9 remedies for hoarseness

Hoarseness is the main sign of vocal disorder, manifested as a hoarse, unclear voice or even loss of voice (no sound).

Oriental medicine believes that hoarseness is mostly caused by external evil infection, related to the lung meridian and often occurs suddenly. This is because external evil invades the lungs, causing damage to the lung yin and causing illness.

Myrobalan tree cures hoarseness

Treatment of hoarseness depends on the type of disease. Here are some commonly used remedies.

Lesson 1:Hoarseness due to wind heat, the patient feels thirsty, sore throat, heat in the five hearts, and stagnation of pathogens in the lungs. Use 10g of raw kha tu, 10g of forsythia, 6g of boat thoai, 6g of ligusticum wallichii, 10g of platycodon, 6g of peppermint, 6g of licorice, 12g of nam phellodendron (núc nác), 10g of burdock seed, and 10g of mai mon dong. Boil and drink.

Lesson 2:Hoarseness due to phlegm heat stagnation: use 6g of musk, 9g of winter melon seeds, 6g of horse bean, 3g of boat retreat, 9g of qua lau bi, 9g of codonopsis pilosula, 9g of Chinese clematis leaf, 9g of raw burdock seed, 3g of raw licorice, and 3g of fritillary bulb. Boil and drink.

Lesson 3:Hoarseness due to internal heat from yin deficiency. If hoarseness persists, the throat is dry, sore, sticky phlegm, and has a mild fever, use 12g of Chinese clematis root, 10g of Scrophularia root, 10g of Ginkgo biloba, 10g of Chinese wolfberry, 6g of Chinese clematis root, 10g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 10g of Mint, 10g of Chinese clematis root bark, and 10g of raw licorice. Or you can use 1/2 of a monk fruit and 3-4 of the Malva nut, 1 dose per day, boil it down to a thick consistency, gargle and swallow 3-4 times per day.

Lesson 4: Hoarseness due to wind-cold, unable to speak clearly, sore throat, rough breathing, fever: use 8g of moneywort, 6g of perilla leaves, 6g of dried tangerine peel, 4g of licorice, 8g of Platycodon grandiflorum, 6g of boat-tui, 10g of almonds. Boil and drink.

Lesson 5:Hoarseness due to deficiency of yin and qi, stagnant blood: use 12g ginseng, 12g red salvia, 12g rehmannia root, 12g white silkworm, 12g ophiopogon japonicus, 12g astragalus root, 12g ligusticum wallichii, 6g licorice, 4g boat retreat. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 3 times.

Lesson 6:Hoarseness due to lung deficiency uses the Thanh Am thang formula including: 12g ginseng, 12g white poria, 12g angelica, 12g rehmannia, 10g asparagus, 10g ophiopogon, 10g myrobalan, 10g Chinese plum, 10g turtle glue, 16g cow's milk, 10g honey, 1 fresh pear. Boil and drink.

Lesson 7:To nourish the lungs, use the Duong Kim thang formula including 12g of raw rehmannia root, 12g of tangerine peel, 10g of almonds, 10g of turtle glue, 10g of anemarrhena rhizome, 12g of Chinese clematis root, 12g of ophiopogon japonicus, and 10g of clematis root. Boil and drink.

Lesson 8:If you have a severe cough and hoarseness, use 30g of lily and 15g of fritillary flower. Grind them into a fine powder and mix with honey to make pills. Divide into 2-3 doses and take after meals for 5 days. Or use 10g of raw kha tu, 10g of platycodon grandiflorum, and 6g of raw grass. Boil and drink.

Lesson 9: In case of small voice, unable to make sounds, poor vocal cord elasticity, use the formula Gia vi bo trung ich khi thang: 16g angelica, 16g astragalus, 16g atractylodes, 16g codonopsis, 10g bupleurum, 6g licorice extract, 10g kha tu, 10g asparagus root bark, 8g tangerine peel, 10g cimicifuga, 10g platycodon, 6g fritillary. Boil and drink.

According to SKDS