Oil Pulling Helped Sinus Cold & Headache
Author: Shannon A.
Skill: Raindrop Technique
Date: 01-07-2011
Views: 18,096
Word Count: 389
Questions Received: 0
Testimonial ID: 5148-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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I have used a few different methods utilizing essential oils for sinus colds. Amazingly enough, all have worked for me but this method was the most amazing.
I remember one day waking up with a horrible sinus headache. My normal M-Grain oil blend would not touch it. I could not breathe and was tossing and turning all night from it.
Finally at about 5 am, I was desperate beyond belief. So I flipped open my laptop and looked up naturopathic methods for sinus headaches. I found a site with a method I had never heard of before. It was called oil pulling. I attempted it and within ten minutes my sinus head disappeared.
Basically, you take a 2-3 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil and first put it into a little container (something the size of a shot glass). Then add a drop or two of Oregano oil, Melaleuca oil, or Eucalyptus oil (or a combination of them all.....depending what you can stand). Mix well and then place in your mouth.
The next part is what grosses people out. You must try to keep this in your mouth for the next 10 to 20 minutes. The key is to swoosh it all over, pulling it through your teeth, under and over your tongue but never swallowing it.
Try to go as long as you can. During the process, apparently, according to the literature I found, it pulls the toxins out through your mucus membranes in your mouth.....ie) like from under the tongue and your salivary glands. The whole time, your saliva will be collecting.
At the end, you spit it out, still careful not to swallow anything. You will know that it worked, because the spittle will be all frothy and white. Either brush your teeth thoroughly or rinse with lots of clean water to remove the residue. I usually do a combination of both.
I did it several times a day for the first day and my head cold was gone much faster than if not. And any sinus headache disappeared almost immediately.
This oil pulling is apparently something that many do in countries like India. And other oils can be used for different things. Some recipes use essential oils and some don't. And oil pulling is not just used for sinus colds or headaches.
It may not work for everyone but it works for me.
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
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| 1. | Associated topics: respiratory-system,colds — "In confirming the presence of peripheral airways dysfunction in nonsmokers with uncomplicated common colds, our data imply that the changes can be modified favorably by short-term aromatics inhalation." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: respiratory-system,colds,sinus-headache,sinusitis,sinus-infection — "Cineole has mucolytic, bronchodilating and anti-inflammatory properties and reduces the exacerbation rate in patients suffering from COPD, as well as ameliorates symptoms in patients suffering from asthma and rhinosinusitis.... The effects of Cineole in the treatment of acute bronchitis were clearly measurable and could be proven after a treatment period of merely 4 days. This study corroborates the fact that Cineole actively and significantly reduces cough frequency after four days." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: colds — "Taken together, we found an essential oil blend [Orange, Clove, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus, and Rosemary] notably attenuates influenza virus PR8 infection in vitro via inhibition of viral protein synthesis at the post-transcription level. The lack of toxicity and potent specific inhibition ability make the essential oil a possible antiviral drug for influenza virus proliferation control and treatment." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: respiratory-system — "Foeniculum vulgare Mill, commonly called fennel, has been used in traditional medicine for a wide range of ailments related to digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and respiratory systems. Additionally, it is also used as a galactagogue agent for lactating mothers.... Foeniculum vulgare has emerged as a good source of traditional medicine and it provides a noteworthy basis in pharmaceutical biology for the development/formulation of new drugs and future clinical uses." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: respiratory-system,sinus-infection — "The antibacterial activity of 14 essential oils and their major constituents in the gaseous state was evaluated against [respiratory tract pathogens] Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. [The] oils [with cinnamon bark, lemongrass, and thyme being most potent] and their major constituents were shown to be effective against various bacteria tested.... These results indicate that the antibacterial action of essential oils was most effective when at high vapor concentration for a short time." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: headache — "Lavender, mint [peppermint], orange, rose, chamomile, rosemary, and sage were used.... Depression levels in the touch-music-aroma therapy group... showed a larger decrease than in the... control groups [that did not include aromatherapy].... [FMS] symptoms such as restless sleep, headache, morning fatigue, exhaustion, feeling like crying, and bowel complaints were also significantly reduced." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: sinus-headache,headache — "Peppermint and its active ingredient menthol have long been used for the treatment of various pain conditions including headache.... Menthol solution can be an efficacious, safe and tolerable therapeutic option for the abortive treatment of migraine." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: headache — "Lavender essential oil has been used as an anxiolytic [anxiety] drug, a mood stabilizer, a sedative, spasmolytic [muscle spasms], antihypertensive [high blood pressure], antimicrobial, analgesic [pain] agent as well as a wound healing accelerator.... The present study suggests that inhalation of lavender essential oil may be an effective and safe treatment modality in acute management of migraine headaches." | Link |
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