Home Remedies for Sore Throat, How to Get Rid of Sore Throat

ryanmutt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:59:52 +0000

The most common things to cause a sore throat are viral infections, such as a cold, flu, and a bacterial infection. Apart from these there are other things which can cause a sore throat. These include smoking, allergies, dry air, mouth breathing, and changing weather, throat abuse such as singing, shouting, coughing, infected tonsils, and food allergies. Some of these causes you can avoid and others you cannot. Try some of the following home remedies to get rid of sore throat.

Home Remedies for Sore Throat

Nasal Passages- Keep it clear by practicing anulome-vilome pranayam. This yoga practice is very helpful to cure sore throat. When dealing with a sore throat, best to keep your nasal passages clear. This means do not open your mouth when sleeping, if possible. Sleeping with your mouth open can cause a dry mouth and lead to a sore throat. Proper rest is the best home remedies when dealing with any kind of ailment. Get proper rest when you are dealing with a sore throat. Resting leaves more energy to fight any infection.

Gargling with raspberry tea, turmeric, sage, lukewarm salt water, and Listerine can help ease a sore throat. Gargling is one of the best home remedies for sore throat.

“¢ Pour one cup of boiling water over two teaspoons of dried raspberry leaves and steep for ten minutes. Then strain, allow cooling and gargling. It is also good for controlling fevers.
“¢ Mix a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of turmeric powder and a half of teaspoon of salt. Gargle 2-3 times a day.
“¢ Mix half a teaspoon of turmeric with a cup of warm milk and drink.
“¢ Mix a teaspoon of sage in a cup of boiling water. Strain and cool and add one teaspoon of honey and one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Gargle 3-4 times a day. It will cure sore throat.
“¢ Mix half teaspoon of salt to a very hot cup of water and gargle with it every 3-4 hours to help soothe a sore throat.
“¢ Gargling with Listerine is another great home remedy to soothe a sore throat.
“¢ Mix one teaspoon of salt, half cup of apple cider vinegar and one cup of hot water water. Dissolve the salt in the apple cider vinegar and mix in the water. Gargle with this mixture frequently.
“¢ Do not share your glass or bottle with your family member. Use separate cup for gargling.

Note: Do not drink any kind of gargle.

I hope in this article, you will get some useful and effective home remedies to get rid of sore throat completely.

Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article.

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Home Remedies for Sore Throat that are Easy and Effective

ryanmutt — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:39:59 +0000

Sore throat is a very common medical complaint that can affect anyone of any age group. There are many products available that are specially formulated to relieve and treat sore throat. But you can also treat your sore throat through natural remedies. Here in this article, you will find how to ease throat pain and irritation through home treatments.

Sore Throat Home Remedies

Below are some of the commonly used home remedies for sore throat. The ingredients used in these home remedies are completely natural and herbal and can be easily found in your kitchen cabinet or garden.

1. Gargling with alum (phitkari) is an effective home remedies for sore throat. Mix two grams alum in half a glass of warm water. Gargle with this water. This relieves swelling and throat pain.

2. Boil ten grams of bishop's weed (ajwain) in 500 grams of water for 15 minutes. Allow it to cool, then add two pinches of salt and gargle two times a day. This expels excessive mucous. This is another effective sore throat remedies.

3. Grind and mix dry fruits of Indian gooseberry (amla) and liquorice (mulethi) in equal quantities. Take this mixture one teaspoonful twice a day, in the morning and evening for two weeks. You can also take six grams of this mixture along with an equivalent amount of sugar candy with250 grams of milk. This is beneficial in relieving sore throat.

4. To get relief from throat pain and irritation, mix dry coriander (dhaniya) and sugar in equal quantities and chew one teaspoonful of it twice or thrice a day.

5. Pineapple juice is another useful home remedy for sore throat, but consume in small amounts at frequent intervals.

6. Herbs such as ginger (adrak), garlic (lahsun) and holy basil (tulsi) show beneficial effects in this condition. You can take any of these herbs and grind its juice. Take the juice along with a teaspoon of honey. These ease throat irritation and pain.

Hope, this article will help you to naturally relieve sore throat and irritation. To learn more on how to get relief from sore throat using homemade treatments, you can also try other remedies for sore throat given in my website.

Disclaimer: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the sore throat home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these ingredients and products if you are allergic to it. The responsibility lies with the reader and not with the website or the writer.

Visit the Author's website: http://www.natural-cure-guide.com/home-remedies/sore-throat.htm

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