How to Make a Sore Throat Remedy

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make a sea salt water gargle.

   Remember when your Grandma gave you salt water to gargle? Well, it works! The salt acts as a mild antiseptic and reduces the swelling by drawing out the water in the swollen tissues in the throat.Research has shown that gargling is helpful in alleviating sore throats and also congestion.Add about 1 teaspoon of either table salt or sea salt to 8 ounces of warm water and stir to dissolve the salt.
   
   Gargle with the solution for about 30 seconds and spit it out.
   
   Repeat once every hour.
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   Step 2: Make a spicy gargle.

   Add 10-20 drops of Tabasco sauce to an 8oz glass of water.
   
   Tabasco is made from hot chillies so it works like capsaicin, which helps to treat aches and pains, and it also has antiviral properties.Don't swallow the gargle as it may irritate your stomach. , No one knows exactly why, but apple cider vinegar seems to work much better than any other sort of vinegar.
   
   The acid in the vinegar kills bacteria.
   
   Add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to 8 oz of warm water.Place the gargle into your mouth, and gargle for about 30 seconds.
   
   Then spit it out.
   
   You'll want to do this 2-3 times a day, until your throat heals up. , Baking soda is extremely alkaline (the opposite of acidic), which can help soothe sore throats, especially if gargling with apple cider vinegar is difficult for you.
   
   Baking soda is also anti-bacterial because it changes the pH of the throat.
   
   Add ½ teaspoon of baking soda to 1 cup of very warm water.
   
   Add 1/2 teaspoon of table or sea salt.
   
   Gargle with this mixture every 2 hours., You can add 1 tablespoon of honey and/or lemon to any of the gargles listed above.
   
   Honey is antibacterialand soothing because it draws water out of inflamed tissue, while lemon is acidic, contains Vitamin C and is both antibacterial and antiviral.Do not give honey to any child under the age of 1 because young children may be susceptible to infant botulism which can contaminate honey.
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   Step 3: Gargle with apple cider vinegar.

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   Step 4: Gargle with baking soda.

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   Step 5: Add honey or tea to gargles.

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