what is quick herbal relief for headache and a sore throat?
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HEADACHE:HOT BLACK TEA BREWED WITH MINT. MASSAGE UR templeS WITH CHINA BALSAM FOR 5 MIN.\nSORE THROAT:WHAT HELPS MOST OF ALL AND QUIKLY IS 1)gargling it with  brewed camomile (1 tablespoon for 1 glass of hot water. Leave it for 30 min to ingrain than strain it thro a sieve and gargle ur throat or 2)1 glass of not very hot water,1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda,  1/3 teaspoon  of salt and 2 drops of iodine mix it and gargle ur throat 3 times a day. After 2 days u will feel comfortable
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As an adult, you know that mixing alcohol with any medications is ill-advised. Alcohol can potentiate some medications and the combination can produced bad effects. While I appreciate your discomfort, one needs to be patient. Most common viral infections last only about two weeks at the most, and many begin to loosen their grip in only a few days. Try warm baths both for the heat and also to induce relaxation. Warm drinks such as hot chocolate may help. Drink lots of fluids. Use drugs sparingly or only by your physician's advice. Many people overdose on pain medications and increase their headaches and discomfort. Avoid greasy food as with many illnesses, the oily foods tend to cause a general loss of appetite. Light foods such as ice cream, broths, jello and such are better tolerated. Also do as I do, enjoy your disease!  When you recover, you will learn how great good health is. Why are you beating your head against the wall? Because it feels so good when I stop!!!
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use hot water real lemon and a dash of fresh grated ginger every couple of hours.if you a temp also take paracetamol every four hours. suck a good throat lozeger IE strepils. rest your voice no talking etc. good luck.
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Usually this helps me to get over colds quickly: \n\n1 drink lots of fluids \n2 take some vitamin c\n3 keep the body warm, especially the back, and back of the neck\n4 lots of rest
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Chamomile tea with honey is always good (and delicious!), but gargling with salt water ( a cup of warm water, a half teaspoon of salt) works best.  Tastes gross, but such is life.  \n\nMy housemate swears by chewing whole cloves of garlic, like six a day, when she's sick.  Makes you brush your teeth a lot, but helps your immune system.
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For me, it's lots of sleep as well as water, decaffeinated green tea, and a little raw garlic every day (you can use the garlic pills if you don't like the taste of garlic).\n\nFor a sore throat, zinc tablets help me immensely.\n\nAlso, avoiding alcohol and caffeine, as they dehydrate you.\n\nHope you feel better soon!
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I recently answered a similar question but only dealing with sore throat.  The best natural method I am familiar with is licorice.  A double clinical study of patients with nonspecific sore throat tested licorice tea (throat coat brand) and found a significant reduction in throat pain as compared with placebo in as little as 10 minutes.  Patients were told to consume this tea 4-6 times per day.\n\nLicorice tea will probably also help with the pain of the mouth sore, even if it does not make the sore heal faster, but it might help with that too.\n\nLicorice has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects, which may help with the blister.\n\nOne warning, though,  is that you should not consume too much licorice, especially if you have blood pressure problems.  A case report from the Netherlands reported that excessive consumption of licorice tea (about 3 liters per day, so a lot) can temproarily raise blood pressure.  This rise in blood pressure may drop back down after licorice tea stops being consumed, but it may take time.
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Other than cough drops and numbing sprays heat up some lemonaid and drink it hot. Works wonders. Thats what I did when I was pregnant and couldn't take medicines. If the sore throat lasts long you may want to see a doctor and make sure it's not strep.
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What I do if I have a sore throat is to shake a little table salt into a half glass of warm water and gargle with that.  It really helps!  Also a cup of warm tea sweetened with honey will help too.\n\nThis site lists many more remedies.
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Try salt water gargling or steam inhalations. Avoid icecreams and other cold stuff. Hot soups definately do alleviate the cold. If too bad try an anti-histamine tablet. It helps.
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green tea infused with sliced ginger root and a bit of honey will relieve some of the symptoms, though not heal you any more quickly. \n\nZicam is awesome, and works well.
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Never ice cream. I learned a while ago from my mom that sugar can actually aggravate a sore throat/growing cold. Sugar's the worst thing you can ingest when you're getting sick.\n\nI just had the beginnings of a sore throat several days ago. I took two pills which are a mixture of herbs called Echinacea and golden-seal root. It worked PERFECTLY. It's the best thing you can take to knock out that blooming cold. It will be gone the next day. Just head over to your local health-food store and pick up a bottle and it will work wonders.\n\nAlso, hot chicken soup (Jewish pennicilin) is excellent for a sore throat.
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Honey.\n\nStir honey in a glass of room temperature water and gargle with it.\n\nHave a spoonful of honey to soothe a sore throat.\n\nHave Honey and lime,  if you have a cold.\n\nHoney and ginger is good for a cough.\n\nAlso, warm salt water gargling will work wonders if you have lost your voice.
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Excedrin is a great over the counter medicine as it combines aspirin, acetaminophin, and caffeine.  You can also duplicate this at home...try having a cup of coffee (or a diet soda with caffeine) with tylenol or advil and see if that helps.  Also, if you're suddenly having migraines, you should go to the doc to see if there might be something more serious going on.  The doc can also prescribe migraine medications that can help, although they can be expensive.\n\nAnother thing that used to work for me was Sinutabs.  My migraines were sometimes sparked by swollen sinuses and that sometimes helped.  Try alternating hot and cold on your forehead and back of your neck.  \n\nEveryone who get migraines is unique.  You need to find your own best method.  Hopefully this gives you a couple of ideas to try.\n\nGood luck!\n\nMany Blessings,\nLilyth
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Easing the pain of a sore throat\n\n    * Take acetaminophen, ibuprofen or naproxen.\n    * Gargle with warm salt water (1 teaspoon of salt per glass of water).\n    * Suck on throat lozenges or hard candy.\n    * Suck on flavored frozen desserts (such as Popsicles).\n    * Use a humidifier in your bedroom or other rooms you spend lots of time in.\n    * Drink lots of liquids.
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There are many different things you can do to ease the cold. Try drinking lots of Tea for example some ginger root tea. To make this you will want to boil about 4 cups of water. Get a 2" chunk of ginger and peal off the peal. chop it up into small slivers and put it in the boiling water. you will want to then turn down the heat and put a lid on the pan and then let it simmer for 10 to 15 min. Its recommended to not use sweetener, but i know for me i have to have a little bit of honey.\n\nNext a lot of people swear by garlic. I know... ewe... but it does have a lot of healing properties. Some say you should make a tea with it, but i say that is gross, so just take one clove of garlic, peal off the husk, and cut it in to small chunks, DO NOT CHEW! this will lead to bad breath. just swallow the garlic with water like tacking a pill.\n\nMy last recommendation is sweet lemon tea. My mom used to make this for me all the time when i was little and sick. She would boil some water put it in a glass with a whole lemon and some honey to sweeten it. I always felt better after drinking that tea. and it still works to this day, even though i have to make it my self now.
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Migraines: Essential Oils Lavender and Peppermint on temples\nTension Headache: Essential Oil Peppermint on spot that hurts most.  Peppermint helps with blood flow reduces inflamation.\nSinus: Essential Oils, Wild Oregeno, Peppermint, Tei fu rubbed on sinus area, avoid eyes.\nInhaling any of these also may work.  Peppermint is very uplifting.\nAlso the meaty area between your thumb and first finger, press on the muscle in that area, you will know when you hit it, very sore area.  Put good amount of pressure with your other first finger and thumb until the pain in head is gone.\nRub the bottoms of feet, I place my foot on a golf ball on the floor and use good amount of pressure and roll it back and forth.  Really relievs the pressure in head.\nHope one of these work!!!!