bling the only thing that will stop your strep throat is levaqul, liviquil, however the f u spell it...i dont have the bottle anymore or else i would be able to tell u exactly the name of it...u need a prescription for it...its the best there is...it comes in 700mg antibiotic pills...it will cure u in 2 days max, but they give u 10 pills, u take 1 a day till its gonne. i had 2 severe cases of strep throat in less than 5 months, that's the only thing that resolved my problem...tea n all that won't do u any good in my opinion...if its severe as you seem to say it is check w/ your doc or local clinic, even w/ insurance it will cost u around 70-80 bucks, but it works