Natural Herbal Remedies for Sore Throats and Hangovers

My grandmother always says, medicines make you more sick and that the ideal cure for a sore throat is to gargle warm water with a bit of cayenne pepper mixed in. I've been putting Cayenne Pepper in my homemade hot cocoa for years. Just a little bit, it doesn't make the cocoa spicy, but lets the cocoa-flavor shine and disguises the taste of the cayenne pepper. My mom uses honey and ginger because they have anti microbial properties and since the larynx is close to the food pipe, these work well to combat infection or...