Treatment of a sore throat

herbs-greenA sore throat resulting from a viral infection such as flu, cold or for other reasons like allergies, changing weather patterns, smoking or dry air can be generally treated with effective home remedies. Here are some tried and tested remedies that you can try out at home if you are undergoing any sore throat related discomforts.

Lavender oil may help manage pain

levanderLavender oil may help manage pain after surgery, according to a study. Fifty patients undergoing breast biopsy surgery received either oxygen supplemented with lavender oil or pure oxygen. Patients in the lavender group reported better pain management than those in the control group. Inhaling lavender oil may lower the number of severe headaches in migraine sufferers according to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

What is Fibromyalgia?

fatigueFibromyalgia (also known as Fibromyalgia Syndrome or FMS) is another multi-symptomatic condition that is chiefly characterized by widespread pain of the muscle fibers and connective tissue, poor sleep and often deep fatigue, but also shares many other symptoms with CFS.