She had recently borrowed a few of my School of Natural Healing Videos and I told her I thought I remembered David Christopher teaching about what can take care of strep throat in about 24 hours. She found the video where he talked about it and gave the recipe below. I of course had all of the simple ingredients and so I made some up and took it faithfully. My strep throat had gotten pretty bad so it did take a couple days of taking the hot honey (what we affectionately started calling it) before my throat was completely better. But I got better, just from simple ingredients I had in my pantry. I didn't need antibiotics and when the kids started complaining of a sore throat I immediately started giving them some and it nipped it in the bud. It didn't get near as bad as mine did and they were better within 24 hours. Since then we haven't ever had strep throat again but we have used the Hot Honey recipe for other things. When the kids were younger and couldn't swallow capsules I would make up a less potent version when they got a really tough bug they liked the sweet taste and would usually take some and every time it helped to get rid of the bug. Note that I have heard raw honey can be given to children under one year old but even though I used raw honey I stilled didn't give this to my babies under one. After they were one I didn't think twice about giving it to them. Please choose what works best for you and study up on it. Also did you know that 4 cloves of garlic is like one adult dose of penicillin! Ryan is allergic to penicillin and quite possibly some of the kids (although I wouldn't know for sure, most of them have never had an antibiotic) but they are not allergic to garlic. I hope that this recipe can bless your family as much as it has mine.
1-4 Tablespoons of Honey
1/8-1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
Stir ingredients all together in a small bowl. Take about 1/2 a teaspoon ever half hour or as desired. For sore throats be sure to let the mixture sit for a few minutes on the back of the throat, do not wash down with liquid. The Cayenne helps bring blood to the area for healing the garlic helps heal quickly and the honey holds it all together and also contains healing properties when raw.
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this works like a charm! Too bad most of my friends don't believe me and won't try it.
~Emily D.
I am so thankful for this post! My daughter recently had the thick sounding voice and the puss. I looked on line for natural cure and what I saw was natural cures relieve symptoms but you needed penicillin to cure it.
We called up my Dad who is an M.D. to send us in a prescription but meanwhile we noticed she was getting better with what I was doing with Echinasia goldenseal and lobelia for pain that I'd learned about from your post on herbs. She kept getting better so we didn't use the penicillin!
I am especially glad you posted this so I can do this simple treatment next time a sore throat comes along and nip it right in the bud right away!
Quesion: I bought some yarrow flowers from Mountain Rose like you suggested from your food storage ebook and was wondering if you make tea for treatment, how much flower, and or do you make tinctures. How do you make a tincture?
My husband made me a tea last night that was so strong it tasted poison, haha j/k I wonder if I could bottle it for a tincture, but how do I know how much to use?
Emily: Yarrow can be pretty strong. I have always used it as a tub soak or mixed in a tincture type form. I love the combination of elderberry extract with peppermint and yarrow. I want to do a post soon about making your own tinctures and extracts it's so easy and saves lots of money.
Ewww, looking forward to it. I really appreciate all I've learned/been inspired/changed from your posts. Thanks Tammie!
What ailments would warrant a yarrow tub sit. Also, good to know 4 garlic cloves equivalent to penicillin, plus all else it does!
Emily: The only time I have used yarrow in a tub is when the kids had a fever. I'm also sure to give them lots of liquids while in the tub. Yarrow is a diuretic which helps them to sweat, which helps break the fever.
I used this for myself today when I woke up with that "I'm getting sick" sore throat. I no longer feel like I'm coming down with something, although I have been battling heartburn all day because of it! (That's OK, I'd rather have heartburn than get sick any day!)
I can say that this works fabulously!!! When I was dealing with a strep throat it nipped it in the butt within 24 hours...the antibiotics didn't even do that! Thanks Tammie for sharing more of your natural remedies. I do have one question. My daughter (six years old) has had ear infections (in both ears) along with fighting strep throat at the same time five times in the last 6 months. What do you recommend? I've tried Mullein oil and X-Ceptic in the ear and even the hot honey for the strep but nothing seems to take care of it. She has even been on antibiotic 3 times with desperate attempt of trying to get rid of it. Any suggestions? We have cut back drastically on dairy in hopes that would help decrease mucus.
~Jes~
Jes: You can go to http://www.simplehealthytasty.com/2009/01/earache.html
and read all about my thoughts on earache. I would for sure cut out all junk food and dairy and give her plenty of garlic. It's amazing that antibiotics didn't take care of it so that tells me it's not bacterial. I'm not sure what else I would do except try to see if it was viral or maybe even fungal. If she is the in water swimming a lot you I might even consider something like swimmers ear and if that is the case it needs to be dried out. I found hydrogen peroxide worked for swimmers ear, but only you will know if that's a possibility because I have no idea if your daughter swims much or not. Just some thoughts sorry I'm not more help.
Thank you Tammie for getting back to me. I read your post and YES, you were VERY helpful. It makes me a little sick...after thinking about it...she did have swimmer's ear at the end of August and she was given medicine for that from the doctor's office...then she began to get double ear infections with strep throat...we done both Dr. Christopher's and antibiotics with no avail...perhaps she still had swimmer's ear?! Huh. Now, I've never personally used hydrogen peroxide in the ears. Do I just add a few drops and wait for it to dry on it's own or is there more to it? I'm truly grateful for all your advice...we've been struggling on this end with her health for many years now and it is nerve wracking. I'm slowly learning alternatives out there and it is refreshing and feels so natural. But in my lack of knowledge I feel like I'm guessing most of the time! Thank you again Tammie. It is much appreciated! <3
Jes: My son had swimmers ear this summer. I had never dealt with it before and thought he just had a ear infection, but when it didn't get better using the ear oil that has always worked before. And since he had been swimming a lot during that time I figured that's what it must be. It's more fungal kind of like a yeast infection in the ear so the oils and things keeping it damp just made it worse. We found that peroxide dropped in the hurting ear helped to keep it dry. We did also try some rubbing alcohol and vinegar because they are drying too. It's about getting it dry so the yeast will stop growing. Anyway he liked the peroxide best we just would let it bubble up. We also kept wind off his ears cause that for some reason hurts it and just tried to dry it out the with peroxide. I did also rub Tea Tree oil around the outside of his ear and down his neck. Tea Tree is very anti fungal. It took a few weeks of consistently doing it and him not going swimming but it did clear up. That's just my experience I hope you can find it helpful. Good luck! That sure doesn't sound fun.
BTW, capsules are a great way to take fresh garli! We crammed a bunch in a capsule, but you will want to take it right away since it melts the "antibiotics" without having the strong taste for hours!
We had the same thing with my little one with his ears and our nature path told us to put peroxide in his ears and wait for it to stop bubbling, let it drain out and then put two drops in of citricidal ear drop which has glycerine, tea tree oil, and grapefruit seed extract. And do it three times a day. In a fcew days it was gone, it worked for my moms swimmers ear too. Just Warm up the peroxide in a suringe in body temperature water or it will be very uncomfortable!
~Emily D
Quick question - My SIL is excited to try this for her family of 6 who keep giving each other strep...she's at her wit's end! Do you administer every half hour for 24 hours? Or just every half hour during waking hours? Thanks for the clarification!
Hizzeather: I never wake my kids to give them something. Sleep is the best medicine. If they wake up that's different but let sleeping children sleep. ;)
I have a really bad sore throat today so I came back to this post. Tammie, if you put all your home remedies and suggestions for herbs and how to make a tincture etc, the best basics to start with in buying herbs...in an ebook I'd buy it in a heart beat! :)
Emily: It's in the works, I'm just really slow and easily overwhelmed. Hopefully I can get it all together soon.
Boy do I know how easy it is to get overwhelmed! I am so happy to hear its in the works! :)
YAY! This post makes me so happy! I have been following your blog for awhile and today I ran across this post I will be passing along to my sister who called me late last night because her kiddos are coming down with strep and she did not want to do antibiotics.... thanks so much love your blog so much!
are you supposed to swallow this ?
breanna: You let it kind of sit on the back of your throat but yes you do end up swallowing it. It's food my kids love it and ask for it when they don't feel good especially if they have a sore throat.
Hi! I'm having my 4th bacterial tonsillitis (in the past 6months) and I decided not to go with antibiotics this time as it's obvious they are not a long term solution. I am trying your "Hot Honey" now and I really hope it will help me! You must have kids with super powers if they like hot honey and they ask for it themselves. I'm crying and kicking things around me as it burns me so much. I just finished with the 3rd spoon and I hate how time goes fast and just in a few minutes I will make myself have another spoon of hot honey and I really hope it wil help. How do you make your kids love it?
Thank you very much for your blog post :)
Andrea
Andrea: I custom make it for each child. Some of them like it really spicy! So I put the full amount of cayenne in, maybe more. Some of my kids can't stand spicy. So I put very little sometimes no cayenne in. Mostly I have found if throats are sore everyone like a little heat. I know what you mean though to have to take it really often is kind of like torture I don't enjoy it at all. When I had strep I couldn't take it only every few hours so it to me a couple of days to get over it instead of 24 hours but I just couldn't gag it down that often. I did have much bigger spoonfuls then my kids usually do though.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I've had a terrible sore throat for 3 days and I found this online and gave it a try. I've only had 4 doses and the pain is almost completly gone. This really does do the trick! :)
Thank you so much for posting this.
-A Very Grateful Mommy. :)
This REALLY works!! I was some what of a skeptic at first, but by the next day or two I was sore throat free!!! Thanks Tammie
I have a question. I did this for two days and my throat feels much better but I still see small white patches. Keep going? And do I just leave it out on the counter all day or refrigerate it? Is it ok to leave out overnight, or make a new batch for the next day? Not sure how long it lasts. Thank you!
Carolyn: I would keep going until it is all cleared up. I have left it out on the counter for a few days to a week as long as it is not too hot. It will keep longer in the fridge. I do think the more fresh it is the more potent it is.
Thank you Tammie. I see what I was doing wrong now. I wasn't letting it sit on the back of my throat first. Huge difference! It is working now. Thank you!!!
I don't have cayenne pepper, can I use chilli powder??
Hi! i have a question, can you use granulated garlic instead of the cloves? I'm really excited to try this because I've been through 3 days of a sore throat. Thank you!!
hello! I heard onion is similar to what garlic does, can i use a fresh onion instead of garlic cloves?
Alysonn: Onion and honey make a great cough syrup but if your dealing with strep I have found garlic the only way to go.
My usual remedy for a mild sore throat is salt water or vinegar gargle. Wasn't working at all this time--I think it's strep-- so I did a search and yours popped up. I don't know if it'll clear it up, but I've had one dose and already that searing pain in the back of my throat is much more mild and only really bothers me when I swallow or yawn. Considering all the things I've been trying, that's like magic!
Anonymous: You can try whatever you want but my experience has been that they cayenne and fresh cloves of garlic do the trick. They can be found at most any grocery store. Chili powder and granulated garlic could help but I'm guessing they won't work as well as what the recipe calls for.
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