Sore throat is a phenomenon that can occur regardless of the time of year. Therefore, herbs for gargling must be present in every home medicine cabinet. However, it must be remembered that it is possible to limit only one rinse with a mild form of a disease. If the disease is protracted and severe, then you will have to take additional medications.
With tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is a disease in which tonsils become inflamed. The acute form of tonsillitis is often called angina. Symptoms of this disease include severe soreness during swallowing, dryness and perspiration. To overcome these unpleasant symptoms, in combination with the general course of therapy, herbs can be used. To do this, you need to prepare a warm infusion of herbs for gargling with sore throat.
Herbal harvest number 1
To make it, you need to take one teaspoon with a slide of calendula, the same amount of plantain. Dry herbs are poured with one glass of boiling water. Allow the product to infuse for 1 hour, strain well. If desired, a small amount of wormwood can be added to the tincture. In this case, all ingredients should be taken in equal proportions. However, not everyone is able to withstand such a collection of herbs for gargling, since the wormwood has a bitter taste. And if this herb causes vomiting or coughing, then it is best not to use this component in the recipe. When rinsing, it is important not to harm the affected areas.
Herbal harvest number 2
And what herbs can you gargle with? Linden and chamomile flowers can also be used to treat tonsillitis. To prepare the broth, you need to take 1 part of chamomile flowers and 2 parts of linden. A mixture of dry herbs is taken in the amount of one tablespoon, poured with one glass of boiling water. Herbs must be infused for at least 20 minutes, after which the infusion can be applied. However, it is worth paying attention to the fact that those people who have a tendency to an allergic reaction should abandon the use of any decoctions and infusions where flowers are used.
Herbal harvest number 3
Another good gargling herb is a mixture of hypericum and calendula. These ingredients should be mixed in equal proportions, pour a tablespoon of herbs with a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, and then apply as directed.
With pharyngitis and laryngitis
Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx. In addition to severe pain and other unpleasant symptoms, partial or complete loss of voice may appear. Pharyngitis is a disease in which the soft palate becomes inflamed. To cure these diseases, you can apply various collections of herbs for gargling. Several effective recipes should be considered.
Recipe number 1
To alleviate the condition, you can prepare a mixture of violets, leaves and stems of a three-colored string, calendula flowers. It will take 3: 1: 2 parts, respectively. You can also prepare a mixture of a string of grass, tansy and oregano flowers in a ratio of 3: 1: 1. Both rinse broths are prepared in the same way. Take one spoonful of the finished mixture, pour one glass of boiling water. The infusion should stand for at least 20 minutes. Such a tool is used to treat laryngitis. In addition, these herbs are used to gargle with a cold.
Recipe number 2
To cure pharyngitis, St. John's wort and lingonberry leaves can be used in equal proportions. These ingredients (a tablespoon) are poured with boiling water (one glass), insisted for half an hour, after which it is necessary to rinse the throat with warm infusion.
Recipe number 3
To overcome these two diseases, you can use an infusion based on raspberry leaves or an infusion based on sage leaves with honey. A mixture of yarrow and plantain leaves is also allowed. To do this, you need to pour two tablespoons of the dry herbal mixture into 250 ml of boiling water, insist for an hour.
Recipe number 4
As a rinse, you can also use alcohol tincture from a pharmacy, which is diluted in the amount of 1 teaspoon per 100 ml of boiled but warm water. With this tool, you need to gargle with laryngitis and pharyngitis.
Recipe number 5
Another very good rinse is the juice of Kalanchoe or aloe. For this, the ingredient must be diluted in boiled water, the amount of which should be more than a portion of the juice obtained by about 3 times.
General recommendations for rinsing
If it happened that in the home medicine cabinet there are no all the herbs that are part of this or that recipe, then you should not be upset. Infusion even on the basis of a separate plant can be used to gargle. It is only necessary to remember that for the manufacture of decoction and infusion for rinsing, the flowers of elderberry, linden, St. John's wort, chamomile and calendula are most often used. Leaves or stems are taken from plantain, sage, string, eucalyptus or oregano. Seeds are used from fennel, bark is taken from oak, and rhizomes are used from marshmallow.
The most common gargles are water infusions based on several or one plant. Infusion differs from decoctions in that flowers or grass are poured with boiling water and at the same time they are not boiled on fire. In most cases, a couple of teaspoons of dry grass, as well as one glass of boiling water, are taken to prepare the infusion. Only those plants that contain a huge amount of essential oils are excluded. This should include eucalyptus. It is bred in the amount of 1 teaspoon per 200 ml of boiling water.
Decoctions are best made from the denser parts of dry plants. For example, rhizomes or bark are ideal. But if, instead of infusion, a decoction for rinsing is made, then this will be uncritical.
Throat should be rinsed only with warm formulations. It is desirable that the temperature of the liquid be a couple of degrees higher than body temperature. Thus, the optimal temperature of the infusion or broth for rinsing should be within 38 degrees.
If the drink is too cold or hot, it will do more harm than good.
The frequency of rinsing will depend on the general state of health, as well as how quickly the painful symptoms can disappear. Do not overdo it with the use of decoctions and infusions. It is also necessary to ensure that the throat is not already injured. When rinsing the throat with angina, you do not need to utter sounds and gurgles. The stronger the throat is affected, the more carefully it is necessary to rinse it in terms of mechanical impact.
However, in this case, it will be necessary to increase the frequency of rinsing. During a sore throat, gargle every 2 hours for 2 minutes. For less acute diseases, 3 rinses per day are enough. However, their duration should be at least 5 minutes. In addition, you should pay attention to the fact that in no case should you eat right after such a procedure.
If we consider herbs for gargling, children can use chamomile flowers, oak bark, sage flowers, St. John's wort, calendula, linden, elderberry. However, before proceeding with the treatment of a child, it is best to consult with a specialist to avoid possible side effects.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it is worth noting that gargling with herbs is very effective in treating various diseases. However, the result will be noticed only if the disease proceeds at the first stage of its development.