Conquer Sinusitis Naturally with Time-Tested Tibb Methods. Eliminate sinus pain, pressure, and congestion with traditional Tibb approaches. Reduce inflammation, improve drainage, and promote long-term sinus health.
Identifying the Root Cause: Tibb focuses on identifying the underlying cause of your sinusitis, whether it's excess moisture and heat or excess moisture and cold.
Restoring Balance: According to Tibb, the qualities of moisture and heat or cold create an environment conducive to inflammation and congestion. Tibb treatments aim to restore balance and promote proper drainage.
Supporting Physis: Tibb treatments work alongside the body's natural healing ability (Physis) to reduce inflammation, improve drainage, and promote overall sinus health.
Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses, the air-filled cavities located around your nose and face. When these cavities become blocked and filled with fluid, it can lead to pain, pressure, and congestion.
everal factors can contribute to sinusitis, including: Upper respiratory infections (colds or flu), Allergies, Deviated septum (misaligned nasal passage), Nasal polyps (small growths in the nose) or a Weak immune system.
The type of Sinus (moisture with heat or moisture with cold) will have to be diagnosed by a Tibb Practitioner. Focus on: Cold and Dry foods like beef, fish, cauliflower, and mushrooms. Moderate: Hot and Dry foods like bitter gourd, avocado, chickpeas, and garlic. Limit: Cold and Moist foods like carrots, pumpkin, rice, and milk. Minimize: Hot and Moist foods like bread, pasta, bananas, and wheat cereals.
The type of Sinus (moisture with heat or moisture with cold) will have to be diagnosed by a Tibb Practitioner. Focus on: Hot and Dry foods like chicken, oily fish, green peppers, eggs, and garlic. Moderate: Cold and Dry foods like beef, fish, cauliflower, and mushrooms. Limit: Hot and Moist foods like bread, pasta, bananas, and wheat cereals. Minimize: Cold and Moist foods like carrots, pumpkin, rice, and milk.
Drink plenty of warm water to support mucus drainage. Consume plenty of fruits, vegetables, and protein-rich foods like chicken and fish for overall health.
Take ¼ teaspoons each of aniseed, thyme, fenugreek, echinacea, and boil in one to two cups of water, until one cup remains. Strain, mix with two teaspoons of honey, and drink three times a day.
Crush fresh ginger root and apply as a hot poultice to the forehead and nose areas. This stimulates circulation and mucous drainage.
Place two drops of menthol or eucalyptus oil into a bowl of boiling hot water and inhale the steam several times daily.
Nasal Irrigation – Mix a solution of one cup of warm preferably distilled water, ¼ teaspoon each of sea salt and bicarbonate of soda. Use a squeeze spray bottle to instill the solution into the nostrils, one side at a time. Repeat this procedure three to four times daily, for relief from stuffiness.
This information is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. If you suffer from this condition, please book a consultation for expert medical advice.
Its always best to consult with a practitioner before self medicating. Schedule a consultation today.
Dr. Faheema Gani is a qualified Complementary & Alternative medicine practitioner and board-certified physician with a deep-rooted passion for Tibb medicine. She is registered with the AHPCSA (Allied Health professionals council of South Africa) and has dedicated her career to providing holistic and personalized healthcare solutions to patients in Centurion, Gauteng.
Dr. Gani's pursuit of expertise in Tibb medicine led her to pursue a five-year course in complementary and alternative medicine, with a specific focus on Unani Tibb for two years. She completed her training and gained invaluable practical experience at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town.
2021Expanding her horizons, Dr. Gani relocated to the UAE, where she immersed herself in an international healthcare environment. She gained extensive knowledge, skills, and techniques through training under leading specialists in various fields, including cardiology, pathology, ENT, gynecology, orthopedics, endocrinology, urology, and physiotherapy.
