1. Symptoms and Causes of Chronic Pharyngitis Chronic pharyngitis is a common disease. It is a diffuse pharyngeal lesion caused by chronic infection, mainly inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa. It mostly occurs in adults, and its main causes include repeated acute pharyngitis, long-term irritation by dust or harmful gases, excessive smoking and alcohol or other bad living habits, irritation by sinusitis secretions, allergies or reduced body resistance, etc. Chronic pharyngitis can also be a local manifestation of certain systemic diseases, such as anemia, diabetes, cirrhosis and chronic nephritis. Key points of self-diagnosis: Pharyngeal discomfort, foreign body sensation, always feeling that there is something in the pharynx that cannot be swallowed or spit out, irritating cough, dryness, swelling, congestion, itching, etc., but rarely sore throat. Vomiting thick phlegm often in the morning can easily cause nausea. Since cancer of the esophagus or hypopharynx will also have similar symptoms in the early stages, you should go to the hospital for detailed examination after discovering the above symptoms to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment recommendations: Targeted treatment should be carried out by a doctor based on the cause. For local symptomatic treatment, Chinese patent medicines can be used, such as Liyanling, Caohuoling Lozenges, Baobao Powder, etc., which can be combined with tea: equal parts of Shuanghua, Ophiopogon japonicus, Pangda Dahai, and raw licorice, brewed with boiling water and taken frequently. Qingyan drink: 50 grams each of black plum meat, raw licorice, adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Platycodon grandiflorum, and Radix ginseng. Mash and mix well. Take about 15 grams 3 times a day, and drink with boiling water. Precautions Pay attention to oral hygiene and brush your teeth in the morning and evening and after meals. To reduce irritation from tobacco, alcohol and dust, it is also necessary to correct the bad habit of mouth breathing. Physical exercise should be strengthened to enhance physical fitness, prevent respiratory tract infections, use less tobacco and alcohol, and actively treat diseases of organs around the pharynx. Arrange your life reasonably, keep your mood comfortable, and avoid worries and depression. Maintain appropriate indoor temperature and humidity and fresh air. It is advisable to eat foods that are light, sour, sweet and nourishing yin, such as fruits, fresh vegetables, green fruits, etc. Regularly take Four Seasons throat lozenges, peppermint throat lozenges, etc. Chronic pharyngitis Chronic pharyngitis is a chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa. Diffuse inflammation is often part of the chronic catarrhal inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, and localized inflammation is often accompanied by inflammation of the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue. This disease is equivalent to chronic laryngitis in traditional Chinese medicine. 1. Western medicine diagnostic criteria: (l) Medical history: There is often a history of recurrent acute pharyngitis, or long-term mouth breathing due to rhinitis, excessive smoking and alcohol, dry air in the environment, dust and irritating gas pollution, etc. (2) Symptoms: Pharyngeal discomfort, pain, itching, dryness, burning, smoke, foreign body sensation, etc.; irritating cough, coughing up secretions with force in the morning, or even nausea. The disease lasts for more than 2 months, and symptoms are often caused by colds, colds, fatigue, talkativeness, etc. (3) Examination: Chronic congestion in the pharynx is aggravated. Dark red, or dendritic congestion; hyperplasia of lymph follicles on the posterior pharyngeal wall, or swelling of the lateral pharyngeal cords; hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the pharyngeal mucosa, or dryness, atrophy, thinning, and attachment of secretions. Each of the above symptoms and 1 or more Diagnosis can be made if more than one examination is found. 2. TCM syndrome differentiation: Acute inflammation of the pharynx is very similar to acute inflammation of the tonsils: syndrome of deficiency of fire and inflammation, syndrome of deficiency of lung and spleen, syndrome of phlegm-heat, and syndrome of mutual obstruction of phlegm and blood stasis. Both pharyngitis and tonsillitis can be caused by the same bacteria and viruses, but the symptoms of pharyngitis are not as severe as those of tonsils. Some medical professionals refer to these two diseases as acute pharyngitis. Chronic pharyngitis is a diffuse pharyngeal lesion caused by chronic infection, mainly inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa. It mostly occurs in adults, and its incidence rate accounts for about 10% to 20% of throat diseases among urban residents. Because of its long course and stubborn symptoms, it is difficult to see significant effects in the short term, so it is not easy to cure. The main causes are roughly as follows: 1. Repeated episodes of acute pharyngitis that cannot be completely cured and become chronic, long-term dust or harmful gas irritation, excessive tobacco and alcohol or other bad living habits, irritation from sinusitis secretions, allergies or reduced body resistance wait. 2. Chronic pharyngitis can also be a local manifestation of certain systemic diseases, such as anemia, indigestion, long-term constipation, heart disease, bronchitis, asthma, liver disease, diabetes and chronic nephritis, etc. 3. Occupational factors. It mainly occurs in voice workers, such as teachers, actors, etc.

Long-term multilingual and singing can irritate the pharynx, cause chronic congestion and cause disease. Key points for self-diagnosis of chronic pharyngitis: Symptoms include various symptoms, including pharyngeal discomfort, foreign body sensation, sticky phlegm, always feeling like there is something in the pharynx that cannot be swallowed or spit out, congestion, swelling, burning, dryness, itching, and irritation to cough. , slight sore throat, etc. Coughing is often used to clear secretions, especially when coughing hard in the morning to clear pharyngeal secretions, the symptoms are temporarily relieved. Since cancer of the esophagus or hypopharynx will also have similar symptoms in the early stages, you should go to the hospital for detailed examination after discovering the above symptoms to confirm the diagnosis. After the formation of chronic pharyngitis, it is divided into three types of pathological changes: 1. Chronic simple pharyngitis. It manifests as chronic congestion of the pharyngeal mucosa; 2. Hypertrophic pharyngitis. The main manifestations are congestion and hypertrophy of the pharyngeal mucosa, and extensive connective tissue and lymphoid tissue proliferation under the mucosa; 3. Chronic atrophic pharyngitis. The main manifestations are atrophy and thinning of the mucosal layer and submucosa, scab attachment on the posterior pharyngeal wall, and decreased secretion. Traditional Chinese medicine classifies this disease into three types: 1. Yin deficiency and fire inflammation type: throat discomfort, vague pain, foreign body sensation, small amount of sticky phlegm, accompanied by irritability in the afternoon, soreness and weakness in the waist and legs, red tongue, and thready pulse number. 2. Phlegm obstruction and blood stasis type: Dry throat, stinging pain, dark red pharyngeal muscle membrane, nausea and discomfort often caused by frequent throat clearing. The tongue is red, the coating is yellow and greasy, and the pulse is slippery and rapid. 3. Type of yin deficiency and body fluid dryness: dry and itchy throat, burning and dry pain, the pain can be relieved after drinking water, obvious foreign body sensation, dreaminess at night, tinnitus and dizziness. The tongue is red and less fluid, and the pulse is thready and rapid. In the treatment of chronic pharyngitis, Western medicine generally focuses on topical medication, such as mouthwash, using 2% acid solution, 3% saline and 1:5000 nitrofuracil solution to rinse the mouth repeatedly, or using 2% iodine glycerin and 5% strong protein silver solution. Put it on the pharyngeal wall, or use iodine lozenges, dumifen, mint, etc. to keep it in the mouth, etc., which can relieve symptoms to a certain extent. For local symptomatic treatment, Chinese patent medicines can also be used, such as grass coral lozenges, watermelon cream, etc. The traditional Chinese medicine treatment of this disease focuses on the root cause and uses medicine according to the dialectical classification method, which has good curative effect. The general medication is: For patients with yin deficiency and fire inflammation, use Yangyin Qingfei Decoction (Ophiopogon japonicus, raw rehmannia root, scrophulariaceae, white peony root, licorice, raw gypsum, mint, Sichuan clam powder, paeonol, mulberry leaves, etc.); for phlegm-blocking blood stasis For those with the type of yin deficiency, use Xiaoluo Pills with flavored ingredients (Spicyrum, oysters, Sichuan clams, raw rehmannia, Ophiopogon japonicus, Trigonella striata, kelp, seaweed, etc.); for those with yin deficiency and body fluid dryness, use Shengmai drink with flavored ingredients (white sun ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc.) , Schisandra chinensis, dendrobium, Polygonatum odorifera, Imperata cognac root, bamboo root, etc.), take one dose per day, take it frequently to moisten the throat. Note: Avoid spicy food, tobacco and alcohol. Pay attention to oral hygiene. (Strengthen physical exercise, enhance physical fitness, prevent respiratory tract infections, arrange life reasonably, keep the mood comfortable, avoid worries and depression, etc.) Dietary conditioning: Soothing tea: 3 each of Shuanghua, Ophiopogon japonicus, Wood Butterfly, Fatty Sea, Raw Licorice -5g, brew with boiling water and take frequently. Qingyan drink: 50 grams each of black plum meat, raw licorice, adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Platycodon grandiflorum, and Radix ginseng, mash and mix well, take about 15 grams 3 times a day, and drink with boiling water. After chronic pharyngitis is cured, in order to consolidate the curative effect and prevent recurrence, you can often eat the following foods: Mung Bean and Kelp Soup Ingredients: One tael of mung beans, one tael of kelp, and a little sugar. Preparation method: Put mung beans and kelp (cut into shreds) into a pot, add water and boil until mashed, then add sugar to taste, drink as tea every day. Watermelon juice: Cut the watermelon to extract the juice and drink it frequently as tea. It can clear away heat and relieve troubles, nourish yin and moisturize dryness, so it is very suitable to be eaten regularly. Clever use of medicinal tea to treat chronic pharyngitis Chronic pharyngitis is a chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosa and lymphoid tissue. Depending on the disease, it can be divided into three types: simple, proliferative and atrophic. There are many causes of chronic pharyngitis, such as repeated attacks of acute pharyngitis and diseases of adjacent organs (chronic tonsillitis, gingivitis, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis). People who suffer from external factors such as cold and dry climate, pollution of the air in the working environment by dust and chemical gases, long-term irritation from tobacco, alcohol and spicy food, and excessive voice use due to occupational factors are all susceptible to chronic pharyngitis. In addition, long-term irregular living, fatigue, and mental stress can reduce the body's resistance, making it easy for bacteria and viruses to be repeatedly infected, and can also cause chronic pharyngitis.

At present, there are many methods to treat chronic pharyngitis. For example, Western medicine generally recommends the use of mouthwashes such as oral administration, compound borax solution, and oral administration of Huasu tablets, Anji lozenges, and G-bacteria lozenges. Long-term use of these drugs can lead to a disorder of the oral environment. For hypertrophic pharyngitis, laser, microwave, freezing and other methods can be used. However, these therapies are currently being abused. In outpatient clinics, we often see patients who come for treatment due to severe hyperplasia and contracture of pharyngeal scars after surgery and worsening of their condition. Chronic pharyngitis is equivalent to "deficiency fire throat paralysis" in traditional Chinese medicine. Its etiology and pathogenesis are the rise of deficiency fire and throat malnutrition caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency. Treatment should nourish the lungs and kidneys, clear away heat and resolve phlegm, moisten the throat and soothe the throat. Experience has proven that the correct application of herbal tea can help treat chronic pharyngitis. The following ten medicinal tea recipes are available. Luo Han Guo Tea 1 Luo Han Guo. Chop Luo Han Guo into pieces, brew it with boiling water for 10 minutes, and drink it at any time. 1 to 2 times a day, 1 pill each time. It functions to clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, quenches thirst and moisturizes the throat. It is mainly used to treat chronic pharyngitis, dry throat and discomfort caused by insufficient lung yin and phlegm and heat, sore throat, loss of voice, or dry mouth due to cough. "Food, Chinese Medicine and Recipes" says: "Those who need to protect their vocal organs, such as actors, teachers, broadcasters, etc., often chop Luo Han Guo into pieces and soak it in water instead of tea." Olive tea: Take two olives and 1g of green tea. Cut the olives in half with the stones, put them into a cup with the green tea, pour in boiling water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes before drinking. Suitable for those with chronic pharyngitis and foreign body sensation in the pharynx. Dahai raw rehmannia tea: 5 pieces of Pangda Dahai, 12g of raw rehmannia, 30g of rock sugar, and an appropriate amount of tea. Put the medicine in a hot water bottle, brew half the bottle with boiling water, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, and replace it with tea as many times as you like. According to the patient's drinking volume, 2 to 3 doses per day are administered. Functions: Clear the lungs, soothe the throat, nourish yin and promote fluid production. It is used for patients with chronic pharyngitis due to lung-yin deficiency, such as hoarseness, excessive talking, dryness and itching in the throat or dry cough, dark red throat, thick vocal cords, even incomplete closure of the glottis, nodules on the vocal cords, red tongue with less coating, etc. . It is most suitable for patients with chronic laryngitis due to insufficient lung yin, deficiency of fire and excess of fire, and dry and constipated stools. Olive and sea honey tea: 3g of olives, 3 pieces of seaweed, 3g of green tea, 1 spoon of honey. First, boil the olives in water for a while, then brew the fat seaweed and green tea, cover it for a while, add honey, mix thoroughly, and drink it slowly. 1 to 2 doses per day. Function: heat-clearing, detoxifying, soothing and soothing the throat. It is mainly used to treat chronic pharyngitis, dry and uncomfortable throat, hoarseness and other symptoms of yin deficiency and dryness and heat. Two green ligustrum tea: 3g each of green calyx plum, green tea, and orange lucidum, and 6g ligustrum lucidum. First, mash Ligustrum lucidum into pieces, put it into a cup with the first three flavors, and brew it with boiling water. Take 1 dose a day, drink it at any time. Function: Nourishes yin, soothes the throat, promotes qi and resolves phlegm. Drinking it is beneficial for patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency, rising fire, qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation, sore throat and discomfort, and foreign body sensation in the throat. Mulberry, chrysanthemum and almond tea: 10g of mulberry leaves, 10g of chrysanthemums, 10g of almonds, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Mash the almonds, put them into a thermos with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, and rock sugar, add boiling water to brew, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, and then drink it as tea. Add boiling water while drinking, one dose per day. Function: Clear away heat and dispel wind, resolve phlegm and relieve sore throat. Double Root Dahai Tea: 15g isatis root, 10g mountain bean root, 10g licorice, and 5g fat seaweed tea. Put it in a thermos flask, brew it with boiling water, cover it and stuff it for 20 minutes before drinking it as tea. You can also add water to boil, pour it into a thermos bottle and drink it slowly, 1 dose a day. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying and soothing the throat, and is suitable for those with chronic pharyngitis and severe throat pain. Verbena Mung Bean Honey Tea 50g fresh verbena, 30g mung beans, 30g honey. Wash and drain the mung beans, wash the roots of the fresh verbena, tie them into 2 small bundles with thread, put them in the pot with the mung beans, add 1500 ml of water and simmer over low heat for 1 hour, until the mung beans are crispy, remove from the heat and remove Verbena, add honey while it is hot and stir to make soup and beans. Take 1 dose a day, divided into 2 times, for several days. Qingyin Tea: Medicinal Pangdahai 5g, Chanyi 3g, Dendrobium 15g. Decoction instead of tea. Function: Nourish yin, moisten the throat, soothe the throat and treat muteness. It is suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis accompanied by hoarseness. Hawthorn Soothing Tea: Medicinal raw hawthorn 20g, salvia 20g, prunella vulgaris 15g. When using, first wash away the floating dust with clean water, then add water to simmer for 30 minutes, filter out the concoction, and drink it as tea several times a day.

Function: Promoting blood circulation and dispersing stagnation, clearing away heat and soothing throat. It is suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis and obvious hyperplasia of lymphatic follicles in the pharynx. 1. Treatment of chronic pharyngitis. Use medicinal tea to treat chronic pharyngitis. Chronic pharyngitis is a chronic inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosa and lymphoid tissue. Depending on the disease, it can be divided into three types: simple, proliferative and atrophic. There are many causes of chronic pharyngitis, such as repeated attacks of acute pharyngitis and diseases of adjacent organs (chronic tonsillitis, gingivitis, chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis). People who suffer from external factors such as cold and dry climate, pollution of the air in the working environment by dust and chemical gases, long-term irritation from tobacco, alcohol and spicy food, and excessive voice use due to occupational factors are all susceptible to chronic pharyngitis. In addition, long-term irregular living, fatigue, and mental stress can reduce the body's resistance, making it easy for bacteria and viruses to be repeatedly infected, and can also cause chronic pharyngitis. At present, there are many methods to treat chronic pharyngitis. For example, Western medicine generally recommends the use of mouthwashes such as oral administration, compound borax solution, and oral administration of Huasu tablets, Anji lozenges, and G-bacteria lozenges. Long-term use of these drugs can lead to a disorder of the oral environment. For hypertrophic pharyngitis, laser, microwave, freezing and other methods can be used. However, these therapies are currently being abused. In outpatient clinics, we often see patients who come for treatment due to severe hyperplasia and contracture of pharyngeal scars after surgery and worsening of their condition. Chronic pharyngitis is equivalent to "deficiency fire throat paralysis" in traditional Chinese medicine. Its etiology and pathogenesis are the rise of deficiency fire and throat malnutrition caused by lung and kidney yin deficiency. Treatment should nourish the lungs and kidneys, clear away heat and resolve phlegm, moisten the throat and soothe the throat. Experience has proven that the correct application of herbal tea can help treat chronic pharyngitis. The following ten medicinal tea recipes are available. Luo Han Guo Tea 1 Luo Han Guo. Chop Luo Han Guo into pieces, brew it with boiling water for 10 minutes, and drink it at any time. 1 to 2 times a day, 1 pill each time. It functions to clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, quenches thirst and moisturizes the throat. It is mainly used to treat chronic pharyngitis, dry throat and discomfort caused by insufficient lung yin and phlegm and heat, sore throat, loss of voice, or dry mouth due to cough. "Food, Chinese Medicine and Recipes" says: "Those who need to protect their vocal organs, such as actors, teachers, broadcasters, etc., often chop Luo Han Guo into pieces and soak it in water instead of tea." Olive tea: Take two olives and 1g of green tea. Cut the olives in half with the stones, put them into a cup with the green tea, pour in boiling water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes before drinking. Suitable for those with chronic pharyngitis and foreign body sensation in the pharynx. Dahai raw rehmannia tea: 5 pieces of Pangda Dahai, 12g of raw rehmannia, 30g of rock sugar, and an appropriate amount of tea. Put the medicine in a hot water bottle, brew half the bottle with boiling water, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, and replace it with tea as many times as you like. According to the patient's drinking volume, 2 to 3 doses per day are administered. Functions: Clear the lungs, soothe the throat, nourish yin and promote fluid production. It is used for patients with chronic pharyngitis due to lung-yin deficiency, such as hoarseness, excessive talking, dryness and itching in the throat or dry cough, dark red throat, thick vocal cords, even incomplete closure of the glottis, nodules on the vocal cords, red tongue with less coating, etc. . It is most suitable for patients with chronic laryngitis due to insufficient lung yin, deficiency of fire and excess of fire, and dry and constipated stools. Olive and sea honey tea: 3g of olives, 3 pieces of seaweed, 3g of green tea, 1 spoon of honey. First, boil the olives in water for a while, then brew the fat seaweed and green tea, cover it for a while, add honey, mix thoroughly, and drink it slowly. 1 to 2 doses per day. Function: heat-clearing, detoxifying, soothing and soothing the throat. It is mainly used to treat chronic pharyngitis, dry and uncomfortable throat, hoarseness and other symptoms of yin deficiency and dryness and heat. Two green ligustrum tea: 3g each of green calyx plum, green tea, and orange lucidum, and 6g ligustrum lucidum. First, mash Ligustrum lucidum into pieces, put it into a cup with the first three flavors, and brew it with boiling water. Take 1 dose a day, drink it at any time. Function: Nourishes yin, soothes the throat, promotes qi and resolves phlegm. Drinking it is beneficial for patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency, rising fire, qi stagnation and phlegm accumulation, sore throat and discomfort, and foreign body sensation in the throat. Mulberry, chrysanthemum and almond tea: 10g of mulberry leaves, 10g of chrysanthemums, 10g of almonds, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Mash the almonds, put them into a thermos with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemums, and rock sugar, add boiling water to brew, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, and then drink it as tea. Add boiling water while drinking, one dose per day. Function: Clear away heat and dispel wind, resolve phlegm and relieve sore throat. Double Root Dahai Tea: 15g isatis root, 10g mountain bean root, 10g licorice, and 5g fat seaweed tea. Put it in a thermos flask, brew it with boiling water, cover it and stuff it for 20 minutes before drinking it as tea. You can also add water to boil, pour it into a thermos bottle and drink it slowly, 1 dose a day.

It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying and soothing the throat, and is suitable for those with chronic pharyngitis and severe throat pain. Verbena Mung Bean Honey Tea 50g fresh verbena, 30g mung beans, 30g honey. Wash and drain the mung beans, wash the fresh verbena roots, tie them into 2 small bundles with thread, put them in the pot with the mung beans, add 1500 ml of water and simmer over low heat for 1 hour, until the mung beans are crispy, remove from the heat and remove Verbena, add honey while it is hot and stir to make soup and beans. Take 1 dose a day, divided into 2 times, for several days. Qingyin Tea: Medicinal Pangdahai 5g, Chanyi 3g, Dendrobium 15g. Decoction instead of tea. Function: Nourishing yin, moistening the throat, soothing the throat and curing silence. It is suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis accompanied by hoarseness. Hawthorn Soothing Tea: Medicinal raw hawthorn 20g, salvia 20g, prunella vulgaris 15g. When using, first wash away the floating dust with clean water, then add water to simmer for 30 minutes, filter out the concoction, and drink it as tea several times a day. Function: Promoting blood circulation and dispersing stagnation, clearing away heat and soothing throat. It is suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis and obvious hyperplasia of lymphatic follicles in the pharynx. Dietary treatment for chronic pharyngitis 1. Eating foods rich in collagen and elastin, such as pig trotters, pig skin, tendons, fish, beans, seafood, etc., is beneficial to the repair of damaged parts of chronic pharyngitis. 2. Intake more foods rich in B vitamins, such as animal liver, lean meat, fish, fresh fruits, green vegetables, milk, beans, etc., which will help promote the repair of damaged pharynx and eliminate damage to the respiratory mucosa. inflammation. 3. Eat less or no fried and spicy foods, such as fried dough sticks, sesame balls, fried cakes, chili, garlic, pepper, etc. 4. Regularly drink some therapeutic drinks that can soothe the throat and promote body fluids. The following two examples are for reference: Green tea and honey drink: 5 grams of green tea, appropriate amount of honey. Put the green tea in a cup, pour it into boiling water, add honey and drink it, 1 dose per day. It can clear away heat, soothe the throat, moisten the lungs and promote fluid production. Lily and mung bean soup: 20 grams of lily, 50 grams of mung beans, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Add appropriate amount of water to boil lily and mung bean, add rock sugar and drink, take 1 dose per day. It can clear away heat and moisturize the lungs, nourish yin and promote fluid production.