How to treat acute lymphadenitis with Chinese medicine

  Acute lymphadenitis is one of the common clinical diseases in pediatric patients, mostly secondary to septic infection foci, caused by the invasion of septic bacteria into the lymph nodes along the lymphatic vessels. In Chinese medicine, it is believed to be caused by fire toxicity in the spleen and stomach, phlegm and dampness, resulting in blockage of meridians and stagnation of qi and blood. If it occurs in the neck, it is also caused by external wind-dampness, wind-heat, or epidemic, which is called “cervical carbuncle” in Chinese medicine. For many years, the author has been treating submandibular lymphadenitis with satisfactory results by applying self-prepared tonics.  Most of the patients have a history of exogenous diseases, swollen and burning neck nodules, painful, shaped like chicken eggs, with little mobility, history of tonsillitis, mouth ulcers, dental caries or head sores, red and descending tongue, yellow and greasy moss, floating or flooded pulse.  Treatment method: Self-designed detoxification soup: (Dandelion, Xia Gu Cao Cao, Banlangen, Sulforaphum, Forsythia, Forsythia, Di Ding, Ma Bo Niu Zi, Yuan Shen, Eryngium, Peppermint, Red spoon, Frankincense, Myrrh, Wang Bu Li Xing, etc.) Dosage: Children over 3 years old take one dose daily, decoction twice, total decoction of about 300ml of juice. Children younger than 3 years old can take a small amount of frequent doses, but not less than 200ml daily. Efficacy criteria and treatment results After taking the medicine, most patients are cured, the lumps After taking the medicine, most of the patients were cured, the masses disappeared, no pressure pain, and the body temperature of feverish patients dropped to normal and the signs disappeared. In a small number of patients, due to heavy symptoms, the lumps were not controlled in time and yellow-white thick pus came out after the lumps broke down. However, the wound heals quickly; clinical experience Children have delicate internal organs, unfilled Qi, and lack of solidity outside the body, so they are susceptible to attack by external evil and develop. In addition, children are vigorous and develop rapidly, so they often show a relative lack of yin qi and a relative abundance of yang qi. Therefore, children are susceptible to heat from external influences, which manifests as heat. In this formula, Banlangen, Dandelion, Xiaquan Cao, Fructus sabdariffa, and Ziziphiopogon are used to clear heat and eliminate swelling, which is the key medicine for treating canker sores; Lianxiao, Red Peony, Peppermint, and Huang Su clear heat and eliminate toxins, evacuate wind and relieve symptoms, and clear heat from the lung and stomach. It is supplemented with Boswellia, Myrrh, Wang Bu Liu Xing and Andrographis to invigorate the blood and soften the knots, Radix Platycodon grandiflorus to clear the fire in the lung and Radix Glycyrrhiza glabra to relieve fire and harmonize the medicines. The combination of all the herbs can dispel wind and clear heat, reduce swelling and knots, and activate blood circulation to resolve fetishes. The original formula was supplemented with Astragalus to tonify the qi to support the sore and drain the pus, and was cured with antibacterial agents in the last month.