Tonsillitis: Ayurvedic Treatment, Causes & Natural Remedies

Bidalika

When edema occurs in the throat it is called bidalika or tonsillitis. The swelling causes redness and burning, impairs the breathing, and causes great pain. This is a Pitta/Kapha condition. If the swelling surrounds the entire neck, it is very serious. Therapies: The same therapies as quinsy are use

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Ayurvedic Perspective on Tonsillitis

Dosha Involvement: Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Ayurvedic Therapies: The same therapies as quinsy are used. Other herbs include kanchanar, triphala, and t^ikatu.Palatal abscesses (Talu vidradhi) This is an abscess with burning, redness, and oozing in the throat. It is caused by all three therapy, then dry herbs and foods are used to dosshas. Therapies: Herbs include sitopaladi, kanchanar fainting, disliking everything, burning, and thirst, guggul, and also general treatment of Vidradhi is boiled milk is given.followed (see Chapter 16 on ab- scess and sinus). Acute superficial glossitis (Upajihvika) This condition is located in the back of the tongue (Kapha/Vayu

Key Herbs: Triphala, Guggul, Licorice, Kanchanar, Vacha, Sitopaladi, kanchanar, triphala, t^ikatu

Source: The Ayurveda Encyclopedia, Chapter 25: Metabolic System

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