Extremely effective folk remedies for sore throat

Sore throat occurs when the weather changes suddenly, the environment is polluted... According to oriental medicine, sore throat is a symptom of the throat.

Pharyngitis is a common ear, nose and throat disease, which has two forms: acute and chronic. The cause of acute pharyngitis is due to cold wind combined with heat and phlegm inside the body. Chronic pharyngitis is due to long-term accumulation of heat and phlegm, damaging the lung yin.

Folk medicine also has many remedies to treat each type of sore throat.

Acute pharyngitis

The patient has a sore throat, swollen mucous membranes, coughing spells, and white or yellow phlegm. The patient may have a high fever, headache, and fatigue.

When suffering from acute pharyngitis, you can use some of the following remedies:

Recipe 1: 16g of Vietnamese balm, 8g of mint, 12g of honeysuckle, 8g of Eclipta prostrata, 12g of Scrophularia ningpoensis, 4g of Atractylodes Rhizome, 12g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 8g of white mulberry bark. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.

Recipe 2: 12g of Vietnamese balm, 6g of mint, 20g of honeysuckle, 4g of Platycodon grandiflorum, 12g of Forsythia fornica, 4g of licorice, 12g of burdock seed, 12g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 12g of silkworm cocos, 12g of Scrophularia ningpoensis. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.

Chronic pharyngitis

Patients often feel itchy, sore, and uncomfortable in the throat. Many people often cough, clear their throats... The throat mucosa has pale red congested spots, scattered with white lymphocytes (granular pharyngitis). When the body's resistance is reduced, the disease can worsen into acute pharyngitis.

When suffering from chronic pharyngitis, you can use some of the following oriental medicine remedies.

Recipe 1: 16g raw rehmannia root, 6g musk root, 16g scrophularia root, 12g chicken blood vine, 12g ophiopogon root, 12g gypsum root, 12g white mulberry bark, 8g white silkworm, 2g licorice root. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.

Recipe 2: 16g of Chinese clematis root, 6g of Chinese clematis root, 12g of Chinese clematis root, 4g of Platycodon grandiflorum, 12g of Chinese clematis root bark, 4g of licorice. If there are many lymph nodes in the throat, add 8g of Chinese clematis root bark. If the throat is dry and sore, add 16g of Chinese clematis root bark and 12g of Scrophularia root bark. If the phlegm is thick and sticky and difficult to cough up, add 8g of Chinese clematis root bark and 6g of Chinese fritillary. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times.

Prevent sore throat

We should gargle with warm salt water every night before going to bed, after brushing our teeth to disinfect our throat and mouth.

Use foods that are easy to digest, contain a lot of water, are soft, and have a cooling effect. Regularly eat lots of green vegetables containing vitamin C. Drink plenty of water, do not drink tea that is too strong, limit stimulating foods such as ginger, garlic, chili...

Do not smoke or drink alcohol. Open the door to let the air circulate. Do not set the air conditioner too low because sudden heat and cold can easily cause acute pharyngitis.

When there are signs of pharyngitis, you should immediately go to a medical facility for examination and timely treatment. Do not buy medicine to treat yourself because it can make the disease worse and cause unnecessary complications.

According to VNN