Is Luo Han Guo effective in treating chronic pharyngitis?

Luo Han Guo is also known as the fairy fruit, which shows that it has a strong effect in treating diseases, and the treatment of chronic pharyngitis is no problem. Patients can use boiling water to brew monk fruit and drink it as tea, which is both convenient and can be used for treatment, so why not do it!

Pharyngitis is a disease caused by bacteria and can be divided into acute pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis. Acute pharyngitis is usually caused by viruses, followed by bacteria. It is most common in winter and spring. It is often secondary to acute rhinitis, acute sinusitis, acute tonsillitis, and is often a complication of infectious diseases such as measles, influenza, and scarlet fever. Chronic pharyngitis is mainly caused by repeated attacks of acute pharyngitis due to incomplete treatment, which turns into a chronic disease, or by various nasal diseases, nasal obstruction, long-term mouth breathing, physical, chemical factors, neck radiotherapy, etc. that often stimulate the pharynx.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the cause of chronic pharyngitis is complex. Although the disease is located in the throat, it is closely related to dysfunction of the lungs, stomach, and kidneys, and involves multiple pathogenic factors such as qi, fire, phlegm, dampness, and blood stasis. Therefore, both the symptoms and the root cause should be taken into account; regulating the internal organs is the root cause, and alleviating symptoms is the symptomatic treatment. In clinical practice, some traditional Chinese medicines are often used to clear away heat, detoxify, moisten the lungs and relieve sore throat, and Luo Han Guo is one of them.

Luo Han Guo has many therapeutic effects. It is used for lung heat cough, lung dryness cough and whooping cough. It can be taken orally as a decoction alone, or it can be taken together with Scutellaria baicalensis, Fritillaria thunbergii, Trichosanthes kirilowii or dried persimmon as a decoction. The second is to be used for lymph tuberculosis, which can be combined with Zhejiang Fritillary Bulb, Prunella Vulgaris, Trillium, etc. to clear away heat and resolve phlegm, detoxify and disperse nodules. Third, it can be used for pharyngitis and tonsillitis. You can drink the decoction of Luo Han Guo alone, or brew it with boiling water instead of tea. It has the effect of moisturizing the throat and protecting the vocal cords. Fourth, it can be used to treat thirst due to loss of body fluid. You can cut the monk fruit in half and brew it with boiling water as tea, which has the effect of promoting body fluid and quenching thirst. Fifth, it is used for constipation caused by dry intestines. For mild cases, you can use this product alone to make a decoction or brew it with boiling water and drink it. For severe cases, you can add hemp seed and Prunus mume seed to make a decoction together.

Therefore, Luo Han Guo can cure pharyngitis. Winter is also a high incidence season for chronic pharyngitis. People with chronic pharyngitis may wish to drink more Luo Han Guo soup.