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Laura (Orlando, Fl) on 09/13/2009

Tomato Tea for nasal congestion

I'm sorry to say the tomato tea has not worked for me. I caught my son's head cold and came straight to EC for a remedy as usual. I had been drinking ACV, which normally works, but this time it wasn't helping much. I was excited to try this recipe - I love garlic and hot sauce! Unfortunately, the tea didn't do anything for my stuffed up nose...not even clear one side. I drank it straight for two days to no avail. I will say that I love the taste of the tea. However, my husband wouldn't come near me for a few days...he said he could smell me from the other side of the room! Lol! Guess I put too much garlic in. Here's the recipe I used: 2 cups V8, 2 tbsp lemon juice, at least 6 dashes of hot sauce (Tabasco), and at least 4 cloves of garlic, heated in a sauce pan. I drank it hot, breathed in the vapors, etc.

I really wish I could say this one worked for me. I was really optimistic about it due to all the positive feedback. The only thing that has helped is hot showers and eucalyptus/peppermint/olive oils mixed and applied to the bottoms of my feet at night (covered with white cotton socks). I still have a stuffy nose, and now it seems to be draining into my throat. I can feel my glands are starting to swell, causing my throat to hurt a bit, and my ears are clogged up as well. But good luck to everyone else who tries it out there! Hope it works better for you than it did for me!

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Replied By Laura (Orlando, Fl) on 09/19/2009

Just wanted to update my original response to the tomato tea remedy. Although I didn't get the immediate results that others had with this remedy, I will say that I was only "sick" for less than a week (about four days), which is much shorter than the normal 7-10 days. I'm not sure what to attribute this to, though, because I used a lot of different things to try to kick this cold. I drank the tomato tea for the first two days. I also applied eucalyptus/peppermint/olive oils mixed to the bottoms of my feet at night (covered with white cotton socks). I also took Juice Plus every hour (if EC won't print the brand name, it's just vitamins made from fruits and vegetables). I drank water like a fish, and I gargled hydrogen peroxide. I probably did other stuff, too that just seems normal for me, like drinking ACV, etc. So, maybe it was the combination of it all, or maybe it was the tea, but either way, I'll probably drink the tea next time I feel a cold coming on. I do believe garlic has antiviral properties, and helps out a lot. So the tea wasn't a total "nay." It just didn't give me the amazing immediate relief that I was so desperately looking forward to. Thanks for the recipe! I've added it to my remedy collection :)

EC: Rating has been revised, thanks for the update!

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