So what other methods can we choose to relieve mild symptoms?
1. Rinse your mouth with salt water
Dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of water. If you especially don't like the taste of salt, you can add a little honey to the salt water to make it sweet. Remember: spit out the water after gargling, not swallow it. Studies have found that gargling with "warm salt water" several times a day can effectively relieve sore throat, release mucus and expel irritants and bacteria.
2. tea
If you don't like drinking water, drinking a cup of warm herbal tea can help you relieve your sore throat immediately.
In addition, non-herbal teas, whether black tea, green tea or white tea, have antioxidants that enhance immunity and resist infection. If you want to make fortified tea, you can add a teaspoon of honey. This will help the "medicine" go deep into the pathogenesis, let the antibacterial properties of tea play a role as soon as possible, and help you recover quickly.
3. Finger pressure massage to relieve sore throat
When you have a sore throat or even hurt your saliva, you can press and rub it with your fingers to relieve it. The method is as follows: firstly, rub both sides of the throat with thumb, forefinger and middle finger for 20-30 times each; Then pinch the throat skin with your thumb and forefinger for 20-30 times to make the throat skin red and warm. Finally, pinch Fengchi point, Fengfu point and Yifeng point with your fingers 1 min respectively.