Neti Pot

The Neti Pot, is a small tool, which looks much like a teapot, which is intended to help your to clean your sinuses. This is made with a warm saline mix, which irrigate nasal cavities by passing the formula from one nostril to the other.

Sounds yucky isn’t it? Well, after doing it for couple of times you’ll realize that nasal problems you had are much better - you don’t wake up with stuffed nose and you don’t have to blow your nose the whole day, especially in the winter season. Draining persistent mucus and other gunk helps to clean the sinuses of allergens and pollutants, and therefore relieve allergic reactions. It also helps in preventing the common cold and influenza, and can cure halitosis (bad breath) caused by the above.

Where does it come from? The Neti Pot is originated in ancient India, where it was used in the Ayurveda medicine techniques. (Jala Neti in Sanskrit means to clean your nose with water). Today it is still common in India.

As with everything that have to do with home remedies - you shouldn’t over use it. Short term use is recommended, and not on daily basis. On the contrary, excessive use might bring sinus infections. So, consult your doctor before usage.

The Neti pots come in different sizes and from different materials - Plastic, glass or metal - but they all basically do the same thing. The saline is made from water mixed with salt, and some recommend on adding natural substances such as Echinacea and alike, to complete the cleaning process. Anyway, you are welcome to view some brave users who agreed to film themselves going through the cleaning process: