What helps a sore throat?
 

I have a wicked sore throat.

I have to go to the pharmacy to pick up my Wellbutrin and will ask pharmacist for suggestions.

My sis says to gargle with hot hot water.

I've been eating ice cream all night. It's not really working. lol

M.

Dear Mari

too much sugar can actually make things worse. i've heard mixed things about milk/cream (icecream). i personally tend to stay clear of dairy when i have throat trouble. mostly, if i am having mucous, i find it causes more of it. my choir teacher did in fact used to yell at us for even putting creamer in coffee - he said it "coated the throat." but some find it soothing.

honey is good, or honey lemon tea, but don't drink gallons of it and not constantly.

for gargling, what is usually recommended is warm (not hot hot hot) saline. it doesn't have to be accurate, just put maybe a 1/4 tsp salt in a cup of hot or nicely warm water and stir it up. then gargle. it's soothes and helps cleanse without otherwise interfering with your tissues.

what else. oh. if you are in pain pain, cloves might help. again, don't overdo. the oil is technically an irritant. but it ok as long as you take breaks and do not put 10 in your mouth at once. the oil is an anesthetic and it can reduce the pain considerably. what i've done is put 2 or three in my mouth and just let them sit between my cheeks and rear lower molars. occasionally i tap them between my teeth to encourage them to seep oil. if the pain is more in your breathing passages, get the flavor in your mouth, and then breathe gently through your mouth to get a little of the vapors in your airway. if your throat is too sore, you could find them irritating - in which case, don't insist - spit them out.

i hope you feel better soon. :hug::hug::hug:

~ waves ~

Persistant sore throats do need checking by a doctor, as most require antibiotic therapy. Strep throats won't improve without antibiotics, and left untreated can have rather nasty consequences.

But, in the meantime:

Aspirin gargles would probably be the most effective home remedy Mari. Dissolve 2 adult strength soluble aspirin in water, and gargle. Swallow the mixture after gargling. This coats the throat with analgesia as well of adding to your system via the digestive tract. Gargles of warm salty water, as suggested by Waves, can also be helpful....but spit that one out!

According to lots of sites, sage and honey seem to be quite effective but you'd need to consult one of the hoeopathic sites to get the recipe.

Meanwhile, here's a couple of web links related to home remedies for sore throats.
http://www.grannymed.com/meds/swelli...re-throat.aspx
http://www.natural-homeremedies.com/...sorethroat.htm

I use the hot salt water gargle, salty chips:o, tea w/honey & lemon,
and we usually have the large vit c chewable tablets - for sore throat suck on the tab instead of chewing it.

i got it from my mom, who is just shy of an herbalist... but i found you a reference on the cloves...

http://www.organicfacts.net/organic-...clove-oil.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_of_cloves

Thanks!
 

Hi,
Thanks!
I'm going to try all of these and get back to you with the results. :)

. . . except for aspirin. I took my nightly 325 aspirin before reading the responses. I don't feel like taking more right now.

M.

PS
The pharmacist recommended Chloraseptic.

Dear Waves,
 

'any chance that the cloves are stimulating?
I had three in my mouth for about three hours.
I'm not sleepy.
It is either the cloves or the new klonopin from a new generic that I brought home around 11:00 pm or so. I don't want the stimulation to be the crappily manufactured Klonopin.

Waves, you and your mother have great talent and experience. :Heart:
I wish you had a good way to share your experience and knowledge of working with plants for healing.


M.

Dear Mari

cloves are stimulating yes... although i would not expect three in your mouth to have that effect... it is possible.

i hope it isn't the Klonopin! :o

~ waves ~

slippery elm....feel better
bobby

I too suggest the aspirin, tonight chew it and let it coat your throat.
I also concur with the thought about the strep throat possibility.
so if it gets worse, please have a simple swab done, you might be able to do that at your school clinic if you have one.
be well
bizi

I swear by Betadine gargle with an equal amount of water.
A piece of ginger in the mouth also helps.
The latter shouldn't be tried by anyone sensitive to spicy food as it can irritate the stomach.
A couple of crushed basil leaves with one teaspoon of honey and some ground pepper clears the throat immediately.

Hope you feel better soon.

Chamomille tea !!! cold !!! Trust me...

My mom was given cortisone, and I thought "no way", and gave her the tea and next day she could speak again ! It works !!! :)

Dear Mari,

how's your throat? i hope you are feeling better...

~ waves ~

Waves,
The cloves were marvelous last night.
I'm so glad I had them available in the house.


This morning I woke up with a bit of a cough.
I put four cloves in my mouth for an hour while I was checking emails, ironing my clothes, . . .
When I left the house, my throat was fine.

You and your mother need to make a book or something so that this plant wisdom can be cherished by others.

M.

Lol Mari :)

i'm glad the cloves helped you feel better. i don't think my mom and i have comprehensive enough knowledge for a book... hee hee. thanks though.

clove oil is actually known - i found out it is used in commercial dentistry. cloves in the mouth are helpful for toothache too. but it is a good disinfectant too... probably just as good as Chloraseptic, maybe better, hehe. :D plus it's antifungal, antiviral, antimicrobial... good stuff.

if you continue to have bouts of cough and/or discomfort however, do please go to your mdoc and get checked.

:hug:

~ waves ~

Waves,
The cough might be related to the cpap machine.

The air dries out my upper resp track and even my eyes I think.

Recently I was given a humidifier (50% of the sleep doc's patients use the humidifier. ) for the machine. I am trying different settings. My sis suggested that the moderately high setting might have caused the sore throat so last night I set the humidifier on the lowest setting. I woke up with dry (slightly cracking lips). . . . but hard to tell if the machine cased that at all because I fell asleep on the couch and was only in the bed with the cpap about three or four hours.

So for a proper experiment I need to keep track of
1. number of hours on the machine
2. setting of the the humidifier

I have to practice a bit.

No way to know yet.

M.

Dear Waves,
A book does not have to be comprehensive. :) It would merely need more information than the regular person has.

The presentation and the approach to the info would be more important to most readers.

Imagine the great pictures that could come with such a book!

M.

I have not heard of people getting sore throats before with humidifiers usually they are so dry from the air that they welcome the humidity. but I don't know you could call the supplier and ask....give you a better idea about the settings.
good luck.
be back monday night. pensicola here we come, even though 50-60% of rain...oh well I will just have to get bush whacked!:eek:
bizi