The best way to cure a true sore throat in adults is by gargling. Children cannot gargle, so a throat compress or homeopathic medicine is a better sore throat remedy.

If you don’t see improvement with home remedies overnight, see your doctor, especially if you suspect strep throat. A true strep throat can have serious complications, such as inflammation of the kidneys, heart, or joints.

gargle

The use of gargles should bring an immediate improvement, at the latest in an hour or two. There are many gargle recipes, but they have some common ingredients like:

• Cayenne pepper
• lemon

• Vinegar

• sea ​​salt

• Sweetie

Maybe the The most effective remedy for a sore throat is to use Cayenne Pepper. for

Hot and Spicy Gargling:

• The most amazing and effective treatment is to use 5 shakes of Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum frutescens) powder in a cup of hot water (or herbal tea or saline solution or lemon juice) and gargle every 15 minutes with the pungent elixir. You can swallow a little at a time. Gargling with cayenne can cause a strong burning sensation on the lips and tongue. Therefore, it is good to keep milk or yogurt in your mouth after gargling until the burning subsides.
• If you don’t have cayenne pepper, use 10-20 drops of Tabasco sauce in a glass of warm water, the effect will be the same.
• If you don’t have access to Cayenne or Tabasco, chili peppers, hot paprika, or white pepper are just as helpful. All of these hot spices contain capsaicin, which dulls bread and has antiviral properties.
• Ginger tea (Zingiber officinalis) is also a good option. Simmer 10g of grated fresh ginger root or ginger powder in a cup of water for ten minutes. Strain and give optionally fresh lemon juice and/or honey and/or a pinch of cayenne pepper. Use to gargle every 30 minutes.

BAIL: Cayenne pepper is a natural blood thinner, do not take before surgery or dental work!

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homeopathic remedies

I want to share a very, very effective and well-proven combination of remedies for the beginning of a really bad strep throat or sore throat. Take alternately every 2-3 hours

• Hepar sulfuris C12 and
• Belladonna C30

Massage

In addition to gargling, an external throat massage with fine oil can speed up the healing process. Add 2 drops each of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Sandalwood (Santalum album) and Myrrh (Commiphora molmol) essential oils to 1 tablespoon of olive oil and massage into the outer neck area. Wrap a warm scarf around your neck afterwards.

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