@Nuuska, well, I have JH Wilson Medicated and I did what you said. Now I remember why I don’t like medicated snuff. It is painful! Pure pain goes through my nostrils, right in the head and it is not this “good kind” of pain. … and I feel a bit better. But it could have been an aspirin too. Mainly aspirin, I think, but I keep trying that strange treatment, I’ve got nothing to lose but my nose. 
@Nuuska The world may never know >-)
@Viertel - I must say You have guts trying to snuff something that causes You that kind of pain, he he! But well done even if I recomend You taking a strong nonmentholated snuff instead if You don’t cope with the medicated ones…It works as well too as me myself went on once for 8 months without mentholsnuffs whatsoever - during that period I just couldn’t manage them for some reason but still I didn’t get any colds… One thing I always do in a preventive way is that always I have been out in crowded places like shops or healthcenters or in the nearby cities here I always take a good load of ‘juicy’ snuff directly after to make sure any eventual bugs bite the dust! 
Do not take snuffs You don’t like @Viertel…it should always be a pleasure the snuffing expierience I mean…
@Nuuska The world may never know >-)
He he, @basement_shaman - I respect if You want to keep Your identity a secret but I usually have a good knowledge of people…so I will have my own opinion of who You are. But however I think You are a very nice person here at the forum and else too I think! 
@Nuuska I completely agree with you regarding the curative effects of snuff! I am very new to snuffing but before I started I had to see a doctor for a decadron injection, an antibiotic prescription, and a steroidal nasal spray a minimum of three times a year for raging sinus infections related to allergies. Since snuff I have had nary a problem and survived ragweed season unscathed! Aside from the joy of snuff in general that fact is worth the price of admission by itself.
@Nuuska I completely agree with you regarding the curative effects of snuff! I am very new to snuffing but before I started I had to see a doctor for a decadron injection, an antibiotic prescription, and a steroidal nasal spray a minimum of three times a year for raging sinus infections related to allergies. Since snuff I have had nary a problem and survived ragweed season unscathed! Aside from the joy of snuff in general that fact is worth the price of adfrommission by itself.
@nikonNUT! That is great to hear from You! I just filled my nostrils with the heavenly Hedges ‘The Snuff’ sent to me from my Good Buddy ‘nuusku’ who lives in my parents country Finland and if that doesn’t keep any cold away I would eat my leather winterboots for sure - after cooking them for a couple of hours or so…But as @basement_shaman said we maybe only should keep this secret here at SnuffHouse or otherwise some fuckin’ Big Pharmaceutical Company takes our benefits away…Thank You for sharing this most interesting information to us all Snuffers spread across the Gloab! Where do You live by the way if I may ask @nikonNUT? Cheers and happy snuffin’!
cheers mr Nuuska! and fellow snuffers as well! this topic is quite interesting… back in my grandparents days cetting a cold was a rare occation. some folks never were sick! in many states in USA it’s illegal to criticize food industry, anyone wonders why?!? watch the “food inc” and that one is seriously censored! but effective documentary… “we are being malnourished but overweight” perhaps we get a bit of minerals from smokeless tobacco or it just strenghtens us…? as a holy herb should do =D clearing the sinus department is known to be beneficial for milleniums …at least in India and sertainly snuff does that to me!! mentholed or not. but the food from the big corporations is propably not worth of having if you want to stay healthy… is there some symbiosis happening with big pharma?! that’s the way real deal capitalism would work… making people weak and buildind “new world order” while people are too busy trying to maintain their malnourished …corpses :o
This is an amazing thread. Fascinating testimonies. Thanks.
@Nuuska The curative effects of snuff will be our little secret. 
My location? I live in Hot Springs, Arkansas in the USA and hope to see the day when I can visit your beautiful county. @nuuska I agree whole heatedly with you regard to our food stuffs today! There is a web comic I follow (Neurotically Yours) and one of the rants the artist does (as Foamy the Squirrel) offers some thoughts that opened my eyes. Fair warning, the language is a bit salty… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMNqIDveOvc
Thank You @nikonNUT! You know that I like ‘Black Oak Arkansas’ with Jim Dandy? Good music!! <:-P
@Nuuska Black Oak, Arkansas is about 2 hours from my house. Go, Jim Dandy!
That’s just wonderful @nikonNUT! Jim Dandy has truly a voice of his own!! He’s albums are Great - especially ‘X-rated’ and ‘Great Balls of Fire’ but also the other albums too…Do You know @nikonNUT that I am a prowd owner of 1 square inch of land in Black Oak - Arkansas because I have a certificate from Jim Dandy himself in one of He’s albums, he he? =D>
Well, my cold seems to have gone, and I can’t take toasts again. Seems like I need to have inflamed sinuses for toasts to work in my nose. Bloody typical considering I have an unopened F&T HDT which landed yesterday 8-| Oh well, it’s not like I have a shortage of other new snuffs to try out
@50th_trad - Sorry You can’t take the Beautiful F&T HDT.Because I like all toasts of any label…
Some interesting studies: Antimicrobial activity of nicotine against a spectrum of bacterial and fungal pathogens http://jmm.sgmjournals.org/content/49/7/675.full.pdf Combined Effects of Chronic Nicotine and Acute Virus Exposure on Neurotrophin Expression in Rat Lung http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3632456/ That one would fit more to a “benefits” thread, but… Nicotine treatment for ulcerative colitis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2014383/ And the last but not least: http://cvi.asm.org/content/11/3/563.full with a short article http://suite101.com/a/nicotine-antiinflammatory-h1n1-cure-a114895 Enjoy 
Thank You @Viertel for these interesting scientifitical studies! <:-P
i believe im getting a cold or flu now, damn it. starting in my throat. ill see how it plays out.
@Firestarter0 get some zinc now ,start with 3 [50mg tabs] in the A.M then 1 before meals. Keep hydrated with hot lemon & honey tea. Feel healthier soon
start with 3 what… kilos? micrograms? i have some somewhere actually.
start with 3 what… kilos? micrograms?
i have some somewhere actually.
you missed it in basement_shaman’s post–50 mg.