Chronic pharyngitis is caused by kidney yin deficiency

Chronic pharyngitis is a respiratory disease that is difficult to cure and has a high recurrence rate. It is not very harmful, but many people find that their disease relapses shortly after taking medicine, which is a headache. The root cause of the disease is yin deficiency and excessive fire, yin deficiency in the kidneys and lungs, and difficulty in clearing liver fire in the body. In view of this characteristic, when an attack occurs, we choose Western medicine that works quickly, but in normal times we can choose Chinese medicine to warm and nourish the body.

The root cause of chronic pharyngitis is yin deficiency and excessive fire

People who live and work in an environment polluted by dust or toxic gases for a long time inhale many harmful substances, which damage the pharyngeal mucosal epithelium, cilia and glands, causing dryness and atrophy of the pharyngeal wall. Even people with certain metabolic diseases, due to nutritional disorders in the pharynx, the mucosa gradually becomes dry and thin, making them susceptible to infection, leading to dryness and inflammation of the pharynx. These are recognized by both Chinese and Western medicine. However, when exploring the causes of diseases, Chinese medicine pays more attention to internal factors of the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that: "The throat needs to be moistened by fluid, and the throat needs to be nourished by fluid." This means that the throat needs to be moistened by fluid. If the lungs are yin deficient, the lung fluid will decrease and cannot reach the throat. The throat will lose the nourishment of the fluid and suffer from "drought and burning". When the climate changes or the emotions are bad, or there is evil toxins and virtual fire, it will stagnate in the throat, leading to pharyngitis with dry throat and foreign body sensation in the throat as the main manifestations. The Chinese medicine classics call it "laryngeal paralysis".

The "Inner Canon of Medicine" records: If the diseases in the body are not treated for a long time, it will lead to lung yin deficiency, and yin deficiency will lead to excessive fire, resulting in throat congestion, which are mutually related. Excessive use of the voice, bad environment, rhinitis, smoking and drinking, spicy food, staying up late, cooking fumes, etc. are the causes of pharyngitis. The so-called "the disease is in the throat and the root is in the lungs". Lung yin deficiency + inflammation is the cause of chronic pharyngitis. Therefore, while treating pharyngitis, you should replenish yin. Lily is the first choice for replenishing yin. Chronic pharyngitis can be treated with orange and cranberry tea, which nourishes yin and moistens the lungs.

Preparation of tangerine peel and berry tea: Take 5 grams of tangerine peel, 10 grams of lily, 8 grams each of pampas grass and licorice, and 5 grams of berry tea (Aglais serrulata leaves), and drink it instead of tea, two doses a day. Use the prepared tea bag to brew directly with boiling water and drink it for a week. It has a good effect of relieving fever, relieving pain, moistening the throat and relieving sore throat caused by acute and chronic pharyngitis.

According to ancient books, tangerine peel has the effects of removing phlegm and relieving cough, drying dampness, promoting qi, and relieving middle and lower qi. Lily nourishes Yin, moistens the lungs and relieves cough, and directly regulates the Yin-deficient constitution of chronic pharyngitis. The scientific name of berry tea is Agave sphenanthera. It can promote the production of body fluids and quench thirst, sweeten the throat and moisten the lungs, reduce internal heat, detoxify the liver, nourish the spleen, and strengthen the kidneys. Licorice has the effects of anti-peptic ulcer, anti-inflammatory, detoxification, antiviral, antitussive and expectorant, and antibacterial; Sterculia lychnophora has the effects of clearing lung heat, relieving throat, detoxification, and moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements.