Treat sore throats with herbs

This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.

If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.

In medical terms, sore throat is called pharyngitis, as it is generally characterized by an inflammation of the pharynx, often associated with that of the larynx (laryngitis), of the nose (nasopharyngitis) and of the tonsils (tonsillitis).

The inflammatory process linked to the sore throat can be of viral origin or more rarely bacterial; for this reason the disease is often associated with fever and flu-like symptoms, with pain on swallowing and otalgia. Other times, sore throat is caused by irritating substances or phenomena (smoke, smog, excessively dry air, chemicals etc.).

Sore throat phytotherapy must necessarily take its etiology into account.

Medicinal plants and supplements useful for sore throat

Licorice, marshmallow, propolis, mallow, agrimonia, bistorta, erismo, blackberry, bramble, pilosella, tormentilla, maleluca, peppermint.

If the sore throat is of an infectious nature, they can be helpful, both from a therapeutic and preventive standpoint, supplements and medicinal plants such as Echinacea, Eleutherococcus, Ginseng, Rhodiola, Astragalus, Garlic, Phyllanthus, Green tea, American Red Cranberry, but also Willow and Spirea olmaria in the acute phase.

Combat Throat Pain with Natural Remedies

Directly from the studies of MypersonaltrainerTv, our herbalist Monica explains the natural remedies most used in phytotherapy to prevent and fight sore throats and colds.