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515 User Reviews
Posted by Michelle (Davidson, NC) on 03/09/2007
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WOW. gotta say i didn't believe the whole Cayenne Powder thing at first, but it's great. after about 5 minutes of doing it, i already feel better. my lips burn...but that's so much better than my throat!!!! thank you so much!
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Posted by Scott (Boise, Idaho) on 03/08/2007
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I just learned why I have been craving garlic, hot peppers, vinegar (ketchup), all my life. I have been a very healthy person, only getting sick for a day or two a year and have a bad diet/sweet tooth. Today when I got hungry after two days of not eating much I was craving a carls jr buffalow burger(cayenne) and a shake...I felt so good after it for about 2 hours then it got bad again. It was so bad I could not sleep and I feared for my throat to start bleeding, found your site, only thing I had was Frank's Red Hot (chili sauce) so I mixed it with water and now I think I am going to make it through the night as it feels 80% better after three gargles. Thank you, I plan picking up some of the other stuff to try too. Time for sleep
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Posted by Laurie (Sudbury, Canada) on 03/07/2007
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To start, I have tried the cayenne pepper for a sore throat and found it did work but only after using it basically all day. It does burn the mouth a bit to. All in all it did work.
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Posted by Laurie (Sudbury, Canada) on 03/07/2007
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To start, I have tried the cayenne pepper for a sore throat and found it did work but only after using it basically all day. It does burn the mouth a bit to. All in all it did work.
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Posted by Bill (Aberdeen, UK) on 03/03/2007
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Having had throat problems for 20 years, comprising of pain, tickly cough, sticky mucus, I have tried almost everything with little success. I then tried cayenne gargle, with a little salt. The result is fantastic, almost immediately, my throat was back to normal, no mucus or pain. I now use a gargle mix of cayenne, apple cider vinegar, salt & honey twice daily. I also take cayenne with food. Generally feel very well and am very happy to have got rid of throat problems. I have been doing this regime for 2 weeks now.
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Posted by Andrew (Oregon, OH) on 03/03/2007
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jeeze this is awesome. I'm in a musical and have been sick since the first performance but i used this stuff today and by golly gee it worked!!!! My sinuses i thought were normal though and this stuff has opened them up also. I have a performance tonight and it hasn't helped my voice yet (which i heard it does help) but at least tonight ill be able to sing without my throat hurting. this works miracles..........use it it is the savior of sore throats!!
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Posted by Jordan (East Lansing, MI) on 02/27/2007
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I have had some throat problems in the last three weeks, I have had pus come and go. I just started round 2 of antibiotics and decided to see what else I could do. I tried the Cayenne Pepper and hot water and instantly felt relief. Then later today I tried the apple cider vinegar with water lemon juice and honey, the pus pockets in my throat have been reduced down about 50%, I cant believe it. Give this stuff a try, it works.
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Posted by Diane (Cincinnati, OH) on 02/27/2007
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Cayenne Pepper cured my sore throat. My throat was raw and sore from coughing. I read about gargling hot water with 1/4 tsp of Cayenne Pepper. After I gargled a glassful, my throat wasn't sore. For added benefit, I followed up with a 12 oz. cup of hot water with 2 T. of ACV, 1 tsp. honey and 1/4 tsp. of Cayenne Pepper. The taste was tolerable. My throat felt good afterwards.
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Posted by Francois (Gatineau, QC) on 02/26/2007
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Wow, can't believe it! Had a sore throat that lasted 4 weeks. My doctor prescribed me Amoxicillin and it didn't work at all. Found this site and tried the Cayenne pepper remedy and it worked after 2 days!!
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Posted by Leane (Montreal, Canada) on 02/26/2007
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I found this site by googling "sore throat" "can't swallow" as I felt I had a huge swollen golf ball in my throat and was spitting saliva as swallowing it hurt too much. I tried gargling 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper in a mug (8oz) hot water, and wow.... I could swallow, I could breathe, the golf ball entirely disappeared, throat felt lubricated. I could eat dinner with my guests as planned, and felt great. The results were so good I kept sipping a tea (same proportions, though the cayenne settles to the bottom) all the next day, still good results. Then yesterday (day 3) I xcountry skied and chatted all day while drinking hot chocolate instead of the cayenne. This morning, sore throat and laryngitis. !! I am back continually sipping the cayenne now and my voice isn't back (I suspect the cayenne cannot get into the larynx unless you drown in it) but my throat is SO much better. Maybe my cayenne is cheap and old (at least a year) so is less spicy than what some others have, but I found 1/4- 1/2 tsp in 1 large mug hot water to be so pleasant I am going to keep drinking it instead of other herbal teas. mmm. Kind of like clamato juice or chili con carne. Apparently it is good for migraines and digestion too, lots of Vitamin a, C and complete B. thanks!!
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Posted by Kitt (Levittown, PA) on 02/25/2007
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Tried gargling with cayenne pepper for my miserable sore throat. I have been up all night. My throat is still very sore and I still can't swallow, so I can't say much for the cayenne pepper theory. It DID clear out a lot of mucous though and my sinuses are quite clear! I'll keep trying it for a while longer, but it did nothing for the pain except add a burny feeling to it! Going to try one readers suggestion of ginger next. Bet this would be awesome next time I have a normal head cold though (aside from the taste, yuck!)
Replied by Bill
(Grosse Pointe Woods, MI uSA)
11/07/2008
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Posted by Sara (Miami) on 02/25/2007
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I am 36 weeks prego and there aren't many choices of medications I can take or feel comfortable taking.I just came down with a sore throat and I feel as if a cold is coming on. I went to google and found this site. Thank god! I did my usual lemon juice and salt but that didn't work. Now I just used the cayanne pepper with water and instant relief. No pain and I will be doing it in the next 15 minutes.
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Posted by Bruce (Virginia Beach, VA) on 02/25/2007
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Never in my life have I experienced instant results from any sort of home remedies. The cayenne and water remedy took effect instantly and knocked my sore throat out like clockwork.
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Posted by Lindsay (Salt Lake City, Utah) on 02/25/2007
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Ahhh! finally I can eat something without feeling like crying from pain. I have had a really bad sore throat for 3 days now. The back of my throat was red, raw, and looked like it was bleeding. Tried cough drops, otc throat spray, advil, etc and nothing touched the pain. So googled sore throat cure and thankfully this site came up. I alternated gargling the water and cayenne with drinking the ACV, lemon, cayenne, honey, hot water. It is now about an hour after i found this site, my sore throat is much better, not gone yet but tolerable. Thanks
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Posted by Eric (Phoenix, AZ) on 02/25/2007
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So I'm sitting here with I think the worst sore throat I have had in my life, reading everyone's comments about the cayenne pepper remedy So I pull out a glass with warm/hot water, dumped some C pepper and started gargling. I'm not going to lie it burned my lips and tongue like no tomorrow. I gargled about 15 mins ago and i can tell a slight relief already. Ill try again shortly. I also had some really bad nasal congestion but that Cayenne pepper is clearing that up too! God I hope this works cause I feel like I'm falling apart!
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