Angina - treatment with folk remedies

Angina is an acute infectious disease that affects the larynx, nasopharynx and tonsils caused by staphylococci, streptococci or pneumococci. For the treatment of angina in classical medicine, antibiotics are often used, but, as is known, taking these medications is not very useful for the body. Therefore, very many people resort to treatment of sore throats with folk remedies.

Types of sore throat

It is customary to distinguish between these types of diseases:

  1. Catarrhal angina. The mild form of angina, without a temperature, which is treatable relatively easily, including folk remedies. In the absence of treatment, it can develop into more severe forms of angina.
  2. Purulent sore throat. This term in everyday speech means both follicular and lacunar angina. Distinguish these forms of the disease by the arrangement of rashes and purulent plaques, but in both cases they are accompanied by pains in the throat, a significant increase in temperature, edema in the larynx. Folicular (purulent) angina treatment with folk remedies also lends itself, but is worse than an easy form. If the disease occurs in a severe form, it is more reasonable to combine classical and folk remedies.

What are the popular methods of treating angina?

Rinses

One of the most effective remedies for angina. When rinsing pus, the microbes and the products of their activity are washed away and removed, which helps to alleviate the condition of the patient.

  1. 1.5% solution of sea salt soak in a thermos 1 tablespoon of sage leaves. Infuse 1 hour, rinse at least 4 times a day.
  2. To relieve the inflammation of the tonsils of the throat, you can rinse with water with honey (1 tablespoon per glass of water), or a decoction of sage or chamomile with honey.
  3. For a glass of warm water, add half a teaspoon of soda and salt and 3-4 drops of iodine.
  4. When treating purulent sore throat with folk remedies, it is recommended to use a collection of two parts of sage and one part of chamomile, eucalyptus, thyme, pine buds, calendula and peppermint. A tablespoon of the collection is filled with a glass of boiling water, aged for 15-20 minutes in a water bath, then it is insisted for half an hour and filtered. The resulting infusion is diluted in a ratio of 2 teaspoons to a glass of warm water and used for rinsing. It is desirable to rinse the throat after eating, and after the procedure, at least an hour to keep from eating.

Cauterization

Since tonsillitis is inflamed with the disease, a method of lubricating them with various anti-inflammatory drugs is common in folk treatment of tonsillitis.

  1. Propolis tincture. When treating angina without the temperature, 2-3 times a day, lubricate the inflamed areas with tincture. In severe forms it is desirable to combine the local application with the use of the tincture inside (1 tablespoon 3 times a day).
  2. Treatment of sore throat with iodine. With the help of a cotton swab or wrapped with cotton wool pencil need to lubricate the inflamed tonsils with iodine. Repeat the procedure should be no more than once every 2 days, and try to make sure that there is little iodine, since there is a risk of burns.
  3. Kerosene. To lubricate the tonsils you need to use refined, ideally - aviation kerosene. Lubricate the throat 1-2 times a day, preferably at bedtime.

Other folk recipes for treatment of sore throats

  1. Treatment of sore throat with honey. Of folk remedies for treating sore throats, honey is one of the most popular. So to remove the initial symptoms it is recommended to chew honey for 2-3 hours. From inflammation and pain in the throat apply radish with honey. With a large tuber of black radish, cut off the tip and cut out the middle, pour honey into the hole. Insist for a day, after which the resulting mixture of juice and honey is consumed by 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day.
  2. Juice of onions. Take a teaspoon 2-3 times a day.
  3. Also, with tonsillitis, compresses are effective, which are applied to the throat. They help to reduce swelling and sore throat. To do this, use cabbage leaves, which need to attach to the skin and primotattsherstyanym scarf. Change the leaves every 2-3 hours.

The advantage of such drugs is that they are natural and practically have no contraindications, even in case of treatment of angina during breastfeeding, in contrast to antibiotics. However, with angina in a nursing mother, treatment with folk remedies should be carried out with caution, since many of them (in particular honey and lemons, widely used in any colds and infectious diseases) are potential allergens.