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Home remedies for tonsillitis

Home Remedies for Tonsillitis

Tonsillitis in Ayurveda referred as “Tundikeri Shoth ”, it is caused by vitiation in any three bodily humors – air fire and phlegm. 

During seasonal changes sore throat is common issue in among everyone. Most of the people rely on modern medicine, that provide only temporary relief with some side effects. Home remedies for tonsillitis are best way to provide instant relief. Ayurveda provides natural long lasting care for every wellness issue. To naturally heal tonsillitis adopting Ayurveda practices is best method. Ayurveda involves natural remedies, dietary modification and detox methods.

Characteristic Symptom

  • Pain in throat that increases on swallowing.
  • The pain generally radiate to the ear.
  • High grade fever, loss of appetite, dry irritating cough and excessive thirst and feeling of chill.
  • Tonsils become swollen, engorged and sometimes congested.
  • Sore throat and pain.

Tonsillitis Home Remedies 

  1. Prepare a decoction by boiling a few leaves of basil, ginger and cloves. Take 20 ml warmed, with 1 tsp honey twice or three times a day.
  2. Gargle with decoction prepared by boiling the bark of acacia tree.
  3. Mix approx. 1 tsp of each of the powder mulethi and vacha in to honey. Take 2-3 times a day.
  4. Gargle with warm black tea with some salt added to it to get relief.
  5. Boil approx. 15 g of the flowers of banafsha in 50 ml milk. Take warm twice a day. The filtered residue can be heated and tied around the throat in form of a poultice.
  6. Take honey regularly for preventing as well as for curing tonsillitis.
  7. Gargle with warm water boiled with some tulsi leaves.
  8. Dissolve powdered phitkari in water and use as a gargle.

 

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