Jean's Famous Tomato Tea Remedy for Sinus Infections and Congestion

My sinuses have given me trouble for the last 2 years. In particular, my left nostril tends to feel blocked and flair up. I have not been able to pinpoint a single allergy that could be responsible and I have previously had no major allergy problems. I had three rounds of antibiotics in the not too distant past and they were slightly helpful but did not eliminate my problem.

Tomato Tea makes me feel much much better. I do not know if this is simply treating symptoms or if there is a lasting effect. I do, however, know that anyone who is having sinus pain ought to at least give this a try. Even if it only treats symptoms it sure does a fine job of it. Thank you for this recipe, it has brought me great relief.

I had the worst sinus pressure, so bad I was crying. I tired my mom's nasal spray, drinking water, sleeping and ignoring it thinking it would go away. Nothing. I found the tomato tea cure, with the tomato juice, garlic, hot sauce, and lemon juice, it is now 20 minutes later, my head feels better, I'm not sensitive to light anymore, I'm not tired, it's like a miracle.

I googled "Natural Remedy for Sinus Infection" and the results brought me to this site. I am currently taking prednisone to cure a rash that was caused by antibiotics. So when I started to experience sinus pressure & pain on Saturday morning, I knew if my sinuses became infected, I did not want to have to go back on any antibiotics. I tried the recipe for Tomato Tea and within 20 mins I was feeling relief. I took a second dose in the evening and slept through the night with no pain or stuffiness. I can honestly say that I am amazed and thrilled that this remedy seems to really do the trick! And it's tasty too! Thank You!

RE: Tomato Tea Found your website after Googling for a natural cure for a blocked nose....ran downstairs to the kitchen found V8, assorted hot sauces(after all I live in the Caribbean!)and all the rest of the ingredients, heated it all up and voila..my nose is starting to run and I can finally breathe better.....Thanks!!!

I've been suffering from chronic colds and allergy symptoms since November 2006. Stuffy head, congested, headache, just not feeling well. I've been on antibiotics, become a Sudafed junkie and bought Ocean nasal spray nearly every week. I read about the tomato tea recipe last week, but was skeptical. Today, after a restless night with not much rest, I decided to try it. I love tomato juice, so no problem there. Mixed with garlic, lemon juice and hot sauce sounded a little strange. To my amazement, it was DELICIOUS! I tried to breathe the vapors before I drank it. Within 1 hour, the headache was diminishing and I could feel my congestion lessening. Now, 4 hours later, I am almost congestion free and feel GREAT!!! Thank you SO MUCH for publishing this recipe ~ I'm going to recommend it to everyone I know!

I have been having sinus problem for the last 5 years ever since moving down to Virginia 7 years ago. I developed chronic sinusitis that constantly giving headache and pressure. I tried all kinds of OTC medicine as well as prescription medicine, and nothing helps and with terrible side effect on heart rate and blood pressure. For my last three weeks, my sinuses were so congested that I could not sleep at all. After trying the Tomato tea, my sinuses clear up in about 2 hours. I continue the tomato tea treatment for the next three days, I have never felt so good in years. Best of all, the tea tastes good. Even my daughter loves it. I am not sure if the sinus problem is cure or not. However, I am enjoying my sinus problem free for a few days. Thanks. William

Re: the Nays - From what some of the Nays have said, it sounds more like Nasal Polyps than just sinus infection - The tea is not going to clear the nasal passages if there are polyps.

I have had sinus trouble for months...six rounds of antibiotics and who knows how many decongestants etc...I sat on the couch reading the remedy on line and finally got up and fixed it. It has only been 15 minutes so I can't say for long term but short term...this is great. I used tomato soup also. You can add what ever you want to season it and it was spicy but not too hot. Thank you for the recipe and thank those of you who took the time to share!

I developed a cold five days before a flight I was going to take. Went to the doctor who gave me steroidal nasal spray and told me what decongestant to take. By the time my flight date arrived, I was in a full blown sinus infection. Upon arriving at my destination, I did a search on the web for some help and found your tomato juice/hot sauce drink. Even though it did not "cure" the problem, it did bring me SOME relief. The whole left side of my face was hot, my left ear and teeth on the left side of face were killing me. After drinking your tomato juice concoction, the pain in my teeth and ear started to diminish and the side of my face started to cool. I drank this mixture five days in a row, and sometimes twice a day to relieve the symptoms. Although I need antibiotics to clear the infection, I can now tolerate the symptoms that no medicine would touch. Thank you so much for your help.

Thank you so much for the recipe!!! I have had three URIs in a row and i was so desperate all day that I actually considered getting my sinuses scraped thru surgery. My tongue is on fire but this totally works and I didn't have any ingredients so I mixed tomato soup with hot sauce (texas pete) and it worked!!!! Thank you thank you!!!

I had had a head cold for 3 weeks. It settled in my sinuses. NO prescription or OTC medicine was working and the headaches were non-stop. I remembered this recipe-Tomato Tea, tried it and with only ONE cup my head started to open and drain. Pressure was relieved, headaches gone. I had another 2 cups the next day and approximately 95% of the congestion is gone today. I am having one more cup tonight "to be on the safe side". I can't thank you enough for this remedy.

Tomato Tea CURED MY CONGESTION & RELEAVED MY SINUS PRESSURE in 30 minutes. When you're congested your sense of taste isn't that great,...but nevertheless, I did enjoy drinking it... it was just like drinking hot tomatoe soup. I really think I'll be able to get some sleep now! Give it a try, it worked for me.

That clamato Tea is great, I was fighting some strain of Flu, it settled in my Sinuses. The OTC stuff didn't do well. This had it relieving it in a few hours. It's been 3 days. My head has never felt clearer. Thanks alot-Mike

Not having tomato juice around i ran to corner store for v8 added minced garlic from a jar in the fridge, lemon juice, and tabasco. it worked almost immediately - even if it works only momentarily, i'll be happy. btw - i think the garlic is key.. as a few sniffs of my jar of garlic started to clear up my sinuses. thanks!

When I first tried this with hot sauce(Louisiana Hot sauce) it didn't work. The second time I used a hotter sauce (Dave's Insanity Sauce) and it worked. Seems that the hotter the hot sauce the better the results.