Soothe Your Sore Throat Naturally with Cayenne Pepper

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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 Michelle (Marshall Saskatchewan, Canada) on 07/03/2008
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wow tried this remedie and it is working i have had a sore throat for 3 days now and getting more miserable by the minute i did what was suggested ie
1/2c. warm water
1/4tsp cayenne
2tbsp honey
at first i tried to gargle but gave up and drank it down (keep stirring in between drinking to mix the cayenne) try doing this every 1/2 hour it really does work if the problem is viral not bacterial thankyou i will keep this remedy in my recipe book

P.s. my husband and kids thought i was off my everlovin rocker but the best cures are normally homemade.

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Posted by Kelly (Stanwood, WA) on 06/30/2008
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All I know that it is too bad that it took me so long to find this remedy. I have been struggling with a horrible sore throat that makes talking, eating, existing hard. It's 2am right now and I've seen this hour for several nights because I've been up with a painful throat. I've gargled with apple cider vinegar for a day and a half, taken a drugstore shelf of other options and was going to the doctor tomorrow. I'm not a fan of spicy food so I was hugely leary of putting cayanne pepper in my tea, but I figured at this point it couldn't hurt worse. Amazing! I've drank half of my tea and my throat is almost feeling back to normal. I"m so very grateful I feel like calling everyone I know (at 2am) to tell them of this wonderful cure. Since they won't care right now, I'm sharing with you. Try it!

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Posted by Ella (Baltimore, MD) on 06/27/2008
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Cayenne pepper soothed my sore throat! I have had the worst sore throat ever for the past week and have been to the hospital twice for pain meds, antibiotics, fluids, and steroids. These things only gave me temporary relief from my huge, painful, white-spotted, puss-covered, swollen tonsils. I tried gargling tons of super salty hot water which made me feel alright for about 30 seconds afterward. I am soo hungry and thirsty because I haven't been able to eat or drink much of anything for the past few days! I was ready to give up and just pluck the suckers out myself when I came across this site with the cayenne pepper cure... I tried it right away! I used about 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper, a few squirts of lemon and warm water and gargled about 8 times. I felt relief right away and a great tingling sensation. The pepper wasn't spicy at all so i kicked it up a knotch and got even better results! This is AMAZING!!!

Tip - between each gargle I stirred the cayenne pepper a little bit because it seemed to float at the top...

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Posted by Chad (Houston, Texas) on 06/22/2008
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I had the worst sore throat for 2 days. Could barely swallow. I tried garling w/ salt water and hydrogen peroxide. Both worked very little. I saw the Cayenne Pepper cure and gave it a shot. Instead of gargling, I put it in a cup of regular coffee. Approx. 1/8 to 1/4 of cayenne. Amazing after one hour my throat felt 90% better and the coffee tasted good. Had one more cup 4 hours later and that cured it. I'm in awe how well it worked.

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Posted by Jessica (Lexington, South Carolina ) on 06/08/2008
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I had a bad sore throat, And I couldn't even talk. I tried the cayenne pepper, I made homemade lemonade plus added the juice with 1 lemon to it, and boiled it with 2 tablespoons of honey, then put it in a cup and added 1/8 of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and sipped slowly and my sore throat was gone in 3 sips.

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Posted by Danielle (Winnipeg, Canada) on 06/05/2008
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Cayenne Pepper cured my sore throat. It really works. I had the most painful sore throat (was on day 5) and after trying several things, I was so desperate I gargled 1/8 of a tsp of cayenne from my spice rack in hot water and tried swallowing a little bit each time. The burning from the cayenne was actual relief from the sore throat so I kept doing it. I did this every 15 minutes for the first day. If anything it numbed my sore throat and gave instant minor relief. The next day it was every hour. By the third day I finally noticed a huge improvement. By the fifth day it was completely gone. Now as soon as I sense a sore throat coming on, I sprinkle some on my coffee and it actually cures it. I haven't suffered from a sore throat since then. You need to be persistent when it's a terrible one, even when you don't sense any results. Coating your lips with vaseline helps. Thank you, this is a fantastic site.