Yue Yin Cha - 悦音茶 - Pleasing Voice Tea

English:	Pleasing Voice Tea
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Fr. Mume	Wu Mei	6g	Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, generates fluids and alleviates thirst.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Vascularis	Ju Luo	3g	Disseminates the flow in the channels and collaterals, promotes the movement of Qi, and transforms Phlegm. It is used for Phlegm stagnating in the channels and collaterals with cough and chest and flank pain and especially for distention in the vessels of the Lung due to rebellion of protective Qi.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	3g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Clears Heat, Harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs, Moistens the Lungs, Relieves Fire toxicity and moderates, Resolves Phlegm.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis	Bo He	3g	Disperses Wind-Heat and cools and clears the head and eyes and benefits the throat.

Formula Actions

• Disperses Wind-Heat
• Benefits the throat
• Moistens the Lungs
• Resolves Phlegm
• Clears Heat
• Relieves Fire toxicity
• Invigorates the Blood
• Transforms Phlegm
• Opens the channels

Syndromes

• Heat and Fire in the throat with Phlegm and Blood Stasis

Clinical Manifestations

Chronic simple laryngitis: Episodic hoarseness which is most prevalent upon arising in the morning As the physical activity increases the sound improves The next morning the hoarseness returns Over long periods of time there is fatigue of the voice and sound cannot be emitted for an extended period Throat discomfort and pain upon emitting sounds There is often a habit of clearing ones throat but no evident sputum is coughed up The hoarseness is more evident when attempting to make a high pitched sound Diffuse hyperemia of the laryngeal mucosa The vocal cords have lost their original pearl white color and turned pink or progressed to a deeper red The vertical capillaries running parallel to the border of the vocal cords are enlarged The border is thickened The glottis cannot be closed completely, or The bilateral vibration is not balanced The exterior of the vocal cords are often covered by a sticky secretion which forms sticky silk - like strands connecting the interglottic space Chronic hypertrophic laryngitis: Episodic hoarseness which is most prevalent upon arising in the morning As the physical activity increases the sound improves The next morning the hoarseness returns Over long periods of time there is fatigue of the voice and sound cannot be emitted for an extended period

Throat discomfort and pain upon emitting sounds There is often a habit of clearing ones throat but no evident sputum is coughed up The hoarseness is more evident when attempting to make a high pitched sound A long history of hoarseness and aphonia Hoarseness is very evident Coughing is relatively mild Occasionally there are acute flare ups causing a further increase in hoarseness and deterioration in the sound quality Symmetrical swelling of the laryngeal mucosa is observed but the distribution is not even and is more marked in the arythenoid space where it stands out high When a sound is emitted it forms one or several plica in the arythenoid space The vocal cord is thickened, appearing like a stick that is rough and not smooth and often takes on a nodular or polypoid form which is covered by a sticky secretion If the disease progresses to the areas below the glottis, it prevents the vocal cords from uniting and triangular fissures appear If the disease progresses to the areas below the glottis, it prevents the vocal cords from uniting and triangular fissures appear The ventricular folds are enlarged and often press on the vocal folds when a sound is emitted The aryepiglottic fold may also be thickened but enlargement of the epiglottis is extremely rare

Treats

Chronic laryngitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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