Tonsillitis belongs to the category of milky moth in Chinese medicine (related to tonsillitis in western medicine), and the Chinese patent medicines for treating tonsillitis include Pediatric Pharyngeal Bian Granules, Li-Pharyngeal Detoxification Granules, and Lily Solid Gold Pills.
Pediatric Pharyngeal Bian Granules is composed of honeysuckle, radix et rhizoma, golden fruit olive, platycodon, xuan shen, maitong and so on. It is used for children with laryngeal paralysis (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, or dryness, foreign body sensation, or itchy pharynx, discomfort and difficulty in swallowing) caused by heatiness of the lung and guardian, mastoid moth, which is characterized by swollen and painful pharynx, coughing and sputum, and erosion of the mouth and tongue; acute pharyngitis and acute tonsillitis are seen in the above mentioned symptoms. Diabetic children are forbidden to take.
Dissolve pharyngeal toxin granules, composed of Panlangen, honeysuckle, forsythia, peppermint, burdock (fried) and so on. It is used for sore throat, dry throat, red and swollen throat nucleus, fever and malignant cold (fear of cold) caused by external wind-heat; acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis with the above symptoms. Avoid tobacco, alcohol, spicy, fish and salty food.
Lily Solid Gold Pill has the efficacy of nourishing yin and moistening the lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is used for dry cough with little phlegm, blood in phlegm, dry throat and sore throat caused by deficiency of lung and kidney yin.
If tonsillitis is diagnosed, please seek medical advice for treatment. Medical advice is required for taking the above medicines.