|
|
Home Remedies for Sore Throat
|
|
The pharynx, or back of the throat, frequently becomes inflamed when a person has a cold or an attack of influenza. This inflammation may also involve the tonsils and adenoids if these have not already been removed.
- Inflammation of the fauces, soft palate and uvula.
- Catarrh along with acute tonsillitis
- Gummatous ulcerations
- Tuberculosis
- Carcinoma
- Tonsils:
- Acute inflammation: diphtheritic, streptococcal, syphilitic, pneumococcal, or a complication of influenza, rheumatic fever, measles and other eruptive fevers.
- Chronic hypertrophied tonsils-adenoids, syphilitic or tuberculous affections or new growth.
- Pharynx:
- Acute catarrh
- Septic or
- Chronic granular pharyngitis
- Post pharyngeal abscess
- Inflammation as a complication of eruptive fevers and]
- Carcinoma
- Larynx:
- Acute catarrhal or inhalation of irritants
The symptoms are those of a simple irritation or inflammation to those of granulation and ulceration. The subjective symptoms are dryness, fullness, chilliness, frequent desire to swallow and occasionally a sense of suffocation; sharp, sticking, splinter like pain in the ulcerative form. The objective symptoms are a red, dry surface at first and later granules, follicles, ulcers; muco and mucopurulent secretions; hawked up after coughing and some fever. The skin is usually dry and the patient is constipated. Lymph glands along the sides of the neck may become swollen and tender. Swallowing may be difficult, especially during the acute stage. If the irritation has extended up into the nasal passages, there will also be a thick postnasal discharge.
- Garlic is the most important home remedy for sore throat. Chew some garlic pieces.
- Add lemon juice (from one lemon) some honey, to a glass of hot water. Drink this. It will give immediate relief from pain.
- Gargle with warm salt water. It is the best old age home remedy.
- Increase your liquid intake and make sure your house is humidified properly.
- 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. This is one of the useful home remedies for sore throat.
- Chives and scallions are helpful for a soar throat when simmered in water for 5 minutes. Drink as a tea.
- Figs, beets are also very effective in sore throat.
- Slippery Elm bark (Ulmus rubra) helps to soothe sore throats or cough. For sore throats, slippery elm bark can be taken as a tea. Prepare a tea by adding 1 tablespoon of dried bark to a cup. Pour 1 cup of boiling water into the cup. Steep it covered for at least 10 minutes and then strain. Have up to 3 cups of slippery elm bark tea a day.
- Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is another good sore throat home remedy, however people with high blood pressure, heart, kidney or liver disease, pregnant or nursing women, or people who are taking diuretics, blood pressure drugs, should not use it.
- Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis), a herb found in Europe and North America, has been used for centuries as a sore throat home remedy. To make marshmallow root tea, add 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. Consult a doctor before taking marshmallow.
- Honeysuckle Flower, a sweet tasting and smelling herb, is one of the most commonly used sore throat remedies in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a remedy for sore throats. To prepare 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 or stevia to taste if desired. Drink up to 4 cups a day. This is one of the best home remedies for sore throat.
- Gargle with aloe Vera juice two times daily.
- Combine one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, one teaspoon of cayenne pepper and three tablespoons of clover honey in a glass of warm water. Gargle as often as necessary.
- Betony is a useful astringent, which reduces inflammation. Make a tea and use as a gargle.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to 1 cup of boiling water; stir well and gargle while mixture is very warm. To this mixture you can add 4 parts Echinacea, 1 part garlic bulb, and 2 parts peppermint leaves to 1 part cayenne.
- Another remedy is to add 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to 1 cup of boiling water; stir well and sip slowly.
- Prepare a 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. This is one of the important home remedies for sore throat.
- Add 30 drops of Echinacea/goldenseal combination to one cup of warm water; drink every two hours.
- Grapefruit seed extract is a powerful all-around antimicrobial product and is an excellent disinfectant and antiseptic. Add five drops to a glass of water for a soothing gargle.
- For sore throat treatment prepare a mixture by adding ¼ cup of apple cider vinegar and ¼ cup of honey. Take one tablespoon every four hours or as needed for pain relief.
- Steep two teaspoons of dried hyssop in one cup of boiling water, covered for ten minutes; strain and drink cool for an expectorant or hot to relieve coughs, congestion, and sore throat.
- Grind one tablespoon of mustard seed and add the juice of half a lemon, one tablespoon of salt, one tablespoon of clear honey, and 1 1/4 cups of boiling water. Leave this mixture, covered, for 15 minutes and use as a gargle.
- For sore throat treatment prepare a tea by adding 2 sprigs of coarsely chopped parsley, 3 whole spice cloves, 1 teaspoon of powdered myrrh, and 1/4 teaspoon powdered goldenseal to 1 pint of boiling water. Steep. Stir occasionally while cooling, then strain and use as a gargle or mouthwash.
- Boil some pomegranate rinds and drink as a tea. The pomegranate contains astringents
- Prepare a tea by adding five fresh crushed or dried leaves; place in a cup and fill with water cooled to just below boiling; cover and leave to infuse for five minutes; remove leaves and drink. May also be used as a gargle.
- For sore throat get a small dixie cup, pour cultured buttermilk in the cup. Slowly swish and gargle it in your mouth slowly drink a small cup of it every hour for 1 day and sore throat will be gone next day.
- Take 4 cloves of garlic - minced fine, 1 tbsp. Honey,1/8 tsp. cayenne (approx.). Mix this together, take a spoonful when needed and chew it up well before swallowing. This is one of the important home remedies for sore throat.
- Water boiled with basil leaves should be taken as a drink, and also used as a gargle to relieve a sore throat.
- Tamarind water should be used as a gargle. A powder of the dry leaves and an infusion of the bark can also be used for preparation of a gargle for treating sore throat
- Two tablespoons of fenugreek seeds should be put in a litre of cold water and allowed to simmer for half an hour over a low flame. This should then be allowed to cool to a bearable temperature, strained, and then used entirely as a gargle. This is one of the best home remedies for sore throat.
REFERENCE:
The Editors of Time-Life Books. The Medical Advisor: The Complete Guide to Alternative and Conventional Treatments. Alexandria, VA: Time Life, Inc., 1996.
Ayurveda: A Way of Life
Clifford R. Anderson, M.D. : Your Guide To Health. Second edition.
The Ayurveda Encyclopedia: Natural Secrets to Healing, Prevention, & Longevity
|
|
|
|
|
MY CART 
CHECKOUT
