Folk remedies for sore throat

The inflammatory process, localized in the oropharynx, at the initial stage is manifested by sore throat. With the progression of the disease, pain appears when talking, swallowing, eating. If you are often worried about a sore throat, causes, treatment with folk remedies will be discussed in this article, so be careful to our advice.

Therapeutic tactics depend on the cause that caused the discomfort in the oropharynx. Symptoms may be due to:

• Infectious pathogens, for example, streptococci, staphylococci. Their penetration through the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract often leads to the development of an infectious process in the nasopharynx or pharynx. In this case, it is necessary to act directly on the infection, otherwise the inflammatory reaction will progress.
• Environmental factors (cold air, smoke, smog, dust). When exposed to provoking factors, the mucous membrane of the oropharynx is irritated, dryness occurs, which increases the risk of damage. In addition to eliminating pathogenic factors, it is necessary to use enveloping, anti-inflammatory drugs (chamomile, sea buckthorn oil).
• Overstrain of the vocal cords, which leads to microtraumatization, the appearance of uncomfortable sensations when swallowing, talking. The most important thing in treatment is to give rest to the vocal apparatus.
• Diseases of the thyroid gland, in which the glandular tissue increases in volume, leads to compression of the surrounding structures. Depending on the hypo / hyperfunction of the human gland, brady / tachycardia, decrease / increase in body weight, changes in the psychoemotional state (irritability, apathy, depression), exophthalmos are also worried. An endocrinologist is involved in the treatment of thyroid dysfunction.
• Traumatic injury to the throat when a foreign body enters the oropharynx, damage to the nerve endings. Symptomatically, in addition to perspiration, there is a feeling of a lump in the throat, pain radiating to the ear, paranasal zones. Sensitivity disorders are also possible.
• Allergic agents (wool, pollen). With the development of an allergic reaction, a sore throat and a dry cough may appear. Antihistamines are used in the treatment, however, the main direction in therapy is the elimination of the allergenic "provocateur".
• Digestive dysfunction, for example, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastric ulcer against the background of increased acidity of gastric juice. When sour juice is thrown, heartburn, sore throat appears.
• Oncological diseases (cancer of the larynx), when perspiration may become the first symptom of pathology.

To establish the cause of a sore throat and determine the treatment tactics, you must consult a doctor.

Folk remedies for gargling

If perspiration develops, treatment should be started immediately. This will stop the progression of the inflammatory process, slow down the multiplication of infectious pathogens, reduce tissue edema and the severity of clinical symptoms.

1. Onions should be fried with unrefined oil until golden brown, after which you need to drain the oil, filter it through several layers of gauze. As soon as the remedy cools down, you can dilute it with boiled water and start rinsing.
2. Sage in the form of an infusion helps to get rid of infectious pathogens, reduce inflammation, and activate regeneration. To use the traditional recipe for preparing the medicine, you need to pour 5 g of the herb with a glass of boiling water, after which it is necessary to leave to infuse for a quarter of an hour, closing the lid. After filtering the solution, it can be used for rinsing up to 6 times daily.
3. Chamomile is widely used in folk methods, as it has an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect. The infusion is recommended to be taken orally as tea or for rinsing. To prepare a solution, you should brew 15 g of herbs with boiling water in the volume of one glass, add honey to taste.
4. When a sore throat is worried, treatment with folk remedies necessarily includes the use of a solution with salt, soda. The ingredients are mixed in 1 teaspoon, diluted with a glass of boiled water. To enhance the effect, you can add 2 drops of iodine. The combination of drugs provides a powerful antiseptic, anti-inflammatory effect, regeneration is activated, which speeds up healing.
5. An apple bite can be mixed with honey (1 tablespoon each), dissolved in boiled water (180 ml), after which you get a rinse solution.
6. In a thermos, you can brew various herbs that have anti-inflammatory, decongestant, analgesic, bactericidal properties. For example, 20 grams of linden blossom, raspberry leaves, or calendula flowers can be brewed in a glass of boiling water. It is recommended to insist for a quarter of an hour, then filter, use for the procedure.

Children are not allowed to rinse until 2 years of age because of the high risk of the solution entering the respiratory tract when inhaling, which causes a severe cough and severe bronchospasm.

Honey based medicines

Beekeeping products are widely used in the treatment of colds. Thanks to the immunostimulating, anti-inflammatory, healing effect, the symptoms of the disease become less pronounced, and the inflammatory process gradually regresses.

• You can treat your throat by sucking a piece of honey in your mouth;
• Beetroot and carrot juices should be mixed in an equal volume of 100 ml, add 15 grams of liquid honey. In small sips, you need to drink the medicine in a warm form before bedtime.
• It is also recommended to drink blackcurrant juice with a spoonful of honey several times a day instead of tea.
• Radish with honey is especially useful. For cooking, you need to cut a small depression in the radish, fill it with honey, and leave it overnight. In the morning, you need to drink 15 ml of juice. Repeat the reception three times a day. The medicine helps not only with a sore throat, but also a dry cough. Another way involves the additional use of milk. Radish juice should be mixed with milk in a 1: 2 ratio. To taste, you can add honey in the amount of 15 g. The medicinal product must be warmed up before use, take 50 ml after meals.
• To enhance the therapeutic effect, you can mix honey with lemon juice and dissolve in the mouth.

After rinsing, it is forbidden to eat or drink liquid for half an hour. This ensures the best effect from the medicines that were included in the rinse solution.

Also note that to increase the area of ​​effect of the drug on the mucous membrane of the oropharynx, you should tilt your head back, pronounce the sound "Y".

Inhalation against sore throat

The inhalation procedure can be carried out using a special device - a nebulizer or without it.

• for a nebulizer, a drug is used in the form of solutions, for example, lazolvan or essential oils;
• inhalations are also carried out by inhaling the vapors of the drug directly above the container where it was prepared, while covering it with a blanket. This applies to procedures with essential oils, herbal decoctions (mint, lemon balm).

Separately, I would like to talk about inhalation with honey. It not only provides an anti-inflammatory effect on the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract, but also has a soothing effect on the entire body.The procedure is recommended in the evening for quick and easy falling asleep.

Folk recipes for a compress

The use of compresses provides a warming effect, due to which the inflammatory response is reduced. However, it is worth remembering that the procedure has some contraindications. These include:

• hyperthermia, in which a compress can increase the severity of inflammation, lead to an increase in fever, and a worsening of the condition;
• active stage of diseases of an infectious origin, in which warming stimulates the process of reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms;
• diseases of the thyroid gland;
• oncopathology;
• damage to the skin in the place where the procedure is supposed to be carried out;
• purulent inflammation in the area of ​​the oropharynx, neck;
• tuberculosis;
• skin diseases in the form of furunculosis, dermatitis, irritation.

Most often, a semi-alcoholic compress based on alcohol or vodka is used. When using alcohol, the dilution with boiled water is 1: 1. If vodka is used, then half a liter of water is taken per liter of vodka. We emphasize that the area of ​​the skin above the thyroid gland must not be covered with a compress. Heat can provoke glandular transformation or hyperplasia (overgrowth).

For the procedure, you need a solution, gauze in several layers (for better impregnation), plastic wrap, a layer of cotton wool, a bandage. First, the gauze is moistened in a diluted alcohol solution, then it is located on the lateral parts of the neck. From above, the gauze is covered with a film, cotton wool, which is fixed with a bandage around the neck. You can also use a warm scarf.

During the bandaging around the neck, control over the force of compression of the tissues is required so as not to disrupt local blood flow and not to make breathing difficult.

Folk remedies for sore throat are effective only at the initial stage of the inflammatory process. If you do not start treatment in a timely manner, painful sensations appear, which indicates the progression of inflammation. In this case, it is necessary to consult a doctor to establish the cause of the disease, prescribe an effective treatment.