First aid box winter preparation

You've reminded me of gargling with crushed aspirin which works as a pain killer, thank you.

25Avalon my friend used to have a phobia about germs, and actually 'drank' liquid TCP. She used such harsh chemicals on her body she lost her eyelashes and all body hair, poor girl.

Gargling with TCP is very good provided you don’t have to interact with anyone

Gargle with salt water ?

Thanks for the Chloralieve recommendation Blossoming, the young lady offered me Strepfen or a throat spray.

You are right FannyCornforth, Tyrozets contained benzocaine which numbed the pain, very welcome when I could hardly swallow. The name Tyrozets is taken from the antibiotic aspect of Tyrothicin.

I had acute tonsillitis throughout my childhood/teens and don't know where I'd have been without these. I was working at the BBC at 18 and had such a lot of time off sick with it I agreed to have my tonsils out, I know they don't do this nowadays. I still get very very sore throats even without them but do keep honey in the house now and will get some lemons too. Don't think I could bear the onions MerylStreep but thank you for the remedy.

I cannot abide raw onion, it affects my eyes very severely.

They weren’t antibiotics as such FannyC but they did contain an antibiotic.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/lifestyle/over-the-counter-lozenges-for-sore-throat-fuelling-rise-of-superbugs-128632/

Apologies if I’m mistaken!

Onion juice is the best for anything throat/ chest related.
Cut onions up into chunks, complete with ‘roots’ ( that’s the good bit)
Sprinkle with sugar, cover. The sugar will draw out all the onion juice. It’s actually very nice ?

I’m not sure if it was an antibiotic, I thought that Tyrozets and similar contained a type of anaesthetic.
In fact I’m pretty sure that’s the case.

Antibiotics are no longer recommended. Honey has been shown to be equally if not more effective rather than overusing antibiotics. I find Boots own blackcurrant pastilles to be very soothing.

Pharmacy Magazine (a trade journal) has suggested pharmacies offer Chloralieve Honey & Lemon lozenges instead.