The effects of Xia Gu Cao are clearing away heat and fire, dispersing knots, and brightening the eyes. Pharyngitis can be attributed to laryngeal paralysis in traditional Chinese medicine (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, or dryness, foreign body sensation, or itchy and discomfort in the pharynx, difficulty in swallowing), and Xia Gu Cao can be applied to laryngeal paralysis belonging to the solid heat syndrome.
Xia Gu Cao is pungent, bitter and cold in nature, it has the function of clearing liver fire and brightening the eyes, it is used for the treatment of swollen and painful eyes caused by inflammation of liver fire, it can be combined with mulberry leaves, cassia seeds and chrysanthemums.
Xia Gu Cao also has the effect of eliminating swelling and dispersing knots, and can treat gall tumors (equivalent to thyroid tumors), scrofula (mainly refers to cervical lymph node tuberculosis) and other diseases, and can be equipped with kombucha, xuan shen and so on. It can be combined with Kun Bu and Xuan Shen, etc. This drug should be used with caution for people with cold and weak spleen and stomach.
If paralysis of the throat is characterized by redness, swelling and pain in the throat, thirst, fever, etc., and the diagnosis is based on solid heat, the medicine Xia Gu Cao can be used.
Chinese medicine should be taken under the guidance of a physician. If there are any uncomfortable symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time.