Add 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to a cup of warm water.
Dose: Gargle a mouthful, spit it out, then swallow a mouthful. Gargle a mouthful, spit it out, then swallow a mouthful. Keep this up until the liquid is all gone. An hour later, start all over.

Mix 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar with 1/2 cup of pineapple juice and drink it.
Dose: Repeat every half hour until there's a marked improvement.

A singer we know says this works for her every time-steep three non-herbal tea bags in a cup of just-boiled water. Leave them there until the water is as dark as it can get-almost black.
Dose: While the water is still quite hot but bearable, gargle with the tea. Do not swallow any of it. (No one needs all that caffeine.) Repeat every hour until you feel relief.

An old home remedy for sore throats. Add 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, a pinch of cayenne pepper, juice of 1/4 a lemon, and 1 teaspoon of honey to a cup. Add 1 cup of hot water and stir. Drink up to 4 cups a day. Use kava kava as a gargle for soothing and analgesic pain relief. Helps insomnia cause by coughing and sore throat. Drink aloe vera juice twice a day to aid the healing process.

Salty Soother
Warm 1/2 cup of kosher (coarse) salt in a frying pan. Then pour the warm salt in a large, clean, white handkerchief and fold it over and over so that none of the salt can ooze out. Wrap the salted hanky around your neck and wear it that way for an hour. This was one of our great-aunt's favorite remedies. The only problem was she would get laryngitis explaining to everyone why she was wearing that salty poultice around her neck!

Make a Tea Towel
Prepare chamomile tea. As soon as it cools enough for you to handle, soak a towel (preferably white) in the tea, wring it out and apply it to the throat. As soon as it gets cold, reheat the tea, redip the towel and reapply it. The chamomile will help draw out the soreness. and the heat will relax some of the tension built up in that area.

According to a gem therapist, yellow amber worn around the neck will protect against sore throats. If you already have a sore throat, it is said that the electric powers of this fossilized, golden resin will help cure it.

Prepare a carrot poultice with a large, grated carrot Put the poultice around your throat. On top of the poultice, apply a washcloth that has been dipped in hot water and wrung out. To keep the heat in, cover it all with a towel or wide elastic bandage. If it seems to soothe your throat, redip the washcloth in hot water as soon as it gets cold.