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515 User Reviews
Posted by Penny (Redondo Beach, CA) on 05/14/2007
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I just tried this remedy and it works! I didn't have any red pepper in my cabinet, but I did have some tabasco sauce. I poured a few shakes of the sauce in a cup and added some warm water to mix. I gargled with the mixture and then I sipped some of it like tea. It was actually kind of good once the initial burning subsided :) Anyway, it works! My sore throat has diminished considerably and my sinuses are so clear they're whistling (okay, that part isn't true, but thay are clear! :) Thanks to all who posted. This remedy is a winner!
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Posted by John (Morristown, NJ) on 05/13/2007
★☆☆☆☆
Tried the Cayenne Pepper in water...did not work at all. Glad I protected my lips with lip balm though. YIKES...it was painful.
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Posted by Keith (Cape Breton, Canada) on 05/12/2007
★★★★★
i had a nagging sore throat since monday, (its now saterday), i found that it was getting worse. i googled sore throat remedies and found this, laughed when i first read it (im not putting hot peppers down my throat), but after asking a friend he said he heard the same thing, so i tried it, i just gargled once 10 minutes ago, i have no pain, no discomfort, burns like hell though for a few minutes. i feel pretty good but im gonna do it a few more times this hour just to make sure. (cause its party night). pretty quick acting, don't know if it "cures" it or just numbs it, i will post again just to tell you how it works a few hours later. thanks
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Posted by Faye (Vernon, Alabama) on 05/11/2007
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I was up all night with a terrible sore throat. I looked online for "sore throat remedies" and found the cayenne pepper cure... I went to get some and tried it... it worked right away. now I am telling all my family and friends about this wonderful find... Thanks!! I did add a little salt just for taste. and I coated my lips with Carmex to help the burn.
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Posted by Cole (Bethel, Ohio) on 05/11/2007
★★★★★
My sore throat started yesterday. I'm in a musical production in which I have a solo that requires me to sing with all of the power I can muster in my voice. Opening night is tonight and at last night's dressed rehearsal, my song (which had been fairly easy for me to sing) was very difficult because of my throat. Starting to freak out when it had worsened this morning, I searched online and found this site. I was leery at first, but decided to try it. The cayenne pepper gargle helped immediately (though it did burn a bit, it was worth it) and I plan to take tea with cayenne to my show tonight.
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Posted by Preston (Little Rock, Arkansas) on 05/11/2007
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I am not the home remedy type I am the go to the Dr and he fixes it guy. But I have been to the Dr and still have this nagging sore throat the Dr put me on a Z-Pak and now I am almost done with my second one all of my other symptoms (fever, aching, general crap like feeling) are gone except for this pesky sore throat. It is horrible in the mornings. I go up this morning and started searching the net for a way to get rid of or ease the pain. I stumbled onto here thought yet right but I tried it anyway. To Leslie in Floride I think it was thank you I had no cayenne powder but I did have those little pizza red pepper flakes. I put about half a packet of those in a about 8 oz water let it sit for a minute and started gargling. Afterwards I could swallow for the first time with no pain in weeks. And I started coughing up rather easily the crude that takes me an hour to get up (sorry that is gross but it you have a sore throat you know what I mean). I will continue this for a few more days but the instant relief is worth the first try. Thanks so much!
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Posted by Brandon (Chicago, IL) on 05/10/2007
★★★★★
I had this sore throat for the last 6 days. The first two days were miserable aggravating soreness in the front of the throat. I was on Vick's 44 Sorethroat oral spray for two days (which relief and numb the sored spot but didn't cure it), two days of taking Tylenol SoreThroat medicine to the max (12 pills total), and a remedy of half cup of warm water with tumeric powder and lemon; but soreness were still there. I was thinking perhaps I might have to go to the doctor and get antibiotic, but then I stumbled into this website while googling decided to give the devil another round of challenge. I put 1 tsp of cheyenne pepper in a half cup warm water, gurgle a mouthful of it for a 30 seconds, and then swallow. Lo and Behold, I slowly felt the devilish sore spot gradually dissipated, and the knot in my throat clear! I didn't have problem with the spiciness of the cayenne since I love spicy food, so I continued gurgle and swallowing the how remedy. It's been 2 hours now, and my throat is about 80% clear; with a slight knot in my throat. I will continue this remedy for several times to see if it completely cures it. So far so good.
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Posted by Alfonzo (Seattle, WA) on 05/08/2007
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When an egnostic claims "Hallelujah!" It must work! My wife's sore throat was so painful I'm sure she would have licked a poisonous frog if someone claimed it worked. Then we stumbled upon the "cayenne pepper remedy"! We used another user's recipe of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper in 12oz of water. After 5 gargles of this red concoction, she exclaimed in excited disbelief that it was working!! A by-product of gargling this brew was lips and tongue of fire! She quelled the burn with a cool glass of milk after she had gargled as much as she could stand. I'm soo glad that it worked because now my baby can get to sleep! Yahoo!!
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Posted by Anthony (Afton, VA) on 05/07/2007
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I just tried this for my sore throat that I have had for 2 days now. I can tell you it feels so much better! That first sip was kinda gross but I kept on gargling. The second time I was like oh man! I used 1 tsp to 12 oz.cup of hot water. Afterwards I used some ricola w/lemon and honey drops and i feel great! I am getting a 32" LCD TV in a few hrs. and I can enjoy it fully now! Thanks for your site!
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Posted by Sarah (Sacramento, CA) on 05/05/2007
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WOOOOOW!!! I 'm so glad I found this site. I had a sore throat for over a week, and i did not want to take anti-biotics. It was so bad, I did not even want to eat, or yawn. So i tried the Cayenne remedy before i went to bed, i woke up in the morning and about 95% of the pain was GONE. I was so happy, this is great...thanks!
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Posted by Mary (Cheraw, South Carolina, USA) on 05/04/2007
★★★★★
Yesterday afternoon I started out with an itching cough, as the day wore on I started getting a sore throat. I spent the whole night sipping water and suffering. I spent all day at work with a sore throat and swollen sinuses. When I got home I naturally got online and googled "sore throat". Somehow I found your site and started reading the testimonials on cayenne gargle and tomato tea. I tried the cayenne gargle first and was totally amazed at how much better I felt. After gargling with the cayenne numerous times I decided to try inhaling a bit of salt water. I am now sitting here feeling like myself again and sipping tomato tea. Thank you so much for creating this website and posting these wonderful home remedies!
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Posted by Jay (Corona, CA) on 05/03/2007
★★★★★
Hi, I was so miserable today at work, and they would not let me go home, so the entire day i've been looking for tips on how to relieve my sore throat, and tried the Cayenne Pepper, and walah! It worked. Instantly I felt SO MUCH better. Like it wasnt painful to breathe as much. Thank you for your amazing website! Now I'm going to try the egg whites for fevers.
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Posted by Rocky (Oklahoma City, Ok) on 05/03/2007
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Well, first I want to say the Cayenne pepper thing worked. I woke at 4am this morning and gargled with salt water and hydrogen peroxide, but it did nothing for the hellish pain. I was desperate to get rid of it, but I am refusing to take any kind of drug anymore. When I saw Cayenne pepper as a cure, I thought it was going to be so painful I couldn't do it--because of the spiciness. It worked so freakin well, I just drink it now. And the sore throat is nearly gone after 20 minutes.
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Posted by Eugenia (Westbury, New York) on 05/03/2007
★★★★★
I am just writing to say I love the great reviews posted by those that tried the cayenne pepper. I am so happy this work for you guys and will make some in a short time today. I have to sing a solo in a few hours and just have a aweful painful and sore thoart. I get this often as when I was little and it has gotton worse now. Pray for me as I need some real relief. I will let you know my results in a short time. 5/3/2007 time stamp 8:44.
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Posted by Dennis (NY, NY) on 05/02/2007
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Had sore throat, chest congestion for over a week.. (antibiotic did not work fast enough)...too the point that when I cough my muscles in my stomach aches already.. Googled sore throat remedy and found this site. Ran to the supermarket at 10PM and bought McCormmick's ground cayene pepper for under 4 bucks. Microwaved a glass of water, mixed half a tablespoon of cayenne powder.. gargled about 6 times in 5 minutes.. like others noted..cayenne caused minor discomfort/senasation in mouth.. rinsed mouth with water.. AND UNBELIEVABLE RESULT WITHIN 15 MINUTES... throat soreness was gone.. nostrils cleared up..and slept through the night. By the way..I tried this 3 nights ago just to make sure I don't have any side effects or something negative before I write this. This thing worked for me.. and hope it works for you , too. Thanks to the person who "invented: this.
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