What Chinese patent medicine should I take for throat inflammation?
Throat inflammation has become one of the hot health topics recently, especially when seasons change or temperatures fluctuate greatly. Many people seek Chinese patent medicines to relieve symptoms due to throat discomfort. This article combines the hot content on the Internet in the past 10 days to sort out the recommendations and precautions for Chinese patent medicines suitable for throat inflammation.
1. Common symptoms of throat inflammation

Throat inflammation usually presents with pain, dryness, and burning in the throat, which may be accompanied by coughing, hoarseness, or difficulty swallowing. Traditional Chinese medicine classifies it as "throat paralysis", which is mostly caused by wind-heat, wind-cold or excess heat in the lungs and stomach.
| Symptom type | Typical performance |
|---|---|
| Wind heat type | Throat redness, swelling and pain, fever, red tongue and yellow coating |
| Wind chill type | Itchy throat accompanied by cough, chills, thin and white tongue coating |
| Lung and stomach heat type | Severe sore throat, bad breath, constipation |
2. Recommended popular Chinese patent medicines
According to recent consumer feedback and doctor’s advice, the following Chinese patent medicines are effective in relieving throat inflammation:
| Drug name | Main ingredients | Applicable certificate type | Usage and dosage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isatis granules | Isatis root | Wind heat type | 1-2 packs/time, 3 times/day |
| Yinhuang lozenges | Honeysuckle, Scutellaria baicalensis | Lung and stomach heat type | Take it bucally, 1-2 tablets/time |
| Watermelon Cream Throat Lozenges | Watermelon frost, borneol, etc. | Various sore throats | Take it bucally, 1-2 tablets every hour |
| Lanqin oral liquid | Isatis root, skullcap, etc. | acute pharyngitis | 10ml/time, 3 times/day |
3. Precautions for use
1.Syndrome differentiation and medication: It is not advisable to use heat-clearing drugs for wind-cold sore throat, as misuse may aggravate the symptoms.
2.Special groups: Pregnant women and children should use it in reduced dosage under the guidance of a physician.
3.dietary taboos: Avoid spicy and greasy food during medication to avoid irritating the throat.
4.Treatment course control: If the symptoms are not relieved after taking the medicine for 3 days, you should seek medical treatment in time.
4. Adjuvant therapy recommendations
| method | Specific operations | function |
|---|---|---|
| Rinse with salt water | Rinse your mouth with warm salt water 3-5 times a day | Anti-inflammation and sterilization |
| honey water | Take 1-2 spoons of honey with warm water | Soothing throat and relieving cough |
| steam inhalation | Fume the nasopharynx with hot water steam for 10 minutes | relieve dryness |
5. Questions and answers related to recent hot topics
Q: Can Lianhua Qingwen treat sore throat?
A: Lianhua Qingwen is suitable for treating wind-heat colds with sore throat, but it may be too effective for simple throat inflammation. It is recommended to choose a more targeted throat medicine.
Q: Can Chinese patent medicines and antibiotics be taken at the same time?
A: If there are no clear indications of bacterial infection (such as purulent tonsillitis), it is not recommended to use antibiotics on your own. The combined use of Chinese patent medicines and antibiotics requires an interval of more than 2 hours.
Summary: The choice of Chinese patent medicines for throat inflammation should be selected according to the syndrome type and combined with lifestyle adjustments. If symptoms persist or are accompanied by high fever, difficulty breathing, etc., you need to seek medical treatment promptly to check for other diseases.
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