Wasabi - the natural decongestant!

[Grajan]

When I am diving I always live on the edge of nasal disaster because I tend to get allergies when I travel and this can spiral into a sinus problem really fast.

I dont like taking medicines when diving - particularly Sudafed derivatives - but this trip I found the perfect solution - Wasabi paste.

I got a small tube of premix and took a small slug about once an hour before diving and a bigger slug when gearing up. It really helped keep my sinuses perfectly clear. It is not imagination - you can really feel it working.

This may not be for everyone - I love the taste and don't mind the 'impact' (it gets the eyes watering...) - but I will not be going diving again without a handy tube of Wasabi.

 

[ScubaTexan]

No thank you....I can't stand wasabi. I can literally feel my brain frying when I eat it, and I really don't like that feeling.

 

[SueMermaid]

Anything that painful has to be good for you.

 

[CBulla]

I'm all about it.. of course, I snot like a bull at flag time after a dive anyway... if I can curb that I'd be happy

 

[Kim]

My wife gave me some wasabi crackers last night. They tasted great but I didn't notice they did much for my blocked nose.

 

[diver_paula]

oooh.... I LOVE wasabi and it's effects on my nasal cavaties. A spoonful of horseradish is fun, too.

Paula

 

[lostinspace]

lol - for those who like mashed potato - add a spoonful (teaspoon) per person to the mashed potato at supper - makes it really yummy

 

[shugar]

would it defeat the purpose if it was coupled with some soy sauce and sashimi?

how much would you need? or just enough at a time to decongest (i'm thinking "dosage" here)

Jag

 

[liberato]

Even more effective is to snort the powdered form. No more than what can fit on the head of a pin, though, or your eyes will bleed. Sort of a Japanese version of Moctezuma's revenge. :icon10:

Edited: On a more serious note I found this recent article-"A misconception that eating wasabi decongests the nose."