Review Article
Analysis on Syndrome and Treatment of Shaoyin Cold Type Acute Tonsillitis
Yan Yang tian
,
Yan Ying*
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 4, August 2024
Pages:
43-47
Received:
28 August 2024
Accepted:
18 September 2024
Published:
29 September 2024
Abstract: Acute tonsillitis belongs to the category of "milk moth" in traditional Chinese medicine. TCM clinical syndrome differentiation is often divided into two types: wind-heat pathogens affecting the lung meridian and dietary excess leading to heat accumulation in the lungs and stomach. The author's clinical practice found that some acute tonsillitis patients are often manifested as Shaoyin cold type, and the syndrome and treatment of general acute tonsillitis are totally different. "Throat Science Family Instructions" put forward the specific treatment of pharyngeal pain is Shaoyin typhoid type, and the prescription is Banxia Gangui Decoction, which is composed of eight kinds of drugs: Guizhi, Banxia, Fuling, Jiegeng, Yiyiren, Buguzhi, Ganjiang, and Zexie. It is traditionally used to treat symptoms such as sore throat, diarrhea, deep and thin pulse, and white tongue coating without thirst. Combining theory and clinical experience, the author reports successful clinical outcomes using this decoction to treat acute tonsillitis of the Shaoyin cold type. This paper aims to analyze the internal connection between Banxia Gangui Decoction and Shaoyin cold type acute tonsillitis. The paper outlines the symptom characteristics, etiology and pathogenesis, treatment based on syndrome differentiation, differential diagnosis of this condition, along with the therapeutic rationale for Banxia Gangui Decoction. A case study is included.
Abstract: Acute tonsillitis belongs to the category of "milk moth" in traditional Chinese medicine. TCM clinical syndrome differentiation is often divided into two types: wind-heat pathogens affecting the lung meridian and dietary excess leading to heat accumulation in the lungs and stomach. The author's clinical practice found that some acute tonsillitis pa...
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