A neti pot is a small pot used for irrigating the nasal passages. Neti pots flush out the nasal cavities by using gravity to draw the flow of saline.
Historically, neti pots were used in yoga (in India, where yoga originated) to assist in clearing the nasal passages, since controlled breathing plays a central role in yoga. The neti pot was introduced to the West approximately thirty years ago, and today many people in the West have taken up a modified type of Neti practice called Jala Neti (water neti) using a neti pot.
The use of a neti pot requires mixing up a saline solution that will be poured through the nasal passages. A typical saline solution is a mixture of around one pint of water with a teaspoon of salt. |
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