Home Remedies for Tonsillitis

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Here are Some of the Common Home Remedies for Tonsillitis:

Stay Hydrated - Increase your liquid intake and make sure your house is humidified properly.

Lemon Juice, Honey and Hot Water - A glass of hot water mixed with 1 teaspoon lemon juice and some honey is very good for curing tonsillitis fast.

Milk - Milk is a good curative for tonsillitis. Take a glass of boiled milk and mix in it a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi) and pepper powder. This milk should be drinked by the suffering patient every night. This will help him give good results.

Chives and Scallions - Chives and scallions act as another good herbal remedy for the treatment of soar throat. Take chives and scallions and simmer them in water for 5 minutes. Now you may drink it as a tea.

Garlic - Eat lot of garlic containing foods as it acts as a antiseptic and helps to cure tonsillitis fast.

Figs and Beets - Figs and beets are also very beneficial for the person suffering from tonsillitis.

Hygiene - If you are suffering from a disease like tonsillitis, you should keep good hygiene.

Avoid Smoking and Alcohol - Avoid cigarette smoking or drinking alcohol and other irritants, while you are suffering from tonsillitis.

Rest - Give plenty of rest to your throat and try not to talk.

Banafsha Flowers (Sweet violet) - Banafsha flowers (sweet violet), botanically known as Viola odorata, are very beneficial in the treatment of tonsillitis. Take about 12 gm of these flowers and boil them in 50 ml of milk. This milk should be drinked hot after being filtered. The filtered banafsha can also be lightly fried in ghee and worn round the throat as a poultice at night.

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