Jean's Famous Tomato Tea Remedy for Sinus Infections and Congestion

Tomato Tea User Reviews

Posted by Casey (Boston, MA) on 11/19/2006
★★★★★

I have been sick for the last 3 days getting between 2-3 hours of sleep per night because I was so congested. I can't use nasal sprays or a lot of decongestants because I am a vocalist, and those products are very bad for the voice. Last night I went online to try and find anything to ease the congestion. I found this recipe and cringed because I hate tomato juice, but I figured I would try it anyway. I have been sipping on it for about 10 minutes now and already my sinuses are starting to clear. My nose is running like a faucet which rocks because for the last 2 days I haven't even been able to blow it, and my left nostril feels almost completely clear. Thanks so much for this recipe! Now I think I'll finally get to bed!

Tomato Tea User Reviews

Posted by Lish (Fishers, Indiana) on 12/05/2006
★★★★★

I was willing to do anything do get some relief from this terrible case of congestion. It had been going on for days. (Hint* Probably should go to the doctor) So I found this site. My friend Chris made the Spicy Tomato Tea, and just the smell of it started to work. It didn't totally clear my case of congestion up, but It definitely helped a lot... I think the magic is in the garlic!... wow..

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Posted by Scott (Harleysville, PA) on 12/08/2006
★★★★★

My sinuses were completely blocked. Sudafed was working less with each usage. The last time I had a Sudafed, my nose was partially cleared for only two hours. The previous night, I had a bad sore throat due to the cold and breathing only through my mouth. I searched the Internet and came across a remedy of gargling with salt water. It worked within 15 minutes. Although my throat was better, I did not sleep well due to my clogged sinuses. By 11:30 last night, my head felt completely stuffed and I knew sleeping was going to be tough, so I thought I would see what remedies were posted on the Internet. I came across this site and the Spicy Tomato Tea. I am not a fan of Tomato juice or pure garlic, but I saw so many positive responses that I decided it was worth the chance. Of course, all of the super markets were closed since it was after 11 PM. so I went to the local Wawa and picked the needed ingredients. Except I had to substitute garlic powder for garlic, since they didn't have garlic. I heated up the ingredients and by 12:20 (less than an hour from finding this article) my nasal passages were clear. To my surprise, the taste was not too bad. I accidentally used a 1/2 teaspoon of hot sauce instead of the 1/4 teaspoon. I think it made it work better. I did wake up to blow my nose once during the night, but other than that, I slept well and my sinuses remained clear. This is definitely a remedy worth passing on to others.

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Posted by Barb (Michigan) on 12/15/2006
★★★★★

I did not heat it to hot, only to warm cause the hot pepper was hot! I used Hot pepper flakes, I dry my own. One time we were going out with friends and did not put in the garlic, it also cleared my congestion. The pepper flakes are wonderful in thinning out the mucous! Plus it is a very yummy drink. You can make it hotter if you want by adding more pepper, but the recipe is hot enough, my mouth is burning! lol, But I can breath, yippee!

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Posted by Rachael (Dublin, Ireland) on 01/02/2007
★★★★★

I came down with a hellish sinus infection over Christmas week. Desperate not to go to a doctor and be administered the same-old antibiotics regimen, I Googled and found your site. Thank you so much!!! Even though I had a tenacious case of sinusitis, after drinking the tea for just over a week, 2-3 times a day, I am finally cured. As the infection ran its course, I was getting really, bad piercing headaches. The tea even gave relief from them. I highly recommend this tea. It is a wonder.

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Posted by Barbara (Canon City, CO) on 01/05/2007
★★★★★

I am soooo miserable! The Sudafed has stopped working, can't breath, sneezing, blah. I searched on Google for any thing to help and I came across this recipe. I am drinking it as I am typing and have already felt a difference. I love all of the ingredients and when combined, they are really good. I can't wait to have some more tonight so I can finally sleep. Thanks to whomever came up with this!

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Posted by Jenna (Michigan) on 01/07/2007
★★★★★

I drank this two night in a row on my fourth week with a sinus infection. I had already been on antibiotics, larger dose of allergy pills and prescription nasal spray. I could not breath at all and I even had a lump in my gum from the sinus cavities being blocked. I drank it the two nights and everything started to clear up! Unbelievable. I did use Clamato juice as opposed to plain tomato. I swear you should try it!

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Posted by Tony (East Haven, CT) on 01/13/2007
★★★★★

When I first tried this with hot sauce(Louisiana Hot sauce) it didn't work. The second time I used a hotter sauce (Dave's Insanity Sauce) and it worked. Seems that the hotter the hot sauce the better the results.

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Posted by Lisa (Cincinnati, OH) on 01/16/2007
★★★★★

Not having tomato juice around i ran to corner store for v8 added minced garlic from a jar in the fridge, lemon juice, and tabasco. it worked almost immediately - even if it works only momentarily, i'll be happy. btw - i think the garlic is key.. as a few sniffs of my jar of garlic started to clear up my sinuses. thanks!

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Posted by Mike (West Covina, CA) on 01/16/2007
★★★★★

That clamato Tea is great, I was fighting some strain of Flu, it settled in my Sinuses. The OTC stuff didn't do well. This had it relieving it in a few hours. It's been 3 days. My head has never felt clearer. Thanks alot-Mike

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Posted by L (Montreal, Canada) on 01/17/2007
★★★★★

Tomato Tea CURED MY CONGESTION & RELEAVED MY SINUS PRESSURE in 30 minutes. When you're congested your sense of taste isn't that great,...but nevertheless, I did enjoy drinking it... it was just like drinking hot tomatoe soup. I really think I'll be able to get some sleep now! Give it a try, it worked for me.

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Posted by Carol (Roosevelt, NJ) on 01/17/2007
★★★★★

I had had a head cold for 3 weeks. It settled in my sinuses. NO prescription or OTC medicine was working and the headaches were non-stop. I remembered this recipe-Tomato Tea, tried it and with only ONE cup my head started to open and drain. Pressure was relieved, headaches gone. I had another 2 cups the next day and approximately 95% of the congestion is gone today. I am having one more cup tonight "to be on the safe side". I can't thank you enough for this remedy.

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Posted by Christine (Beaver, PA) on 01/31/2007
★★★★★

Thank you so much for the recipe!!! I have had three URIs in a row and i was so desperate all day that I actually considered getting my sinuses scraped thru surgery. My tongue is on fire but this totally works and I didn't have any ingredients so I mixed tomato soup with hot sauce (texas pete) and it worked!!!! Thank you thank you!!!

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Posted by Dawn (Indianpolis, IN) on 02/08/2007
★★★★★

I developed a cold five days before a flight I was going to take. Went to the doctor who gave me steroidal nasal spray and told me what decongestant to take. By the time my flight date arrived, I was in a full blown sinus infection. Upon arriving at my destination, I did a search on the web for some help and found your tomato juice/hot sauce drink. Even though it did not "cure" the problem, it did bring me SOME relief. The whole left side of my face was hot, my left ear and teeth on the left side of face were killing me. After drinking your tomato juice concoction, the pain in my teeth and ear started to diminish and the side of my face started to cool. I drank this mixture five days in a row, and sometimes twice a day to relieve the symptoms. Although I need antibiotics to clear the infection, I can now tolerate the symptoms that no medicine would touch. Thank you so much for your help.

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Posted by Oteasa (Sand Springs, OK) on 02/10/2007
★★★★★

I have had sinus trouble for months...six rounds of antibiotics and who knows how many decongestants etc...I sat on the couch reading the remedy on line and finally got up and fixed it. It has only been 15 minutes so I can't say for long term but short term...this is great. I used tomato soup also. You can add what ever you want to season it and it was spicy but not too hot. Thank you for the recipe and thank those of you who took the time to share!