Can garlic juice treat rhinitis? Three small folk remedies for treating rhinitis

Garlic is one of the commonly used condiments in our daily life. Garlic can be eaten raw or added to dishes. Garlic is not only rich in nutrients, but also has certain medicinal and edible value. In life, many people use garlic juice to treat rhinitis because the allicin contained in it has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects. Using garlic juice to treat rhinitis does have certain effects, but in fact this is only a short-term effect and does not mean that garlic juice is helpful for the treatment of rhinitis.

1. Can garlic juice treat rhinitis?

Garlic juice cannot cure rhinitis.

Garlic juice contains allicin, which has certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. Theoretically, it also has a certain therapeutic effect on rhinitis. However, the bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects of these ingredients in garlic juice are only temporary. Moreover, the main symptom of rhinitis is nasal congestion. It is difficult for garlic juice to reach the affected area and it has almost no therapeutic effect. On the contrary, there are some side effects.

2. Disadvantages of using garlic juice to treat rhinitis

Aggravating symptoms: Garlic juice is too irritating and can cause more serious damage to the nasal mucosa. After the damage, it can actually cause new rhinitis. Not only can it not cure rhinitis well, it can also aggravate the symptoms.

Bad breath: We all know that raw garlic juice has a strong smell, and many people don’t like it. It’s okay for people in the north who like to eat raw garlic, but in the south, the smell of garlic filling your nose is really unpleasant.

3. Other folk remedies for rhinitis

How to make a saline nasal wash: Boil 2 grams of salt and 100 ml of water, and then add the distilled water to a small bottle.

Experts say: Dip a cotton ball in distilled salt water, drip it into the affected nasal cavity, and then gently press the sides of the nose with your fingers to allow the nasal mucosa to fully absorb the salt water.

How to make onion juice: Peel the onions, take the white part, cut into small pieces, grind, mash and filter into juice.

Experts say: Use a cotton ball to apply the prepared scallion juice to the complicated nasal cavity, or you can drip it into the nasal cavity and gently press both sides of the nose with your fingers.

Preparation method of Xanthium sibiricum: Wash the Xanthium sibiricum, dry it, peel it, grind it, add appropriate amount of water, boil it, simmer it on low heat for 30 minutes, cool it, filter it and put it into a small bottle.

Experts say: Use a cotton ball to drip the prepared Xanthium sibiricum liquid into the nasal cavity, and use your fingers to gently squeeze both sides of the nose.