Chronic pharyngitis belongs to the category of laryngeal paralysis (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, or dryness, foreign body sensation, or itchy discomfort in the pharynx, difficulty in swallowing) in Chinese medicine. Laryngeal paralysis is categorized into external attack, lung and stomach heat, lung and kidney yin deficiency, etc., and can be treated with Feng Shui and Heat Clearing Soup, Pharyngeal Cleansing and Diaphragm Relieving Soup, and Nourishing Yin and Lung Clearing Soup, respectively.
1. Invasion by external evils: The main symptoms of invasion by external evils include pharyngeal pain and unfavorable swallowing. If it favors wind-heat, the mucous membrane of the pharynx is bright red and swollen; if it favors wind-cold, the mucous membrane of the pharynx is light red. The treatment is to disperse wind and disperse the evil, promote lung and throat, and can be used to dredge wind and clear heat soup, which consists of honeysuckle, forsythia, scutellaria, red peony and other drugs. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear.
2. Lung and stomach heat: lung and stomach heat is mainly manifested as pharyngeal pain, difficulty in swallowing, red and swollen particles at the base of the throat or pus spots, etc., can be used to clear the pharynx and benefit the diaphragm soup, which is composed of Jingwu, Fangfeng, Mint, Honeysuckle, Forsythia, Gardenia and so on, which can help to clear the heat and detoxify the toxin and eliminate the swelling and benefit the pharynx. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this formula are not clear.
3. Lung and kidney yin deficiency: lung and kidney yin deficiency is mainly manifested in the pharyngeal dryness, burning pain and discomfort, etc., can be used to nourish yin and clear the lung soup, composed of shengdi, mammon dong, licorice, shellac, danpi, peppermint, white peony, etc., has the effect of nourishing yin and clearing the lung, detoxification of the pharynx. The adverse effects and contraindications of this formula are not clear.
The above remedies as well as medicines should be used under the guidance of a doctor and should not be used on their own, and if there is any discomfort, consult a doctor promptly.