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Pharyngitis

Your throat is a tube that carries food to your esophagus and air to your windpipe and larynx (also called the voice box). The technical name for the throat is pharynx.

You can have a sore throat for many reasons. Often, colds and flu cause sore throats. Other causes can include:

  • Allergies
  • Mononucleosis
  • Smoking
  • Strep throat
  • Tonsillitis

Treatment depends on the cause. Sucking on lozenges, drinking lots of liquids, and gargling may ease the pain. Over-the-counter pain relievers can also help, but children should not take aspirin.


WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for reference only. Many of these treatments may be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field. The owner of this website will not be held liable for any injuries and deaths cause by following any home remedies. We have no control of what is posted.

Home Remedies for Pharyngitis

SORE THROAT [pharyngitis]
   Ulmus fulva, known as Slippery elm, has been used to treat a sore throat or inflamed mouth or intestines. Slippery elm bark has been used by american indians to treat a sore throat since the early 1800s.

In a cup, use boiling water to steep 1 tablespoon of Slippery elm bark powder for 10 minutes. Gargle and then swallow as needed.

Alternatively, purchase Slippery elm lozenges and consume as directed.Jerry | August 7th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [pharyngitis]
   Garlic (Allium sativum L.) kills bacteria and some viruses. Place half a clove of garlic between the teeth and each cheek and/or suck on clove. Alternately, buy garlic lozenges and use as directed. Garlic has antiviral, anti-fungal and antibacterial properties.
Mechanism - allyl 2-propenethiosulfinate or diallyl thiosulfinate
GuydeMaupassant | August 7th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [pharyngitis]
   Myrrh gum (Commiphora myrrha) is a disinfectant, antiseptic and astringent. Take as directed.Nobody | August 7th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [pharyngitis]
   Garlic (Allium Sativum) has antibacterial properties against cariogenic bacteria (Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus). Garlic juice can be used as a mouthwash to treat plaque or mouth sores.
Mechanism - allicin
Jlaiii | August 9th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   To make onion syrup, slice raw onions in a pan or bowl. Cover with sugar. Let combination stand until it forms a syrup. It will take a one or two days. Alternatively, bake ingredients on medium heat to speed up the process.JackR | August 9th, 2020

Random white onions. Pile of yellow onions inside a basket.
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Mix 1 teaspoon of powdered Osha (Ligusticum porteri) with boiling water. Let steep until it reaches room temperature. Gargle with tea.
Alternatively, buy Osha root extract. Follow recommended by directions.Shizs | August 9th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Mix 3 tablespoons of Willow bark (Salix spp.) with 1 pint of water. Heat just below boiling for 30 minutes. Let cool. Gargle as needed.Jerry | August 9th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia) has local anesthetic properties to reduce the feeling of soreness of the throat. It may also stimulate the immune system. Buy and grind Echinacea angustifolia root in a coffee grinder. Mix 1/2 teaspoon of ground Echinacea into 2 ounces of warm water and gargle.
Mechanism - Echinacea angustifolia
Jlaiii | August 9th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Mix 1 ounce of peppermint leaves (Mentha spp.) with one pint of boiling water. Cover and let cool. Gargle. Mint works as an anti-inflammatory, anesthetic and has antimicrobial properties.Fedup | August 9th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Sage leaf (Salvia officinalis) is mixed with boiling water (1 tablespoon sage leaf) in a cup. Let cool and gargle. Do not take concentrated sage essential oil or alcohol tincture while pregnant.TimmyStymn | August 9th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Rose oils have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties when it comes to mucous membranes. Rose (Rosa spp.) pedal tea is made by mixing 1 pint boiling water with a handful of natural, pesticide-free rose pedals, covering both, and let sit until it cools. Gargle to relief a sore throat.RudyardKipling | August 11th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Licorice root has anti-inflammatory properties. Boil 1/2 ounce of licorice in 1 quart of water, uncovered, until half of the water is still remaining. Let cool. Drink over a span of a day. Acceptable to repeat for up to 3 days. Do not take licorice if you are pregnant, taking steroids or have low potassium levels. Low potassium levels can cause people to experience abnormal heart rhythms, high blood pressure, edema, lethargy, and/or congestive heart failure. The NIH has determined that there is insufficient data available to know if licorice is effective in treating any medical condition.

The FDA notes:
-Don’t eat large amounts of black licorice at one time.
-If you have been eating a lot of black licorice and have an irregular heart rhythm or muscle weakness, stop eating it immediately and contact your healthcare provider.
-Black licorice can interact with some medications, herbs and dietary supplements. Consult a health care professional if you have questions about possible interactions with a drug or supplement you take.
Mechanism - glycyrrhizin
Jlaiii | August 11th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) has been used to treat coughs for a long time. Steep 1 tablespoon of horehound in a cup of boiling water for 15 minutes. Gargle with the strained tea. Sweeten with honey if desired. Alternatively, Horehound cough drops can be purchased commercially. Use as directed.Antonchekov | August 11th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Steep 3 tablespoons of oak bark (Quercus spp.) in boiling water for 20 minutes. After the tea has been removed and strained, gargle with 2 tablespoons up to 4 times a day.
Mechanism - tannins
Jlaiii | August 11th, 2020
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SORE THROAT [Pharyngitis]
   Red root (Ceanothus americanus) contains ceanothic acid and ceanothetric acid which have been claimed to inhibit Streptococcus bacteria growth in tincture form. To make Red root tea, heat 1 pint of water just below boiling and add 1 ounce of red root. Heat for 20 minutes. Let cool. Gargle with 1 tablespoon, then swallow. Repeat for a total of 4 times a day.
Mechanism - ceanothine A-E, pandamine, zizyphine, scutianine, adouetines
GuydeMaupassant | August 11th, 2020
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COLDS COUGH FEVER [acute viral rhinopharyngitis - acute cor]
   Garlic has been used for colds, bronchial problems, coughs and fevers throughout history. It is a blood thinner and lowers cholesterol.

In a blender, chop 3 garlic cloves and 1/2 a lemon (including the skin).
Steep contents in a cup with boiling water for 5 minutes.
Strain solids, leaving the liquid.
Add a little honey to the liquid.
Drink slowly.

For colds: Prepare and drink garlic tea 3 times a day.
During epidemics/pandemics: Drink 1 time per day.

This may just be what we need to help prevent COVID-19 infections!

Sulfur Compounds: aliin, allicin, ajoene, allylpropl, diallyl, trisulfide, sallylcysteine, vinyldithiines, S-allylmercaptocystein, and others.

Amino acids: arginine and others.

Enzymes: allinase, peroxidases, myrosinase, and others.

Allicin (diallyl thiousulfinate or diallyl disulfide) does not exist in garlic until it is crushed or cut. Crushing the garlic bulb activates the enzyme allinase which metabolizes alliin to allicin.NathanielHawthorne | August 13th, 2020
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