You've got a sore throat and you dread the simple task of swallowing. There are various options available to help you deal with this uncomfortable condition. Here are a few to get you started

1. SORE THROAT REMEDIES
You've got a sore throat and you dread the simple task
of swallowing. There are various options available to
help you deal with this uncomfortable condition.
Here are a few to get you started:

2. Gargle with turmeric
Try this gargle to calm a cranky throat. Mix together 1
cup hot water, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and 1/2 teaspoon
salt. Gargle with the mixture twice a day. If you’re not
good with the gargle, mix 1/2 teaspoon turmeric in 1
cup hot milk and drink.

3. Gargle with warm salt water
It cuts phlegm and reduces inflammation.
Dissolve 1/2 teaspoon salt in 1/2 cup warm
water, and gargle every three to four hours.

4. Gargle with a baking-soda solution
Dissolve one-half teaspoon of baking soda in a
glass of warm water

5. Sip lemon juice. Mix 1 tablespoon each of honey and
lemon juice in 1 cup warm water and sip away
Coarsely powdered cinnamon (dalchini)
added to a glass of water along with two
tablespoons of honey and a pinch of
ground pepper and then boiled, is
another remedy for sore throat.
Addition of a tsp of ghee to half a cup of
milk and drinking just before sleeping
also soothes the throat.

6. Sucking on hard candy – in the sugar-free
variety — can help keep your mouth and
throat moist, which will make you feel more
comfortable

7. To treat a sore throat without antibiotics,
gargle with neem leaf water (add 2 – 3 neem
leaves to 300 ml water and cool) to which
honey has been added or drink half a cup
concoction of the same.

8. Drink as much fluid as possible — at least 8 to
10 glasses per day. Keeping your throat well
lubricated with soothing liquids can prevent it
from becoming dry and irritated and may even
help banish the infection faster.

9. Suck on Garlic -Peel a fresh clove, slice it in half, and
place 1 piece in each cheek. Suck on the garlic like a
cough drop. Occasionally, crush your teeth against the
garlic, not to bite it in half, but to release its allicin, a
chemical that can kill the bacteria that causes strep.