European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ROLE OF PIPPALYADI CHURNA AND DARVYADI KWATHA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TUNDIKERI W.S.R. TO "TONSILLITIS"

Dr. Jay Prakash Prajapati, Dr. Vijayant Bhardwaj* and Dr. Manoj Kumar

ABSTRACT

Tundikeri means the size of cotton bud. This disease is mentioned among the diseases of Talu by Sushuruta1 and in Kanthagata Roga by Vagbhatta.[2] Tundikeri is the most common ailment found now-a-days, which not only cripples children from majority of their enjoyable and learning moments but also makes adults to feel uneasy, restless and even bedridden if complication occurs.
In view of modern sciences, the disease Tundikeri can be correlated with Tonsillitis as both the terminologies have similar features like the throat is reddened, the tonsils are swollen and may be coated or have white spots on them.[3] Antibiotics are the main stay in treatment of tonsillitis as far as the allopathic system of medicine is concerned. They can give temporary relief to the patient but cannot check the recurrence of the disease. Repeated administration of antibiotics may lead to many side effects in the patients. If there are indications that the patient might have to undergo tonsillectomy also with the antecedent rise of post operative bleeding.[4] Tonsils being first barrier to pathogens and site of antibody production, then their removal put a straight forward attack on our respiratory and gastrointestinal tracks and further more surgical procedure has its own complication also.

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