How to quickly treat a sore throat

Sore throat is a common condition and not a serious disease. It is mostly caused by eating spicy and irritating foods. It is recommended to drink more boiled water. Eat more light meals, eat some fruits with high water content, or gargle with light salt water to relieve sore throat. If you really feel uncomfortable, you can take some coral grass lozenges or some throat medicines, and be careful not to catch a cold.

Sore throat (or sore throat in Chinese): Most people’s sore throats are caused by minor illnesses such as colds or tonsillitis. However, if your sore throat is particularly severe, such as with fever and difficulty swallowing, or if it lasts for a long time, you should be alert and go to the hospital. Here we only introduce the treatment methods for acute sore throat caused by colds, etc.

1. Rinse your mouth with hot salt water. Dissolve 0.5 grams of table salt in 0.23 liters of hot water, rinse your mouth once every hour, and do not swallow it.

2. Increase humidity. Use a humidifier to increase the humidity of the indoor air, and do not keep the indoor temperature too low. If you don't have a humidifier, you can heat a basin of water and let it evaporate slowly.

3. Rinse your mouth with strong tea.

Taking medication:

1. Andrographis paniculata tablets. Functions and indications: antipyretic, anti-inflammatory. Indications: Used for sore throat. Description of action: It mainly has antipyretic, anti-pathogen, anti-inflammatory, pregnancy termination, anti-platelet aggregation and anti-tumor effects. It can significantly delay the time of body temperature rise, reduce the degree of body temperature rise, and has an inhibitory effect on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus, Shigella dysenteriae and Escherichia coli.

2. Bingpeng throat powder. Functions and indications: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain. 2 Indications: Used for sore throat, gums and mouth ulcers. This drug has the fastest analgesic effect.

3. Compound Coral Grass Lozenges. Functions and indications: Dispel wind and heat, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and clear the throat. Indications: Used for sore throat, hoarseness and aphonia caused by exogenous wind-heat, and acute pharyngitis which are wind-heat syndromes. Dosage and Administration: Oral. Take 2 tablets (small tablets) at a time, once every 2 hours, 6 times a day; or take 1 tablet (large tablet) at a time, once every 2 hours, 5 to 6 times a day.

4. Compound Scutellaria baicalensis tablets. Functions and indications: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and reducing swelling. Indications: Used for sore throat, mouth ulcers, carbuncles and ulcers. Dosage and Administration: Oral. 4 tablets per time, 3 to 4 tablets per day. Reduce the dosage for children.

5. Houkangsan. Functions and indications: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Indications: Used for various throat diseases, such as acute and chronic pharyngitis or laryngitis, tonsillitis, oral ulcers, etc. Dosage and Administration: For external use. Spray the drug, spray on the throat for throat diseases; spray on the affected area for oral ulcers, one time with appropriate amount, 2 to 3 times a day.