Acute Laryngitis Gargle #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	10g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat. With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	10g	Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao) and relieves toxicity.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	10g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm and benefits the throat.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Detoxifies
• Resolves Phlegm
• Expels Wind

Syndromes

• Wind Heat

Clinical Manifestations

At the beginning, the patient has a low and raspy voice The vocal cords are swollen and red and there may be a white or yellow exudate on their surface Severe: swelling narrows the throat causing difficulty swallowing There is a sore throat accompanied by a dry, tickling cough with yellow sticky Phlegm that is difficult to expectorate. Sudden weakness Hoarseness Loss of voice

Fever and chills with fever predominant Aversion to draft Headache Sweating Dry mouth and nose Possible nasal congestion Fatigue Malaise Anorexia T: Slightly red tip and edges C: Thin and yellow P: Floating and rapid

Treats

Acute laryngitis Acute pharyngitis Upper respiratory infection Hoarseness

Acute tonsillitis Bronchitis Loss of voice

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Decoct equal portions of the herbs and gargle warm as often as practical.

Modifications