7 Best Home Remedies for Sore Throat. No. 5 is my favorite.

Sore throat is an inflammation in the pharynx. Its caused by a viral infection and can be result of cold, cough or flu. Other causes of sore throat include tonsillitis, sinusitis, measles, diphtheria,  excessive smoking, talking loudly and shouting. Symptoms of sore throat are throat irritation, chills and fever, pain and difficulty in swallowing. Though sore throat is generally harmless, it can cause serious problems if prolonged.

Home Remedies For Sore Throat

1. Heat some water upto 40-45 seconds; add some salt to it & gargles your mouth with this water. be specific in giving heat as more hot water will worsen the condition instead of improving.  
2. Put some Holy Basil (Tulsi) leaves in a cup of water. Boil this mixture & allow it to cool and strain well. You can drink or gargle with this mixture.
3. Add 1 pinch  each of powdered cloves & pepper powder and 1 tsp honey to boiled water. Drink this early morning. This is an effective way to cure sore throat.
4. Add some fenugreek seeds in 200 ml of lukewarm water and let them steep for sometime. Strain the water and gargle with it.
5. Take a cup with a lid and put some honey in it. Cut an onion slice and soak it in the honey. Put on the lid and keep aside for an hour. Have a tsp of this honey every few hours.
6. Drink a glass of warm water, with lemon juice and some honey added to it.
7. Take a lemon and cut it into two halves. In one of the pieces, sprinkle salt and black pepper. Let pepper and salt penetrates in. Now, warm this lime piece and lick it. Have this twice or thrice a day, to get immediate relief from sore throat.