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How to Get Rid of a Sore Throat Tea

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By: Pamela Reed
Posted:7/8/22
Updated:11/18/24
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This is the best homemade tea for a sore throat! Drink it 2-3 times in 24 hours and your sore throat will feel SO MUCH better! All you need is water, honey and lemon juice! I had the most painful sore throat and this was the only thing that worked!

tea in cup on table with lemon and honey.

Quickly Get Rid of a Sore Throat Tea

I recently had a painful sore throat, it was the worst sore throat I’ve ever had (thanks to my kids for always sharing whatever they get with Mom!). I went to the drug store and bought everything I could, including liquid medicine and lozenges, but nothing helped, in fact these seemed to irritate it even more. Even my favorite Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup didn’t help me!

All you need for this tea is water, honey and lemon juice. It’s not even really a “tea” since there’s no… well, tea, but it’s more of a soothing warm liquid.

For a couple of days I was in serious pain, not being able to sleep, drinking and eating only warm liquids, and clapping to my family to “talk” because I lost my voice. The only thing that made me feel better was warm liquid – just pure warm water with a little bit of honey added in. After reading about how the addition of lemon juice can help a sore throat, I added it in and was shocked by how quick my sore throat cleared up!

Drink this tea 2-3 times in 24 hours and your sore throat will feel so much better soon! Leave a couple of hours in between each cup.

This tea provided me such sore throat relief that I’ll be using it forever for my family! Make sure to save this for your next sore throat! (Note: please talk to your pediatrician if your young kids are sick as kids under 12 months old cannot have honey!).

sore throat tea in cup.

How to Make The Best Tea For a Sore Throat

Heat up water in either a kettle or in the microwave and place in a cup.

hot water being poured into cup.

Add honey and lemon juice into the cup. You want to make sure you’re using pure honey – not honey mixed with other ingredients which will rub your throat. Mix it until the honey is fully combined with the water.

honey and lemon jars.

Sip warm and continue until it’s all gone. After 1 cup, your throat should feel some relief already!

cup on saucer filled with tea.

Hope you feel better soon!

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I had the most painful sore throat and nothing was working! Drink this simple tea 2-3 times in 24 hours and your sore throat will feel SO MUCH better! All you need is water, honey and lemon juice!

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This is the best homemade tea for a sore throat! Drink it 2-3 times in 24 hours and your sore throat will feel SO MUCH better! All you need is water, honey and lemon juice! I had the most painful sore throat and this was the only thing that worked!
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 1 minute minute
Cook Time: 1 minute minute
Total Time 2 minutes minutes
serves 1

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

  • Heat up water in either a kettle or microwave. Pour into a cup.
  • Add honey and lemon juice into water and stir to fully combine the honey.
  • Sip warm and continue until it’s all gone.
  • Repeat 2-3 times during 24 hours, and soon your sore throat will feel so much better!

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Course: Drinks
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: how to get rid of a sore throat
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