Home remedies for congestion

With the transition between seasons and the increase in winter cold, we usually suffer from colds and flu, which may be accompanied by a sore throat, which may lead to a rise in body temperature in most cases, we rush to the doctor to take the necessary measures in an attempt to combat the disease.

However, there are many home remedies for congestion that can help us overcome and eliminate a sore throat in a natural way using ingredients found in every home.

In Adam's pharmacy there are medicines needed to treat congestion.

Causes of a sore throat

The cause of a sore throat isn't always clear, but it's often a symptom of a viral or bacterial infection.

• Cold or flu: The child may have a stuffy or runny nose, cough, high temperature, headache and general aches.
• Laryngitis
• Inflammation of the tonsils, redness and a feeling of discomfort when swallowing.
• Sore throat, swollen glands in the neck, discomfort when swallowing and tonsillitis.
• Glandular fever: the child may feel very tired.

Sore throat symptoms A sore throat

is not a sign of a serious problem, but you should go to the nearest emergency room immediately:

• if you are having trouble breathing.
• Feeling of difficulty swallowing.
• The case of drooling from the mouth.
• Feeling tired and stressed.

Treating congestion with home methods 

This suffering has many ways that the patient can use at home, and can be summarized as follows:

• Gargling with warm, salty water: This recipe is inherited from our grandparents and our parents, regardless of the cause Inflammation The mucous cells of the throat were swollen, and the salt and warm water worked to relieve them and relieve pain in turn.
• Apple cider vinegar: Like garlic, apple cider vinegar is one of the remedies with bad taste and great effect. Its high acidity is enough to effectively kill bacteria in the throat, and adding the benefits of honey to it greatly reduces pain.
• Garlic is a powerful anti-inflammatory and effective in treating sore throats: Despite its pungent taste and smell, garlic is highly effective as an antibiotic that kills bacteria, and is useful for all types of infections, including sore throats.
• Steam inhalation: Water vapor is very effective in treating congestion, not only in helping to get rid of dryness and itching that appear in the throat but also in reducing congestion.
• Hot red pepper is very useful in treating congestion: Drinking warm water with hot pepper is very useful in treating a sore throat and relieving it. Cayenne pepper is also one of those pungent but highly effective remedies. Hot peppers (and even other types of peppers) contain pain-reducing chemicals that have been scientifically proven to have the same effect as aspirin.
• Rest and eat plenty of fluids: This advice is considered the most widely used as a treatment for most diseases, especially those related to the respiratory system.
• Gargling with baking soda is the quickest remedy for a sore throat. Baking soda is often touted as the simplest, fastest, and most effective sore throat remedy. Indeed, and from experience, it is excellent in treating congestion, as it is a killer of bacteria, and it has a basic nature that makes it able to treat sores that appear in the throat wall, and relieve them.

Clove chewing: Clove has been known since history for its analgesic effect, especially in the case of tooth and gum pain. It also acts as an effective antibacterial, so these two properties can be used to treat a sore throat with cloves.

• Oxidized water (hydrogen peroxide or H2O2) gargling: Oxygenated water is highly effective in eliminating congestion-causing bacteria, and is recommended for use in the treatment of sore throats gargling.

Pomegranate: Pomegranate has great efficacy and countless benefits as an antioxidant, and it also contains astringents that reduce swelling in the throat membranes and reduce pain. Pomegranate can be used as a remedy for a sore throat, either by drinking pomegranate tea or juice, or by gargling with a pomegranate infusion or tea.

• Chamomile tea: Chamomile is known for its soothing and relaxing effect. In addition, it is anti-pain and anti-bacterial, so it is ideal in treating sore throats. You can sweeten it with honey for more benefit.

• Adjust the temperature of food and drink: It is clear that eating ice cream is not the right choice in the case of a sore throat, but even hot soup and hot tea are also wrong choices, and may even increase the soreness of the throat wall, which makes the situation worse. Simply always try to eat and drink moderately cold rather than cold, and warm rather than hot.
• Lozenges: What is the active ingredient in these lozenges that helps relieve a sore throat? These lozenges can relieve sore throat symptoms in adults, and it is preferable not to give children these tablets to reduce the risk of suffocation, as throat lozenges relieve pain and burning through several mechanisms, including the following: 
• Stimulating the production of saliva and thus keeping the throat moist.
• Contains menthol which acts as an analgesic for throat tissues.
• Throat lozenges relieve the pain and itching associated with a sore throat.
• Use a humidifier: Can dry air make a sore throat worse? The proportion of mucus secretions increases to act as a lubricant or moisturizer when the air dries up, and it also causes irritation of the nose and throat, as these problems can be avoided by using a humidifier, especially when placed in the place where you are. You want to sleep, and one of the most important benefits that this device provides are: 
• Promoting better sleep.
• Keeping the nose clean.
• Prevent oral congestion.
• Cold, dry air increases sore throats, and this problem can be avoided by using a humidifier.