Sugarcane: Good for the Throat?

The sweetest grass one could find on this earth.

Sugarcane harvested. Ready for processing to make it into sugar.

I find it funny that something like sugarcane can actually be beneficial to the throat. All my life, I have been battling with tonsillitis. It's a pity because I sing. Singing is one of the things that interests me most. So, you could just imagine how i must feel when after eating something sweet and cold, my tonsils would grow to something like gingers!!!  One day, (as the typical bedtime story goes) as I was walking inside of one of the biggest chain of supermarkets in Makati City, Philippines, The SM Supermarket to be exact, I stopped by the  stalls  that freshly offer fruits made into salad. You assemble the salad  yourself. On the other stall, they were squeezing sugarcane but not the variety that's in my picture. It was the white husked variety. It's softer than the red ones. Then, my curiosity served me right when I approached that particular stall. Their add said that sugarcane can cure cancer of the prostate, can cleanse the body system etc. and off course...tonsillitis! BOOM! I ended up buying three containers of freshly squeezed sugarcane. I drank one cup and instantly, without exaggerating, my throat kind of opened from its being tight and sore!!! It was like finding a treasure or winning in the lottery! I have been taking antibiotics but it ruined my voice. My falseto. I can't seem to hit the high notes anymore!
But thanks to this wonder  worker.....SUGARCANE!!!
You can try reading more about sugarcane on what other benefits one can get from it.