Peppermint - Sinusitis

[blue-and-green]

All you sinus-sufferers, peppermint tea works, it sure works for me, i plant my own, grows like weeds, invasive, but i put it to use nearly every day, it does wonders. Pick the top few leaves, makes them bush out more, and brew with normal tea in a pot for extra flavour and strength, lovely with honey too. leave the leaves in to get all the goodness out.

[Squash Muppet]

Oooh - never heard of that b&g. I've heard it's good for the digestion though. I suffer terribly from sinus troubles so will try this out. I think I might have spearmint growing on my lottie from the previous owner. Do you think that would work as well?

Happy growing.

Squash Muppet

[blue-and-green]

SquashMuppet, interesting, the uses of spearmint is very common to peppermint, including help with sinusitis, so give it a go. read this,

http://www.essentialoils.co.za/essen...rmint.htm#Uses

maybe i should have spearmint too!!
i mix my tea with manuka honey, and it does wonders for my asthma too, havent used my inhaler since i started drinking this tea.

[Flummery]

A really good way of unblocking the tubes is to put hyssop leaves in a bowl with boiling water and breathe in the steam. I sometimes add mint or thyme but hyssop liquefies mucus something fierce!

[Earthbabe]

SquashMuppet, interesting, the uses of spearmint is very common to peppermint, including help with sinusitis, so give it a go. read this,

http://www.essentialoils.co.za/essen...rmint.htm#Uses

maybe i should have spearmint too!!
i mix my tea with manuka honey, and it does wonders for my asthma too, havent used my inhaler since i started drinking this tea.

Spearmint is the gentler of the two and has a "sweeter" flavour. It is a better choice for more sensitive individuals and children.

[blue-and-green]

Im definitely adding Hyssop and Spearmint to my herb collection. I am not too keen on steam inhalation, but will give it a go at least once with the hyssop, i think ive been put off by Olbas Oil that chokes me even with one drop it is sooooo strong. But my tea is habit forming, so i might add the hyssop to the same brew. Will it still have an effect?

[Earthbabe]

Yes it will.