Nasal congestion relief should be natural, for the best and lasting results. Natural treatments are always helping your body move in the direction it is trying to go.

One of the best, broad spectrum natural decongestants is a neti pot with a weak saline solution. You can make up your solution with a little salt in some warm water.

Then you need to breathe this up, one nostril at a time, so close the other off with a finger. You don't want the saline solution to enter your lungs, so just hold it in your nose and sinuses.

When one side feels better, swap sides and do the other nostril.

This is more easily accomplished with a neti pot, which is just a vessel with an appropriate nasal spout.

This will work for most people, at an acute level.

But for a more lasting effect, or for total resolution, homeopathy is better. It works at a deep level, because it works by raising your immune system.

Nasal congestion can come about from a cold or from sinusitis. Either way, the homeopathic medicine Kali bich may provide you with the best nasal congestion relief as long as your symptoms match those of the medicine.

The strong keynotes symptoms of Kali bich are:

• a thick, gluey, stringy nasal discharge which won't drain
• the discharge may drain slowly post nasally, giving you a thick feeling in your throat
• or it may drain slowly into your nose, so slowly that it dries to a thick crust which is well cemented to the nasal walls
• the discharge is normally yellow
• you may get a sinus headache, at the root of your nose, because the pressure builds up from a lack of drainage