Nothing beats antibiotics and drinking a lot of liquids, also rest is important. When your resting your body is rejuvenating itself. Herbal teas are really good, ginseng, mint, lime and honey help sooth the throat. If you have eucalyptus oil or cream you can put some under your nose not inside your nose but under to breath, you can boil water in a large pot and drop a slab of eucalyptus cream in and stir - then with a bath towel put it over your head and over the steam in the pot. Make sure it's manageable and not burning your face, breath in the steam..