Ginger
Ginger has a distinctive, pungent scent that makes it highly recommended and effective in smell training. You can choose to use either raw or powdered ginger for this purpose.
Drinking ginger tea is also recommended. “Naturopathically, drinking ginger tea helps reduce the inflammation of the nasal airways, while reducing excess mucus formations that block nasal passages, resulting in loss of smell,” Dr. Hajj says.
If you are going to use ginger tea for anosmia, you can try using ready made ginger tea bags. Or choose to make tea from raw ginger:
- Peel and slice raw ginger
- Steep one tablespoon of raw ginger in two cups of hot water for around 15 minutes