Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Acharya Balkrishna Shares Three-Ingredient Pills for Dry Throat
Acharya Balkrishna shared a home remedy for a dry or scratchy throat.
It uses mishri, which is rock sugar, sonth, which is dry ginger, and honey.
The mishri and sonth are powdered and mixed with honey to make small pills.
The pills should slowly dissolve in the mouth instead of being chewed.
The article says they may soothe mild throat dryness, hoarseness and dry cough.
Warm water, salt-water gargles and voice rest may also help.
Honey should not be given to babies under one year old.
People should see a doctor for lasting pain, fever, breathing problems or trouble swallowing.
Acharya Balkrishna recommends pills made from equal parts mishri and sonth mixed with honey.
The mixture is rolled into small pills and stored in a clean, dry, tightly sealed jar.
Users are advised to let one pill dissolve slowly, up to two or three times daily.
The remedy is presented for mild dryness, hoarseness, scratchiness and dry cough.
Children under one should not receive honey, while people with diabetes or acidity should seek medical advice first.
- Who
- Acharya Balkrishna shared the remedy; it is intended for people with mild throat dryness, hoarseness or dry cough.
- What
- A three-ingredient home remedy made into dissolving pills from mishri, sonth and honey.
- When
- The pills may be used two or three times a day, including at bedtime for a dry cough; no publication date is provided.
- Where
- The ingredients are described as commonly available in Indian homes.
- Why
- The remedy is intended to soothe throat dryness and irritation and help with a blocked or hoarse voice.
- Ingredients
- Mishri, sonth and honey
- Preparation
- Grind equal amounts of mishri and sonth, then mix with honey into a thick paste.
- Pill size
- About the size of a pea or slightly larger
- Suggested use
- Let one pill dissolve slowly; use two or three times daily.
- Storage
- Keep a small batch in a clean, dry glass jar with a tight lid.
- Main cautions
- Do not give honey to children under one; people with diabetes should consult a doctor, and sonth may worsen acidity.
- When to seek care
- See a doctor for throat pain lasting over a week, fever, breathing or swallowing difficulty, or hoarseness lasting weeks.