Sore Throat

What is the sore throat ?

A sore throat is discomfort, pain or scratchiness in the throat. A sore throat often makes it painful to swallow.It is a common disorder of the throat and can occur at any time during any season, time and place.Virtually every child and adult gets a sore throat once or two timesin a year.It’s a special kind of torture that everyone from opera stars to off-key shower warblers dreads.
Sore throats can be caused by many things. Viruses may lead to a sore throat. Bacteria can also cause a sore throat, as can smoking, breathing polluted air, drinking alcohol, and hay fever and other allergie.

What are the symptoms of the sore throat ?

Symptoms of a sore throat caused by bacteria or a virus may include

• Painful red throat
• Swollen tonsils
• Difficulty in swallowing
• Fever
• Headache
• Swollen lymph glande
• Tendency to hawk, ham and suppressed voice
• Mlaise.

In case of sore throat pain may spread to the ears.But there are very rare chancesof high fever.If the sore throat is due to the Coxsackie virus, small blisters may develop on the tonsils and in the soft palate.If the sore throat is due to a streptococcal infection, the tonsils often swell and become coated and the throat is sore.

What are the causes of the sore throat ?

Possible causes of symptom of Sore throat are -

• Fever
• Infection
• Viral infection
• Throat infection
• Bacterial infection
• Strep throat
• Mononucleosis
• Respiratory infection
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Infectious mononucleosis
• Herpes simplex
• Coughing
• Postnasal drip
• Pharyngitis

The majority of sore throats are due to an infection with a virus; there is a large variety of viruses which cause the common types of sore throats.A well-known virus is the Epstein-Barr virus, which causes glandular fever and glandular fever tonsillitisSore throats are normally caused by either a viral or bacterial infection.

What are the treatment of the sore throat ?

In case sore throat, you may take following treatment -

Ayurvedic Medicine I

Ingriedients:

• 50 mg of Parched Borax Powder.
• 300 mg of Liqourice.
• 100 gms of Sitopladi Churna.
• Honey.

Directions:

Mix all the above ingriedients so as to make a paste which should be taken several times in a day. Even the same paste may be applied localaly over painful area.

Ayurvedic Medicine II

Ingriedients:

• 1 gm of Cinnamon.
• Honey.

Directions:

Take cinnamon and boil it in a cup of water. Now you may take this mixture 3-4 times daily, after adding some honey to it.

Ayurvedic Medicine III

Khadiradi Vati or Lavangadi Vati or Mrichadi Vati may be sucked by the patient after an interval of two to three hours.

Ayurvedic Medicine IV

Ingriedients:

• Chamoline

Information:

Chamoline is good remedy and will help the patient to ease pain and reduce inflammation. Chamomile tea is particularly effective in treating pain because of its soothing nature, and can be taken by all age groups.

Home Remedies of the sore throat

There are following home remedies for sore throat, they are given below:

• Rest - Give your throat lots of rest, and try not to speak.

• Drink Fluids - Drink lots and lots of fluids in the form of juices and water, it will help you keep hydrated.

• Sage - Sage is another popular alternative medicine used in the treatment of sore throats. Sage is beneficial in treating pharyngitis and other throat pains by reducing inflammation and protecting the mucous membranes of the mouth and throat.

• Garlic - Garlic, a natural antibiotic, can be helpful in the speeding up of recovery and removal of bacteria, especially if your sore throat is caused by the flu or bacterial infection. Garlic can be taken in pill form by all age groups.

• Lemon Juice, Honey and Hot Water - Now here is a little drink that will help sooth a sore throat. Add lemon juice (from one lemon) some honey, to a glass of hot water. Now you may drink this drink, it will help to sooth your throat and make your feel better.

• Throw your Toothbrush - Once you get rid of the sore throat, get rid of your toothbrush as it may give you the sore throat again.

• Slippery Elm - Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) is another good ayurvedic remedy for the treatment of sore throat. It will help you to soothe the throat.