A runny nose is a frequent visitor in autumn and winter. You can get rid of it in various ways. Treatment of a runny nose with pepper has always been relevant. This spice has a lot of properties that quickly relieve even persistent rhinitis. A cold remedy with pepper has an antiseptic, antimicrobial, decongestant and antibacterial effect. Nasal breathing resumes, discharge decreases significantly, and soon disappears altogether.
Initially, before you start using one of the following remedies, you should consult with your doctor, especially if we are talking about treating a child.
Recipes
Using spicy foods during a cold is not only effective, but also affordable. Pepper contains capsacin. Thanks to it, the nerve fibers that are responsible for the amount of mucus secreted from the nose are stimulated. As a result of consuming this ingredient, the discharge thickens and goes away. Sneezing and nasal congestion also go away.
- You can use black peppercorns for a runny nose. To do this, take 2-3 peas, 1 bay leaf, a tablespoon of honey and the same amount of vegetable oil. All this is put into hot tea. After 15 minutes, you need to drink the product. It is also advisable to add this spice to any dish.
- The next recipe is a tincture with pepper. Take 80% alcohol. Ten parts - one is red pepper. It should first be finely chopped. If there is no alcohol, but there is vodka, then this is also a good option. The proportion will then be 1:6. You need to place the composition in a dark place for 1-2 weeks. Then strain the liquid. If a runny nose occurs, gauze or a bandage is moistened in the composition, and each foot is wrapped. The patient should be kept warm for an hour, preferably wrapped in a blanket.
- There is also a good recipe for an alcohol tincture that you can drink for runny noses and colds. Take peppercorns or red pepper pods. 1:10 leave for 7-10 days. You should drink 5 ml before meals. It is first diluted with water.
- This recipe is used for rubbing the feet. For a glass of vegetable oil, take 7-8 pepper pods and 200 ml of kerosene. Leave for about ten days. If rubbing is done, it is advisable to do it before bed, then put on wool socks and go to bed.
- Water pepper extract or black pepper tincture will help with a runny nose. The first can be purchased at a pharmacy, the second can be made independently using the method described above. The extract is consumed 25-30 ml before meals throughout the disease.
- The following composition is drunk three times a day. Ground pepper, in the amount of one tablespoon, is diluted with room boiled water and divided into three parts.
- A decoction of pepper for a runny nose will help relieve sinus congestion. Before use, it is diluted with water 1:6 and two drops are dripped into each nostril.
- A drink made from honey, vodka and pepper. To do this, take 600 ml of alcohol, add 3-4 tablespoons of honey and a medium-sized chili pepper, 6-8 black peppercorns. Everything is mixed in a glass jar, closed tightly with a lid and left in the dark for 5-6 days. The composition is shaken periodically. In the last three days you cannot touch it. Then everything is filtered. Should be consumed before bedtime, 30-60 g.
The healing infusion can eliminate only a beginning runny nose or get rid of a chronic one. It is used to make compresses, drink or rub on the feet.
How to relieve the burning sensation from pepper
substances that neutralize capsaicin will help relieve the burning sensation from contact with chili peppers . These include:
- Bleach , which converts capsaicin into a water-soluble salt. Bleach should be diluted with water in a ratio of 1:5 and immerse your hands in this solution, and then rinse well.
- Alcohol dissolves caustic essential oils, so it makes sense to rub it or any alcohol-containing product (tonic, lotion) on the burn, and then rinse with running water.
- Vegetable oil neutralizes the caustic essential oils of chili peppers. It is used to treat damaged skin to relieve the burning sensation. If the burn is on the mucous membrane, you just need to hold a spoonful of oil in your mouth.
- Concentrated sugar syrup will also help with burning in the mouth and throat .
Red pepper
Chili peppers are rich in vitamins, especially vitamins C, P, A, B1, B2, E, PP. It also contains elements of iron, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, etc. Capsaicin contributes to the death of most microbes. In addition to the antimicrobial effect, this product produces endorphins (happiness hormones) and prevents cancer.
During colds and runny nose, you can prepare an infusion of pepper and milk. To prepare, take a quarter of a small red pepper, chop it and pour in 250 ml of hot natural milk. Infuses for 15 minutes. After a while, the chili is removed and the liquid is drunk. It is best to take this drink in the evening, before you go to bed. It is advisable to put on warm socks on your feet and cover yourself with a cotton blanket. This will warm you up and give you a chance to sweat.
For people who are prone to colds, those who work in difficult working conditions (freeze), for prevention it would not be superfluous to sprinkle ground red pepper on the inside of the insole. This will keep you warm and prevent you from getting sick.
Vodka with pepper
When a runny nose appeared, our grandmothers always drank a strong and hot drink (vodka for colds); for a better effect, it is advisable to add pepper to it.
You should not overuse the product, as it may have side effects.
100 g of pepper will be enough. To prepare the remedy, you need to infuse chopped chili pods in vodka (1:8). If you don’t have time to wait for the tincture to prepare, then simply add a little ground pepper to the vodka. Before drinking, heat the drink to a temperature of 36 degrees, mix everything thoroughly and drink. After this, put on warm socks and lie down under the blanket.
If you don’t have red capsicum or ground pepper, you can take black peppercorns or ground. It is infused or mixed with vodka and drunk.
This recipe can remove the symptoms of a runny nose in one night. You can do vodka rubs, which will also warm you up and remove symptoms; you can get rid of snot so easily. Vodka in this case can be replaced with alcohol. For 1 part chili take 10 parts alcohol.
If you often suffer from colds, then do not forget to prepare such a medicinal infusion in advance.
Cure a runny nose in one day from A. Vasiliev
TV presenter Alexander Vasiliev once shared with TV viewers his secret of how he recovered from a chronic runny nose in one day. Medicines did not help him, the doctors shrugged their shoulders and prescribed something new every time. All the expensive drugs relieved the runny nose for a while, but everything came back again.
Watch the video from 43 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jZzU5mHGob0&t=2603s
“The Montenegrin recipe for a runny nose saved me and got rid of this ailment forever,” says the TV presenter. A decoction of black pepper should be drunk before bed.
- Take peppercorns, crush or grind them in a coffee grinder.
- Add a pinch of salt.
- Boil water and pour it over the prepared ingredients.
- Everything should infuse for about half an hour.
- You need to drink it warm.
You need to take 250 ml of boiling water, fill a quarter of the glass with pepper.
According to Alexander Vasilyev’s recipe, treating a runny nose with black pepper will eliminate the symptoms of a cold that is just beginning and one that has already been present for a long time.
How to remove burning sensation on the skin
If you handle hot pepper carelessly and get it or its juice on the skin, a burn will form. To alleviate the condition of the skin, it is necessary to use traditional methods of getting rid of burning sensation.
- Dairy products effectively eliminate pain caused by contact with hot peppers. This is explained by the fact that the substance casein, which is found in dairy products, reacts with capsaicin and neutralizes it. If your hand has been burned, then you need to lower it into a container of milk, where it is better to first add ice cubes. Or generously wipe other areas of the body with a cotton swab.
- An equally effective method would be to use regular petroleum jelly and vegetable oil, since the hot components of pepper dissolve under the influence of other oils.
- Baking soda must be diluted with water to a thick paste, and the mixture should be applied to the affected areas of the body. After drying, wash off the mask under running water.
- Alcohol will get rid of the “fire” on the skin; it acts on capsaicin as a solvent. Periodically wipe your face, hands and skin with a moistened cotton swab until discomfort is eliminated.
Contraindications
There are also contraindications to the remedies listed above. Take them seriously to avoid serious consequences in the future.
- You should not use decoctions and infusions with chili if you have gastrointestinal diseases, problems with the liver and kidneys (this includes duodenal and stomach ulcers, colitis, entorocolitis, cholecystitis).
- Not used to treat children. Infusions are not used for rubbing or compresses and are strictly forbidden to be consumed orally.
- During pregnancy or while breastfeeding, drinking pepper is unacceptable, since alcoholic beverages can lead to serious abnormalities in the baby, and the spice will cause an allergic reaction.
- People who are allergic to the components that make up chili should also not use the above remedies.
- At elevated body temperatures, pepper with vodka or alone is also contraindicated. This can provoke tachycardia, dehydration, and increased intoxication.
If there are no contraindications, then you can try to get rid of a runny nose using one of the above methods. If any side effects occur or your health worsens, you should immediately stop treatment and consult a doctor.
You can cure a runny nose using pepper and other ingredients quickly and effectively. You don't have to spend a lot of money on medicine to get positive results. Such therapy will not only save your money, but also help cure the disease in a short period of time.
ENT doctor Anna Mikhailova
Specialty: Otorhinolaryngologist Work experience: 12 years
What to do if pepper juice gets in your eyes
When preparing dishes with pepper, it often happens that after washing your hands poorly, when rubbing your eyes, the substance capsaicin gets onto the mucous membrane, or the juice accidentally splashes into your eyes, which causes severe pain and burning.
It is very difficult to find special eye drops for such cases in your home medicine cabinet. Therefore, there are several traditional and effective methods to neutralize capsaicin and eliminate unpleasant sensations:
- It is necessary to steep the tea bag or tea leaves for 5 minutes to ensure a strong solution. Wipe the eye with a generously moistened cotton swab towards the inner corner of the eye.
- Using the same principle, you can prepare a tincture of chamomile or calendula. Pour into a large bowl so that you can put your head in there; your eye should be immersed in the prepared solution. You must try to open your eye and blink it, and also actively roll your eyeball.
- The most effective eye wash is cow's or goat's milk. It must be instilled using a special pipette. In this case, the milk should flow back when instilled, thereby washing away the burning substance.
- Everyone in their home pharmacy probably has a drug such as furatsilin, which is very popular in ophthalmology. To do this, you need to dissolve 1 tablet of furatsilin in cooled boiled water (strain), and rinse the eyes with a sterile pipette, instilling them into the conjunctival sac (or organize an eye bath). It’s even better if it’s injectable furatsilin, which doesn’t need to be diluted with water.
- After the procedure, it is necessary to instill eye drops that have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Do not rub your eye with anything that can injure the mucous membrane. There is a high probability of a wound or scratch forming where infection can penetrate.
