🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Acute Suppurative Tonsillitis
(1)
【Differential Diagnosis】Heat-toxin obstructing the throat.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, activating blood and reducing swelling.
【Formula Name】Compound Dandelion Decoction.
【Composition】Dandelion 60g, Isatis Leaf 30g, Scutellaria 24g, Moutan Bark 12g, Red Peony Root 12g, Glycyrrhiza 6g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, three times daily.
【Source】Liu Xiangquan's formula.
(2)
【Differential Diagnosis】Exuberant heat-toxin, consuming body fluids.
【Therapeutic Method】Nourishing yin, clearing heat, detoxifying and resolving abscesses.
【Formula Name】Qingyan Jiedu Tang.
【Composition】Platycodon (human-derived) 12g, Platycodon (yellow) 10g, Bezoar 6g, Scrophularia 10g, Ophiopogon 10g, Rehmannia (raw) 10g, Gypsum (pre-decocted) 30g, Scutellaria 6g, Mentha (added later) 5g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Dai Zuming's formula.
(3)
【Differential Diagnosis】Accumulated heat in lungs and stomach, complicated by external wind-warmth pathogen.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting bowel movement and relieving sore throat, discharging pus and promoting tissue regeneration.
【Formula Name】Tongxie Liyin Tang.
【Composition】Rhubarb (added later) 6–10g, Bupleurum (soft) 6–9g, Scutellaria (light) 6–9g, Honeysuckle 10–15g, Forsythia (shell) 10–15g, Belamcanda 10g, Prunella 10g, Dandelion 10–15g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Fujian Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
(4)
【Differential Diagnosis】Accumulated heat in lungs and stomach.
【Therapeutic Method】Cooling blood to detoxify, clearing throat and opening diaphragm, astringing and removing decayed tissue.
【Formula Name】Qingre Jiedu Mixture.
【Composition】Scrophularia 10g, Gypsum 25g, Isatis Root 15g, Myrobalan 5g.
【Usage】Formulated as concentrated preparation, one dose daily (50ml), twice daily.
【Source】Pediatric Department, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.