Tonsillitis

Tonsils play an important role in our body by preventing infection to enter our body. Tonsillitis is a name for the inflammation of the tonsils which are present at the rear end of the mouth.

This inflammation can occur as red marks on the area,or even white colored upraised spots or patches that can not be scraped off the mouth. This minor infection then stimulates your body's immune system to form antibodies against future infection. When tonsils overwhelmed by a bacterial or viral infection, and they swell and become inflamed. The result is tonsillitis. A contagious disease by nature, tonsillitis can spread very quickly from one person to another. Tonsillitis problem can lead to ear infection which can lead to a serious problem.

A child suffering from tonsillitis needs plenty of care and rest. If your child finds difficulty in swallowing , try serving liquids and soft foods, like nutrition soups, milk shakes, smoothies or ice-cream.

Causes of Tonsillitis :

• The main cause is a gram positive bacteria known as streptococcus bacteria.
• most common in spring and winter season.
• viral infection.
• some of the viruses causing tonsillitis are : Adenoviruses, Influenza virus, Epstein-barr virus, Para- influenza viruses, Enteroviruses, Herpes simplex virus.

Symptoms of Tonsillitis :

Difficulty during swallowing, fever, headache, tiredness, weird voice, chills, bad breath, swollen glands in the neck, abnormal redness of tonsils, a yellow or white coating on the tonsils, runny nose, nasal congestion, coughing and sneezing.

Home remedies for Tonsillitis :

• A glass of hot water mixed with 1 tsp lemon juice and some honey is very good for curing tonsillitis.
• Take a glass of boiled milk and mix in it a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi) and pepper powder and drink every night.
• Garlic : Eat lot of garlic containing foods as it acts as a antiseptic and helps to cure fast.
• Banafsa flower (sweet violet) : Take about 12 gm of these flowers and boil them in 50 ml of milk, drink hot after being filtered.
• Eat Betel leaves with Mulathi , 2-3 times a day.
• Gargling 2 tsp of onion juice mixed with luke warm is used to gargle which helps to cure tonsillitis.
• 1 tsp of fresh ginger juice, 1 tsp of honey with 2 tsp of warm water to be gargled for the treat it.
• Drink this mixture , 300 ml of carrot juice, 100 ml of beet juice, 100 ml of cucumber juice, once a day .
• In half a litre of water with 2 tsp of fenugreek seeds and simmer it for half an hour. strain the water and gargle with it, twice a day.
• Soak the roots of white pea in water. grind them after a few minutes, drink this water every morning.
• Put some portion of the bark of the babul tree in to water and bring it to a boil. Let it simmer for over twenty minutes, use it for gargling.
• Take 4 ml of the liquid extract of the madhuka tree bark, mix this with 300 ml of water and warm it slightly, but do not boil. This solution is to be used as a mouthwash.
• fine powder of purified sphatika was used for local application and fauces thrice daily before food. 1 gm of sphatika dissolved in half cup lukewarm water taken internally.

Do's and Don't :

• Avoid all sour foods, including butter milk and pickles.
• Do not eat any spicy or hot foods.
• Avoid all acidic drinks and beverages such as tea and coffee.
• Try not to talk much.
• Increase your liquid intake and make sure your house is humidified properly.
• You should keep good hygiene.
• Patient should avoid spices and condiments as they tend to irritate the throat.

Other treatment for tonsillitis :

• Warm water enema : The bowel should be cleansed daily with a warm water enema during the period of fasting.
• Cold pack : should be applied to the throat at hourly intervals during a day.
• Hot epsom salt bath taken every day is beneficial.
• Exercise : daily dry friction and a hip bath and breathing and other exercise should all form part of the daily health regimen.

Ayurvedic medicines :

1. Khadiradi vati
2. Agastya rasa
3. Pushkarmool choorna
4. Sitopaladi choorna
5. Kantakari avleha
6. Talisadi choorna
7. Eladi vati
8. Kanchanara guggulu
9. Septillin
10. Tundikeri rasa