Tonsils help in fighting infection and prevent it from spreading to other body parts. The tonsils are located behind the mouth or at throat sides. The tonsil cells catch the infection and traps it. The microorganism that the tonsil traps infects the tonsil tissue itself in many circumstances. This causes swelling and inflammation in the tonsils.
The patient feels pain and discomfort due to this. Some patients may have white spots on the surface of tonsils, which shows that the tonsils have become infected. Tonsil infection or tonsillitis affects all people but it usually affects the children. Due to tonsil infection, the patient may have problem in swallowing food. There can be sore throat, ear pain, headache, nausea, vomiting and loss of voice.
Tonsillitis is transmitted when the patient is exposed to tonsil microorganisms through an infected person who is already suffering from tonsil infection. Tonsillitis is a contagious condition that can be prevented by good hygiene habits. Tonsil infection can be due to allergy to certain foods that have artificial coloring and preservatives. Excess consumption of foods that contain sugar and fat can cause the infection. Some environmental factors can cause tonsil infection. Cold climate, damp conditions temperature changes are some factors that cause tonsil infection. Home remedies are very effective in curing tonsil infection. You must take help of following home remedies for tonsils for curing the infection.
10 Useful Home Remedies For Tonsils
Take Liquid Diet
Do not take solid diet for some days. Take a liquid diet, soups and fruit juice for a few days. Drink orange juice mixed with water until the pain decreases. Take vegetable juices of carrot and cucumber.
Drink tea, chicken soup, corn soup and warm water. Eat soft foods. After some days, you can start taking solid food slowly. Take a balanced diet. Drink fluids but do not take carbonated drinks.
Lemon Drink
Squeeze some lime juice in water. The water should be warm. Add little honey and salt. Drink this lemon drink as it helps in curing the swelling caused by tonsil infection. You can also mix lime juice and salt to water and do gargling with this solution.
Carrot And Beetroot Juice
Take three parts carrot juice. Add one part beetroot juice. Add one part cucumber juice. Drink this juice mixture.
The juice mixture contains high amount of vitamins. This juice mixture will help in curing the tonsil infection.
Turmeric
Add one fourth teaspoon turmeric powder to boiled milk. Add one pinch black pepper powder. Take this drink at night before sleeping. You can also mix turmeric powder to boiling water. Drink this tea and it will cure the pain caused by tonsils. You can mix turmeric powder with hot water. Apply this paste on the throat like a cream on the external parts of the throat.
Basil
Boil water. Add some basil leaves, ginger and cloves. Boil the solution. Mix little honey to the liquid and drink it three times daily.
If you have sore throat, you should mix basil leaf paste with honey. Drink this solution at morning.
Fenugreek
Boil water in a vessel and add fenugreek seeds. Boil it for thirty minutes. Cool the solution. Strain the solution and do gargling with this liquid. Fenugreek kills bacteria that cause tonsil infection.
Fig
Make fig paste by grinding boiled figs. Apply the mixture on the throat externally. Fig paste is an effective cure for rashes, pain and redness in the tonsils.
You can also eat figs that are dry and boiled. Mash the boiled fig, add little honey and eat it.
Herbal Tea
If you have tonsils, you should drink herbal tea. You should drink chamomile tea. Add some lemon juice and honey to the tea before drinking it. You can also drink catnip, ginger and elderflower tea. Some other useful herbal teas for tonsils are marshmallow, mint and sage tea.
Alum
Rub the tonsil surface with alum powder. External application of alum powder helps in reducing swelling caused by the tonsil infection. Do gargling with alum water. Add little salt to the alum water.
Gargling
If you have tonsils, you must do gargling as it washes away the pus and any other fluid deposited in the throat due to tonsil infection. Do gargling with onion and ginger juice. You can do gargling with warm salted water. Salt water kills the microorganisms that cause tonsil infection. Another good remedy for gargling is to add mustard powder to hot water. Gargle with this solution.
You can gargle with mint mouthwash. Mix glycerin to hot water. Do gargling with this liquid. You can gargle with tea leaf water after boiling it. Mix some apple cider vinegar to water. The water should be warm. Add little salt. Do gargling with this solution. Gargling is one of the best home remedies for tonsils.
Caution: Please use Remedies after Proper Research and Guidance. You accept that you are following any advice at your own risk and will properly research or consult healthcare professional.
