Home remedies for sore throat

Home remedies for sore throat are alternative treatments to the over the counter (OTC) medicines, that, TV commercials claim, end your suffering in minutes. Sore throat, which may occur due to change of season, viral infection or exposure. It may or may not eb accompanies by fever. If it is accompanied by fever, then that is a good sign as it shows that the body is fighting the infection. While strong allopathic medicines may suppress the condiiton in a very short time, they often leave the patient feeling weak and drowsy. The infection may have been suppressed instead of eradicated and might resurface again.

In contrast, home remedies deal with sore throat in a natural way. Many of them are nothing but plain homespun wisdom.

Why should I be aware of this?

• Medications and antibiotics usually end up increasingly becoming less resistant and effective against these bactria.
• Antibiotics kill the beneficial bacteria along with the harmful bacteria, leading to health problems.
• Do not give antibiotics indiscriminately to children for viral and non bacterial infections as it has adverse impact on their long term health.

All about home remedies for sore throat

Sore throat refers to the inflammation of the pharynx or the back of the throat. It can be accompanied by either/all of these - cold, cough and fever. It can be a result of an infection or swollen tonsils or something more potent.

Some natural remedies which are very effective in curing sore throat include:

• Mango bark - Put an inch of mango bark in a glass of water and boil it. Seive the water and gargle with it while it is warm.
• Lemon juice and honey - Add lemon juice and some honey, to a glass of hot water. Drink this. It will give immediate relief from pain.
• Cayenne pepper - Add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to 1 cup of boiling water; stir well and sip slowly. It is also good for sore throat cure.
• Garlic - Chew some garlic pieces.
• Fenugreek - Fenugreek's soothing mucilage may help relieve sore throat pain and cough.
• Marshmallow - Prepare marshmallow root tea by adding 1 tablespoon of the dried root to a cup. Add a cup (8 ounces) of boiling water, steep it covered for at least 10 minutes then strain. Drink up to 3 cups a day.
• Sage and honey - Pungent sage leaves have antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and decongestant properties.
• Honeysuckle tea - Bring 1 quart of water to a boil. Add 1 cup of honeysuckle flowers (not the leaves). Steep for at least 10 minutes, covered, and then strain. Sweeten with honey if desired. Drink up to 4 cups a day.
• Glycerine and thymol - Use 1 part of the combination of glycerine and thmol to 3 parts of warm water as a gargle.
• Chamomile tea -Prepare tea by adding 1 or 2 teaspoons of dried chamomile blossoms to a pint of boiling water; steep and drink a cup every few hours.
• Whisky and water - Gargle with whisky and water also cures sore throat.
• Tulsi or holy Basil - Boil a few leaves of holy basil in water and gargle with that water.
• Lemon - Cut a lemon into 2 pieces. Take one piece and put some salt and black pepper on it, press with a knife so that salt-pepper penetrates into the lime. Put the lemon on heat to make it warm. Slowly lick this lemon squeezing it until no juice remains. Do it 2-3 times a day.
• Epsom salt - A hot epsom salt bath is highly beneficial.
• Salt water gargle -- Gargle with warm salt water. It is an effective natural remedy for sore throat.
• Aloe Vera - Gargle with Aloe Vera juice two times daily. It is effective in curing sore throat.

References

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