Sinus Problems

Recommendations:

• Take Kapha pacifying diet.
• Take 1 tsp of honey mixed with fresh ginger juice twice or thrice a day.
• Take ¼ tsp of a mixture made of sitopaladi, trikatu and mahasudarshan churna in 5:1/8:2 ratio twice or thrice a day with warm water after meals.
• Mix equal amount of goldenseal, osha, turmeric and neem. Take 2-3 tsp of this mixture twice a day. You can also fill 00-size capsules with this mixture and take 2 capsules twice a day.
• Use a mild saline solution (½ tsp salt in ½ cup of lukewarm water) to drain the sinuses. Put 5 drops of the solution in your nostrils. Repeat the process as often as needed to clear the sinuses.
• Take steam after boiling 3-5 drops of eucalyptus oil in a cup of water.
• Take steam after boiling ginger in a cup of hot water.
• In severe cases, put a few drops of ginger juice in your nostrils and keep your head tilted for 5 minutes. Sit up and let your sinuses drain into a tissue. It is difficult to do but is effective. It might require repetition thrice a day.
• In case of a sinus headache, apply locally a paste made of ½ tsp of cinnamon mixed with enough water.
• As a prevention, put some ghee in your nostrils on a regular basis.
• For 3 months, take ¼ tsp of sitopaladi, mahasudarshan churna and adrak bhasma in 5:3:1/8 ratio thrice a day after meals with warm water.

References:

Primary Reference: The Complete Work of Ayurvedic Home Remedies - Vasant D Lad - Part 3