Folk and traditional medicine are like two sides of the same coin. Only in rare cases do they agree on the same thing.
It also happens that folk methods of treating certain diseases exist on the verge of myth or are even pseudoscientific.
Experts gave several examples of treatments for sore throats that are often used in society because this is how grandparents treated them.
Hot drink
For a person with a sore throat, hot tea does more harm than good.
It doesn’t matter what herbs it is brewed from, whether it is drunk with honey or raspberry jam.
It's all about burns of the mucous membrane, which increases the pain. And if it's a bacterial or viral infection, then hot drinks create ideal conditions for the reproduction of pathogens.
Therefore, you can only drink warm drinks, with a temperature of no more than 30-40 degrees.
Onions and garlic
For a sore throat, these natural antibiotics are not very helpful.
They cause a burning sensation in the throat, which many people mistakenly associate with a therapeutic effect.
In fact, this is nothing more than irritation of the mucous membrane caused by the substances contained in these plants.
Honey and warm vodka
The developers of this recipe insist that honey strengthens the immune system, and vodka practically disinfects the throat.
In reality, it is just sweet warm vodka that does not promote healing.
Vodka dries and irritates the mucous membrane, but viruses do not suffer from it. To destroy viruses, alcohol with a strength of 60-80% is required.
It is much more beneficial to do wet cleaning, ventilate the room more often and drink more warm drinks.
