All stuffed up and wanting to breathe – but without the chemicals? Here's how to get relief fast!
鼻子完全塞住了，努力想要呼吸——但是不想使用化学药物？下面的方法可以帮你迅速缓解症状！

You Will Need
你需要

Steam
蒸汽

Licorice tea
甘草茶

A saline rinse
盐水洗液

Hot peppers
辣椒

Peppermint oil or peppermint tea
薄荷油或薄荷茶

Chicken soup
鸡汤

Eucalyptus oil
桉树油

Table salt
食盐

Baking soda
小苏打

Steps
步骤

STEP 1 Inhale steam
1.吸入蒸汽

Go into the bathroom, close the door, and draw a hot bath or shower. When the room is filled with steam, inhale deeply. Or boil a pot of water, put a towel over your head, and lean over the pot, keeping your head about 6 inches above it. Then, inhale the steam.
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Pour a few drops of eucalyptus oil into the tub, onto the shower floor, or into the pot of water. The vapors reduce inflammation and clear sinuses and congestion.
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STEP 2 Drink licorice tea
2.喝甘草茶

Drink licorice tea. Licorice root is an expectorant that breaks up mucus in the nose and the lungs, so you'll breathe more easily.
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STEP 3 Snort a saline rinse
3.盐水清洗

Snort a saline rinse. Available at drug stores, it's proven more effective than medicated nasal sprays. It not only clears the nasal passages, but reduces inflammation.
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You can make your own saline rinse by adding half a teaspoon of table salt and a pinch of baking soda to 8 ounces of warm tap water. Just don't keep it more than 24 hours.
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STEP 4 Spice things up
4.吃点辣的东西

Eat something with hot peppers. They contain capsaicin, the chemical that makes your nose run when you eat something spicy.
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STEP 5 Try peppermint
5.尝试薄荷油

Put some peppermint oil, available at health food stores, on a cloth or cotton ball and sniff the vapor. Peppermint contains menthol, proven to clear congestion. Or drink hot peppermint tea, inhaling the steam as you drink.
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STEP 6 Eat chicken soup
6.喝鸡汤

Have some hot chicken soup. This homespun remedy can break up mucus, helping you get over your cold faster.
喝一些热的鸡汤JDxpUzMn8fzrwy。这种家庭疗法可以分解粘液，帮你更快治疗感冒H^S#T]6x6Qc~k9tG!。

If you take over-the-counter nasal sprays for more than three days, they can actually make congestion worse!
如果你连续三天使用非处方鼻腔喷雾，可能会让鼻塞更严重,QIDoWfjmtZy%bhU_。