Solving Winter Problem: 7 Natural Remedies for Sore Throat

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Winter is all about fun and a party. Experiencing the cold breeze rushing over your skin, that chilling snowy weather making you feel the romance with your bed, sipping a hot cup of coffee, sitting by the fireplace -everything makes a complete ambiance of a beautiful winter season.

But winter not only comes with a festive feeling of Christmas and a much-awaited new year. It brings some annoying diseases along with it; such as sore throat, dry skin, cough, and cold, itchy skin, asthma, influenza flu, and much more.

 

Having a sore throat is a common problem among many. The throat feels itchy, rough, and always feels like it’s drying out. One finds it very difficult to talk while suffering from a sore throat. We tend to hop on too many medicines and often that might not be helpful. Or there are times we run out of medicines. But there’s no need to panic. There are natural ingredients right in your kitchen that will help you reduce the pain emerging from a sore throat. And those are healthy, natural, chemical-free, and have an easy handy procedure.

 

So let’s check some natural remedies for sore throat:

1. Salt Water Gargle

Mix some salt on warm water, stir it well and gargle. This helps to soothe your sore throat and kills the bacteria present in the throat. It also helps reduce the swelling and keep the throat clean.

 

2. Honey

It’s one of the best natural remedies for healing the sore throat. It’s also effective to tame down the night time coughs. It softens the throat from the inside.

 

3. Gargle with Baking Soda

Doing a gargle with Baking soda is a good sore throat healer as well. It also helps prevent the growth of yeast and bacteria inside the throat.

 

4. Warm water, lemon, and honey

Instead of caffeinated drinks, have caffeine-free warm water mixed with lemon and honey. It tastes good and heals your throat too.

 

5. Sliced garlic

Garlic has antibacterial, antiviral, and antiseptic properties. Slice a little piece of garlic and chew it for ten to fifteen minutes. Its antiseptic properties naturally heal the pain caused by a sore throat.

 

6. Turmeric

Half tablespoon of turmeric powder and half tablespoon of salt mixed with lukewarm water is a good gargle remedy for sore throat. The antioxidant property present in turmeric helps killing bacteria.

 

7. Clove tea

Its antibacterial properties help kill germs inside the throat. And the anti-inflammatory properties present in clove help to kill the itchiness. Mix powdered or ground cloves with a cup of lukewarm water and sip on it.