Soothe Your Sore Throat Naturally with Cayenne Pepper

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Posted by Billy (Hyannis, MA) on 04/16/2007
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I have had a sore throat now for 3 days and today i tried your Cayenne Powder remedy and it worked wonders! i have been gargling water and cayenne powder for the last few hours... every time i feel up to it. i also made spaghetti and vegan meatballs, covered with cayenne powder. My sore throat is still a bit sore, but not anywhere near how sore it was. This remedy works very very well.

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Posted by Pamela (Richmond, VA) on 04/15/2007
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I had a bad sore throat, I read on your site and saw a remedy of cayenne pepper and water. I must admit I thought it would burn my already sore throat. but I tried it within 20 min I was feeling much better I gargled two more times before bed and in the morning I was 100% better..It really works... Thanks so much.... 1/2tsp cayenne pepper 4 oz warm water. gargle to you get tired.

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Posted by Kelli (Pittsford, NY) on 04/14/2007
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I got a sore throat a few days ago and it turned into a full blown flu. It hurts to drink, it hurts to even talk. After reviewing everyone's comments on here I mixed 2TBSP honey with a squeeze of fresh lemon and mixed it all with hot water. I think decided to put a teaspoon of acv as well as cayenne pepper into it. I've been sipping it for about 10 minutes now and I'm starting to notice some relief. =)

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Posted by Patrick (Aurora, IL) on 04/14/2007
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Ok, put me in the huge skeptic group. I went to bed with a minor sore throat and woke up during the night with a very painful sore throat. It kept me up for most of the rest of the night. I got up this morning and started searching for remedies. I found this one and thought I would give it a try. I enjoy hot foods so I thought I would kick up the strength a bit. Others recomended 2 tsp/8 oz of water. I increased it to 1 tbsp/8 oz of water. I gargeled 2 oz and immediately realized that I may have used a little too much cayenne. I only did this for about 30 seconds. Right now my throat feels COMPLETELY 100% BETTER!! From now on, I will no longer go to the medicine cabinet but rather the spice cabinet for a sore throat remedy.

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Posted by Crystal (Elkins, WV) on 04/14/2007
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Pepper remedy!!!!! 3 to choose from!!! This morning I woke up with a wretched sore throat! I have to go out tonight with some of my friends so I decided to google a remedy. The truth is Cayenne pepper and both crushed red pepper flakes WORK WONDERS! I ran out of cayenne so I substituted with red pepper flakes! I am telling you after gargling about 5 times I feel completely better! Also, I ate a few fresh jalapeno peppers to get down my throat and this worked extremely well!! After gargling I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND EATING A FEW JALAPENOS.....IF THEY ARE REALLY HOT THEY WILL DO THE JOB!!!!

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Posted by Brandy (Mobile, Alabama) on 04/12/2007
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I've heard that mixing equal parts of cayenne pepper, lemon juice and honey in a tablespoon works well for sore throats. One technique is to take the cayenne pepper and honey first and then suck on a lemon wedge afterwards.

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Posted by JEREMY LOPEZ (Santa Fe Springs, CA) on 04/12/2007
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Hey wazz up Hi I'm jeremy Lopez I sing in SANTA FE HIGH's CHAMBER SINGER "GO CHIEFS". Anyway I currently have a sore throat and I'm taking a test of the Cayenne pepper remedy because for about 4 days I have had a soar throat and today its unbearable and I am worried because I take off For vegas to an annual competition and we hope to get gold this year. well I'm trying it right now and little by little its going away and I can't believe it I CAN ACTUALLY SWALLOW (FINALLY) But to all those who say it doesn't just be patient try it with ur fav tea and see a DOC. But one drink wont cure it right away keep drinking it until u feel bette.r Well see ya and 10,000 thanx. GO CHIEFS

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Posted by R (Irvine, CA) on 04/09/2007
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I've had a sore throat for 2 days now and it has reached the point of becoming unbearable. So, I decided to try Cayenne pepper and it instantly cured my sore throat. I put two teaspoons of Cayenne pepper in a cup and filled it with warm water. Then gargled for 15 seconds each, and spit out.. I also swallowed a tiny amount. I kept doing this until my tongue started feeling the burning sensation. As a suggestion, I recommend keeping milk in your mouth until the burning sensation disappears. Milk is a base that counteracts the acid of the pepper.

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Posted by Verne (Seattle, WA) on 04/08/2007
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I have never looked on the internet for a cure for sore throat till this week when I was ready to go to the doctor after 5 days of swollen glands and pain. Found this site in the middle of the night after gargling warm salt water, peroxide etc. The Cayenne pepper mixed with warm water, I went to bed and could sleep and sore throat was gone by mid morning . Thanks

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Posted by Leslie (Miami, Florida) on 04/07/2007
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Hello, I started feeling really bad yesterday. I was running a fever and had the body aches but no sore throat. I took the dayquil and and fell asleep and when I woke up this morning my body aches were gone as well as my fever but I have the worst sore throat ever. I can hardly swallow without cringing and almost crying. I decided to search the internet for home remedies and I cam across this website. I was reading the comments and was immediately thinking this will not work for me. I continued with my morning and then came back to read more comments and decided to try it out. I did not have any cayenne pepper but I had crushed red pepper. I put a good amount of crused red pepper flakes in some warm water and gargled the whole cup, and I could start to feel the pain going away when I was gargling. I finished the cup and then made some hot tea with honey and lemon. I can tell you at this point, I feel better but the pain is still there but not as prevalent as before I started the gargling technique. I am going to continue gargling with the peppers and water as well as the honey and lemon tea and I will see how it makes me feel. I will keep you posted. Thank you for this website!

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Posted by Martin (Hillside, NJ) on 04/07/2007
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I don't know what did it but it a warm cup of water I mixed vinegar, cayenne peppper hotsauce, garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes (the ones u get with pizza). I jus gargled until I finished the whole cup. I did it about 2wice in 1 day but it really cured me. I mean it was disgusting but it really did help me it really really did!!!!!

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Posted by Ryan (santa barabra, ca) on 04/05/2007
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this stuff works. my throat felt like i swallowed a grape fruit. 1tsp of cayenne powder & hot water and my throat was cured thx

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Posted by Ross (Drexel Hill, USA) on 04/04/2007
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Ok, I'm one of the biggest doubters ever and I never try anything. My sore throat pain was so bad that I couldn't eat or sleep for three days. I tried a z-pack and the salt water and it only seemed to get worse although my fever broke. After gargling once with red pepper i could already talk and drink water easily for the first time. I am going to gargle again in fifteen an maybe get something to eat. Ill keep you posted. Thanks

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Posted by Kristi (Fredericksburg, VA) on 04/02/2007
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Hot wings are my method of making my throat feel better. Not sure that it 'cures' the sore throat, but it numbs the pain (probably like cayenne)...and lets you heal whatever ailment you have without the pain; plus, the chicken gives you nourishment while you probably have a lack of appetite for other foods. I always take a teaspoon of salt mixed with warm water and gargle at least 3 times before bedtime, also. Usually it helps and I feel better the next day...only once has this not worked out, but then Ibuprofen always does the trick!!

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Posted by Julie (Marlborough, Massachusetts) on 04/02/2007
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I've had the worst sore throat for three days, and since I recently changed doctors my new doctor was not going to be able to see me for at least a week (call me impatient, but there's no way i can sit around in this kind of pain for over a week). so i checked out this site, and i tried the cayenne pepper cure. I added my own twist to it, I took a can of tomato soup and added a very large amount of cayenne pepper, plus some crushed red pepper flakes and some powdered garlic. it stung like the dickens going down, but less than two hours later i feel so much better. i could barely swallow anything this morning, it hurt so bad i was almost in tears, i can't believe this made me feel so much better in such a short amount of time. i'm going to keep drinking the soup and cayenne pepper and see how everything goes. thank you!!!