How to Cure a Sore Throat

There is nothing more annoying and irritating than a sore throat. A sore throat is especially painful since it is where everything we eat and drink goes through. My mom raised me on holistic methods for treating body ailments and these are a couple of the methods she either gave me or told me about.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• hot water
• salt
• medium towel
• distilled spirit liquor

1. The first thing I do when my throat starts to feel sore,itchy and scratchy is gargle with salt water.

2. Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt to 8 ounces of hot water. Don't burn yourself, the water should be as hot as tea.

3. Take the salt water and gargle in small amounts until the 8 oz are gone. You should notice that your sore throat will start to feel better. Continue to gargle about every 2 hours. You don't need to get up when you're asleep though.

4. Another gargle that works really well is baking soda. Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda to 8 oz of water and use the mixture to gargle. I like this baking soda mixture for a sore throat because I don't like the taste of salt too much.

5. A more drastic remedy for a sore throat is to take a towel and sprinkle it with some strong distilled liquor or wine.
   Place the soaked section around your neck. The irritation causes an increased blood flow which can help with healing a sore throat.

[goodselfme]

on 4/19/2009 Good helpful tips for curing a sore throat.TX