I did an experiment this afternoon?
After 4 days of the worst sorethroat (green with threads of blood sputum)
I ever had,
Cos I had a full glass of red wine upon celebrating my brother's graduation and went to bed straight,slept like a pig sia.

Try this Simple recipe:
Mix 1 teaspoon of cayenne papper with 8oz of warm water(1cup)
gargle gargle..~ 15mins once.and BANG.Sorethroat GONE. In a days time.
At first, I had my doubts cos Cayenne is a hot spice for cooking.
Sounds like its gonna BURN ur throat more than treating it hor?
But it worked for me, and Im really glad :D
[Note]"
If you have chapped or dry lips, be sure to apply some lipblam after gargle.
Hope this helps :)

Bestwishes,
whiteglitters