sinus

01-11-2004, 10:19 AM

Newbie here...just joined today...Question...Any help out there to
help drain sinuses that leads to coughing attacts? Namaste J

01-12-2004, 04:58 AM

The Yoga practice of Jalaneti is very good for sinus problems.

01-12-2004, 07:40 PM

With regard to the query on blocked sinuses, a panchakarma treatment
of ayurveda called nasya is very efficacious in draining blocked
sinus.
Nasya means to instill medicated drops into each nostril. This is
done in 2 steps:
1) Preparation
Sesame seed oil (Til Tailam) is slightly warmed and applied on the
forehead and temples followed by a gentle massage and light
fomentation.
2) Main procedure
The patient has to lie supine with the head tilted right back so that
the nostrils are pointed in the upward direction. A pillow or some
other support under the neck will facilitate this. Generally 2 drops
of medicated oil are instilled in each nostril. Lie down in supine
position for a further 5 minutes. Any oil which comes down the throat
should be spit out.
Various types of oils can be used for this purpose such as Anu
tailam , Panchendriyavardhan tailam etc.
Nasya can also be done with the powder (choorna) of medicinal herbs.
The powder is taken in a paper funnel and is blown forcefully into
each nostril. This is known as pradhaman nasya. A mixture of dry
powders of Shunthi (Zinziber officinale ) – 3 parts and Vacha
(acorus calamus)-1part can be used. This is considerably more potent
than medicated oil nasya.