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Sore Throat – Now You Can Easily Get Rid of Sore Throat

A sore throat is an infection that can be either viral or bacterial. It is most commonly caused by a contagious viral infection (such as the flu, cold or mononucleosis), although more serious throat infections can be caused by a bacterial infection (such as strep, mycoplasma or hemophilus). Bacterial sore throats respond well to antibiotics while viral infections do not. For viral infections, there are many natural remedies that you can take to cure a sore throat.

Common viruses, and even the viruses that cause mononucleosis (mono) and the flu, can cause a sore throat. Some viruses can also produce blisters in the mouth and throat ("aphthous stomatitis").

There is a lot of medication that a doctor can prescribe for sore throats but natural alternatives include gargling with hot water and salt, having honey and ginger with hot water, drinking a lot of fluids, basil leaves in warm water, chamomile tea, grapefruit seed extract, hyssop seem effective as well. Sore throats are also0 treated with natural or herbal tonics and throat paints.

Lemon Juice, Honey and Hot Water - Now here is a little drink that will help sooth a sore throat. Add lemon juice (from one lemon) some honey, to a glass of hot water. Now you may drink this drink, it will help to sooth your throat and make your feel better.

Cayenne pepper Add 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne pepper to 1 cup of boiling water; stir well and gargle while mixture is very warm. This brings more circulation to the area and helps draw away the infection. To this formula you can add 4 parts echinacea, 1 part garlic bulb, and 2 parts peppermint leaves to 1 part cayenne.

Mix ginger and lemon juice. Run down the throat without swallowing. The ginger will cling to the sides of the throat to provide temporary relief and a barrier to prevent damage from coughing. The acidic lemon juice will help with removal of mucus.

Sage - Sage is another popular alternative medicine used in the treatment of sore throats. Sage is beneficial in treating pharyngitis and other throat pains by reducing inflammation and protecting the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat.

Another way to keep sore throats from emerging or getting rid of sore throats that have already decided to make there present is by eating dill pickles. Again the vinegar comes into the picture again. This way you can have the benefit of the vinegar with something good to snack on as well.

Simply use water as hot as you can stand. Add at least a teaspoon of salt to a glass of water. Then gargle with a mouthful of the hot salt water as long as possible. Spit it out. Gargle with fresh salt water. Do this for about five minutes, or until the sore throat pain subsides.

Now here is a little drink that will help sooth a sore throat. Add lemon juice (from one lemon) some honey, to a glass of hot water. You'll feel a lot better instantly. I actually like to do this, but I will put the lemon and honey in a chamomile tea.

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1. rasaq jamiu (06:21, 30.07.2008)
what could have been the cause of cold in the hands and feet with sore throat?
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2. gina (00:28, 13.06.2009)
whoa that's cool the pickle does work :]
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3. Jordan (00:10, 20.06.2009)
Wow! It really works. The lemon juice with honey and hot water. It clearded my sore throat in 30 mins.

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