Rob (Kentucky) on 11/07/2024
Hot Water Compress/Gargle Hot Salt Water for Sore Throat. –
From the Book: The Household Monitor of Health, p. 210-211, by J.H. Kellogg, MD. 1891
There are many remedies for sore throat, some of which are harmless, being simply worthless, —like goose-oil applied externally, while others are quite injurious. The remedy used by the Germans and many sensible Americans, is the best, hot water. It should be applied outside and inside; outside by means of flannels wrung out of water as hot as can be borne, applied to the throat and well covered, twice a day, for fifteen minutes or half an hour. Gargle hot salt water, as hot as can be borne, every fifteen minutes or half hour until relieved. Drink plenty of hot water, so as to get into a profuse perspiration . If there is fever, cool the skin with sponge-baths. Keep the feet warm. If there are symptoms of diphtheria (A sore throat, fever, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, and a barking cough), apply ice in a bag to the outside of the neck, and give the patient little pieces of ice to swallow. Lemon juice applied to the pharynx with a swab or as a gargle is sometimes a good remedy. A few hours of this treatment will effect a cure in simple cases.
Ladywisdom (Miami, Fl) on 10/03/2011
I almost can swear by this old remedy: when a sore throat appears, gargle with warm water, salt and lemon/lime juice (acv will do too). It should be gone by the end of your gargle. For variety, add a tsp. of honey
Littleleto (Tampa, Florida) on 08/05/2011
Oh my GOD!!!! I had a sore throat last night. ( just a small one! ) I looked at this site and saw things that help. I used listerine and gargled it. Then I got warm saltwater and swallowed it instead. It works better when you swallow it! It worked amaizingly its almost gone. Later in the morning im gonna take a warm shower. And thank you soooo much for the tips!!!!
Maverick (Lafarge, Wisconson Usa) on 08/03/2010
Hey thanx Chuck going to the Wisconsin dells tomorrow and I think you might have saved me.
Chuck (Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada) on 03/10/2010
Simple: im going to Europe for 10 days tomorrow and i came home today with a sore throat, major bummer. Anyways, i typed in "sore throat remedies" and was brought to the attention of this site. I scrolled down to the salt and water one, and am now on the road to recovery. All it took was 2 cups of water and 3 tspns. of salt. PRAISE SALT!
Christian (Toledo, Ohio) on 07/06/2009
Its 10:25 here in Ohio, and im home alone. having a sore throut kills but the salt water remedy works!!!
Gianna (Discovery Bay, California) on 03/13/2009
I have been feeling sick for the past few days, buy as usual mom made me go to school for finals. I hadnt been getting much rest and the pain was getting worse, i needed help. i had to go to school, so i knew i needed an easy way to get relief. I tried gargling salt water, but didnt last too long as i had hoped. so the next morning i put salt in a warm water bottle and every time my throat would hurt i would go to the bathroom and gargle.suprisingly it worked!i made it through finals and eventually started feeling better and better:)
Rosa (Chicago, Il) on 02/18/2009
warm salt water for relief of sore throat; I was looking for a desparate cure for a severe sore throat late at nignt w/o having to use meds and this remedy helped immediatly. I used 2cups warm water with 3tspns salt and gargaled with it, the results helped the swelling go down immediatly and helped me sleep asap. when I woke up I repeated the treatment and the results improved drasticly. It will take a few times to completely get rid of the sore throat.
Chloe (Baltimore, MD) on 02/07/2009
Dear Friends,Its about 8:15 here in Baltimore and a freezing cold morning. I was trying to get some more rest to hoping this was just temporary. Well, as it turns out, I actually have a severe sinus infection and the flu, I logged on to Google and typed 'Remedies for Sore Throats.' I clicked on the link to this website and scrolled through the options, where I decided to try this one. 1 word - YEA! I mixed about half a teaspoon of salt and warm water into a mug and gargled, it instantly soothed my throat and took pain and itchiness away. Let's get well together.
Craig (St. Louis, Missouri) on 01/06/2009
learned this method from grandma and have used it in the states as well as overseas as a medic and all my troops/patients said it worked great, lol usein it right now. i dump as much salt as u can take and use warm water if available.
