What a good easy remedy to clear a scratchy throat?
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I don't know if it'll work for you, but c*m always worked great for my throat.
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its super yucky but rinsing/gargling with warm salt water really eases the throat pain.  mix it up really good, 1 part salt to about 4 parts water, hold your nose, take a sip, gargle and spit.  you may just have a virus that is irritating everything so start with some anti-inflamatory meds like ibuprofen (advil) every 4 hours and gargle and just let it run its course.  still achy in a day or 2?  white dots on tonsils?  possible strep bacteria...go get some antibiotics from the doc :)
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Take your medicine, of course, but anything that will provide nourishment.  If your throat is sore, consider instant mashed potatoes made with milk.  Soups, broths, cottage cheese, anything soft that you can comfortably eat.  Protein drinks and meal replacements are expensive but would do in a pinch.\n\nIt is also very important to stay hydrated.  If you can't stand plain water, try herbal teas (peppermint is soothing).\nMy favorite peppermint tea is made by Traditional Medicinals (www.traditionalmedicinals.com).  I can only get it at health food stores.
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Try gargling with warm salt water.....that is usually the best way to relieve a sore throat..
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I have a really good recipe to get rid of the cold in just one night. Boil one cup of milk with cinnamon, after break a egg into that (don't let that the egg cooked) mix it with a 1/2 a cup of rum. Drink it as ot as it is. Stay on bed all night. For next morning you will feel better. That's a gram's recipe.
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Drown your cold with orange juice...vitamin C is good but people don't know how much to take....you have to take 1000 mg each hour until you get diarreha for the pills to help. But the juice keeps you hydrated and it helps your throat. Also..Lemon Juice....put a tablespoon in your mouth and hold it...sore throat germs cannot live in lemon juice.\nRest as much as you can...your lungs and sinuses cannot heal if you are taxing other parts of your body.
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drink chamomile, lemon juice & honey tea.  It will soothe you so that your are more relaxed and can get some rest & sleep.\n\n“Sore throat cures herbal remedy tea recipes” \n\nAll the following recipes have the same measurements. Unless otherwise stated, they were brewed in a coffee maker or tea brewer.\n\nMeasurements: \n\n\n\n• 1 tablespoon of each type of herb\n\n\n• 1 tablespoon of honey to sweeten the tea\n\n\n\n\nSore throat cures herbal remedy tea: \n\nLicorice root \nSlippery Elm \nPeppermint\n\nThe Common Cold\n\n1 1/2 tablespoons of Licorice root already brewed in a pot enough for two cups. \n\n\n\nElderberry tea bag\nChamomile\n\nSteep the tea bag in the Licorice Root infusion and add in the Chamomile. \nThis can be done in the coffee maker, but the Licorice brew must be cool enough to be cycled through the machine. \n\n\n\nStop that Cough Tea\n\n1 tablespoon Slippery Elm\n1 tablespoon Mullein\n1 tablespoon Catnip\n1 tablespoon Licorice root bark\n\nBoil the bark first in two cups worth of water for 10 minutes. Place the rest of the herbs in a coffee filter and place the filter in a strainer. Strain the Licorice tea through the strainer into a mug and drink. Honey and lemon can be added. \n\n\n\nFever buster Tea\n\nCatnip \nWhite Oak bark \nChamomile \n\nMust be ingested as hot as the person can take it. Chamomile can be substituted for any other fragrant herb. It is added in only for taste. \n\n\n\n \n\n\nDry, raspy cough - tea recipe for natural cures\n\nLicorice Root\nSlippery Elm\nMullein\nCatnip\nChamomile\nHoney\nLemon 1 wedge\n\n\n\nAches and Pains Tea\n\n1 Tablespoon White Willow Bark\n1 Tablespoon Catnip \n\nPut in a tea ball and steep in boiling hot water for five minutes. Drink as hot as you can stand it, then lie down for a nap. \n\nDry Congestion Tea\n(For thick congestion and irritated mucous membranes.) \n\n2 parts Eyebright\n1 part Catnip\n2 parts Thyme\n1 part Goldenrod\n\nSteep 1-1/2 to 2 tsp in a larger cup, such as a coffee mug, for 10 minutes. \nYou will likely need lemon or honey, as this remedy is rather bitter. Very soothing. Try to stay warm while drinking, and for a time afterwards. \n\n**If you experience any discomfort or unpleasant effects while drinking this tea, discontinue use. All herbs listed above are generally safe, though precautions should always be taken when using any type of medicine.* \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring cold or sinus season Tea\n\n\n\n1 small handfull (about 1/4 cup) dried thyme\n1 small handfull (about 1/4 cup) dried feverfew flowers\n1 large handfull (about 3/4 cup) dried peppermint leaves\n1 Tablespoon dried and rubbed or crushed sage\n\n\n\nEnd of Your Rope Tea\n\n1 Tablespoon Chamomile\n1 Tablespoon Peppermint\n\nPut in a tea ball and steep in boiling hot water for five minutes. \n\n\n\n\nColds and Flu Tea - herbal remedy natural cures\n\n1 oz Blackberry leaves\n1 oz Elder flowers\n1 oz Linden flowers\n1 oz Peppermint leaves\n\nPour 1 cup boiling water over 2 tbs mixture. Cover & steep 10 minutes; strain. \n\nColds and Hoarseness Tea\n\n2 oz Malva flowers\n1 ½ oz Mullein flowers\n\nUse 2 tbs of mixture per 1 cup hot water. Steep 10 minutes; strain. \nDrink only 2 - 3 cups per day for just a few days\n\nCoughing Fits Tea\n\n1 1/3 oz. St. John's Wort\n2/3 oz. Thyme \n2/3 oz. Linden Flowers \n\nUse 1 tsp. of the herb mixture per cup of boiling water to soothe irritations of the upper respiratory tract that cause coughing. Steep for 5-10 min., strain, sweeten if necessary. This tea has proved helpful with bronchitis and whooping cough. \n\nFlu-away\n\n2 medium cloves of freshly crushed garlic \n1 cup of very warm water \n1 teaspoon of honey\n1 teaspoon of lemon juice \nStir and drink. \n\nAdrenal and Respiratory Herbal Tonic\n\nMix together 2 tablespoons each of horehound, hyssop, licorice root, and marsh mallow root. Add 4 cups of water. Simmer until the liquid is 1/4 reduced. You should have about 3 cups of the tonic. Strain and dose with 1/2 cup of the liq
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gargling with lukewarm water added with crystal salt\nevery2-4 hours will help a lot.2)Take luke warm water half cup+ 2 spoons of honey + half lemon juice will be sipped like coffee slowly 3 times a day, will make the sputum come out.3) Homoeo medicine based on totality of symptoms will also help.
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i have to go with the other two answers and then add that you can also drink warm tea..\ni took voice lessons as a young child and thats what the teacher would make me drink when i started to get a sore throat \nhope this helps
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Rinse and gargle with salt and water. About 1 cup of water with 1 or 2 teaspoons of salt. Do it 3 times a day or more. Good Luck!
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Gargle with warm salt water.\nDrink tea or even plain hot water or milk with honey\nMix honey and lemon juice together and drink\nUse a vapourizer or humidifier in your bedroom.
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Warm salt water gargle.\n\nListerine mouth wash gargle( it works the best coz it's an antiseptic germ killer!) I had it bad the other day and couldn't hardly swallow mashed up banana and this is the only thing that got rid of it.\n\nI've heard of people gargling with hydrogen peroxide. You might want to dilute it though, coz it's too foamy if you don't.
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Honey and warm water helps... and lemon and tea\n\nHOpe you get better soon.
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WARM SALT WATER!!!  I got so sick of hearing my my tell me that when I was a kid, now  when I have a sore throat I do it three or four times a day. This really works.
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Vick's vapor rub (Mentholatum rub) on your chest\n\na humidifier or vaporiser in the room\n\nand / or stick your head over a bowl of boiling water and put a towel over your head and breathe in the steam (low tech version of a humidifier / vaporiser\n\ndrink plenty of warm liquids (tea with lemon and honey is the favourite but really its the honey that is the best because it is a natural antibiotic)  get well soon! :-D
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You can gargle with hot salt water.  this will help heal your throat, but it doesn't taste very good.  You can also drink hot tea with honey in it.  this usually helps me.
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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.