Tonsillitis Cures

Tonsils prevent infection from making its way into our body. It plays an important role, but we often ignore the fact or are ignorant about it. When the tonsils get infected, they become swollen and red.


Sometimes, this causes ear infections. When you have tonsillitis, you’ll probably not be able to swallow and have trouble drinking water and eating. If you feel that your tonsillitis is chronic, then do visit a doctor and see if antibiotic medicines will help to control and cure the infection.

Home remedies for tonsillitis: You can try some of these remedies at home.

• Gargle with warm water and aspirins.

• While you may not feel like drinking or eating anything because of the discomfort in your throat, do have warm fluids through the day. Warm, non-spicy soups, herbal tea and warm water will help.
  

• Mix honey and lemon juice into warm water and drink this for relief. This mixture is also known to cleanse the body.
  

• Stay away from carbonated beverages, cigarettes and alcohol. These are known to aggravate the condition.

• Brew yourself a cup of herbal tea with Goldenseal and Echinacea.

• Make sure that you’re eating a healthy diet. Load up on fruits and vegetables. If you do not feel like eating three regular meals, break this into 6 smaller meals. You may not feel like eating, but healthy food will nourish your body and help it fight the germs.
  

• Garlic, with its anti-inflammatory properties is known to heal tonsillitis. Oregano, another herb, is known to provide relief.
  

• You can brew some dried mint leaves in water and use the water to gargle.

• Brew yourself an effective herbal tea with leaves of Holy Basil, peppercorns, crushed ginger, and bits of jaggery or a spoonful of honey. Steeped with herbs and healing spices, this tea should be had warm. It provides relief to the throat.
  

• Mix turmeric and freshly-ground pepper in a cup of hot milk. Drink this milk slowly, letting the liquid provide relief to your throat.
  

• In a liter of water, mix two spoonfuls of Fenugreek seeds. Simmer this solution for half-an-hour, and then let it cool a bit. Gargle with this water for relief.
  

•  It is believed that vegetable juices are useful in treating tonsillitis. Drink the juice of cucumber, and beet individually, or mix them together.
  

• Chew some raw Holy Basil leaves for relief.