5. Honey
If you are looking for instant relief then honey can be one of the best options available. Consume a teaspoon of honey and it will coat the inside of your throat and thus provide instant soothing and comfort to the inflamed area. It can also protect your throat against future coughing.
Another benefit of honey may come from its proposed ability to combat allergies. Very often, a sore throat is the result of an allergy. This is something that affects many people without them even being aware – if you wake in the morning to find that you have a sore throat, it can be the result of the build-up of allergens in your airways overnight. Even small reactions can add up over this time to create severe symptoms.
Consuming honey might mean consuming traces of the very pollen causing these allergies. This can help to reintroduce the substance to the body in a safe manner, thereby showing that it is not harmful and reducing the allergic reaction that this can normally cause. This is a safer way to treat allergies than using antihistamines, which have a number of serious repercussions on the body.