AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF TUNDIKERI (CHRONIC AND HYPERTROPHIC TONSILS) BY KSHARAKARMA- A CASE STUDY

Tundikeri is the most common Kanthagata roga. It affects due to vitiation of Kapha, Rakta and involves Mamsa dusti at Hanusandhi which resembles like Karpas (Cotton seed). In classics it is Shastra sadhya. Tonsillitis is an inflammation of faucial tonsils caused by viral or bacterial. Acute tonsillitis is managed by antimicrobial medicines. Chronic and hypertrophic tonsils causes Sore throat, difficulty in swallowing food, Fever, Myalgia and Cervical & Jugulodiagastric lymphadynopathy. In this case report a 19 years old female patient presented with gradual onset of throat pain difficulty in swallowing food and associated with right ear discharge and reduced hearing. She was anaemic and on haematinics. Because of anaemia she was not taken for the surgery so consulted to Shalakya OPD and treated with Ksharakarma, Oral Medicines and Gandusha. After follow up grade 3 hypertrophy is reduced to grade 1 and symptomatic relief was present.