Jamie (Austin, Tx) on 03/05/2013
I had a cold that turned into a sinus infection. After the sneezing/extreme runny nose symptoms of the cold subsided, I was left with a minor cough and a never ending supply of neon yellow snot to blow out of my right nostril.
I tried drinking warm milk with turmeric, but that didn't help much. After I discovered this remedy here, I intuitively knew that cayenne would kill whatever was producing this unnaturally bright yellow mucus. No pain no gain.
So I snorted up a bump of cayenne about the size of a pinky-nail in my right nostril... Sharp, severe burning pain in my sinus cavity that had me hyperventilating and gushing tears out of my right eye, occasionally rolling around on the floor. I sneezed a few times and finally after about 4 minutes the level of pain began to decrease. I could feel it killing the sinus infection, so the pain was reassuring to me.
I blew the rest of the bright yellow mucus out within minutes and haven't seen it since. It's been over 24 hours and I only had to blow my nose a few times today and it was clear snot. Cayenne snorting works.
Replied By Tanya (Erwin, Nc) on 03/09/2013
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Replied By Roec (Los Angeles, Ca) on 03/19/2013
Try apple cider vinegar or olive leaf. Juiced carrots, apples. You can take a hot shower or bath with Eucalyptus & Tea Tree oil but don't put cayenne on wet skin or mucus membrane skin!
Replied By Deborah (Cincinnati, Oh) on 08/27/2013
Replied By Wrightclick (Nc) on 09/29/2014
A good antihistamine is to take an orange, wash it good. Take a fork. Hold the orange as close to your nose as you can and press and drag the fork tines across the orange to cause it to spritz the oils out of the peel, inhaling that spritz. Do it several times for each nostril.
I have a nebulizer I put orange zest in it and breathe it in through my nose.
Replied By Bo (La) on 12/05/2014
A friend recommended making a Cayenne pepper/lemon tea. I took half a teaspoon of the powdered pepper, a squeeze of lemon, and boiling water. Drank it down and in five minutes I was breathing as clear as I ever have. My only hope is that it lasts at least through the night.
Try this tea instead of snorting...no pain, and same immediate effect.