What medicine should I take for hoarseness in throat

Hoarseness of the throat is generally related to inflammation. In addition, talking too much in daily life may also lead to this condition. The most common cause is pharyngitis. At this time, don't rush to use some anti-inflammatory drugs, especially chronic pharyngitis. The use of antibiotics is generally not recommended, because the long-term use of antibiotics has a great impact on human health. At this time, you can use some Chinese medicine methods for treatment and conditioning.

What medicine should I take for hoarse throat?

When it comes to the treatment of inflammation, many people think of antibiotics, but antibiotics are generally not recommended for chronic pharyngitis. Long-term use of antibiotics can lead to dysbiosis in the body and even fungal infection. Traditional Chinese medicine often uses Chinese patent medicines containing ingredients such as Platycodon grandiflorum to treat chronic pharyngitis, such as Manyan Shuning Granules. Platycodon has the functions of promoting lung function, dispelling phlegm, clearing phlegm and opening the voice. In addition, it is combined with Sterculia lychnophora and Western Green Fruit, which can clear away heat and relieve sore throat, nourish yin, regulate qi and resolve phlegm, and can treat both the symptoms and the root cause of chronic pharyngitis.

For dietary adjustment, it is advisable to eat light and easily digestible food, supplemented by some refreshing, heat-removing, tender and juicy foods. Such as oranges, pineapples, pears, etc., or drink more water, avoid spicy foods such as tobacco, alcohol, ginger, etc. You can also drink some Chinese herbal tea which is helpful for pharyngitis treatment, and it has a good regulating effect on pharyngitis.

Chinese medicine tea therapy can help you relieve throat discomfort

1. For sore throat and excessive phlegm, try Platycodon grandiflorum

Platycodon grandiflorum can clear the lungs and expel evil to benefit the throat. When you have acute sore throat and a lot of phlegm, you can make platycodon and licorice tea. Take 12 grams of platycodon and 6 grams of raw licorice, wash and chop them, put them in a thermos cup, pour in boiling water, cover and soak for 15 minutes. Drink it instead of tea. It can be brewed twice, 1 dose per day. It is not suitable for patients with yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, gastric ulcer, and hemoptysis.

2. Use honeysuckle for wind-heat sore throat

Honeysuckle has good anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects and is suitable for acute pharyngitis. When you have a wind-heat cold accompanied by a red, swollen and painful throat, use honeysuckle and olive tea. Take 10 grams of honeysuckle, 5 grams of mint and 5 olives. Wash the honeysuckle and olives, add 600 ml of water and boil them. Then add the mint and cook over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove the residue and drink. Honeysuckle is cold in nature, and people with weak spleen and stomach are prone to diarrhea when drinking it. Soak honeysuckle in water and brew it two or three times. It is not suitable to drink it after overnight.

3. Soaking Sterculia lychnophora in water for chronic sore throat

Plantago ovata can resolve phlegm and relieve cough, nourish yin and moisten the lungs. It is suitable for sore throat and hoarseness caused by wind-heat and lung dryness. For chronic pharyngitis, sore throat and hoarseness, you can drink Sterculia lychnophora and Platycodon grandiflorum tea. Take 3 Sterculia lychnophora, 5 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum and appropriate amount of honey. Put Sterculia lychnophora and Platycodon grandiflorum in a cup, pour in boiling water, let it cool until warm, then add honey according to your taste and soak it. Take one dose per day. Plantago ovata is cold and has been reported to cause allergies, so it should not be taken for a long time. It is also not suitable for sore throat caused by wind-cold, lung and kidney yin deficiency. It should be used with caution in patients with low blood pressure and those with spleen and stomach deficiency and diarrhea.

4. Boil monk fruit for lung heat and sore throat

Luo Han Guo has the effect of clearing the lungs and relieving throat, and is suitable for pharyngitis and sore throat caused by lung heat. You can drink monk fruit tea for pharyngitis and aphonia. Use 2 monk fruits, peel them and cut them into thin slices. Boil them in boiling water for 1 minute and drink. When there is a foreign body sensation in the throat, you can make Luo Han Guo and Snow Pear Soup. Prepare 1 Luo Han Guo, wash it, peel and core 1 Snow Pear, cut it into pieces, put them into the pot together, add appropriate amount of water and simmer for 30 minutes; drink 1 dose a day instead of tea.