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A bit of chili powder adds to the warming effect and the capsaicin also has an immediate reaction in the sinuses.

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I love McBride’s book. In my kitchen right now are several items from her recipes: sauté ghee, baking ghee, turmeric honey, winter colds paste, and chai honey. Thanks for sharing this mix and the background details.

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Can you add horseradish and garlic to this list of effective remedies (somewhere, somehow), but maybe not to your 'snot tea' mix?

When my sinuses get irritated, I can frequently improve things by reaching for the horseradish. Garlic oil is also very beneficial.

I have found irrigating sinuses to be very useful in addressing upper respiratory inflammation. It's amazing how many "colds" are really caused by an irritating bit of dust or fur rather than a virus, and how fast that irritation resolves once the irritant has been removed.

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I need it! I got one hell of an allergy to something during my 3 day trip up in the Australian Alps! But just about everything was flowering so I can't narrow it down to anything!

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