Soothe Your Sore Throat Naturally with Cayenne Pepper

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Posted by Raymond (Chicago, IL) on 09/02/2008
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I have had an annoying and painful sore throat for four days now. I was browsing everywhere and everything that can help me stop this pain. I went to my local osco and spent some cash, picked up tussin "cough and cold" halls drops ect ect.... whatever said relives pain due to sore throat. So Pumping myself full of this and that did little to get rid of the pain. More of less it just masked it. Then I come across your site. Bam!! cayenne pepper i thought hey why not give it a try. My first mistake was thinking i can just drink down 1/4 tsp of pepper in a shot glass filled with honey and melted in the microwave. I threw up after the fist half gulp. The texture was blaaa and that amount so fast turned my stomach upside down and right side up. My next try i gargled some and the burning was wonderful on my ever so sore throat. I still however had pain okay one more try. Finally i took a full cup of green tea put the 1/4 tps in added some honey 1 spoon and slowly sipped away. It is now 5am and im finally able to sleep. Thank you everyone for the advice.

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Posted by Ellen (Arlington, Texas) on 08/31/2008
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I have had a sore throat for months due to GERD. They both got much worse when I caught a stomach virus on top of it. My throat became so sore that I was miserable. I had already had a positive experience using apple cider vinegar for the stomach issues so I looked up sore throat cures. Since so many people had used cayenne pepper successfully, I decided to try it. I shook the cayenne pepper bottle about three times into about 4 to 6 ounces of water. I gargled and within seconds my sore throat no longer hurt. As a matter of fact, it did not hurt at all for the rest of the day. The next day it hurt a little bit again so I did another cayenne gargle. It worked. I don't love cayenne pepper but I love that it makes the pain go away. It is very much worth it to me to use it. I'm totally convinced and will use it from now on for sore throats. Thank you all so very much! Best wishes, Ellen

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Posted by Brian (Kent, WA) on 08/30/2008
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Cayenne Pepper cured my sore throat. I sprinkled a little in water and gargled it.

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Posted by Mike (Placentia, CA) on 08/31/2008

Dont stop at sore throats! The effects and health benefits of cayenne pepper are world renowned. Some of the top naturopath and homeopath practioners recommend cayenne for a staggering number of ailments, including use as a daily supplement. Do a bit of research and see for yourself... glad most of you are feeling better!

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Posted by Albert (El Paso, Texas) on 08/19/2008
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I had a sore throat since yesterday, tried boiling salt water with salt and garlic, but did not work. This morning after feeling a bit anxious about my situation searched for sore throat home remedies. Found cayenne pepper and tried it. Felt a big relief after 1 hour of sipping cayeen pepper mixed with honey and lime. About mid afternoon felt 60% better. And now I'm feel 90% much better thanks to this mix. I sipped this formula 4 times during the day. Ready for my last one before I go to bed. Thank goodness for this site and sharing valuable information.

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Posted by Cory (Thornhill, Ontario CANADA) on 08/13/2008
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Cayenne Pepper is my new favourite thing. I suffer from sore throats all the time, but i don't want to take antibiotics. I gargled a 1/4 teaspoon in 1oz of water this morning (with little to no burning) and i already feel better! I will be doing it for every half hour until i can get rid of this nagging sore throat. Thanks for the posts people! I don't know where I would be without Cayenne Pepper and you! SPICY!!

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Posted by Jess J (Boca Raton, FL, USA) on 08/10/2008
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I've had this annoying, nagging sore throat since Thursday evening, and although it hasn't gotten worse, I haven't enjoyed it one bit! I've been taking echinacea & goldenseal, Aleve to help the pain, drinking orange juice, and tried Dayquil which helped temporarily.

I googled home remedies for a sore throat this morning and came across this site which has such a great response for Cayenne Pepper that I thought I'd give it a shot.

I've just prepared a cup of hot green tea with the following:

1/4 tsp Cayenne
2 tbsp Honey
12-16 oz water
1 green tea bag (any tea of your choice would work, I just use it for flavor :))

I've had one drink of this cup of tea as it is a little too hot and IT WORKS! My throat barely hurts, and I'm sure by the end of the cup, the pain will have subsided almost completely. I'll definitely keep it up till it's gone.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This site is the best. :)

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Posted by Jim (Fairfield, Iowa) on 08/06/2008
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I found I got much better results with the cayenne warm water gargle if laid down on my back when gargling. It seems that standing up I was not getting the liquid back far enough. My soreness or pain is farther in and up towards my left ear and laying down helped the water go back farther. I had to cover up my mouth with a cloth so as not splatter cayenne water on my face or eyes. I wonder if some of the Nays are not getting the liquid back far enough? and THANKS to all...

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Posted by Storie (Seattle, WA) on 07/31/2008
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Sprinkle some cayenne pepper into a mixture of about 2 tbsp lemon juice and 2 tbsp honey - microwave for about 20 seconds and then stir. Drink it while it's hot.

It doesn't necessarily "cure" my sore throats, but it always makes it feel better. I get tonsillitis that seems to be triggered by my sinus problems and constant post-nasal drip. The cayenne pepper always helps me cough up all the nastiness back there.

If you like pickle juice (I love it), I have also found it helps to drink a couple sips of it mixed with cayenne pepper. This doesn't soothe my throat like the honey/lemon, but it does help me cough up excess mucus.

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Posted by Lisa (Loveland, Colorado) on 07/31/2008
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I've had a sore throat for five days and I've tried everything: saltwater, tea, lemon juice, milk, cold medicine, pain killers, and everything in between. I have a fear of doctors (no offense) so I decided to search some home remedies. I've never heard of using cayenne to cure sore throats but I decided to give it a try. I put 1/4 tsp. cayenne and 2 tbsp. honey in 1/2 cup warm water and drank it straight. My throat did burn for a while but it felt much better. I did the same right before bed and was able to fall asleep faster than I had in the past few nights. The next morning, my throat felt 90% better so I drank it again and in a few hours, the pain was gone! I know I'll definitely be sharing this remedy!

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Posted by Greg (Sydney, Australia) on 07/27/2008
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I was getting very desperate as I had had a horrible sore throat for a while. I found this site through Google on Wednesday and thought I'd give the Cayenne Pepper remedy a go. It is now Monday morning and I'm pretty much back to normal. It wasn't the miracle cure that it was for some on here but it definitely made a difference. Admittedly, I did the Cayenne Pepper and took pain killers(iboprufen) also so that would have helped too but I think the Pepper certainly was the main factor in the healing and cleansing process. I recommend it, much better that the traditional salt and water.

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Posted by Amanda (Washington, DC) on 07/15/2008
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Cayenne pepper cured my sore throat. I put about 1/4 tsp. in a 1/2 cup of warm water and gargled it, repeating about four times over the course of the day. Each time offered some relief, and I woke up this morning with no sore throat.

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Posted by Miri (Morrisville, NC) on 07/13/2008
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This is a 'Yea' for "Cayenne Pepper Cures Sore Throats."

I *hate* sore throats, probably more than any other body pain. I found this site via digg.com and honestly did _not_ want to try cayenne pepper in anything. I do not like spicy/hot foods. But my sore throat hurt so much I was willing to try almost anything. I added it to my honey-lemon tea, along with some fresh honey and it really helped. It really stung, as I added too much cayenne [1/2 tsp in 1 cup of tea - should have used 1/4 tsp], but it *really* helped and I was able to eat again. So, I added a little cayenne pepper powder and some ginger powder to some hot soup and now my throat feels a lot better. Thank you so much!

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Posted by Laura (Orlando, USA) on 07/12/2008
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I'm so glad that the cayenne pepper worked for so many sore throats out there. However, it did not seem to work for me. I was so excited about this remedy and was really hoping it would work. My husband and son had both been sick, and I finally caught whatever they had. As soon as I started gettind the sore throat, I started drinking apple cider vinegar (8oz hot water, 1 TBSP ACV, 2 TBSP honey) When that didn't help it (which it usually does) I came to this website and tried the cayenne pepper remedy. First, I tried gargling 1/4 tsp. cayenne in 4oz of warm water with honey. That felt similar to spraying the back of my throat with chloraseptic spray, but went away within five minutes or so. After that, I tried drinking it. I added 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper to my normal ACV mix, but again...short term relief only. I've been doing this for three days now, and my throat feels horrible. Hopefully I'll find something else that works for me.

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Posted by Laura (Orlando, USA) on 07/12/2008
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Posted by Callous (Anchorage, Ak) on 07/06/2008
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It is a well known fact that peppers can alleviate pain and has been used widely around the world for operations and child birth. I see no reason that cayenne pepper would not block pain receptors for a sore throat. One should be careful because a percentage of people have an adverse reaction where the throat could start to swell and make breathing difficult.