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Ayurvedic Cure for Throat Problems
Sore Throat
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Apply licorice paste around the throat for relief.
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Eat a plain betel leaf (pan) with licorice 2-3 times a day.
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Drink tea boiled with ginger and a few tulsi leaves 2-3 times a day.
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Gargle with warm salt at least twice a day. However do not make gargling sounds as this may aggravate the soreness.
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Pound 2-3 cloves (laung), garlic and add to a cup full of honey. Keep for 1-2 days. Have one teaspoon thrice a day.
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Drink lots of water (10-12 glasses) everyday, since most throat problems are intensified by dehydration.
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Have the mixture of ½ teaspoon honey and ½ teaspoon lemon juice every 1-2 hours.
Throat Pain
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Crush a few neem leaves with water. Remove pulp. Warm it up. Add a little honey and gargle three or four times a day.
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Mix 1 teaspoon lime juice and 1 tablespoon honey. Swallow tiny amounts slowly 2-3 times a day.
Throat Hoarseness
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Soak 8 to 10 almonds overnight in 1 cup water. After discarding the outer skin, grind the kernels with 8 to 10 black pepper corns in 1 cup water. Sift it and drink once a day, after adding sugar candy to taste.
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Take 1 teaspoon onion juice mixed with 1 teaspoon honey.
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Pour 1 glass boiling water on a mixture of 1 teaspoon each of crushed cinnamon sticks and green cardamoms. Keep aside. Filter and use as a gargle when warm.
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Boil 2 teaspoons fennel seeds in barley water and take twice or thrice a day.
HoarseVoice
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Mix seeds of green cardamom (chhoti illaichi) along with 1 tablespoon honey. Lick everyday.
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Add 2 tablespoon of fenugreek seeds to 6 cups of water. Heat on low flame for 15-20 minutes. Cool it to bearable temperature. Strain and gargle with this, 2-3 times a day.
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Heat a cup of milk till warm. Add 1-2 pinches of turmeric powder (haldi), mix well and drink at night.
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Just extract the juice of 10 tulsi leaves, add a little of honey and lick it. Just a small spoonful quantity of this solution will soothen your throat nerves and your voice will be again sweet.
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