Sore Throat

Avoid	Dairy:  Sometimes tied to dairy sensitivity in children.
Essential Oils Where to Buy ​	Steam inhalation using thyme, peppermint or eucalyptus oil. Rosalina, lemon (on location, diffuse). Strep throat: Rosalina, ginger, geranium (along throat, chest). Tonsillitis: Roman chamomile, ginger, lavender, lemon, melaleuca, rosalina (bottom of feet, along throat and lungs).
Natural/Herbal How to Use Herbs Where to Buy ​​ Healing Herbs Info	Eat figs Grape vine leaf tea (gargle) Hawthorn (gargle) Zinc Lozenge: 1 lozenge every 3-4 hours as needed (do not exceed 150 mg zinc daily from all sources) . Slippery Elm Tea: 1 teaspoon per cup of hot water as needed (can substitute or combine with marshmallow root). Sage: gargle & drink the tea Gargle a turnip decoction Gargle: Tea of equal parts slippery elm, raspberry leaf, goldenseal and licorice - cooled to lukewarm). Gargle: 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon turmeric mixed into 8oz of warm water. Gargles using infusions of herbs like fennel, sage, agrimony or raspberry leaf. Alternatively, add 1 teaspoon of tincture to a glass of water - echincacea, thyme or golden seal are effective, but they taste horrible :(  Warm tomato juice and add a little red pepper, honey, salt.  Gargle and sip throughout the day.  Take equal parts honey, apple cider vinegar and lemon juice and gargle or sip often.  Mix 1 Tablespoon vinegar, 1 Tablespoon water and 1/8 teaspoon salt.  Gargle every 30 minutes and swallow a little each time.  Gargle with barberry tea.  Mix 1/4 cup honey and 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, take 1 Tablespoon every 4 hours.  Mix 1 pint warm water and 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt.  Dissolve ingredients together and gargle 2-3 times daily.  Use dried persimmon bark to make a strong tea and gargle with it often.  Strep throat: Make a tea of 1/4 teaspoon myrrh gum, 1/4 teaspoon golden seal, 1 teaspoon of white oak bark.  Gargle as often as possible (warning, does NOT taste good). sumac, agrimony, birch, wood betony, echinacea, eucalyptus
​​​Supplements ​Where to Buy ​​​​	Vitamin C: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (reduce if it causes diarrhea). Vitamin A: 50,000  twice daily until symptoms improve; if needed after 7 days, reduce to 25,000 IU daily (pregnant women should not exceed 5,000 IU daily). Echinacea: 200 mg 4 times daily (should contain at least 3.5% echinacosides). Garlic: 400-600 mg 4 times daily with food (each pill should provide 4,000 mcg allicin potential).
Mind/Body Connection	In laryngitis, represents  the  relationship to truth in your life.  Do you lie to others or yourself (or give excuses as to the reasons behind your behavior)? Do you rationalize your own behavior but hold grudges against others for the same behaviors? In laryngitis, can also represent an imbalance between rational thought and emotional desire; or feelings of injustice because a lack of being able to speak up or ask for what you want.  General throat issues can represent an inability to speak up for yourself; swallowed anger; stifled creativity; or a refusal to change or accept change.