Chronic pharyngitis refers to a kind of throat disease in which chronic inflammation occurs repeatedly in pharyngeal mucosa or submucosa and lymphoid tissue.
The main clinical manifestations of this disease are pharyngeal discomfort, dryness, foreign body sensation or mild pain, dry cough, nausea, pharyngeal congestion, lymphatic follicles in the posterior pharyngeal wall, etc. And the general course of disease is longer.
The cause of chronic pharyngitis is very complicated. Recurrent acute pharyngitis, neighboring organ diseases such as chronic tonsillitis, gingivitis, chronic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis can all cause chronic pharyngitis.
The climate is cold and dry, the air in the working and living environment is polluted by dust and chemical gases, the long-term stimulation of alcohol, tobacco and spicy diet, and people who use their voice too much due to occupational factors are prone to get this disease.
02 Chinese medicine treatment methods
Chronic pharyngitis belongs to the category of "throat obstruction" in Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is mostly caused by phlegm and turbidity, or yin deficiency of lung and kidney and inflammation of deficiency fire, which leads to nourishing the throat. Therefore, the clinical treatment is mainly to clear away heat, promote fluid production and relieve sore throat.
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of this disease is generally divided into three syndrome types: stagnation of phlegm and qi, hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency and deficiency of body fluid due to yin deficiency.
The treatment of phlegm-qi stagnation type is suitable for promoting qi circulation, dispersing stagnation, reducing adverse flow and resolving phlegm, and Banxia Houpu decoction is often used to add and subtract.
The treatment of hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency should be nourishing yin, clearing away heat and relieving sore throat, and Erzhi Pill is commonly used.
The treatment of yin deficiency and fluid deficiency should be nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and relieving sore throat, and nourishing yin and clearing lung decoction is commonly used.
In recent years, some people put forward the theory that chronic pharyngitis is caused by trauma of various reasons, and advocated the treatment of chronic pharyngitis with the method of "promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis and healing". Clinical observation shows that this method can improve pharyngeal microcirculation, soften scar tissue and repair traumatic inflammation.
Many patients have the habit of drinking Chinese medicine as tea to prevent pharyngitis. The following two methods are available.
① 5 grams of Rabdosia rubescens, 3 grams of chrysanthemum, 3 grams of honeysuckle, 30 grams of rock sugar and proper amount of tea. Put the medicine in a thermos bottle, brew half a bottle with boiling water, cover it for about 15 minutes, and drink tea as often as you want. This method is most suitable for chronic pharyngitis with deficiency fire and wind-heat excess evil.
② 3g of olives, 3g of boat-fruited Sterculia, 3g of green tea and honey 1 spoon. Boil olives in clear water for a while, then brew boat-fruited Sterculia and green tea, cover for a while, add honey and mix well, and drink slowly. This method is suitable for chronic pharyngitis patients with yin deficiency and dry heat injury.
03 medical prescription
Traditional Chinese medicine master Gan used the method of invigorating spleen, benefiting qi and reducing fire to treat chronic pharyngitis with spleen deficiency and yin fire, and the effect was remarkable.
Commonly used drugs: Radix Pseudostellariae (or Radix Codonopsis), Atractylodis Rhizoma, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Semen Lablab Album, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Cimicifugae Rhizoma, Radix Platycodi, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Cortex Phellodendri, Bulbus Lilii, and Radix Adenophorae.
Traditional Chinese medicine treatment experience
Chinese medicine treatment of chronic pharyngitis needs to focus on three points:
First, medication should be moist and nourishing. The key to treat chronic pharyngitis is to moisten the throat and relieve sore throat, nourish yin and promote fluid production.
Second, use bitter cold medicine with caution. Chronic pharyngitis does have the performance of "getting angry", but it is mostly a virtual fire. Therefore, it is not advisable to use a large number of bitter and cold medicines to avoid damaging yin and aggravating the condition.
Third, use antibiotics with caution. Because chronic pharyngitis is not a bacterial infection, antibiotics cannot enter the deep mucosa, which will destroy beneficial bacteria and lead to decreased immunity.
Advantages of traditional Chinese medicine treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine has good advantages in treating chronic pharyngitis:
First, it can effectively improve patients' conscious symptoms. Many patients have significantly improved their symptoms such as sore throat and dry throat after using drugs that reduce swelling and relieve sore throat, nourish yin and promote fluid production.
Second, it can enhance the immune function of the body. Modern research shows that many traditional Chinese medicines for treating chronic pharyngitis, such as nourishing yin and clearing heat, have a good effect on enhancing immunity and improving patients' disease resistance.
Third, it can obviously improve the pharyngeal environment. Drugs for resolving phlegm and relieving sore throat and drugs for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis can purify or repair the pharyngeal mucosa, thus achieving the purpose of improving the pharyngeal environment.
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