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June 30th, 2009 | by VoiceCouncil

Throat Coat Tea Review

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Herbal Dietary Supplement.

Item: Throat Coat Tea

USD $4.39 – $5.49 for 16 bags
GBP £2.78 – £2.95 for 20 bags

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At a Glance: Throat Coat Tea is a traditional slippery elm and liquorice tea with hints of orange, peppermint and cinnamon. The makers, Traditional Medicinals, promote Throat Coat as a Herbal Dietary Supplement which has been put through rigorous testing and a published clinical study. However, the manufacturer’s claims for the efficacy of such products are still questioned by many healthcare professionals. For more info and useful advice on Herbal Dietary Supplements Click Here

High Notes: VoiceCouncil failed to find a single review giving this product less than a 4/5 rating. Many reviewers said they loved the taste and appreciated the fact that it’s caffeine free. You can also get an organic version.

Off Pitch: As Throat Coat Tea is classed as a Herbal Dietary Supplement containing pharmacopoeial grade herbs (a ‘medicinal’ rather than a ‘food’ grade of herb), you should check out the manufacturer’s advice prior to use… Check this out.

A VoiceCouncil Vocalist Says: I also use Throat Coat Tea if I start to get a cold to help soothe my throat, and organic Elderberry Immune system booster supplements if I feel a really nasty cold coming on :) Works great for me!

More: Reviewers were pretty much unanimous in their love of the product. The singers who praised Throat Coat Tea for its ability to prolong their singing were a pretty diverse bunch including high school choirs, heavy rock bands and professional opera singers.

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Throat Coat Tea Review, 8.8 out of 10 based on 16 ratings

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  • Chip

    Throat coat tea is discusting and anyone that truly understands whats best for singers, would NEVER recommend throat coat tea.

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  • danechalfin

    Nothing your eat or drink every comes into contact with the vocal folds. Teas, sprays, lozenges etc can only ease symptoms (and whether they do that or it's just placebo is worthy of debate!) in the pharynx (throat). Claims that teas can increase vocal longevity are without merit and physiologically impossible.

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  • garymckinney

    There may be two things going on here which makes tea beneficial — the soothing effect and the placebo effect.

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  • pavarotti

    works every time!

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  • Dale lol

    and you're an idiot

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  • Michelle

    the very first time i used this tea, my throat physically felt different – slippery. it was disconcerting. but since then, either that doesn’t happen any more or I’m just used to it. i have this at least once or twice a week – I currently rehearse with a band three times a week and sing a lot of high chest-voice stuff that’s hard to hit. i battle with confidence issues too so anything that i “think” will give me an edge is good for me in the long run.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/lisa.rose.starner Lisa Rose Starner

    The tea should physically *feel* slippery. The herbs of marshmallow and licorice root, as well as wild cherry bark contain a mucilage and when dissolved in water actually take on a slippery texture. These are the key ingredients that moisturizes the inflamed tissues and soothes the irritation.

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  • Pharrigan428

    Over three years ago I have been diagnosed with larangitis caused by acid reflux.  I was given medication, which was only temporary.  Three months ago, at a herbal store, I came across Throat Coat Tea and decided to try it.  Amazing, I was mainly attracted to the sweet taste left in my mouth whithout adding any sugar. However, soon realized that after singing for a long time, there was no hoarsness, as was accustom.  Thank God for Thoat Coat. 

    Rose

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  • hattonhall

    What can I do….I already have a “Throat Coat” of mucous which just keeps on being formed and coming. I have to keep on continuously trying to “Clear my throat” which badly interferes with attempting to sing. An ENT speciallst had a look down my throat using a fibreoptic scope he put up my nose!  For $125 I was told I had the “Hay Fever”  which I already knew about.  He prescribed a Cortisone based nasal spray……….but I dont want to morph into anything or produce unwanted appendages by continuosly using that sort of stuff !

    Will a “Cuppa” of this brew fix my problem……….that’s what I want to know!
    Has anyone out there got the same problem as I and have tried “Throat Coat” and got a cure???

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  • guest

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12804082

    Bam, read it an weep.  Scientific evidence.  Not denying the placebo effect, but having used this tea many times I pretty strongly believe it’s actually effective.

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  • guest

    Actually, that may not be a reliable journal… perhaps I should have been so quick about that.

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  • guest

    and I can’t type, shouldn’t*

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  • Hmvatenor

    I tried this for the 1st time yesterday, before a performance with my (female) barbershop quartet.  Our lead singer is recovering from a sinus infection/cough so we all had a cup.  I never sang better!  I’ve been singing for years & take care of my voice but I do have some sinus problems & post nasal drip which irritates my throat.  This has been recommended by other singers & I think it worked wonderfully.  I’ll have to try it again to be sure but I was very happy with how soothed & relaxed & not dry my throat felt.  It tasted good, too!

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  • Hmvatenor

    I have a similar problem.  I have sinus congestion & post nasal drip & often my throat feels dry & sometimes irritated.  I sing at church & in a quartet & a chorus.  Yesterday, before a performance I tried Throat Coat for the 1st time & I was amazed at how comfortable I felt singing.  I didn’t once feel as though I had to cough or clear my throat.  I’ll have to try it again, but I was very happy with the result & the taste.  Fellow singers have recommended this over the yrs & I’m glad I finally tried it.

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  • Tori Thompson

    While of course the respiratory and gastrointestinal tubes  are two different pieces of body equipment, there is something that can be said for teas and their effectiveness of easing bronchial/voicebox problems. For one, when you drink tea, you breath in (i.e. touching the vocal chords) the tea in steam form. Steam contains tiny particles of the herbs and spices that are in the tea, and thus touch the voicebox, in the same way that when you clean with harsh chemicals such as ammonia, bleach, or pine sol, you breath in the “vapors” of the chemicals and it makes you cough sometimes. For two, things put into the digestive system affect the rest of the body. If you swallow cough syrup, it “never comes into contact with the vocal folds”, but, the medicine in the syrup gets absorbed into the bloodstream during digestion and through the mucous membranes of the esophagus, and eventually affects production of mucous. If you swallow an herbal tea, the same thing will happen:  the good stuff in the tea will get absorbed into the bloodstream, and will eventually circulate to the vocal chords (they need blood too).

    I am always surprised at people who tought “modern medicine” and pills as being fantastic but laugh at herbal remedies. Aspirin comes from a plant, you know, and penicillin used to come from bread.

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  • neurogirl

    I hate licorice & typically hate the taste of any of the natural herbs that have been suggested to me by many. However, that being said, my daughter convinced me to try this tea when I had a very sore throat due to a cold. I hated the taste, but before I finished half of the cup – my throat felt so much better. And, unlike lozenges & the like, it lasted for more than 5 minutes. I’d say it lasted close to an hour. That is incredible to me. The next time I tried it – due to a cold and only out of desperation because I hate the taste – I added natural vitamin C crystals, lemon & honey. It was still gross to me, but better than by itself & I still got relief.

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  • CSHM99

    THROAT COAT TEA HAS 750 MILLIGRAMS OF LICORICE ROOT WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN TO CAUSE HEART RYTHEM PROBLEMS,,AND MIGHT BE IMPLICATED IN MY DEVELOPING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION…especially as i was drinking 3-5 cups a day for at least one year….ALL SINGERS MUST BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXISTING HEART PROBLEMS

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  • andres

    hey it says 6 cups daily ubt for real howmany cups u have to drink every day?
    i have the same problem that you have!!can you tell me how are you using it? i bought 96 tea bags and any advice from you would me apprecieted

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  • Guest

    I’m a professional classical singer and I love Throat Coat. I personally hate the taste of licorice and I think that Throat Coat tastes disgusting, but once I get it down, my throat feels amazing. It truly helps.

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