Ailment: Sore throat (viral infection)

Remedy: Salt (Sea salt)

Salt. What kind of salt is by far the best, how much to take, which salts to avoid.

Remedy (new) posted by David Niven Miller of Perth, WA, Australia on 28 July 2010 at 19:52       344

YES
Dissolve a heaped teaspoon of natural sea salt in quarter of a glass of warm to hot water. Gargle a mouthful of the solution for 20-30 seconds, then spit it out. Keep repeating for a few minutes until you have used all the solution. Don't drink or eat anything for 15 minutes, to let the salt do its work. I use this remedy whenever I have a sore throat, and it usually gives relief within minutes. I gargle two or three times per day, and especially last thing before going to bed.