Soothe Your Sore Throat Naturally with Cayenne Pepper

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Posted by Jackie (Toronto, Ontario) on 02/26/2009
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Well, it's coming up to midnight. Can't sleep, of course. Incredible pain on the left side of my throat.Swollen glands.Tongue having trouble pushing even liquids down. What do you do when you can't sleep? Well, surf the net, of course! Found this lovely site. Am trying the Cayenne pepper with honey and warm water suggestion. Am only 3/4 down but there already is some improvement. i may sleep tonight! By the way, how is it that everybody has apple cider vinegar on hand? I only have malt and balsamic in my cupboard!I suppose that won't do? Since I'm up I could go to the 24 hour quikkie mart!

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Posted by Cassie (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) on 02/23/2009
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I gurgled cayenne pepper in warm water just one time for a recently developed sore throat. It feels completely better, and also cleared out my sinuses a bit which were a little clogged. I think I may have diverted what could have been a much worse cold.

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Posted by Travis (Concord, MI/United States) on 02/16/2009
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I gargled the cayanne pepper for about ten seconds and the pain from my soar throat is gone im gonna keep doing it until its completely gone.

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Posted by Vins (Ann Arbor, Michigan) on 02/10/2009
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Cayenne Pepper cured my sore throat. Thanks to EarthClinic, I have used this remedy several times and it has always helped. If the symptoms do not go away easily, I then use it with the "Hydrogen Peroxide in the ear" remedy. I have passed on this information to others and it has helped them too. Of course most people do not do it several times, which is essential to get the best results. Several time better than any cough syrup.

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Posted by Amanda (Rochester, Washington) on 01/28/2009
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I tried this and i took one little sip and felt immediate relief!! Just be careful if you have chapped lips as the cayeene really burns them.

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Posted by Heather (Medford, Oregon) on 01/27/2009
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I've had a sore throat since Saturday, and I went to the doctor today with no medication prescribed to me (doc says it's viral). I've been taking Dayquil and Nyquil, but it hasn't helped much at all. Anyway, I found this website and tried the cayenne pepper treatment. I used 1/2 cup of lukewarm water with 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper and have been gargling for about half an hour. It's already working! I was to the point of not even being able to drink water or take medicine, and now I can eat solid food! The soreness isn't completely gone, but it's so much better than it was. Cayenne pepper is awesome!

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Posted by Abby (Aberdeen, SD USA) on 01/25/2009
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Cayenne pepper and a cup of green tea cured my sore throat instantly after the first gargle. I put in 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne and gargled for 20 seconds then drank the rest of the tea. My throat was realy swolen and the swelling whent right down after the gargle. I even enjoy the taste! vinegar used to work pritty well but this time it didn't do much (and vinegar taste is just about unbareable) this cayenne worked when vinegar wouldn't.

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Posted by Mary Kathryn (New York, NY) on 01/24/2009
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Cayenne pepper helped my sore throat and my congestion. Whoever suggested mixing it with orange juice is genius. I mixed about half a teaspoon in a small amount of oj and washed it down. I didn't feel hot or burning, but I did feel my symptoms subside. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

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Posted by Andre M (Boise, ID) on 01/20/2009
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I tried the cayenne pepper in water for my soar throats and after gargleing for about 5 minutes its usually completely gone. I usually manage to swollow small amounts which i think may help but all in all it works better than ANYTHING you can buy. As i browse the site more i tend to find that this is the case.

I have tried this a few times already and it works every time.

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Posted by Sorin (Chicago, IL) on 01/12/2009
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i feel better after a cup of orange juice and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne red pepper

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Posted by Dallas (Kansas City, Missouri) on 01/10/2009
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Man ohhh Man did this work for me my sore throat feels way better after 3 gargles all I used was a few shakes into one glass of warm water and the swelling and irritation almost instantly disipated we will se tommorow if its gone but for now it defanetly helps out alot and also naturally clears your sinuses!!! thanks again!!!!

1/2 TABLE SPOON TO FULL GLASS OF WATER GARGLE 5 BIG MOUTH FULLS AND THEN REPEAT EVERY 45 MINS WORKED GREAT YOU CAN ADD SALT,LIME,ORANGE,APPLE CIDER FOR TASTE BUT THE REAL MAGIC IS IN THE CAYENNE AND WATER

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Posted by William (Bound Brook, NJ) on 01/09/2009
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Gargling with Cayenne pepper did wonders for my sore throat! I gargled for 30 seconds with a glass of 1/8 tsp. pepper mixed in 8 oz. of warm water. I repeated for another gargle. The following morning I felt great. I wonder if this could cure other viral diseases.

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Posted by Jennifer (Virginia Beach, VA) on 01/08/2009
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I get regular sore throats in cold and allergy season. I never had my tonsils removed and I can feel sore throats coming on. I went online tonight and tried looking up natural sore throat remedies. I had heard of the apple cider vinegar method before, which seems pretty popular too, but I hadn't heard of the cayenne pepper method. Within just the first gargle (about 1/4t pepper to about 1/2 cup hot water) I felt relief. It wasn't gone completely because I had just started doing it but I could at least swallow without having to brace myself. The comment below about the terrible pain and such scared me at first but it's really not bad, especially when you feel the relief. It's like eating spicy salsa, your lips are a little 'warm' afterwards, but it's not worse than a spicy meal! If you're in pain, it's worth a try!!

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Posted by Brad (London, Ontario, Canada) on 01/06/2009
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This is a miracle! I have had a sore throat for about two weeks, taking tylonal cold and flue all day and all night, sucking on throat losenges like its my day job. So I got fed up and searched the internet, came accross this. It has been 10 minutes of gargling for me so far and I sound like a human being again. Thank you. oh yah, and im using chili powder instead of cayenne, seems to be working:D

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Posted by Kathleen (Stone Mountain, GA) on 12/27/2008
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Oh my goodness! I am so happy to report that the cayenne pepper remedy worked! I had a sore throat for like 2 weeks. I tried all kinds of OC remedies. I was in the hospital for an unrelated ailment and they gave me some throat spray. (Yeah right! My throat laughed at that stuff) So I aint gonna lie, I was skeptical about the cayenne pepper and water thing. But I did it for about 6 hours (12 ounces of water and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne) I had to swallow a few drops each time cuz I couldn't reach the soreness with just gargling. It burned like crazy! But it was worth it! The next day I woke up and my throat felt like 90% better! So I did it some more that day and the next thing I know I was feeling NO pain in my throat! Thanks so much for this information!