What are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for tonsillitis in children?

Tonsillitis is a common upper respiratory tract infection in daily life. Especially children, due to their poor body resistance, the chance of children suffering from tonsillitis is much higher than adults. Especially in the autumn and winter seasons every year, due to the dry weather and the large temperature difference between morning and night, cases of tonsillitis in children are more common. So what are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for tonsillitis in children?

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for children's tonsillitis:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Drink to relieve fire and reduce swelling, twice a day, one bag each time, instead of tea.

Prevention of tonsillitis in children:

1. Actively treat acute tonsillitis.

2. Regulate and improve internal heat constitution and qi deficiency constitution.

3. Drink more water, eat more fruits, and eat less spicy and dry foods.

Through the above introduction, we know how to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat children's tonsillitis. Therefore, in daily life, if your child suffers from tonsillitis, you can use the above prescription to treat your child with Chinese medicine, which is definitely greener and healthier than Western medicine treatments such as infusion. At the same time, in order to prevent children from suffering from tonsillitis, they should drink more water in daily life to prevent it.