8. Avoid infecting others. If you're not well, take a few days off to avoid spreading your germs to others. I take ludens and gargle with salt water the minute I start to get the ichy feeling in my throat. I still end up with a little cold but no sore throat. I think the cold isn't as bad and doesn't last as long. Tea with honey The best thing is theraflu. Trust me. It tastes really bad, but then again, what medicine DOES taste good???? umm... try sherbert, honey, tea, medicine, if you have congestion then dont drink milk or such.... umm, salt water gargalling.... try getting rest to so that your body can recuperate.... hope you feel better Sore throats are usually started by sinus drainage, so the best thing to do would be:

1. Take tylenol or another analgesic to remove perceived pain.

2. Take medicine to stop the sinus drainage, like sudafed, benadryl.

3. Gargle salt water to break up the drainage that exists, or take mucinex to make the mucus more liquid so it drains easily.

4. Suck on hard candy. It does the same thing as cough drops, and doesn't taste horrible. Motrin (ibuprofen) sweet basil leaves with some honey and a small piece of ginger The best think I have found is a water of tea tree oil.

Take 8 OZs water and 10 drops of tea tree oil. Shake well and use that as a gargle then spit out the tea tree water after gargling.

Two good alternatives is to gargle warm sage tea, or warm salt water. hi,

You may try some home remedies for sore throat: