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What's your home remedy for an itchy, or scratchy throat? Whooping cough?

Posted - October 18, 2016
Tag : I liked slippery elm tea in the past.

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  • Gargle with dissolved aspirin ... Keep it on the back of your throat as long as possible ... It works locally .. and it really does work :)
      October 18, 2016 2:35 PM MDT
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  • Yes, that and/or a warm saline solution.
      October 18, 2016 2:39 PM MDT
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  • 457
    My mom always made us hot toddys for most ailments of that sort. This post was edited by Paynuts at October 18, 2016 10:08 PM MDT
      October 18, 2016 4:03 PM MDT
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  • Hot toddy's are great but mostly help you sleep I think.
      October 18, 2016 4:05 PM MDT
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  • 457
    They also help with sore throats. I think it's one of those things that produces a psychological effect as well.
      October 18, 2016 4:19 PM MDT
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  • 2500
    Slippery elm bark. Just chew it and swallow the thick juices. Spit out the pulp.

    Unfortunately the real stuff is no longer available (the government is protecting us from ourselves, again) but extract lozenges are.

    It's apparently good for a lot of other stuff too.

    http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/slippery-elm
      October 18, 2016 4:28 PM MDT
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  • 3191
    Frequent gargling with warm salt water.  I also sip on tea with honey and lemon.
      October 18, 2016 5:04 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    Gargling with warm salt water works for a sore throat, but I don't know of a home remedy for whooping cough.  That's something that should have been eradicated with DPT shots.
      October 19, 2016 10:03 AM MDT
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