Lemon and honey in hot water is a traditional Chinese sore throat treatment. Use enough to flavor it like a hot tea. Honey is known to have antibacterial properties. Lemon is high in vitamin C. The warm drink just feels good going down. If you are not fond of lemon, lime would probably be a good substitute. Although, it has about half the vitamin C of a lemon.
Just a caution, if you have Asthma, many doctors recommend that you stay away from honey. It is a trigger for some asthmatics.
Honey doesn't really cure sore throats, but it does coat the throat and help reduce pain. It's also commonly mixed with lemon juice or herbal lemon teas (which do help), to make the taste more bearable.
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Well, actually drink hot milk mixed with honey.
Honey and lemon juice or eat food with the seasoning of black pepper in it.
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Honey and lemon is very good for sore throat. Take lots of vitamin C too.
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Honey and lemon tea can soothe sore throat. Make it by combining hot water, honey, and lemons.
The syrupy honey relieves the scratchiness.
In addition, honey has antibacterial properties which will combat the bacteria causing the condition.
Honey can help with a scratchy throat. It sooths it.
There's something in honey that's proven to soothe the throat. But if you have a sore throat or a bad cough you should have it with warm liquids
Yes it can help your throat it's just like honey
Baking soda does not help sore throats. For a sore throat drink warm tea with honey.
If you have a sore throat or a cough, honey can help heal it! Honey is a natural food and sweetner. It's great on hot buttered toast.
Yes. Hot milk is good with honey. Drinking hot milk with honey will help sooth a sore throat.
from what i know... it can! it soothes the throat from mucus (the stuff that causes a cold) then it clears it! i recommend warm honey!
One or two teaspoons should be sufficient. Put in as much honey as you prefer to taste. The main benefit of using honey as a remedy for a cold is to sooth the throat. The heat from the tea and properties of the honey will help relieve some of your sore throat symptoms.
A common home remedy for a sore throat is to mix a small amount of tequila or other spirit with honey and lemon juice.
Hot water with a slice of ginger and some honey should work. Or just hot water/honey.
Honey used as a remedy for throat infections usually involves mixing it with other ingredients like cinnamon. It helps soothe a sore throat.
Warm milk with honey can work.