Thick white tongue with teeth marks and sore throat, Chinese medicine diagnosis belongs to “paralysis of the throat (throat redness, swelling and pain, or dryness, foreign body sensation, or throat itching and discomfort, dysphagia)” of phlegm-dampness obstruction of the pharynx, the treatment can be used in the Er Chen Tang plus subtractions.
Phlegm-dampness obstructing the pharynx is caused by factors such as fatness, sweetness and thick taste, or obesity, or deficiency of the spleen and phlegm accumulation, resulting in the phlegm-dampness knotting in the pharynx and throat, with foreign body sensation in the pharynx, pharyngeal swelling and pain as the main symptom, accompanied by phlegm sticking to the phlegm and difficult to gulp, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension and loose stools (stools are thin and unshapely), a pale and fat tongue, and white, thick and greasy moss as the main symptom. Tooth marks are traces of teeth on the edge of the tongue, mostly due to spleen deficiency.
To summarize the treatment, Er Chen Tang can be taken to dispel dampness and resolve phlegm, benefit the throat and eliminate swelling. It is composed of drugs such as half-summer, tangerine red, white poria, licorice, etc. The drugs are added or subtracted according to the clinical evidence. The adverse effects of the above formula are not clear.
After the occurrence of the above symptoms, one should consult a doctor in time and use the above medicines under the guidance of a professional doctor.