Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 On 8-Jan-07, at 5:54 AM, > Posted by: "share2w" share2w share2w > can any one suggest me a good remedy for allergic bronchitis or > sinus,or a specialist practitioner in mumbai,i have two to three of my > friends suffering from this chronic and life is becoming miserable for > them as they keep on travelling all over india and world. > they have been taking llopathy and stroids for temportary relief, > hope to get a solution in ayurveds, > regards, > a few important factors to consider: 1. most forms of chronic sinus problems are related to a chronic fungal infection 2. constant travel weakens the immune system 3. airplanes are notorious for drying out mucus membranes, which weakens mucosal resistance to the airborne pathogens that every fifth person is coughing and sneezing into the recycled air solution 1. avoid sweets, sugars, bread and milk (to inhibit fungal growth) 2. get adequate rest and exercise 3. take herbs to clear out the infection (eg. daruharidra), improve the viscosity of mucus (e.g. vasa, trikatu) and reduce inflammation (e.g. yashtimadhu) - additional vitamins A, C and E will be helpful 4. nasya (w/ sesame oil) and jala neti are both very good, as is nadi shodhana and other pranayama techniques thought this was an interesting paper: 1: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Nov;127(11):1353-6. Pure sesame oil vs isotonic sodium chloride solution as treatment for dry nasal mucosa. Johnsen J, Bratt BM, Michel-Barron O, Glennow C, Petruson B. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, County Hospital, Skelleftea, Sweden. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether there was any difference in efficacy when nasal mucosa dryness was treated with pure sesame oil (Nozoil) compared with isotonic sodium chloride solution (ISCS). DESIGN: In a randomized, crossover study, 79 subjects with nasal mucosa dryness were enrolled. Half the subjects received pure sesame oil for 14 days followed by ISCS for 14 days, and the other half received ISCS for 14 days followed by pure sesame oil for 14 days. During the test period from March 13 to May 30, 2000, the outdoor absolute humidity was low. Nasal mucosa dryness, stuffiness, and crusts were scored every evening with a visual analog scale. SETTING: The County Hospital, Skelleftea, Sweden. RESULTS: Nasal mucosa dryness improved significantly when pure sesame oil was used compared with ISCS (P<. 001). The improvement in nasal stuffiness was also better with pure sesame oil (P<.001) as was improvement in nasal crusts (P<.001). Eight of 10 subjects reported that their nasal symptoms had improved with pure sesame oil compared with 3 of 10 for ISCS (P<.001). Adverse events were few and temporary. CONCLUSION: When nasal mucosa dryness due to a dry winter climate was treated, pure sesame oil was shown statistically to be significantly more effective than ISCS. Caldecott todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com www.toddcaldecott.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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