Tonsillitis, i.e., milky moth, can be treated with yam with other medicines if it is an evidence of weakness of the spleen and stomach, and is not recommended if it is a solid evidence, such as heatiness of the lungs and stomach.
Yam is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is a medicine for tonifying the spleen and stomach. The medicine can benefit the qi and strengthen the spleen, and treats the symptoms caused by qi deficiency of the spleen and stomach, such as fatigue (mental exhaustion and physical weakness), lack of qi and laziness (lack of strength, not wanting to talk), and loss of appetite.
If the symptoms of milk moths are dry, itchy and uncomfortable pharynx, foreign body obstruction feeling, nausea and vomiting, light mouth without thirst, dullness (no appetite, reduced food intake), loose stools (thin and unshaped feces), fatigue, pale tongue, white moss, slow and weak pulse and other symptoms of spleen and stomach weakness, you can use Chinese yam with Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Poria, etc. for treatment.
However, it is not recommended to use the medicine for treatment of wind-heat offending the lungs or heatiness of the lungs and stomach.
After the discomfort occurs, you should consult a doctor in time and choose the medication under the doctor’s guidance, not self-medication.