Are there alternative treatments for viral throat infections?

Honor Society of Nursing (STTI)

Most of the alternative treatments used for viral throat infection work to relieve pain and discomfort not fight the infection. Some home remedies include drinking fluids, gargling with salt water, using honey and lemon, and getting bed rest. Other remedies might include herbal teas containing chamomile, licorice root, barberry, eucalyptus, or honeysuckle flowers.

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Viral Throat Infections

Aside from strep throat, most sore throats caused by are contagious, viral throat infections that cannot be treated with antibiotics. The most common culprits of a viral throat infection include coxsackievirus, mononucleosis, and the flu. Mononucleosis (mono) is a virus that causes symptoms that can last for weeks or months at a time. Viral throat infections are best treated with rest, liquids and other home remedies. If the sore throat causes you to have trouble breathing or a high fever, or results in spots in the back of your throat, call your doctor.

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