Ailment: Sore throat (viral infection)

Remedy: Cayenne pepper

Cayenne pepper, description, properties, how to use as a traditional remedy. Capsaicin as a blood thinner and circulation booster.

Comment posted by Rick B. of Greenville, NH, USA on 18 June 2022 at 20:55       5354

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I agree wholeheartedly with the Cayenne red pepper remedy for sore throat. I was given a similar recipe 1 teaspoon Cayenne red pepper and 1 teaspoon of salt in a cup of hot water. Now I use sea salt or Himalayan Pink salt in 1/2 cup hot water and let these large salt crystals dissolve, stirring them then add the Cayenne. Stir it and gargle it several times until empty. Call the fire department to put out the fire in your mouth. By the time they arrive your fire will have subsided. Within 8 hours usually the sore throat will be almost if not all gone. I use this every time with success when a sore throat comes on. PS. Please do NOT call the fire department because they are too busy for my foolish joke!

Remedy (new) posted by Steve of London, UK, UK on 28 July 2010 at 19:44       343

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I had such a sore throat for a couple of days. It really hurt to swallow, I had a light cough with a bit of phlegm, and a slight headache. It seemed to hurt most during the night and in the morning when I woke up, and then the pain would subside as the day progressed. I gargled 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper stirred into half a glass of hot water. At first it didn't help because the pain was so far back in my throat that the gargle didn't seem to reach it. Then I gargled with my head right back and trying to open my throat to the point of gagging. That made the difference! It reached the very back of my throat and burned but in a good way if that makes sense. For those folks who feel that they are hot spice intolerant, up your ante. After an hour my throat was 90% better. Cayenne Pepper is the best!