They relieve quickly.
The sore throat is very present in winter but also persists in spring or even in summer. The throat stings, it is irritated, it hurts when you swallow … Some natural remedies are recognized to be able to appease a sore throat. Here are those recommended by our naturopath and how to use them without risk.
- A gargling of salt water from the first tingling: use saline water for half a cooking of salt or baking soda in a glass of warm water, stir and gargare, do not swallow. “Gargarism has a quick action to relieve pain, since the mixture is in direct contact with the mucosa” indicates the naturopath.
- A lemon juice with honey: the easiest way to ease the sore throat. Just put the juice of a lemon with a little thyme or lavender honey, in a cup of hot water and drink 2 to 3 cups per day. In case of pain: Press the juice with ½ lemon, add a small teaspoon of honey in lukewarm water and make a gargling with the preparation. Once gargling is done, you can swallow it.
- Black radish syrup: “You can make a syrup with antibacterial properties with about 100 g of black radish and the same amount of brown sugar (especially not white). Cut black radish strips (leave the skin unless the radish is not organic). Alternate a layer of radishes then brown sugar in a dish or a hollow plate, renew. Leave to stand covered 12 hours. Recover the juice and take 2 to 3 teaspoons a day. To keep cool for a few days“Recommend the naturopath. “Black radish syrup relieves very quickly“She says.
- Thyme, it has antiseptic properties and thus makes it possible to appease the irritated respiratory tract. He also boosts the immune system. You can let melt a teaspoon of thyme honey in your mouth and slowly drop into the throat. ; Suck honey and propolis pastilles to stimulate saliva secretion and/or use thyme essential oil. Apply Thym -Thujanol essential oil in massage, 1 drop diluted in a tablespoon of sweet almond oil, on the neck and throat. Repeat twice a day until symptoms disappear. Keep your throat warm with a scarf and drink hot as often as possible. Thyme essential oil is not recommended for pregnant or lactating women, and children. The hive products: honey and propolis are likely to give allergic reactions. It is advisable to test your reaction by taking small doses for a few days.
- Eucalyptus essential oil radiated from 12 years old: 1 to 2 drops in a little honey, swallowing 3 times a day, and no more than 5 days. Not recommended for pregnant or breastfeeding women. “”Essential oils have faster action because they are more concentrated in active ingredients than a bulk plant. Hence the need to use them with precautions, recalls the naturopath.
“At the house of Children It is best to consult at first “recommends Amélie Mounier. Afterwards, “Put your throat warm, drink a little herbal tea with a little honey and lemon. If the child does not like, offer him in place a hot preparation with vegetable milk and a little honey (limit cow dairy products, they are pro-inflammatory) “. In essential oil to support the immune system, Amélie Mounier recommends using ravintsara in massage for 5 days maximum. After 12 years: 2 pure drops or diluted in a little vegetable oil, 3 times a day, in application in the internal hollow of the wrist. From 6 to 12 years old: 2 drops diluted in a little vegetable oil, 2 times a day, in application under the plantar. Diluted drop in at least 50% vegetable oil, once a day, under the plantar vault.
Thanks to Amélie Mounier, Naturopath certified Fena, in Vincennes.
