One of the remedies I have used for the last 25 years for a sore throat is turmeric and honey. I still recommend it to people. It works better than anything I know. You basically just get a tsp of honey and mix turmeric with it. Repeat if you need to - it's not as if you can overdose on it. Also, turmeric hot milk is like the best thing ever - guess I should write a steem post on this soon if anyone is interested. They are really popular in Australia at cafes these days!