• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • Nancy Reading
  • r ranson
  • John F Dean
  • Timothy Norton
  • paul wheaton
  • Jay Angler
stewards:
  • Pearl Sutton
  • Anne Miller
  • Tereza Okava
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • M Ljin
  • Matt McSpadden
  • Megan Palmer

Sore throat

 
master steward
Posts: 7729
Location: southern Illinois, USA
2860
goat cat dog chicken composting toilet food preservation pig solar wood heat homestead composting
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I woke up with a killer sore throat.   Any ideas for tx?
 
steward
Posts: 17755
Location: USDA Zone 8a
4538
dog hunting food preservation cooking bee greening the desert
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Warm salt water gargles and hot lemon tea with honey.

What do you feel caused your sore throat?

If dry air turn on the dehumidifier or if you don't have one boil some water on the store to add some moisture to the air.

I hope you get to feeling better and it is not the start of something worse.
 
John F Dean
master steward
Posts: 7729
Location: southern Illinois, USA
2860
goat cat dog chicken composting toilet food preservation pig solar wood heat homestead composting
  • Likes 1
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Hi Anne,

You identified my standard approach, but you forgot the brandy.


Overwork.   I had been working on a very part time basis as an RN.  Sometime in Oct my hours began creeping upwards and have now reached full time and beyond.

The goats don’t approve. When I got home late last night ....and so late feeding them ....they told me I was baaad.
 
steward and tree herder
Posts: 11194
Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland. Nearly 70 inches rain a year
5426
5
transportation dog forest garden foraging trees books food preservation woodworking wood heat rocket stoves ungarbage
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Look after yourself, you're probably fighting a virus. Rest, keep warm and drink plenty of water.
 
gardener
Posts: 527
Location: Rocky Mountains, USA
316
homeschooling forest garden building writing woodworking homestead
  • Likes 4
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
General cold stuff - Load up on vitamins C and D as well as elderberry.

For the sore throat, hot lemon juice (add cayenne pepper if it gets really bad).  Ginger snaps made with plenty of cayenne are more enjoyable.
 
pollinator
Posts: 730
Location: SE Indiana
421
dog fish trees writing
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Remember the artificial orange drink they took to space way back when? Tang! they still make it. Here is a recipe that works well for me.
about a 1/4 cup of Tang
enough water to make it into a paste
heat it up real hot
add 1/2 cup of brandy, bourbon or cognac, whatever your preference
repeat as necessary
go to bed
 
Anne Miller
steward
Posts: 17755
Location: USDA Zone 8a
4538
dog hunting food preservation cooking bee greening the desert
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Mark's recipe reminded me of something I used to use.

Powdered Margarita Mix, without the liquor.  Though it got me in trouble with a boss I once had.

I took a day off for a doctor's appointment and the girl I work with told me the boss went through my office looking for the liquor.  He found the wine collection I had bought him for Christmas.

Oh well, another day at the office.

Glad I no longer need or want a job or have to deal with stupid bosses. Though I have had some really nice ones.

 
Posts: 173
30
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Anne Miller wrote:Warm salt water gargles and hot lemon tea with honey.

What do you feel caused your sore throat?

If dry air turn on the dehumidifier or if you don't have one boil some water on the store to add some moisture to the air.

I hope you get to feeling better and it is not the start of something worse.



Just to clarify, if the air is dry (typical in winter) you want to turn on a humidifier. Anne, I'm sure that's what you meant based on the context of everything else you wrote.

I'm just a scrub emt and more than happy to dip into western medicine, but the value of a humidifier can be really pronounced. It won't cure pneumonia but I've seen them be as much or more impactful then the typical run of dxm/guaifenesin. The latter of those, guaifenesin (branded as mucinex or similar) is terrific for liquefying gunk in your lungs/face.
 
gardener
Posts: 1799
Location: the mountains of western nc
573
forest garden trees foraging chicken food preservation wood heat
  • Likes 6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
i usually try to nuke my sore throats. boil chopped ginger and garlic in ~a quart of water for a while (a quart because i want more than one dose), strain, add honey and lemon or lime juice to taste, drink it hot (but not on an empty belly).

it usually works pretty well.
 
gardener
Posts: 308
Location: S. New England
179
fungi foraging trees chicken bee wood heat homestead
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Anne Miller wrote:Warm salt water gargles and hot lemon tea with honey.



^ This is my go-to cure.  In addition, if you have a scarf handy, try wearing that to keep your throat warm (or safety-pin a sock around your neck).

Also, some good chicken soup never hurts (preferably home-made)

Wishing you a speedy recovery.

 
Rusticator
Posts: 9308
Location: Missouri Ozarks
5037
7
personal care gear foraging hunting rabbit chicken cooking food preservation fiber arts medical herbs homestead
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I like hot sage tea with raw, local honey, sipped & swallowed slowly for a store throat.
 
gardener
Posts: 3364
Location: Cascades of Oregon
864
  • Likes 3
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Ok you can call "bullshit" on my cure but it works for me. Hydrogen Peroxide drops in the ear. Don't know why but it seems to work every time.
 
gardener
Posts: 1626
Location: Proebstel, Washington, USDA Zone 6B
1022
3
wheelbarrows and trailers kids trees earthworks woodworking
  • Likes 5
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I just put a clove of garlic in my mouth. After awhile I start chewing it slowly, because the anti-germ compounds are released by pressure. I use this remedy largely to clear my sinuses, but it also helps with a swollen throat.
 
I didn't know this tiny ad could juggle
Rocket Mass Heater Resources Wiki
https://permies.com/w/rmh-resources
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic