How to treat and prevent children's tonsillitis with traditional Chinese medicine

The climate changes greatly in spring and autumn, and many diseases become contagious at this time, especially colds and fevers that can be transmitted through droplets. Children's resistance is very low, so problems are particularly likely to occur at this time. Many kindergartens have a large number of colds and fevers in this season, and coughs and sore throats are also common diseases. Many parents do not want their children to take western medicine or get intravenous drips. So how can children's tonsillitis be treated and protected with traditional Chinese medicine?

What are the symptoms of chronic tonsillitis? There is often sore throat and a history of acute tonsillitis. On weekdays, you may experience dry throat, itching, foreign body sensation, irritating cough, etc. Children may experience difficulty breathing and snore while sleeping. Swallowing difficulties or symptoms such as indigestion, headache, fatigue, low fever, etc.

Patients with chronic tonsillitis often have recurrent episodes of sore throat, are prone to catching colds, have discomfort and foreign body sensation in the throat, bad breath, as well as systemic symptoms such as indigestion, loss of appetite, fatigue, easy fatigue, weight loss, headache, and low fever. Most children with tonsillitis have an internal heat constitution, and often suffer from fever, headache, sore throat, restricted diet, dry stool, yellow urine, etc. When it becomes chronic tonsillitis, due to the retention and reproduction of bacteria and viruses in the tonsillar crypts, it is easy to form infection "foci", and attacks are frequent, even once every ten days or so, which greatly affects the physical and mental health of children, and also brings both economic and psychological pressures to the family.

Traditional Chinese medicine generally adopts plaster therapy, selects pure Chinese medicinal powder with the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and purging fire, as well as reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, and makes it into a patch. It is applied once a day for five hours at a time to the angle of the mandible. A course of treatment is ten times, which can gradually eliminate swelling and achieve the purpose of reducing inflammation, swelling, softening and dispersing nodules. This therapy combined with oral Chinese medicine can usually achieve better results, eliminate the pain of the children and relieve the worries of the parents. Internal heat type: dull sore throat, dry throat, occasional fever, hot palms, dry stool, red tongue with thin yellow coating, slippery and strong pulse. Use Qingying Decoction with modifications: 15g of Shuanghua, 12g of Forsythia, 9g of Angelica dahurica, 9g of Chrysanthemum, 12g of Yuanshen, 12g of Dabei, 15g of Shengdi, 12g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 9g of Moutan bark, 6g of Scutellaria baicalensis, and 6g of Licorice. Decoction in water and add or subtract according to symptoms. Phlegm nodule type: foreign body sensation in the throat, occasional throat clearing, snoring, difficulty swallowing, pale tongue with greasy white coating, slippery and moist pulse. Use Liujunzi Decoction and Sanzi Yangqin Decoction with modifications: 15 grams of Poria cocos and 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala. 9 grams of licorice, 9 grams of pinellia, 9 grams of tangerine peel, 9 grams of perilla seed, 9 grams of calamus, and 9 grams of licorice, decocted in water and taken orally, add or subtract according to symptoms. Drink for purging fire and reducing swelling, take one bag twice a day, instead of tea.

Parents are the most worried when their children are sick. It is more painful than when they are sick themselves. It is sad to see a baby who is usually lively and cute fall ill. I am also worried that complications from the illness will affect my child's health. I must protect my child at ordinary times. I can give him some Chinese medicine to improve his physique, drink more water and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. If the child doesn't like to eat them, I can squeeze them into juice for the baby to drink. When the seasons change, I must pay attention to protection and add or remove clothes for the child.