In daily life, many people will have a similar feeling, that is, the throat is always uncomfortable, as if there is a foreign body in it, want to cough but can't cough out, can't swallow, sometimes feel dry and itchy throat, can't stop coughing, for this series of symptoms, in fact, we often say "chronic pharyngitis" in life. In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, the throat is a general term for the pharynx and throat, and is the main organ of "eating, breathing, and making sounds".
As for the importance of the throat, I believe that everyone knows it without saying. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the main qi of the lungs", the sound is generated by the qi, and the route of the lung meridian passes through the throat, therefore, the ventilation and vocalization of the throat are related to the lungs, if there is a disease in the lungs, then it will cause poor breathing, and thus cough, asthma and other symptoms, if the disease is more serious, it may also lead to voice changes, such as hoarseness or loss of voice.
Not only that, Chinese medicine also believes that "the lungs are the door of sound, and the kidney is the root of sound", and the kidneys are also related to the larynx. In addition, the pharynx belongs to the stomach system, communicates with the stomach, is the channel of the water valley, when the stomach qi in the body is sufficient, the pharyngeal function will be normal, but if there is heat in the stomach, it will lead to redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx, where the sore throat and the diet is unfavorable, it is a stomach fire, and the stomach and spleen are each other's surface and inside, and the foot is too yin and spleen meridians in the stomach, and the throat is threatened, so the throat and the spleen are also closely related.
In general, there are 3 common causes of throat discomfort, so how to improve them? Let's take a look.
1. Deficiency of yin in the lungs and stomach
The common symptoms of such patients, in addition to throat discomfort, will be accompanied by burning sensation, foreign body sensation, and their own phlegm is less, some patients often have hot flashes, cheek flushing, insomnia, and even dry stools and other symptoms in the afternoon, which is actually because the yin fluid in the lungs and stomach is insufficient, it is difficult to restrain the yang qi, and promote the heat and evil in the yang qi to go up.
At this time, you can use Shashen Maidong Tang to improve, this prescription is the classic prescription of Wu Jutong, from the "Warm Disease Strip", is a moisturizer in traditional Chinese medicine, with the effect of sweet and cold shengjin, clear the lungs and stomach, this formula is mainly made of 7 flavors of traditional Chinese medicine, Shashen three money, Yuzhu two money, raw licorice one money, winter mulberry leaves one money five points, wheat Dong three money, raw lentils one money five points, pollen one money five points, decoction with water.
The whole prescription is based on traditional Chinese medicine that nourishes yin and cold, and wheat and sand ginseng can clear and nourish the lungs and stomach; and jade bamboo and smallpox pollen can quench thirst; Lentils, raw licorice to nourish the qi, sweet to ease the stomach, and then with mulberry leaves, light and dry, the whole prescription is peaceful, clear but not cold, moist not sluggish.
2. Phlegm and fire are abundant
The throat has a foreign body sensation, the sputum is sticky and yellow thick, and there are symptoms such as bad breath, yellow and greasy tongue, and a thin and slippery pulse, the main reason is that the phlegm is evil, if the phlegm accumulates in the body, then over time, it will promote the generation of heat evil, so if you want to skillfully resolve the disease, you need to get rid of the phlegm evil in time. In this regard, the commonly used prescription of doctors is to clear the lungs and dissolve phlegm decoction, which is also a well-known prescription in traditional Chinese medicine, which can clear heat and dissolve phlegm by combining gardenia, skullcap, zhimu, fritillary, wheat winter, mulberry, bellflower, poria cocos, orange red, melon kernel and licorice.
3. Liver qi stagnation
This kind of throat discomfort, also known as plum core qi in traditional Chinese medicine, is characterized by throat discomfort, but does not affect eating, and this kind of disease is often related to one's own emotions, which will lead to the presence of qi, blood and phlegm in the body, especially in women. At this time, you can try to use Zhang Zhongjing's classic prescription Banxia Magnolia Decoction to alleviate it, and combine Banxia, Magnolia, Poria cocos, ginger, Su Ye and other traditional Chinese medicines to relieve the liver and regulate qi, reduce inversion and phlegm, and then alleviate the symptoms.
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