The home remedy that i was talking about is HONEY. This occurred to me last year , I was having the same pain in my throat just like today , and a friend of mine told me to take a big spoon of honey along with warm water. To my surprise, it works ! Lol. My sore throat was gone the next day and i felt all better. Just a quick note here, do NOT use metal spoons when you are about to gulp down on the honey. It is believed that the metal spoon has some sort of reaction towards the honey which causes a reduction in the honey's nutrition. It's best to be taken using a plastic spoon or wooden spatula.
If you are suffering from a minor sore throat or cough, this home remedy instead of over-dosing yourself on medications. You could just take the honey by itself or simply boil a whole lemon and let it cool down. After that, squeeze the juice into a cup and blend it with honey. Add some hot water in it and drink it. Your throat will feel much more soothing and the coughed caused by the minor irritation will be eased.
If possible avoid any oily or fried food as this will cause more irritation to your throat and cold drinks or cold food (i.e ice cream) is a big no no. Plus I found out that drink hot Milo or eating any chocolate product will make your sore throat worst the hard way. So try avoiding that unless you have some crazy crave for chocolate that day, then by all means , help yourself.
I've also tried drinking preserved "Limau kasturi" or also know as Calamondin in English. Trust me, I am not the type of person that goes for sour stuff but this preserved Calamondin really works. In order to preserve the fruit, you will need an air tight jar just like the picture below, some salt and sugar. First, clean the jar and make sure it is totally dry otherwise you will have mold growing during the preservation process taking over. Add sugar and salt , quarter of the jar and seal tight the jar. Next , all you need to do is to place the jar away from the sun and let the preservation process take over. It is a long process, it could take a month or two. The longer the preservation process takes , the better the remedy.
Once the juice has secrete out of the Calmondin, you may open the jar and take a few spoon of the juice, even the preserved Calamondin ( if you prefer your drinks to be much more sour) into a cup and blend it with hot water. It should have a mixture of sweet, sour, and salty taste at the same time the moment you take a sip out of the drink. The level of sweetness and saltiness depends on the amount of sugar and salt that you added into the jar inorder to preserve the Calamondin. So basically this is up to your judgement.
I hope that this few home remedies will help you in some way or another. Once again i would like to remind everyone that this is a HOME REMEDY, it varies from person to person and it is not a certain cure for sore throat. Therefore, if your symptoms persist or gets worst, do consult a doctor. Have a great day everyone !
