Sore Throat Spray and Gargle
3:17 PM Posted by Jo Pedranti
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Things I've done in the past:
- add a few drops of tea tree, lavender, geranium, or pine to a tiny amount of water and gargled.
- a few drops of Thieves oil blend and use as a throat spray or gargle.
- inhale or apply to throat,chest, back of neck, essential oils such as cypress, lemon, thyme, oregano (dilute well since oregano is an irritant), frankincense, peppermint or myrrh.
- add a few drops of lemon essential oils to honey water.
- drinking slippery elm tea with some added raw honey, lemon, and or essential oils
- Echinacea spray
- apply warm essential oil compress
- apply essential oils to the lung Vita Flex Points on the bottom of the feet
Throat Spray
1/2 cup of Chamomile herbal tea
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon raw honey or sage honey - see below for instructions
3 drops of lemon
1 drop frankincense
1 drop of tea tree
Or use your own essential oils combination. Other oils traditionally used for sore throats are:
Geranium, pine, cypress, thyme, peppermint, eucalyptus, lavender, cajuput, sandalwood, niaouli.
Make sure that you use high quality essential oils that has been recommended as dietary supplements.
Instructions:
Brew the herbal tea and strain it well. Add the vinegar to the herbal tea, mix the essential oils with the honey and add to the tea mix. Pour it into a glass spray bottle and shake well before each use. One to two spray is enough each time. Use wisely three times a day. Don't eat within 15 minutes after using the spray.
Honey
1 1/2 cups of raw honey
1/4 fresh sage leaves
Heat honey over low heat. Add the sage leaves and heat gently until the sage leaves become dry. Strain with a slotted spoon or sieve. Pour the honey into a clean glass jar. You can add a fresh sage leaf or two to the final honey.
You can also use herbal teas as a base for a gargle when the lymph nodes are swollen.
1 cup thyme or sage herbal tea. Water will work too. You can also combine the thyme and sage.
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon sage honey
1 drop geranium
1 drop pine
1 drop lemon
Brew the herbal tea and strain. Add apple cider vinegar. Mix the essential oils with the honey and then add to the warm herbal tea. Stir well and pour into a dark glass bottle. Shake the bottle before use and gargle three times a day. Don't eat right after you gargle. You can of also gargle with just the herbal tea and honey, and you can also choose your own essential oil combination.
Thyme and sage are antibacterial and astringent and apple cider vinegar is said to alleviate sore throats and colds. The essential oils in this blend are anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antiphlogistic, astringent and antiviral.
Make sure that you look over the safety page.
References
Aromatherapy Soothing Remedies to Restore, Rejuvenate, and Heal, Valeri Gennari Cooksley, R.N, Prentice Hall Press, 2002.
Essential Oils Intergrative Medical Guide, Gary Young, ND, Essential Science Publishing, 2006
The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, Salvatore Battaglia, The Perfect Potion Pty Ltd, 1997
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December 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Thanks for linking your great post to FAT TUESDAY. This was very interesting! Hope to see you next week!
Be sure to visit RealFoodForager.com on Sunday for Sunday Snippets – your post from Fat Tuesday may be featured there!
http://realfoodforager.com/2011/12/fat-tuesday-december-20-2011/
December 20, 2011 at 9:24 PM
Jo I love your posts - thanks for linking to SLT! I have a sore throat right now and never would have thought to include ACV. I've been using yew tip, lomatium and red root. Which by the way are disgusting. I think I'll go find some pine needles tomorrow! xo, Annette
December 21, 2011 at 4:30 PM
Thanks Sustainable Eats. I hope that you find some relief for your sore throat.
December 23, 2011 at 10:58 AM
The best, quickest way to get rid of a sore throat is to che on a small chunk of a fresh garlic cove, instant relief
December 24, 2011 at 6:14 PM
This great post is featured at Sunday Snippets this week! Thanks for sharing! Come and check it out!
http://realfoodforager.com/2011/12/sunday-snippets-december-25-2011/
December 30, 2011 at 2:28 PM
Thanks for featuring my post at the Sunday Snippet Jill! I appreciate it..
December 30, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Grannyirl5.
Yes, garlic is amazing and a must to have at home during flu season.
January 2, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Thank you for your submission on Nourishing Treasures' Make Your Own! Monday link-up.
Check back later today when the new link-up is running to see if you were one of the top 3 featured posts! :)
February 12, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Thank you so much for the sore throat spray and gargle, I love your posts! I'm so glad you dropped by and I really welcomed this contribution last week to the Seasonal Celebration Linky- a great collection of seasonal recipes, homemaking, crafts, homeschooling and motherhood thank you so much!
Seasonal Celebration is live once more, so feel free to pop over and join this wonderful celebration of creative talent! http://naturalmothersnetwork.com Rebecca x
February 24, 2013 at 8:24 PM
I love using natural remedies when possible.
Thanks for sharing this and your throat spray recipe. This was the #3 clicked idea shared at my mommy solution linky party last week.
Have an awesome week and I look forward to seeing what you share this week.
February 25, 2013 at 7:57 AM
Thanks for hosting Crystal! I always find so many good things to check out on your blog hop. Have a great week too!
March 4, 2013 at 7:53 AM
I used Natural Factors throat spray but I am curious to see what a homemade throat spray will be like. I will give it a try! Thanks.
March 4, 2013 at 4:10 PM
Let me know how you like it Vinita. Thanks for visiting.
May 10, 2013 at 5:15 PM
How long of a shelflife does this have once you make it?
May 10, 2013 at 5:16 PM
How long of a shelflife does this have, once you make it?