HERB FORMULAS

ACUTE TONSILLITIS #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying 30g Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules and relieves Fire toxicity.
Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen 15g Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and benefits the throat.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 9g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, reduces Fire toxicity and eliminates Phlegm.
Fructificatio Lasiosphera/ Calvatia (wrapped in cloth) Ma Bo 3g Clears Lung Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and Improves the throat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Releases the Exterior
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Regulates the throat

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Acute sore, red, swollen throat with a burning sensation
  • Swollen, red and burning throat and tonsils
  • May be a white or yellow exudate on the throat
  • Swallowing is difficult and causes pain
  • Swollen cervical lymph nodes
  • Dry mouth and nose
  • Possible nasal congestion
  • Hoarseness
  • Loss of voice
  • Cough with thick, sticky, yellow sputum
  • Thirst with a desire to drink cold liquids
  • Runny or blocked nose with thick, yellow discharge
  • Fever with perspiration
  • Slight chills
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Headache
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Maybe dyspnea with flared nostrils
  • Maybe chest pain
  • General malaise
  • Sudden weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Anorexia
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Thin and white or yellow
  • P: Superficial and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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