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Which over the counter medicine can I take to cure my sore throat?
(14 Sep 2007)

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Natural cures for sore throat
  • Add 1 tbs of common salt in 1 glass of water and heat it. Gargle with this 3 to 4 times a day.
  • Mix 2 or 3 drops of cinnamon oil in 1 tsp of honey and consume it.


  • Mix 1 tsp of cinnamon powder, 2 tsp of honey and a pinch of pepper to 1 glass of water and boil it. It provides immediate relief form a sore throat.
  • Boil a few henna leaves in 1 glass of water and gargle with it twice a day.


  • You can drink the water boiled with the leaves of holy basil or gargle with it.
  • Boil some tea leaves in 1 cup of water, strain it and either drink it or gargle with it.
  • Pour boiling water on a handful of sage leaves and when it cools, add a little vinegar and honey to it. Take 1 tsp of it internally and gargle with the rest of the solution.
  • Chew a small piece of Liquorice or suck it for few minutes. It offers respite from inflammation.
  • Soak some tamarind in 1 glass of water and gargle with it once a day.
  • Take hot Epsom salt bath regularly till your sore throat lasts.
answered by D D on 28 Jan 2008, 10:43:56

 

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