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Herbal Remedies for Sore Throats
Whether you have problems with a simple sore throat due to a cold or the flu,
you have strep throat or you have tonsillitis, there are many home and herbal
remedies which can often help. Most of these remedies work to kill both the
pain and the germs or infection which are causing the problems. In many cases,
an internal infection fighting herb or herbal combination should be used.
Let's look at several of these useful remedies...
Kelp is an herb which is high in natural iodine and iodine kills germs and
bacteria. One woman has successfully used this herb for more than ten years to
treat strep throat problems with her children. It can kill the strep bacteria,
but it also helps as a preventative measure when sore throats occur, to keep
strep from developing - particularly when it's going around school.
Simply dissolve a gel capsule of ground kelp into warm water or strong tea.
Then drink it at least once each day. Putting the Kelp into tea helps kill the
taste - it is a bit gritty and nasty tasting. Taking it in tea or other
liquids will bathe the throat directly, allowing the iodine to come into
direct contact with the strep or other bacteria within the throat. This direct
contact kills the bacteria and takes away most of the throat pain.
Garlic is another extremely useful herb for treating throat problems and
there are several ways to use it. To get almost immediate relief from throat
pain, slice a piece of raw garlic and hold that in your mouth for 15-20
minutes. You can suck on the garlic piece, or simply hold it between your
teeth and cheek. The garlic can make your mouth slightly sore after holding it
there for several minutes, but this will go away in about a day.
The oil and odor from the garlic travels down the throat, removing the pain
and killing the bacteria. You can then simply swallow the garlic or spit it
out. Taking garlic by mouth - fresh or in capsule form - is an added measure
which will help start killing the bacteria and infection from within, because
garlic is a very strong natural antibiotic.
Onion is another extremely useful herb to help relieve sore throats and start
the healing process. You can eat or suck on an onion much like the garlic
piece and you can make an onion pack to apply directly to the throat. Chop up
some fresh onion - white onions are stronger than yellow, but either generally
works fine - and spread it on a clean towel or cloth, then apply the onion
side to the throat area which is painful. You can also mix aloe vera into the
chopped onion if you have it on hand and this will help the onion penetrate
the skin better.
Take garlic and cayenne capsules or goldenseal and cayenne or garlic plus
goldenseal plus cayenne, in pill form three times each day until the infection
is gone. If you're hypoglycemic, take Echinacea or Myrrh instead of the Golden
Seal so your blood sugar does not drop too low. Alternatively, you can use the
Golden Seal if you also add licorice root, because this will help counteract
the natural insulin in the golden seal.
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