🌿 Folk Prescriptions

TCM Prescriptions (I)
【Differential Diagnosis】External invasion of wind-heat or cold-damage from wind-cold, transforming into heat, with heat ascending to the throat.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving sore throat and reducing swelling.
【Formula Name】Tongdao I.
【Composition】Nine-mile bright 12g, One-point red 9g, Belamcanda rhizome 6g, Licorice 6g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, taken twice a day.
【Source】From Guangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
TCM Prescriptions (II)
【Differential Diagnosis】Wind-heat tonsillitis.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving sore throat and reducing swelling.
【Formula Name】Chai Ge Lancao Decoction.
【Composition】Isatis root 10–30g, Kudzu root 10–30g, White flower snake tongue grass 10–20g, Bupleurum 6–10g, Forsythia fruit 6–15g, Zhejiang Fritillary bulb 3–12g, Belamcanda rhizome 3–10g, Schizonepeta 3–10g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, taken twice a day.
【Source】From Chinese Medical Journal.
TCM Prescriptions (III)
【Differential Diagnosis】Heat-toxin accumulating in lungs and stomach, compounded by external wind, causing heat-toxin to disturb the throat.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain.
【Formula Name】Yanhou Xiaozhong Decoction.
【Composition】Honeysuckle flower 15–30g, Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis 9–15g, Borax (dissolved) 1.5g, Raw Licorice 9g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, taken twice a day.
【Source】From Hubei Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
TCM Prescriptions (IV)
【Differential Diagnosis】Heat-toxin deeply lodged in the throat.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood, and relieving sore throat.
【Formula Name】Jiawei Yinqiao Mabo Powder.
【Composition】Honeysuckle 15g, Forsythia fruit 15g, Bezoar 10g, Belamcanda rhizome 12g, Arctium fruit 12g, Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis 6g, Isatis root 30g, Isatis leaf 20g, Platycodon root 10g, Raw Licorice 10g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, taken three times a day.
【Source】From Guangxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine