Natural nasal sprays

A natural nasal spray can be used by sinusitis, hayfever, cold, allergy and rhinitis sufferers to relieve their symptoms. SinuSoothe, Sinus Buster and Sinol are being used as alternatives to over the counter decongestant and steroid nasal sprays.

Preparation

The ingredients in these natural nasal sprays are diluted in water to 2X (1 part per 100) or 3X (1 part per thousand) and labelled as homeopathic. However they are not true homeopathic medicines due to their high concentration of ingredients relative to traditional homeopathic formulas.

Uses

Natural nasal sprays such as Sinus Buster, SinuSoothe and Sinol are increasingly being recommended by Health Physicians in the U.S. to treat allergies, hayfever, rhinitis and sinusitis. Since the ingredients are natural, the manufacturers claim that they have no side effects, are completely safe and can be used regularly on a long term basis. One of the main claims is they do not cause rebound congestion. The manufacturers also claim that their sprays treat the "underlying cause" of the condition, although this cannot apply to nasal growths such as polyps and tumors that require surgery.

Ingredients

SinuSoothe contains the ingredients cumin oil^[1], cinnamon oil^[2][3], frankincense oil^[4], ginger oil^[5], manuka oil^[6], tea tree oil^{[7][8][9][10]} and turmeric oil^[11][12]. Collectively thousands of scientific studies have been carried out on these oils and published in medical journals. The ingredients have been clinically proven to have anti-allergenic, anti-septic and anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-histamine, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-viral, decongestant and expectorant properties. Sinus Buster and Sinol both contain the ingredient capsaicin^[13][14]. Capsaicin has been clinically proven to reduce substance P which causes pain and inflammation and since 1982 over 2000 scientific studies on capsaicin have been published in medical journals. A double blind cross over study that was carried out by the Institute for Asthma and Allergy showed some evidence of their efficiacy, although more trials would be helpful.

See also

Rhinitis medicamentosa

References

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12. ^ NIH-listed human clinical trials on turmeric and curcumin February 2010
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14. ^ W.R.Robbins et.al. "Treatment of intractable pain with topical large-dose capsaicin : Preliminary report". Anesthetic & Analgesia, 86:57983, march 1998.

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