How is hysteria (called plum pneumonia in Chinese medicine) treated? What are the symptoms of hysteria? Patients with hysterical ball syndrome feel a foreign body in the throat. A lump of flesh is blocked in the throat and cannot be swallowed or coughed up. Laryngoscopy or gastroscopy shows no organic lesions in the throat and esophagus. The disease is common in women, but can also be seen in men. There is no ideal treatment in Western medicine. Patients are often afraid of throat or esophageal cancer and repeatedly visit ENT or gastroenterology departments for repeated laryngoscopy or gastroscopy. This causes serious psychological and economic burden to patients. The treatment of hysterical ball syndrome (known as plum kernel gas in Chinese medicine) with the help of Hanxia Houpu Tang (composition: Hanxia, Houpu, Poria, Perilla leaf, ginger) is very effective. The vast majority of patients can have their symptoms relieved after taking Hexia Houpu Tang.