Tonsillitis

Tonsils are Lymphnodes in the back of the mouth, they serves our body as a defending system against bacterial or viral infection. tonsils become inflamed, red, swollen. infection spreads in the surrounding parts also and causes pharyngitis.

Causes of tonsillitis

Tonsillitis occurs due to viral or bacterial infections

sweets

sour fruits like pineapple, grapes, oranges,lemon

banana

curd, butter milk, all dairy products

oily food

cold and damp weather also triggers the tonsillitis.

Symptoms of tonsillitis

sore throat,

painfull and difficulty in swallowing,

severe coughing,

fever and chills,

swollen lymphnodes around the neck,

noisy breathing,

bed odour from mouth.

Accute tonsillitis

It caused by viral and bacterial infection.
sore throat,
repeated attacks of cough and cold,
bed smells from mouth,
difficulty in swallowing,
Hoarseness of voice.

Chronic Tonsilitis

Recurrent cough,

possibilities of pneumonia, bronchitis, Asthama

Enlarged cervical lymphnodes

Homoeopathic Treatment

homoeopathy cures the patient as a whole, so it just not palliate the patient but cures from the root of the disease, it restore the health of the patient, it reduces the inflamtion of tonsils, and strengthens them to fight against bacteria or virus. baryta carb, belladona, mercuris, hepar sulph, phytolaca, lycopodium, lechesis, calc phos, kali mur, 

Baryta Carb

it is one of the chief remedy for the tonsilitis,

 ther is stingingign like pain in throat during swalloing,

 it is specially indicated in infancy and old age, 

submaxillary glands and tonsils are swollen, 

 felling of a plug in throat, 

worse while thinking of symptoms,

30th potency should be used.

Belladonna

there is redness and swelling of tonsils,

 stifness of neck,

 dryness in the mouth, 

difficulty in deglutition,

 plug like sensation in throat, 

it is very usefull in chronic cases also

30th potency should be used.

Calc phos

it stands in chronic cases, 

red flabby tonsils, 

stinging like pain,

 follicular tonsilitis,

 very usefull in children 

should be used in higher potencies.

Hepar sulph

sensation of a fish bone or splinter in throat,

stitches in throat and extending to ears, 

hawking up of mucus,

worse in dry cold weather,

200th potency should be used.

Lycopodium

dryness of throat,

stitches while swallowing,

ulceration of tonsils, 

inflamation spreads from right to left,

worse right side, from heat or warm room,

both lower and higher potencies csn be used.

Lachesis

sore inflammed throat, worse in left side

septic parotiditis

very painfull swallowing even the slightest touch of  food in throat is very annoying,

tonsils are purple livid colour,

worse after sleep, and bondage,

30th to 200 potencies should be used.

Kali mur

it is used for follicuar tonsilitis,

pain during breathing in throat,

greyis patches on tonsils,

plug like sensation in throat,

lower potencies should be used.

Phytolaca

it is glandular remedy,

tonsils are dark red swollwn,

throat feels rough and nerrow especially right sided,

pain in ears while swalowing,

worse during rainy season

tincture or third potency should be used

Mercurius

painfull and dryness of throat,

swelling of uvulla and become redish,

spongy apearence of tonsils,
great dryness in mouth,
stifness in the neck and parotiditis.