2007-02-26 00:05:44 · 11 answers · asked by Neo Tarantula 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The following has kept me free of colds and flues for the past two years: Make a ginger tea by grating some fresh ginger and pouring boiled water over it. Strain, and if you want, you can add honey, but I drink it without any sweeteners. It burns a bit, but a nice healthy burn which makes your throat immediately feel better!
Also, if you have the sniffles and a nasal drip which often cause sore throat and a cough, try sniffing salt water. Add about two pinches of salt to half a cup water, pour it into you hand little bits at a time and pull it into you nose. Do it over the basin, as all the gunk starts coming out! Sounds disgusting, but isn't because it really disinfects you nose and sinuses and makes you feel loads better afterwards. Do it at least twice a day, and your troubles might just be over in no time.
Hope you feel better soon! Aspirin works well for pain and fever, guess you know that!
2007-02-26 00:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by Amelie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot tea w/ a teaspoon of honey. I personally use a teaspoon of honey w/ a little milk. If possible, use mint tea, but if you can't get mint tea, regular tea will work fine, too.
A lot of people suggest lemon, but because lemon contains acid, it can actually agitate a sore throat. The "lemon" found in cough medicines is not real lemon, so that's why it's no big deal, but to use an actual lemon might bring more discomfort than relief.
Whatever you do, just don't combine lemon with anything using milk; it will cause the milk to curdle.
Of course, there's always the tried and true method of gargling warm salt water, but despite its relief, I still can't stand doing it.
2007-02-26 08:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peel an onion pop it into a pan of water, add a knob of butter, put on stove and let it simmer for a good half hour, when it goes cold drink the juice, tastes vile but gets rid of sore throats and coughs.
2007-02-26 08:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a thin slice of ginger to your mouth every 2 hrs. Its effective for sore throat its works for me.
2007-02-26 08:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by briggs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crap every remedy I know involves alcohol! ummm try gargling with salt water and then go get some rum
2007-02-26 08:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey and lemon mixed together is an old-fashioned remedy which can be effective.
2007-02-26 08:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by Beanbag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lemon, Honey, warm water, and fresh squeezed ginger juice. Or take DayQuil and NyQuil !!!
2007-02-26 08:11:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sweet hot tea with lemon, gargle in warm salt water
2007-02-26 08:10:13 · answer #8 · answered by Baw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey and lemon, mix together...very good for both.
2007-02-26 08:11:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eat lots of honey
drink lots of mint tea too..
2007-02-26 08:13:04 · answer #10 · answered by flee1906 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋