Tonsils are small masses of lymphoid tissues, one lying on either side of the back of the mouth. They work like guards intercepting all micro-organisms that happen to enter the nose or the mouth and preventing them from going deeper into the body. In turn, the tonsils become inflamed and termed as tonsillitis. Often it is causing pain in the throat, difficulty in swallowing and sometimes fever.

Aconite 30: This medicine is useful in the symptoms like sudden or acute attack of tonsillitis from exposure to dry and cold air. Some other symptoms can be mentioned as dry, burning, constricted feeling in the throat with violent cough causing restlessness, anxiety and fear, face and neck dry, red and hot, and also unquenchable thirst for large quantities of cold water.

Apis 30: Burning, stinging pain in the throat with fever, and which becomes worse at 3 p.m. is the main symptoms that require immediate medication and that too Apis 30. The symptoms also include tongue fiery red, uvula and tonsils look puffy and oedematous causing suffocation. The victim usually cannot bear tight clothing around the neck, weeping disposition, thirstlessness, a craving for cold milk and swelling on lower eyelids confirm the choice of Apis.

Baryta carb 30: Tonsillitis of a child who is backward in case of physically and mentally should use the medicine named Baryta carb 30. The other symptoms include almost perennial colds, sensation of a plug in the throat. But in this case there is no symptom of fever.

Belladonna 30: Sudden, violent attack of tonsillitis causing severe, throbbing pain in the throat and fever, worse at 3 p.m., the mouth and the tongue are dry and hot yet there is no thirst, tonsils especially the right one appear dark red, liquids are more difficult to swallow than solids, the patient dislikes open air, wants to remain in a warm room and likes the neck to be covered with warm clothes.

Hepar sulph 30: Painful, yellow, pus-laden tonsils causing splinter-like sensation in the throat, better from gargling with hot water, very foul smell comes from the mouth like that of old cheese, in general, the child is very chilly and requiring warm clothes even in summer and oversensitive. All of these symptoms affirm the use of the medicine Hepar sulph 30.

Lachesis 30: This type of medicine is useful in severe, chronic left-sided tonsillitis in a thin, anaemic child. The symptoms can be mentioned as pain, fever and hot perspiration especially at night during sleep and in the morning on awakening. Pain, which radiates into the left ear, is more when swallowing liquids than while swallowing solids. Pain gets worse from hot gargles or drinks but better with cold applications or drinks, the tongue is black and trembling, and the tonsils look blue-purple, sensation of ball in the throat-can`t bear tight clothes around the neck.

Mercurius sol 30: Right-sided tonsillitis with pain and fever become worse at night. There is constant desire to swallow, the tongue is thick and moist, showing imprint of teeth, intense thirst for large quantities of cold water, gargling with hot water worsens pain. The body trembles and there is profuse, offensive perspiration. In all these case Mercurius sol 30 is needed.

Phytolacca 30: Right-sided tonsillitis with electric shock-like, flying pains and burning in the throat as if from coal or red-hot iron can be proper symptoms of using this medicine. Pain shoots into the right ear while swallowing, is worse from hot water gargling but better from cold drinks. The tonsils are swollen and ulcerated, and the uvula greatly enlarged.