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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 Christine (Cleveland, Ohio) on 06/30/2008
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I went ahead and tried the cayenne and water (three shakes of cayenne into a cup of water). It definitely numbed the area, but about 20 minutes later the pain came back so I figured, oh well, guess it didn't work for me. But I woke up the next morning and the sore throat was totally gone. Don't know if it's a coincidence (I'd only had a sore throat for three days), but you can be sure the next sore throat I get I'll be trying the cayenne again!
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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 Zech (Atlanta, USA) on 06/07/2008
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ok, so i have this horrible sore throat which im sure it is strep. i have had this for 3 days now and it has not subsided in pain. i cannot swallow my own spit. and i can barely drink water or gatorade. on the second day i awoke i had a 100.5 fever and i felt very very queasy. i used regular everyday normal medacines and my fever went away. the next day, day 3. i awoke with drool all over my pillow, because i guess i couldnt naturally swallow my spit during my sleep. i have no fever today. but my throat is FREAKING killing me. i have used cayenne pepper, and it is not helping to ease the pain. i have also gargled with salt water and that has not helped i just dont know what to do my throat is freaking killing me. basically my throat is driving me nuts.
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Posted by Lizz (Marietta, Ga) on 06/08/2008
Zech, try making some sage tea even store bought should help - Use 3tblspns to 16oz hot water steep for 15mins-a dd your sweetness of choice & drink. You can make a large mason jar for your day. Add Echinacea for some extra immune building. Good Luck-- I know how you feel. Lizz.
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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.
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Posted by Denise (Martin, TN) on 05/26/2008
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I have always drank soup with lots of chicken broth in it to soothe my throat when it gets sore, and I read a lot of feedback on here that said cayenne (red) pepper would help your sore throat. So I decided to mix them together! This time I made chicken and dumplings with lots of broth and red pepper (but I do love hot food) The salt and red pepper defiantly helped with soreness and the heat from the soup cleared me up, even my swollen lymph nodes went down a tad! Amazing I love it!
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Posted by Omi (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) on 05/11/2008
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re: Cayenne pepper for a bad sore throat. It WORKS IT REALLY WORKS! About a couple of days ago I caught my son's sore throat. It got so bad that I woke up in the middle of the night. I have tried gargeling with apple cider vininger and got some relief but the pain would keep coming back. I trid oil of oregano, same thing. Finally I decided to google remembering I had seen something about cayenne pepper. The cayene pepper I had was old so had no effect so went looking in the fridge and found a bottle of hot sauce made with aged cayenne pepper, distilled viniger, water, salt and garlic (you can't taste the garlic) and tried that, first couple of gargles and it burned like crasy especially the swollen sides of my thorat, and I found myself needing to spit after each gargle, it became easier and easier and the burning became less and less. I got at least 70% relief. I used 1/4 tsp of the hot suace in 250 ml of water and used the whole amount up. The way I feel now I know a few more tries and it will be gone for good. Thank you so, so much for everyone who has taken the time and trouble to write their experiences on here. It is 5am now and I am goingback to bed. nite all!!
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Posted by Mari (New York, New York) on 04/18/2008
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re: sore throat(remedy). I was sick for about 3 days. Fever went down and I felt much better but I started having really bad sore throat. I tried everything but nothing really worked. I came across your site found cayenne pepper recipe. I tried it every half an hour. I was surprised that it worked so fast. By the afternoon, 70-80% of pain was gone. Thank you.
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Posted by Celena (Harper Woods, MI) on 04/07/2008
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4 days of a very sore throat. I went to the Dr today & no strep he said "it's Viral, nothing to do but ride it out." I'm thinking what in the world am I going to do, I have to work tomorrow & can't go like this. So I started surfing the net. I mean i've tried everything cough drops, sucrets, hot tea with lots of lemon & honey, vitiman C, Claritin, gurgling with hot salt water, you name it I tried it. I can not believe this really works, I still have a little bit of soreness but I'm going to stick with it. My sore throat improved dramaticly with just the first try. It is a little hot but the pay off is so worth it. Thank a bunch to all who left comments. When I first found this I thought everyone was crazy, but I thought what's the worst that could happen, that my mouth would be on fire for a little bit. Thanks!!
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Posted by Adrian (London, England) on 03/30/2008
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I tried the Cayenne Pepper remedy yesterday, i was getting very tired from lack of sleep, pain killers were not helping. I thought i'd try, it would take a week to get a docs appoinment and for a sore throat!! Off to the shops i went and came back with Cayenne Poweder and some honey. I must have gargled 8 times yesterday, i didn't really feel much at first but i had read a comment saying stick with it. It was like gargling spicy soup. The last time last night it did feel slightly better and i had a good sleep. 3 times today i have gargled and the nagging pain is getting better. I had a bad ache down the side of my neck from my ear which has gone and i still have a slight sore throat, but its on its way out! I am pleased and will keep a pack of powder for future bad throats, i'm glad it helped. I used a good 1/4 teaspoon of powder and good squeese of honey. A couple of times with lemon juice. Warm water and swollowed a little bit as people have been saying but gargled the rest. My advice, give it a go and keep doing it, stick with it for 2 days and it'll help!
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Posted by Raquel (Brisbane, Australia) on 03/28/2008
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I tried 1/8th of a teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper with 2 tablespoons of honey in 250mls of warm water and flushed the infected area of my throat using a sports bottle... my relief was instant. The solution left a tingling feeling in my throat - when this started to ease I flushed my throat again with the solution. I repeated this routine for the next 2 hours & I am now completely free of pain. Thank you to all those who took the time to give feedback - cayenne pepper is a winner!
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Posted by Veronica (Los Angeles, CA) on 03/25/2008
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WOW!! i tried using cayenne to cure my sore throat and it worked!!! i used 1/8 tsp of cayenne and mixed it in just a glass of water and it was amazing!!! i kept swallowing almost expecting something to come back and it wont!! thank you thank you thank you :):):)
