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Garlic for Sore Throat


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Angela (Florida) on 04/18/2026
5 out of 5 stars

I can attest to fresh chopped garlic let sit for 15 minutes cured me of the worst tooth pain ever. I had an abcess. The dentist had me take a second round of antibiotics which wasn't working, and Vicodin which didn't help. So I tried the garlic. I wqs in so much pain I could barely open my mouth. I swallowed a couple of chopped cloves twice a day with water and 2 days later the pain was gone. I took it for a few more days to be safe. Garlic is amazing.
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Rob (Kentucky) on 06/12/2025
5 out of 5 stars

Sucking a Garlic Clove –

This Amish remedy can treat or prevent sore throats. Peel a fresh clove, slice it in half, and place 1 piece in each cheek. Suck on the garlic like a cough drop. Occasionally, crush your teeth against the garlic, not to bite it in half, but to release its allicin, a chemical that can kill the bacteria that causes tonsillitis. As an antimicrobial, raw garlic extracts can kill a wide variety of microorganisms, invitro, including fungi, bacteria, viruses. Dr. Christopher’s extensive list of medicinal uses.

Romanian Garlic Remedy
Raw garlic clove
Chew a raw clove every few hours. This is also good in cases of tonsillitis.

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Joy (Oldenburg, Germany) on 06/30/2016
5 out of 5 stars

I've had a stuffy and an irritating sore throat for the last 3 days. I tried salt gargle but it didn't do me any good so I resulted to the internet to search for something that would help. I've not had enough sleep for the last three days too and it was beginning to get to me. I came across this article and read the reviews and decided to try it today. I took three cloves of garlic cut them into small pieces and let them boil in water for three minutes. I mixed the garlic with peppermint leaves and chamomile tea and took it slowly by slowly not gulping it. The mixture is a wonder because before I was even done with the first cup, the sore throat was gone just left with a stuffy nose, but as they say, 'Rome wasn't build in one day'. I'll keep drinking the mixture and expect for the best results. Try it guys, it does work.
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K. (Los Angeles, California) on 01/19/2013
5 out of 5 stars

I had a bad sore throat for a week and was trying everything. Inhaling hydrogen peroxide, taking methylene blue with vitamin C, airborne, grape seed extract, oregano oil, clove extract, raw ginger, cayenne pepper, multi-vitamins, fulvic minerals, and while the sore throat did not expand to full cough and flu like it did for my co-workers, it would not go away.

I finally came here to see if there was something I was missing. I saw the garlic remedy and thought that was probably the missing piece. I crushed two cloves of garlic into a strainer and let it soak in a lemon ginger tea 10 minutes. Then I took out the strainer, drank down the tea, then put the strainer of crushed garlic back in the cup, refilled it with hot water to soak, and went to bed.

In the middle of the night I woke up still with a very sore throat. I pulled the strainer from the cup, added a little more boiling water to heat up the mix and drank the warm leftover tea and went to bed.

In the morning I started to feel better. I repeated the recipe with two new crushed garlic cloves and a new tea bag. After about five minutes I removed the strainer, drank the fresh tea and went to work. By the afternoon the sore throat was subsiding. (Note I continued with the airborne, GSE, and oregano oil).

I repeated this routine and two days later my co-worker is still hacking miserably with a bad cough and I only have a little congestion left.

Next time, I'll remember to start the garlic tea as soon as I feel the scratch in my throat. Usually, GSE and oregano is enough but I guess this was a really bad bug.

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My2cents (Rock Hill, Sc, USA) on 11/18/2012
5 out of 5 stars

YEA! Garlic is one of my favorite remedies. I am currently battling a terrible sore throat. I tried the ACV/honey gargle and that rendered me an, extreme and severe worsening of the sore throat just minutes after. I had a terrible time during the night. Each time I swallowed I felt as though my throat was punishing me. Today I went back to my garlic tea. I grate the garlic as this brings the best benefit. The finer the chop/grate on garlic, the more helpful compounds will be released. I allow the garlic to sit for 15 minutes after grating. Then I boil my water. I use a cup of water per clove of garlic. I usually just do one cup at a time because I prefer it to be fresh. I pour the boiled water over the garlic which I grated into a thermos or coffee cup. I allow it to steep a while. Then I just sip it slowly. It may take an hour to finish the cup, but slower is better. The more times the throat gets "washed" in the garlic the better. So don't try to drink it too quickly. Each sip is a small "treatment". Since doing this today, I am now done with the severe pain I had when swallowing, and am back to having discomfort upon swallowing. I will do this tea twice more today. I think three times in a day should be sufficient.
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Pat (Chapleau, Ontario) on 08/03/2012
5 out of 5 stars

Yea, so far so good with the lime/honey/garlic after 5 days finally getting relief from a viral infection causing a sore throat. Tks
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Susie (Perth, Australia) on 07/11/2012
5 out of 5 stars

Very true got up this morning with horrible hurting in my throat. Tried the garlic honey remedy. I minced 3 cloves of garlic and added 2 tbspoon of honey. Waited for 15 min for the garlic o infuse and then just slowly ate the whole thing. Believe me my sore throat has reduced by nearly 90%. The pricking has nearly gone. Hence writing this.
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Mary (Cordelle, Ga ) on 02/24/2012
5 out of 5 stars

The reason why the garlic was hot was because you failed to let it sit for 15 minutes. The properties are released upon cutting and then the properties are internalized in the garlic piece. I have been taking garlic for years. I make sure that I have food in my stomach so that I don't get heartburn. Other than that, Garlic is the highest antibiotic that you can take.

My daughter had a uterine infection after having a baby. I was staying in the hospital with her. The hospital put her on antibiotics and said that she would not get relief until 7-14 days. I started her on the garlic 1 heaping tablesspoon 4 x a day. Again, wait 15 minutes to take it and make sure you have bread or something in your stomach so you don't get heartburn. In three days her infection was starting to clear up- so much for the antibiotics. I believe the natural way was the best way and worked faster. Even a nurse commented and said she knew what healed her and that was the garlic. Hallelujah....

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Maggie (Springfield, Il) on 02/03/2010
5 out of 5 stars

ginger/garlic/onion cure

When I feel a sore throat coming on I make a tea by chopping fresh onion, fresh garlic, and fresh ginger root. Let it steep for at least 10 minutes, and strain into a mug. Add a spoonful of raw honey, a splash of lemon juice and a liberal sprinkling of cinnamon. I keep extra in the fridge in a mason jar and use it for a couple of days till all symptoms are gone. I started this summer with it and haven't had a cold yet. First time in 20 years!

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Jessica (West Brookfield, Massachusetts) on 03/16/2008
5 out of 5 stars

THANK YOU THANK YOU! I used raw garlic for my sore throat and although it burned at first, it took the pain away. After six days I am finally comfortable!
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