Acute Suppurative Tonsillitis TCM Formula
TCM Prescriptions (I)
【Differential Diagnosis】Heat-toxin obstructing the throat.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, activating blood circulation, and reducing swelling.
【Formula Name】Compound Dandelion Decoction.
【Composition】Dandelion 60g, Isatis leaf 30g, Scutellaria root 24g, Moutan bark 12g, Red peony root 12g, Licorice 6g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, taken three times a day.
【Source】Fang by Liu Xiangquan.
TCM Prescriptions (II)
【Differential Diagnosis】Excessive heat-toxin, consuming body fluids.
【Therapeutic Method】Nourishing yin, clearing heat, detoxifying, and resolving abscesses.
【Formula Name】Qingyan Jiedu Decoction.
【Composition】Human urine residue 12g, Human urine extract 10g, Bezoar 6g, Rehmannia root 10g, Ophiopogon tuber 10g, Raw rehmannia 10g, Raw gypsum (pre-boiled) 30g, Scutellaria root 6g, Mentha (added later) 5g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, taken twice a day.
【Source】Fang by Dai Zuming.
TCM Prescriptions (III)
【Differential Diagnosis】Accumulated heat in lungs and stomach, complicated by wind-heat epidemic pathogen.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting bowel movement, relieving sore throat, and expelling pus while promoting tissue regeneration.
【Formula Name】Tongxie Liyan Decoction.
【Composition】Raw rhubarb (added later) 6–10g, Soft bupleurum 6–9g, Light scutellaria 6–9g, Honeysuckle flower 10–15g, Forsythia fruit shell 10–15g, Belamcanda rhizome 10g, Summer withering herb 10g, Dandelion 10–15g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, taken twice a day.
【Source】From Fujian Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
TCM Prescriptions (IV)
【Differential Diagnosis】Accumulated heat in lungs and stomach.
【Therapeutic Method】Cooling the nutritive level, detoxifying, clearing the throat and intestines, and consolidating to remove decayed tissue.
【Formula Name】Qingre Jiedu Mixture.
【Composition】Scrophularia root 10g, Raw gypsum 25g, Isatis root 15g, Erythrina 5g.
【Usage】Formulated as concentrated preparation, one dose daily (50ml), taken twice a day.
【Source】Pediatric Department Fang, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine