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Sore throat. Honey and lemon for a sore throat

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Take a teaspoon full of honey and squeeze some lemon juice on it..then hold it over the stove untill it barely starts to bubble.

Let it cool down a bit cause the spoons gonna be hella hot and swallow it... not only does it taste amazing.. but will help your sore throat

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Try tea its safer Comments By: rachel I have heard of a tea for sore throats from lemon, honey, and (yuck) orange tang which worked. The first 2 ingredients have antibacterial/antiseptic properties. Have no idea why the Tang was added but the whole remedy worked.   Grandma's advice Comments By: Dr, Bob Since Grandma says it works that makes it work. Perhaps psychological, but who cares. it works.   once again it depends Comments By: Anon last time i had a sore throat lemon and honey was a god send, now that i have glandular fever its the most painful thing i can think of to do, it actually made my eyes water when i drank it. . cos i put warm water in with it as that makes it easier to drink for me. .   attention Comments By: Glen It's best that we communicate on God's Kingdom. It will impart perfect permanent health in the near future. gla_bella@hotmail.com   be4 the fight Comments By: bob foster im boxing over in ireland in a few days ,m and have a cold atm i am using this method its seems to of helped a bit , i just hope it works by friday   Works well Comments By: razielle This is a good tip, wish I'd found it this morning when my throat was so sore it was agony to swallow. Much better already and I only finished the honey/lemon/warm water a few minutes ago! Thanks.   Gonna give it a try Comments By: Suzy I have a really sore throat and no voice. I've tried everything else I can think of so this has to be worth a go. Will update later on the outcome   Wow! Comments By: Nikki with parents as doctors! I may be a kid but this really worked! My dad and mom are doctors and they had both got a sore throat! I am ten and I looked up many cures for them but this one really worked! Thanx!   :O Comments By: x-Miss-Millie-x i h8 honey and i h8 lemon!! i had that medicine called "buttercup" and that has honey and lemon in it anyway i tok it 4 my tikly cough but it didnt work so i had 2 resort 2 another solution and that was benylin(another medicine) any1 else feels the same??   works well short term Comments By: anon honey and lemon works well for sore throats whiledrinking it but it doesnt have a great long term effect   brandy Comments By: pips my boyfriend made it with adding brandy..worked a treat!!!!   hey asap Comments By: aaron what about flavored honey or already squeezed will that help to over hot water boiled   kind of works Comments By: julien It's my second day and even water or medication alone hurts like mad. This went down more easily also it still hurts quite a bit   Honey and Lemon Comments By: papasmurf nothing really works that great so it doesn't hurt to try. Plus, it taste great! Love the honey and lemon flavor on a sore throat.   Works amazing Comments By: Anon Wow! I tried it, and guess what, not only did my throat recover, but it hurt my throat virus enough that I can talk again. Woo Hoo!   does it work??? Comments By: bella i have such a sore throat and i have a school play tomorrow!!! does anyone think that it will go abit by tomorrow   Great thing to do, but... Comments By: Matt This is great, but don't forget to let it cool first. When your throat is sore, don't drink anything very hot or cold. Room temperature is always best. Lots of room temperature water is good, too. You still need to keep yourself hydrated.   hi Comments By: throat ulcers hi all. but i feel extremely pain where im drinking it. is this normal?   Yuk Comments By: Anon Woke up this mornin with sore throat tried honey lemon in hot water, it tasted disgusting and hasnt helped 1 bit   how much Comments By: anan its supposed to be good, doctor told me to try it. but how much honey and how much lemon?   Amazing Comments By: Jesse This stuff really does work. My dad always told me to drink this, and I usually do and I lose the pain and fall right asleep. It also helps with any cough that I might have. =]   Why Does It Work? Comments By: SickofBeing Sick I had an extremely bad sore throat for 1 month & 2 weeks - I had been avoiding honey and lemon because I hate the smell of honey - finally I gave in - Lo and Behold within one hour the pain was gone - I simply can't believe it! I had tried Excedrin Extra Strength, Advil, Sudafed -to open the Eustacian tubes) - NOTHING WORKED.... then Voila! I am impressed! But does anyone know why?? Very curious as to the actual mechanism.   WtH Comments By: babezzz ThiS TasteD DisgustinG! AnD IT MadE ME FeeL SicK! My ThroaT StilL HurtS ActuallY IT HurtS LikE HelL! Don'T BotheR TO TrY iT!   Im a Singer Comments By: Sophie Green I am a singer and I always drinkl honey and lemon. Dunno how it works butit seems to do so! The first tim eI made it I nearly threw up, sooo vile!! But I managed to get myself to like it!! Dont give up with it, If you make it too sweet it can make you feel ill, so be careful!!   wow Comments By: E.L. I tried this and when I was about to take it I told myself, "This better work" and I took it, swallowed it and my throat feels a bit better! :D   IT WORKS Comments By: Shikinikah OMG OMG IT WORKS ! LIIKEE YESSS :)   Works pretty good, mostly short term Comments By: tina turner. I tried it last night in green tea, and i put lots of lemon and honey which tasted very good! when the tea help very much, i swallowed 1 tb. spoon of pure honey with a bit of lemon and it worked really good! in the morning my throat was a bit better but not much so i would say it's mostly short term, but it helps when trying to go to sleep! Plus it's all natural and less expensive then buying actual medicine.   please please work Comments By: Anon ga!! both my parents are doctors and they say there is nothing you can do when you loose your voice but wait. i NEED TO TALK!!! very desperate. it been completely gone all day (as in hardly even a whisper) and im desperate to have it back by tomorrow night. im sitting at the comp wth a teapot full of honey/lemon tea. it had better work. xxhopefulxx p.s. put lots of honey in..i dont think i put enuf in   WORKS IN SECONDS!!!! Comments By: jordan during the winter and fall, i get sore throats like every 3 weeks and IM SO TIRED OF IT! garggling salt water doesnt really work for me, so , i decided to look up cures, and i found this one. IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM! as soon as i was done drinkin it, my pain was relived! i was soooo happy!   It really does work! Comments By: Penney I've been putting honey and lemon in warm water for about a year now when I start to feel achy and like I'm getting a cold - headache, sore throat, etc. It really does help. It takes the pain away quickly and the heat loosens up congestion.   Not sure Yet Comments By: Karina Cavazos My moms being using the remedy for years and it works so when i lost my voice i tried it because i have to do church choir in a few days and to me it tastes gross and i havent gotten results yet but it definetly made my throat feel a bit better,   Needed a remedy. This worked :) Comments By: Bekki I'm a singer and got a really sore throat when i'm recording a song soon, i needed a remedy that would work FAST! I tried some honey, by itself first. That worked, although i found it was quite sickly. So i put 2 TEASPOONS of honey into my tea. Let it cool first and then drank it. It worked a treat! It was lovely too because the honey melted into the tea so it wasn't really sweet.