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Natural Stuffy Nose Remedy

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What do Kimberly and I do when we get a stuffy nose? We use chamomile.

That’s it! Plain and simple. But HOW do we use chamomile? We make an herbal steam for our stuffy nose with this natural stuffy nose remedy.

Natural Stuffy Nose Remedy

What you’ll need…

Water
2 handfuls dried chamomile flowers (or 10 tea bags)
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Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
When it boils, turn off the heat and put in 2 handfuls of dried chamomile flowers. (Now, I realize at this time, you may not have loose chamomile flowers in your cupboard … BUT you may have a box of chamomile tea bags. So, instead of boiling a 2 quarts, boil 1 quart of water and then throw in 10 tea bags.)
Cover the pot after you put in your chamomile.
After 15 minutes, carry the pot over to the kitchen table, and put it on a hot pad.
Get a towel and a box of tissues.
Remove the cover and hold up the towel like a “tent” over the pot of tea with your head under it.
Breathe in the steam. Keep the tissue handy because you’ll have to blow your nose every so often.
Keep this up as long as you want. Breathe through your nose and through your mouth.
You can reuse the tea a couple of times before composting it.
AHHHHHHH … relief for your stuffy nose!!!

This is still our favorite, go-to natural stuffy nose remedy.

Written by John Gallagher

John Gallagher, L.Ac., CCH is co-founder and co-CEO of LearningHerbs. He created and designed HerbMentor and has produced all of the products and learning experiences that we offer. Besides being a dad to two grown kids, John is a five-element acupuncturist and a musician. He also co-founded a wilderness skills school and a theater company.