The flu is always coming, and I have been talking about it these days because I have seen too many people getting infected. According to statistics, the current incidence of influenza has increased compared with the same period last year, and this year the United States is even more affected by the flu. The big explosion showed how ferocious it was.
I have said before that when symptoms first appear in the body, you can use the method of taking Chinese yam to deal with them. Many friends said that they seemed to have a swollen and painful throat when they first appeared, and there was no external cold stage. In fact, I think it is because everyone does not understand their bodies enough. , if you experience it carefully every time, you will find this first stage - the cold stage. However, sometimes this stage is very short, passing in half a day.
If you can catch the first stage, I think you can basically solve the problem with Huaiyam paste, with few exceptions.
However, if the first stage is not caught and external evils begin to enter the body, resulting in fever, sore throat, body aches, fever, and yellow phlegm, what should we do?
Today, let’s talk about the problem of sore throat.
In fact, in Chinese medicine, the "pharynx" and "throat" are two completely different positions, which everyone needs to understand.
In terms of location, the "throat" is from the bottom to the front, which is what we call the "Adam's apple" position. In winter, if the cold wind blows here, the throat will suddenly become swollen and painful. In severe cases, laryngeal edema will occur, leading to suffocation and even Kill. This kind of situation will occur in the north. The specific prescription for conditioning is to use the Danzhi Sheyu Decoction of the laryngologist guru Geng Jianting that I have talked about. It will be cured after one or two doses.
As for the "pharynx" part, which is located above and behind, hot knots are often manifested as red and swollen tonsils. When swallowing saliva, you will feel pain in the back of the mouth and where it connects to the nasal cavity. For us ordinary people, this is "tonsillitis". This kind of tonsillitis is often a consequence of the flu.
In fact, the influenza virus itself does not cause sore throat. Only when the viral infection causes physical imbalance and bacterial infection occurs, sore throat will appear.
A combination of viral and bacterial infections can complicate the flu. Originally, influenza does not require the use of antibiotics, but if it is accompanied by bacterial infection, antibiotics can be used in severe cases.
At this time, our Chinese medicine practitioners also have their own methods, which are very effective. If applied properly, the condition can be relieved immediately.
A few days ago, my mother also suffered from the flu. I originally prepared yam powder for the elderly. However, the elderly could not remember it at the first time. Therefore, two or three days after sneezing, pharyngeal swelling appeared. In case of pain, the left tonsil hurts terribly.
I am very worried about this, because a small problem for the elderly can lead to big troubles if you are not careful. At that time, my mother said that she had a very severe sore throat at night and could not sleep in the middle of the night, so she got up and gave herself acupuncture and inserted several needles, but it still did not relieve the next day, which showed that external evils were coming fiercely.
But she didn't tell me about this matter, saying she was afraid of affecting me. I happened to go to visit my parents and discovered this problem, so I immediately took some medicine, which is my commonly used detoxification prescription, Li Dongyuan's Puji Disinfectant Drink. Tell your mother to only take one pair, no need to use more, one pair will be good for you.
The mother took it that night, and the pain in her throat healed the next day without any grudge.
So, why is this recipe so effective?
This prescription was created by Li Dongyuan, a master of traditional Chinese medicine in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties. At that time, the plague was prevalent. The specific symptom was swelling of the head and face, which was called Datou plague at the time. Documents record: "In April of the second year of Taihe, there were many people suffering from epidemics, and I first felt sick. Cold body weight, secondary symptoms of swelling of the head and face, inability to open the eyes, upper breath, difficulty in the throat, dry tongue and dry mouth, as the saying goes." At that time, the people were very sick, "relatives did not visit each other", and there was no communication between relatives. If they dare to visit each other, they will become infected and most of them will die.
In order to treat this epidemic of plague, Li Dongyuan created this Puji disinfectant drink. The curative effect was very good. From then on, the prescription spread all over the world and was engraved on the stone tablet at the traffic intersection. The people called it the "immortal prescription".
The approximate weight of the original recipe is as follows:
15 grams of skullcap, 15 grams of coptis, 6 grams of tangerine peel, 6 grams of licorice, 6 grams of Scrophulariaceae, 6 grams of Bupleurum, 6 grams of platycodon, 3 grams of forsythia, 3 grams of isatis root, 3 grams of puffball, 3 grams of burdock, mint 3 grams, 2 grams of silkworm, 2 grams of cohosh.
For this influenza, if there is swelling and pain in the throat, that is to say, severe swelling and pain in the tonsils, under normal circumstances, it can be treated with Chinese patent medicines such as Pudilan Oral Liquid and Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid. However, if the throat swelling and pain are severe and we judge that it will cause serious consequences, such as the elderly, or the pain is unbearable, I think the dosage of Puji Disinfectant Drink can be changed to:
12 grams of skullcap, 6 grams of coptis, 6 grams of tangerine peel, 6 grams of licorice, 9 grams of Scrophulariaceae, 6 grams of Bupleurum, 6 grams of platycodon, 15 grams of forsythia, 9 grams of isatis root, 6 grams of puffball, 9 grams of burdock, mint 6 grams, 9 grams of silkworm, 3 grams of cohosh. Generally one pair is enough. Pregnant women should not take this product.
This recipe contains puffballs, which are not available in many pharmacies. If you really can’t catch them, there’s no problem in removing them. The recipe I gave my mother this time also didn’t contain puffballs.
Li Dongyuan himself explained this recipe roughly like this:
"Use Scutellaria baicalensis and Coptis chinensis, which taste bitter and cold, and relieve heat in the heart and lungs. They are considered kings; Scrophulariaceae are bitter and cold, orange-red and bitter and pungent. Licorice root is sweet and cold. They are used to relieve fire and replenish qi. They are considered ministers; Forsythia suspensa, millet sticky seed (that is, burdock root), and mint are bitter and pungent. , Isatis root tastes bitter and cold, puffball and white stiff silkworm have a bitter and flat taste, and can be used as an aid to dissipate swelling, disinfect and relieve asthma; Cimicifuga and Bupleurum are bitter and flat, and the Yang Qi traveling through the Shaoyang and Yangming meridians cannot be extended; Platycodon is pungent and warm, and is not When the order is issued, it is carried out."
This recipe was used to treat bighead plague in ancient times. Now, it can be used as a reference to treat all kinds of upper burner heat poison blockage. The symptoms are aversion to cold and fever, redness, swelling and burning pain on the head and face, inability to open the eyes, difficulty in the throat, dry tongue and thirst, red tongue with white and yellow coating, and floating pulse. Powerful situation. Nowadays, this prescription is often used for erysipelas, mumps, acute tonsillitis, severe respiratory tract infection, lymphadenitis with lymphatic reflux disorder and other conditions caused by wind-heat evil poison.
◢Under normal circumstances, for severe throat swelling and pain caused by influenza, I think one pair should be enough, and there is no need to use more. You can drink a small bowl at a time, three times a day, and take it after meals. After the pain in the throat disappears, you can switch to other Chinese patent medicines to deal with the aftermath.
A few years ago, I once used this method to relieve an emergency and solved my own problem. At that time, I visited several cities with severe smog. One day, I suddenly felt a throat discomfort. Because of the lectures, I couldn't take care of it, and I couldn't take medicine. As a result, when I woke up the next morning, I found that my throat was severely red and swollen, and my entire upper body was extremely uncomfortable. It seems that I also won the bid. At that time, my throat was severely swollen and painful, making it hoarse and difficult to speak, and I could hardly speak. I rarely encounter such a situation. I felt that the evil evil was coming fiercely, and the redness and swelling of my throat was beyond my imagination. However, There were still classes to teach that afternoon, and I even thought about calling to inform them that classes would be cancelled. what to do? In fact, there was no way to inform everyone at that time, so I drank Puji disinfectant drink in the morning. After drinking it once, I still had difficulty talking in the morning, so I brought a large cup with me to class early. When I met the staff, my throat was still a bit hard, so I kept drinking. After two hours, my voice gradually opened up, and I was able to lecture normally. After class, my throat was basically healed. I posted on Weibo at that time and said: "Thank you Master Dongyuan for establishing this good method!"
This experience was very painful and I don’t want to have it again, but this time I also deeply appreciated the power of this method.
This prescription is actually widely used in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Many traditional Chinese medicine practitioners will refer to this prescription when treating external infections. When many Chinese medicine practitioners treat exogenous fever, they will take apart these prescriptions and combine them according to their own ideas. This prescription provides us with treatment ideas. When encountering the right symptoms, the original prescription will be used.
◢But everyone should remember that this prescription can only be used when there is heat, because the prescription contains cold and cooling medicines, and people with Yang deficiency should use it with caution. After using this prescription, once the heat poison is eliminated, you need to change to other gentle prescriptions. Do not use such cold and cool prescriptions for a long time.
My experience is that now external evils are becoming more and more prevalent, and there will be more and more cases of heat and toxin congestion. If you encounter a patient with excessive heat, high fever, throat redness and swelling, severe upper respiratory tract infection, yellow phlegm, red tongue with yellow coating, rapid pulse, and the general conventional methods are ineffective, and the situation is deadlocked, you can consider Li Dongyuan’s Puji Disinfectant Drink. This recipe has a classic combination and can open up stagnation, dissipate heat and toxins, and restore the body.
During the flu, if it causes heat and poison to accumulate in the throat, and if the condition is severe and painful, you can also use this prescription to reverse the situation. Generally, one dose is enough.
During the flu season, many families get sick one after another, and children in many kindergartens and schools are absent one after another. At this time, we should learn more about ancient Chinese medicine methods. Many methods are so effective, which can greatly help Reduce the pressure on medical units, and we ourselves will suffer less from the pain of illness.
