Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the throat is the portal of the lung, which is not only vulnerable to foreign pathogens, but also the sputum in the lung is discharged from the throat. If the throat is attacked by external pathogens, it will cause damage to the throat. Many times, although exogenous pathogens are removed, the throat is damaged, and it is easy to stagnate qi and phlegm in the throat. There is always phlegm in my throat, which is sticky and difficult to remove. I always feel that I can't spit it out and swallow it. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the liver is in charge of the qi of the human body. If the liver is depressed and qi stagnation or the liver fire is large, it is easy to cause qi stagnation, so when the liver fire is on, the qi stagnation will be aggravated, and the symptoms of the throat will be more obvious and even painful.
So how to solve it?
Today, I will teach you three kinds of drugs to soak in water to reduce phlegm and reduce qi to solve the problem of phlegm and blood stasis in chronic pharyngitis. They are Pinellia ternata, Magnolia Officinalis and Perilla leaves.
1, clear Pinellia ternata
Pinellia ternata is warm and pungent. Into the lungs, it can reduce qi, eliminate phlegm, dissipate stagnation and relieve sore throat. It can not only dispel phlegm and phlegm, but also invigorate qi and relieve depression, so that turbid qi is naturally reduced, and foreign body sensation and sore throat are naturally relieved. Pinellia ternata can also enter the stomach meridian, and the stomach qi goes up, which is most likely to be accompanied by wet phlegm. Pinellia ternata can reduce adverse qi, eliminate phlegm and dampness, and improve throat symptoms.
2. Magnolia officinalis
Magnolia officinalis is pungent, warm and bitter. It enters the lung and stomach meridians and has the best effect of reducing qi and resolving phlegm, especially for eliminating phlegm and dampness in the upper jiao throat. At the same time, it can also reduce qi and dredge the residual phlegm in the throat. It can be used not only for cough and sore throat caused by plum blossom and phlegm, but also for abdominal distension.
3. Perilla leaves
I believe everyone is familiar with perilla leaves. When I was a child, my elders often used perilla leaves to steam steamed bread or cook fish soup. It has a fragrant smell and can relieve the toxicity of fish, crabs and seafood.
In fact, perilla leaves also have a good effect of reducing turbidity and resolving hard mass. Yaojie in Changsha reads: "Perillae leaves powder is good at breaking blood coagulation phlegm, rushing down to expand the chest and abdomen to eliminate the swelling, which can cure the syndrome of blood stasis in the pharynx."
The combination of the above three drugs can disperse stagnation and eliminate phlegm, promote qi circulation and blood circulation, and improve the adverse throat, plum pit gas and sore throat caused by phlegm-qi stagnation.
In fact, the above three flavors are the basic prescriptions for reducing qi and resolving phlegm. Together with Poria cocos and ginger, Banxia Houpu Decoction can give consideration to the source of invigorating spleen and eliminating phlegm.
If there is sore throat caused by chronic deficiency fire, Scrophularia can also be added to nourish yin and reduce fire.
If the symptoms are aggravated due to frequent stagnation of liver qi, you can also add Xiangfu and Chaihu to relieve depression and stagnation, and soothe the liver and relieve depression.