People with chronic pharyngitis can be said to be everywhere. No matter where you go, you often hear someone clearing their throat, and this person probably has chronic pharyngitis.
Although chronic pharyngitis is not a major problem, it has taken a lot of effort from doctors to treat, and in clinical practice, it is still more ineffective and less effective.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is often caused by deficiency of lung and kidney yin.
Traditional Chinese Medicine's Understanding of Pharyngitis
In traditional Chinese medicine, the throat is equivalent to the gateway of the lungs and stomach in our body. Once our lungs and stomach become inflamed and inflamed, the harm or direct impact is on our throat.
Of course, traditional Chinese medicine also says that pharyngitis may be caused by insufficient kidney water, with deficiency fire circulating along the meridians and causing inflammation in the throat. Deficiency of lung yin also leads to endogenous deficiency heat, burning the throat, which can lead to the occurrence of this disease.
Pharyngitis, also known as "Yin deficiency and throat obstruction" in traditional Chinese medicine, is mainly characterized by discomfort, dryness, foreign body sensation, or mild pain in the throat.
Generally speaking, pharyngitis is a chronic disease with a very long cycle and is difficult to cure.
Due to the imbalance of yin and yang, qi, blood, and body fluids in the organs, the throat loses nourishment and becomes stagnant with qi, blood, phlegm, and turbidity. As a result, the throat may feel slightly dry, itchy, and uncomfortable, which is commonly known as chronic pharyngitis in traditional Chinese medicine.
The name 'slow throat obstruction' first came from Volume 9 of the Song Dynasty's' Imperial Medicine Academy Formula ', and the symptoms it refers to are unknown.
In ancient literature, chronic pharyngitis belongs to the categories of dry throat, unfavorable throat, and pharyngitis. There are actually many rich discussions on the pathogenesis of chronic pharyngitis, such as in the book "Pulse Explanation" in "Su Wen": "The yin and yang phases are thin and hot, so the throat is also affected." Zhang Zhongjing said in "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber": "When the fire is reversed and the qi rises, the throat is not favorable
The treatment method is actually very simple, which is to clear heat, eliminate fire, and reduce inflammation as the main methods; If there is deficiency, it should be supplemented, mainly by nourishing yin and clearing heat.
In Gu Shicheng's "Complete Collection of Yang Medicine" in the Qing Dynasty, there is a prescription called Xuanmai Ganju Tang, which is a commonly used formula for clearing fire, moistening dryness, and clearing throat and phlegm.
But when it comes to the composition and function of the formula, it is actually made by adding Xuanshen and Ophiopogon japonicus on the basis of the Kikyo decoction (Kikyo and Licorice) in the Treatise on Cold Damage.
The Treatise on Cold Damage is used to treat throat diseases caused by Shaoyin Ke heat or deficiency heat. The Golden Chamber is used to treat early-stage lung abscess. Becoming the fundamental prescription for treating throat diseases in later generations.
Modern clinical practice is commonly used to treat acute and chronic tonsillitis, acute and chronic pharyngitis, pharyngitis, abscess, and other throat diseases, all of which have achieved good results.
Xuanmai Ganju Soup
【 Main Ingredients 】 9g Xuanshen, 9g Ophiopogon japonicus, 3g Licorice, 9g Platycodon grandiflorus.
【 Indications and Functions 】 Clearing heat and nourishing yin, dispelling phlegm and benefiting the throat. Used for Yin deficiency and excessive fire, floating of deficiency fire, dry mouth and nose, and sore throat.
Typical symptoms include dry mouth and throat, sore throat with hoarseness, and constipation.
【 Taboo Population 】 It should be avoided for those who are afraid of cold limbs, have spleen and stomach deficiency cold, and have loose stools.
The recipe for Xuanmai Ganju Tang is very simple, consisting of four ingredients: Xuanshen, Ophiopogon japonicus, Licorice, and Platycodon grandiflorum. If you don't have time to boil them, you can take them by soaking them in boiling water.
Here, Xuanmai Ganju Tang mainly targets Yin deficiency and excessive fire.
In fact, many people with poor kidney function may experience symptoms of yin deficiency and excessive fire. When the body is excessively cold, the direct consequence is damage to the kidneys, causing weakness of kidney qi, decreased function of various organs, and deficiency of qi and blood.
The kidneys control the water, which irrigates the whole body. When the water is insufficient, it is like the earth lacking water, and the land will dry up. Without the nourishment and lubrication of water, organs will generate heat through friction.
The most typical example is the liver, which belongs to the wood family and requires the most watering. Once it lacks water, the liver becomes dry and liver fire becomes very obvious.
Xuanshen is the main ingredient in the formula, which belongs to the lung and kidney meridians. It is a good herb in traditional Chinese medicine for nourishing yin and clearing heat. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is recorded as "nourishing yin and reducing fire, relieving spot toxins, benefiting the throat, and promoting urination and blood stasis
Everyone knows that Ophiopogon japonicus is a good medicine for nourishing yin and moistening lungs; Licorice not only has the function of harmonizing the properties of other drugs, but also has the ability to clear heat, detoxify, and relieve cough.
As for Platycodon grandiflorum, it can not only enhance lung qi, but also play a key role in "carrying drugs up", which is beneficial for the effective ingredients of other three herbs to be transported to the throat and directly to the disease site, thereby enhancing the therapeutic effect of this formula.
Modern pharmacology has long discovered that ginseng, licorice, and Campanulaceae all have direct anti-inflammatory effects and can directly act on the throat to reduce inflammation and kill bacteria; Ophiopogon japonicus and black ginseng also have anti fatigue effects; Due to its saponin content, Platycodon grandiflorum has a clear expectorant effect, which is suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis who have phlegm in their throat but cannot be expelled.
From the perspective of modern medicine, this disease is often closely related to long-term overload speech and incorrect pronunciation methods.
Unscientific pronunciation leads to inflammation, congestion, and swelling of the throat and pharyngeal mucosa under the long-term impact of strong airflow. So if you want to cut off the root of this disease, you also need to pay attention to scientific vocalization and protect your throat.