Great natural remedies for soothing sore throats, we love vinegar – a lovely, all-natural remedy that we always have available in our kitchen!  -

#1: Coat your throat. The standard remedy of a tablespoon of honey in warm water with lemon is a good natural remedy, says Dr. Asher. “You want to look for things that coat your throat,” he adds, because they soothe irritation. He also recommends slippery elm lozenges and Organic Throat Coat tea from Traditional Medicinals, which contains the anti-inflammatory herb licorice.

#2: Rinse and relieve. Gargling with salt water or other solutions helps cut down on sore throats caused by irritants like dry air or allergies. In an Indian study of patients with postoperative tracheal tubes, gargling with a mixture of one teaspoon of licorice in eight ounces of water led to less-severe sore throats than those experienced by patients who gargled with ordinary water. The licorice mixture can be used as either a drink or as a gargle. (You can find licorice syrups or powders at stores that sell natural remedies, but make sure they contain real licorice.) And Dr. Asher adds that gargling with Bragg’s organic apple cider vinegar is an effective treatment as well. “It seems to be cleansing,” he says, “and it’s not as harsh as other forms of vinegar.”

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