Sore Throat Home Remedies

Sore throat remedies are the most sought after, mainly due to the frequent occurrence of these diseases amongst individuals.

Symptoms of Sore throat and cough are:

• Pain and Irritation in the throat.
• Difficulty while swallowing foods
• Inflammation in the tissues
  

Causes of sore throat and cough:

Due to increasing pollutions, sudden changes in weather conditions and spreading infection it is common to find people who suffer from sore throat and cough consistently. The main reasons for sore throat and cough are bacterial infection, virus, tonsillitis, allergies, sinus and many more.

Sore throat remedies:

We will look at some of the home remedies for sore throat. They are easy to make and at the same time effective.

• Add cardamom and cinnamon to water and bring it to a boil. Gargling with this water is a useful throat cough remedy. Cardamom gives a warm feeling to the throat and cinnamon oil has eugenol that reduces the cough and soreness of the throat.
• Mix one pinch of dried ginger powder in one tablespoon of honey.
  
  
  
  Slowly consume this paste little by little. It soothes the throat by reducing the irritation. Due to the multi-fold advantages of honey it is an important ingredient in various cough syrups, mixtures and expectorant.
• Another sore throat cough remedy is drinking water that is boiled with holy basil leaves.
  
  
  
  Holy basil has a bitter and pungent taste. However, it yields essential oils such as eugenol, methyl eugenol, carvacrol, etc. that aid in destroying bacteria.
  
  
  
  Hence, it is a valuable sore throat cough remedy.
• Clove serves as one of the sore throat cough remedy. Chew a clove along with little common salt. This alleviates the cough and brings relief to a sore throat.
• Boil a liter of water and put two tablespoons of fenugreek seeds in it.
  
  
  
  Allow this liquid to boil for half an hour at low flame. Once the liquid has cooled, strain it and use the same for gargling. Fenugreek seeds are good body cleansers. It soothes the skin and removes irritation due to the medicinal virtues it possesses.
• Ginger has a lot of medicinal properties hence; it is an excellent ingredient for throat cough remedies. Ginger tea, or ginger pieces boiled in water are effective sore throat cough remedy.
• One of the throat cough remedies is hot milk with a pinch of turmeric and teaspoon of pepper. This should be taken preferably for 3-4 nights continuously. Turmeric has antiseptic properties that combat the bacteria and virus which cause throat infection and irritation.
  

All these sore throat remedies are beneficial in our day-to-day lives.