Soothe Your Sore Throat Naturally with Cayenne Pepper

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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 :):):)

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Posted by Cassie (Chicago, Illinois) on 03/16/2008
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I have had an excruciating sore throat for about three days. I even went to the doctor to get antibiotics. They did no help, i tried everything from lozengers, tea, and pain medication. I came across this site and read the cayenne pepper remedy...at first i felt no relief, so i repeated the process of about a pinch of cayenne and hot water about 4 times before going to bed...i woke up in complete relief! I cannot believe the change in my throat. I will now skip the doctor and go straight to this remedy...THANK YOU!!!

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Posted by Andrea (Longmont, Colorado) on 03/14/2008
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I have had the WORST sore throat and nothing was helping. I know that it is good to drink tea and orange juice (so that you pee a lot and clean out your system and get the vitamin C) but not even Cephecal (the numbing cough drops) were helping to relieve the pain. Then, I put vasaline on my lips (as advised) and combined 1 CUP of OJ (without pulp) with 1/4 tablespoon of Cayanne Pepper. It wasn't that hot to me (but I can take hot) and after gargling and then drinking it immediately after, I feel relief. I think I will try this again with more cayanne. Thanks so much! I read my son his stories and wasn't in total pain with a throat losenge in my mouth!

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Posted by Adriana (Sunrise, Florida) on 03/03/2008
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Cayenne pepper cured my sore throat!!! Finally something that really works RIGHT AWAY!!! I love you guys soooo much!!!! I had had this terrible and annoying pain for a few days now and nothing had worked. I hate antibiotics, so trying to avoid a visit to the Dr tomorrow, i decided to google home remedies and i was directed to this site. After reading so many comments i figured it had to help some... So i tried it! OH MY GOD my mouth was on fire!!!! but it WORKED!!! I was amazed..... I recommend covering your mouth with a waschcloth to avoid splashing your face (eyes)...and also, RINSE with milk...do not swallow the milk!! And please don't brush your teeth afterwards.....it makes it worse!!! but who cares?? your sore throat isn't there.... bottom line: INCREDIBLE REMEDY,...

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Posted by Soon-to-be-mom (Riverside, California) on 02/28/2008
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I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant and don't have a whole lot of options when it comes to cures. I've had the worst sore throat for the last couple days. I haven't slept much due to the pain. I found this sight and decided "What the heck?" I figured the worst that could happen is it wouldn't work. So I mixed about 1/8 tsp. of cayenne with about 8oz. water and gargled until the glass was empty. My sore throat isn't gone yet but I'm sure that if I keep it up it will be soon. I've only done 1 glass and i am already able to swallow without cringing. In between I'm using salt water which helps with the slight burning on my tongue. Next time I might try the spray bottle idea.

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Posted by Kelly (Colorado Springs, Colorado) on 02/25/2008
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Well, after 2 visits to the doctor in 5 days due to a SEVERE sore throat with sores and white spots, I really thought I had strep throat. I tested negative both times, but my throat was so sore that I sat on my couch and cried. I haven't slept in 3 nights because it's just getting more and more worse, even after going to the store and buying $20 worth of medicines for colds and sore throats. I gargled with salt water, took 3 kinds of throat drops, ate ice cream to let it slide down my throat for any relief that I could get. Nothing worked. I even used a sinus rinse that you can buy in Walmart to cleanse out my sinuses. Still, nothing worked. Then thinking I was doomed to be sick forever (it seems like that when your miserable), I googled sore throat remedies and found this website. I, like everyone else, was sick and tired of being sick and tired and looking for SOME form a relief. I went ahead and tried the warm water and cayenne straight up since I felt I couldn't possibly feel any worse, and it WORKED! IT REALLY WORKS! I plan on keeping it up until it's totally gone, but I'm feeling like my old self again! I betcha by tomorrow I'll feel like going outside! My husband is in another state at the moment, but he's got the same thing that I have, so I told him and he's on his way to the store right now! Thank you so VERY, VERY MUCH for this LIFE SAVING information!

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Posted by Kevin (Brooklyn, NY) on 02/17/2008
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I've been sick for about the past two days, with a very strange flu like cold but not quite the flu. Anyway, my throat was hurting me very very badly. It felt like someone stuck a size 11 shoe with spikes down my throat. I was thinking about going to the hospital for antibiotics but instead thought perhaps I should search for a natural cure before spending hundreds of dollars. Sure enough I found your site and saw the comments about cayenne pepper. It just so happens that I have a bottle of ______ cayenne solution in my cabinet. So I gargled and sipped a bit and I can feel a bit of relief when I swallow. It's only been about 10 minutes since I did it and I an feel a difference. I will continue to do it throughout the day and see if makes the soreness go away completely

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Posted by Mike (Los Angeles, California) on 02/15/2008
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Terrible sore throat past couple of day. Same symptoms as many others here: pain kept me awake all night, felt like I swallowed razor blades. Tried benzocaine/menthol throat lozenges (basically useless). Tea with honey and lemon(better). Then I thought I'd look up some home remedies and came across this site. I didn't have any cider vinegar on hand so I thought I'd give the cayenne mixed with warm water gargle remedy a try. I ended up mixing a 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne in a 1/2 cup of hot water, which I let cool to warm. The thought of gargling with red hot pepper tea to cure what felt like a throat full of razor blades seemed very scary, but it ended up not being as bad as it sounds. And it worked!

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Posted by kimberly (san marcos, california) on 02/11/2008
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I tried the cayenne pepper in tea remedy, and i've only drank one cup of tea so far, but it's a LOT easier to swallow! i can drink water again without wishing someone would take my throat away and give me a new one! i made a cup of lemon & ginger tea (my roommate has teabags of it), put a little less than 1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper in, and about one tsp of honey. i'm definitely going to be drinking that tea again today! (i think i'll wait a little bit, though, because it is kinda spicy)