Pediatric tonsil enlargement Chinese medicine how to identify the evidence

Enlarged tonsils of children belong to the category of milk moth (related to tonsillitis in western medicine) in Chinese medicine, clinically it can be divided into lung yin deficiency (deficiency of yin and fluid in the lungs), phlegm and blood stasis, and lung and stomach heat (the heat of the lungs and the stomach is very heavy), etc., and it can be treated by using traditional Chinese medicines such as Nourishing Yin and Clearing Lungs Soup, Huaiyin and Evacuating Blood Stasis Soup combined with Ercheng Soup, and Clearing the Pharynx and Livering the Diaphragm Soup. 1. Lung Yin deficiency: manifested as dry, burning, slight pain and itching in the pharynx, dry cough without phlegm or with little phlegm and sticky, redness and swelling of the throat nucleus, accompanied by irritability of the five hearts and dryness of the bowels. Nourishing Yin and Clearing Lung Soup can be used to nourish Yin and clear the lungs (by nourishing the fluid in the lungs to get rid of lung-heat), generate fluid and moisten dryness. 2. Phlegm and stasis inter-conjugation type: manifested as dryness and astringency of the throat or pinprick pain, localized hypertrophy, tough texture and uneven surface. A combination of Huixiahuayuayu Tang and Er Chen Tang can be used to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), expelling phlegm and facilitating pharyngeal movement. 3. Lung and Stomach Heat Sheng type: manifested by severe pain in the throat, redness and swelling of the throat with yellowish-white pus spots on the surface, thirst and high fever. It can be used to clear the pharynx and diaphragm soup, which is effective in removing heat and toxins, relieving pharynx and swelling. It should not be used for children with cold spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach weak and cold). Children with enlarged tonsils should not use spicy food and greasy food while taking the medicine. Patients with enlarged tonsils need to have the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the symptoms and not to use the medicine blindly to avoid delaying the condition.