SORE THROAT

A Sore Throat is a painful feeling in the throat aggravated by swallowing. Bacteria or virus causes sore throat, medically known as Pharyngitis. Most often it will be a symptom of an underlying illness like cold, flu, mumps, tonsillitis etc. Sore throat is named, depending on the area where the pain is, like: 

• Pharyngitis 

• Epiglottitis 

• Laryngitis 

• Tonsillitis 

Common Causes of Sore Throat

• Viral infection 

• Bacterial infection

• Fungal infection

• Smoking

• Shouting

• Allergies
  

Home Remedy for Sore Throat

Tip 1:

Eat betel leaves with liquorice (mulathi) 2-3 times a day.

Tip 2:

Make a paste of 2-3 cloves with 1-2 cloves of garlic. Mix with 1 cup of honey. Have 1 tsp 3 times a day.

Tip 3:

Soak 8-10 almonds. Peel and grind with 8-10 pepper corns. Mix in 1 cup of water. Sieve and drink adding either salt or sugar to taste.

Tip 4:

Gargle with fenugreek tea, made with 2 tbsp of fenugreek seeds boiled in 6 cups of water. 3-4 times a day. 

Tip 5:

Warm a cup of milk. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and drink before going to bed.

Tip 6:

Boil one whole onion, mash and eat with a little butter, salt and pepper.

Tip 7:

Soak finely chopped onion in honey for a day. Strain out the onion and drink 2 tsp of the honey daily.