which thins the mucus and then in this way you are able to remove the mucus through the nose. You can use red chillies in food or you can also cook and eat raw chillies.

Keep in mind that you do not have any problem with allergic reactions to chillies. You can drink red chili tea by adding it to it, as well as you can drink half a teaspoon of herbal tea by adding red chili powder. To clear your nose, besides red chili, you can also add black pepper, onion, garlic etc. to your food.

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Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties that help clear a stuffy nose due to mucus. You can use ginger in the form of herbal tea, green tea or compress. Using ginger relieves nasal inflammation. Ginger is considered very beneficial for clearing the nose.

To make a compress, you can boil a large piece of ginger in two cups of water and then leave it like this for 15 minutes. Now take a towel and then squeeze it after dipping it in this mixture. Then keep the towel on the face for 15 minutes. Repeat this remedy twice a day.

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You know the therapeutic properties present in basil. A handful of basil leaves can help clear your nose. All you have to do is chew four to five fresh basil leaves in the morning before breakfast. You can also chew basil leaves after dinner at night. To get good results, you can also add basil leaves to tea in the morning and take it.

You can also take the help of liquids to clean the nose. Hot soups help in opening the blocked nose and cleaning the nose. Drink three to four cups of soup daily to clean the nose. You can also mix garlic and ginger in the soup and drink it. If you are a non-vegetarian, you can also drink chicken soup.

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Many nutrients are found in honey. To clean the nose, eat two teaspoons of honey in the morning and at night. Apart from this, you can also take two teaspoons of honey mixed in a cup of lukewarm water, milk or tea. Repeat this remedy daily to clean the nose.

You can use saline solution to clean the nose clogged due to mucus.

To use saline solution -

• First heat two cups of water.
• Now add one teaspoon of salt to it.
• Then put this mixture in a dropper.
• Now you can put this dropper in the nose.

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To clean a stuffy nose, mix two teaspoons of eucalyptus oil in hot water and keep it for 10 to 20 minutes. You can also mix peppermint oil in place of eucalyptus oil in the same way. Now start smelling this mixture with deep breaths. This remedy is very effective in clearing a stuffy nose.

To remove mucus in the nose and clean the nose, take a bath with hot water or lukewarm water. You can get relief from the symptoms of nasal congestion by taking a hot water bath twice a day. Hot water opens and clears the nose.

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