Sore throat remedies?

Question

ones that have worked for you that i cant do with common household products?

Answer 1

Tie a silk scarf around your neck.  In about an hour it will be gone - like magic!

Works for me everytime.

Answer 2

I use this one that works well for me:

Warm up 1 cup of water in the microwave, and then squeeze some lemon juice into it (not the reconstituted stuff) and also mix in a spoonful of honey. I use this often and my throat feels better afterwards. Good luck!

Answer 3

Hot Slippery Elm tea with lots of fresh squeezed organic lemon juice and raw local honey.

Answer 4

gargle with warm salt water. and then lemon and honey.

Answer 5

Okay, this may sound odd, but when I was a kid, my grandma took me to some old timey doctor and I actually had strept throat, but he really didn't write prescriptions, so this is what he had me do........every two hours.

1st time.......suck and ice cube

2nd time.......drink hot tea

3rd time........take aspirin, or tylenol

then back to the ice!

keep one every two hours...........it worked for me!

Answer 6

Green tea with squeezed lemon and a drop of honey.

Answer 7

Gargle with hydrogen peroxide.  I know it sounds weird and doesn't taste great, but it does the trick.  Do not swallow.

Answer 8

when i have a sore throat i always like to drink lemon and dr. pepper

Answer 9

Lemon and honey

Answer 10

this one work for me and my patients 1/2 of water 1/2 vinager and a tablespoon of salt.

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Answer 11

some warm water ( the warmer the better ) with a little salt, and gargle...   some honey with  lemon , any way you want .. like pure some honey on the lemon and suck on it or place some honey in  a glass and squeeze the lemon juice in it and stir..

These rems have worked for me and I still have my tonsisles!

Answer 12

It is always useful to know a good sore throat remedy, since a real sore throat can be horrible painful causing great discomfort, feeling of burning and scratching. It makes hard to talk or swallow.

Sore throat may be the first sign of

Using gargles should bring improvement immediately, latest in one or two hours.

There are loads of gargle recipes, but they have a few common ingredients like:

Cayenne Pepper

Lemon

Vinegar

Sea salt

Honey

May be the most effective sore throat remedy is using Cayenne Pepper for a

Hot and Spicy Gargle:

The most amazing and effective treatment is using 5 shakes of Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum frutescens) Powder in a cup of hot water (or herbal tea or saline solution or lemon juice) and gargle every 15 minutes with the spicy elixir. May swallow each time a tiny bit. Gargling with cayenne can cause a strong burning sensation of lips and tongue. Therefore is good keeping milk or yogurt in your mouth after gargling until the burning disappears.

If you do not have Cayenne pepper use 10-20 drops of Tabasco sauce in a glass of warm water, the effect will be the same.



If you do not have access to Cayenne or Tabasco, chili peppers, hot paprika or white pepper are similarly useful. All this pungent spices contain capsaicin, which dulls the pain and has anti-viral properties.

Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) tea is also a good choice. Simmer 10g grated fresh ginger root or ginger powder in a cup of water for ten minutes. Strain and give optionally fresh lemon juice and/or honey and/or a pinch of Cayenne pepper. Use as a gargle every 30 minutes.

CAUTION: Cayenne pepper is a natural blood thinner, do not take it before surgery or dental treatment!

If you can not stand hot stuff, Vinegar or other acidic substances (like lemon) are nearly as effective as pungent gargles. The strong acidic pH kills germs, so it is a good sore throat remedy.

Acidic Gargle:

Hot VINEGAR like: Apple Cider Vinegar or Pickle Juice (brine from a jar of pickles) bring immediate relief and soothe within the first few sips. They are really great remedies! Add 2 tbs of Apple Cider Vinegar to a cup of hot water and gargle and drink it as hot as possible. Or heat up the pickle juice, like hot tea, sip it and/or gargle.

The traditional way is using fresh lemon for sore throat, just suck on a lemon or gargle with freshly pressed lemon juice diluted with an equal amount of warm water. You may eat freshly squeezed lime juice mixed with equal amount of honey. In my practice I found vinegar more effective then lemon.

CAUTION: vinegar and lemon are strong acidic substances and can damage teeth enamel. Please rinse your mouth with water, after gargling.

Lemon juice dries up the throat, don't use it, if you have a dry throat irritation.

Sometimes the germs in your throat are acid-resistant and the infection does not improve from vinegar. You may use a strong alkaline solution to kill viruses and bacteriums, since they are rarely alkaline-resistant.

Alkaline Gargle:

Using Potassium Carbonate or if you don't have it, Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) solution will bring amelioration. Add 1/2 teaspoon of Potassium Carbonate (or baking soda) to a glass of warm water. Gargle every 30 minutes.

The most common sore throat remedy is the old fashioned salt water gargle, but I suggest giving additional ingredients (e.g. cayenne pepper or crushed garlic) to the basic saline solution. It is a mild antiseptic and draws water out of mucus membranes, so it reduces swelling and helps to clear phlegm.

Salty Gargle:

The concentration of the saline solution may vary, depending on the seriousness of the inflammation. You can add 1/2-1 teaspoon of sea salt to 125ml hot water (should taste like sea water) and gargle every hour if it helps. (Spit out the salt water anyway!)

Caution: a strong saline solution dries up your throat, do not use it for dry throat irritation.

If you prefer herbs, you can make a strong herbal tea and give some honey, lemon and a pinch of Cayenne pepper in it and use as a gargle.

Herbal Gargle:

The best sore throat remedy is Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) bark or Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) root. They contain mucilage that coat the throat, ease soreness and calm inflammation. To make a tea, mix 2 teaspoons of the dried root or bark in two cups of water, bring to boil and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes, strain and gargle/drink every hour.

A traditional recipe is to simmer 1 teaspoon marshmallow root and 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger root in 250 ml water for 10 minutes in a covered pot. Remove from the heat, cover and steep for additional 10 minutes. Strain, add honey and/or lemon and/or 1/2 teaspoon of salt and gargle every 30 minutes if helps.

You may combine different substances in one gargle, to make it even more effective!