What tea can cure pharyngitis?

Some time ago, my throat was uncomfortable, and after examination, it was diagnosed as pharyngitis. Having pharyngitis makes the throat dry and itchy, which is very uncomfortable. It feels like there is a foreign object in the throat; I often cough but cannot cough it up. It sticks there, making me clear my throat frequently. I wonder what tea would be good to drink?

Nowadays, many people suffer from chronic pharyngitis to varying degrees, mainly due to poor air quality, staying up late, and eating heavily seasoned stimulating foods like barbecue. Thus, chronic pharyngitis gradually develops.

Once you have pharyngitis or chronic pharyngitis, it tends to recur frequently, and medication often has little effect. It mainly relies on self-care. This article introduces two honey tea beverages for patients with pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis to prevent recurrence, improve the body's resistance, and reduce the chance of developing pharyngitis.

Honey Green Tea for Pharyngitis

Tea beverages made with honey are often beneficial for pharyngitis and chronic pharyngitis when consumed regularly. Honey Green Tea is a commonly used tea to alleviate pharyngitis. Brew 5 grams of green tea with boiling water, let it cool to 60°C, then add about 30 grams of honey, mix well, and hold it in the mouth before swallowing. Drink Honey Green Tea 1-2 times a day.

2. Honey Kuding Tea for Pharyngitis

Brew 5 grams of Kuding tea, add 30 grams of honey, mix well, and drink. Consume this 3 times a day for similar benefits in treating pharyngitis.

1. Olive Tea

Take two olives and 1 gram of green tea. Cut the olives (including the pit) into halves, place them in a cup with the green tea, pour in boiling water, cover, and let steep for 5 minutes before drinking. Suitable for chronic pharyngitis and those with a sensation of a foreign object in the throat.

2. Mulberry and Chrysanthemum Almond Tea

10 grams of mulberry leaves, 10 grams of chrysanthemum, 10 grams of almonds, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Crush the almonds, then place them in a thermos with the mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, and rock sugar. Add boiling water, cover, and let steep for about 15 minutes. Drink as tea throughout the day, adding more water as needed. One dose per day. Functions: clears heat, disperses wind, resolves phlegm, and soothes the throat.

What tea can cure pharyngitis?

3. Olive and Sea Honey Tea

3 grams of olive, 3 pieces of胖大海 (sterculia lychnophora), 3 grams of green tea, and 1 spoon of honey. First, boil the olive in water for a while, then use the water to brew the胖大海 and green tea. Cover and let steep for a moment, then add honey and mix well. Drink slowly. 1-2 doses per day. Functions: clears heat, detoxifies, soothes the throat, and moisturizes. Indicated for chronic pharyngitis with dry throat discomfort or hoarse voice due to Yin deficiency and dryness-heat.

4. Double Green and Ligustrum Tea

3 grams of green calyx plum, 3 grams of green tea, 3 grams of橘络 (tangerine pith), and 6 grams of ligustrum (女贞子). First, crush the ligustrum, then place it in a cup with the other three ingredients. Brew with boiling water. One dose per day, drink as desired. Functions: nourishes Yin, soothes the throat, promotes Qi circulation, and resolves phlegm. Beneficial for throat pain discomfort and sensation of a foreign object in the throat due to Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency, floating deficient fire, and Qi stagnation with phlegm accumulation.

5. Double Root and大海 Tea

15 grams of isatis root (板蓝根), 10 grams of sophora root (山豆根), 10 grams of licorice root, and 5 grams of胖大海. Place all ingredients in a thermos, pour boiling water, cover, and let steep for 20 minutes. Drink as tea throughout the day. Alternatively, decoct in water and then pour into a thermos to drink slowly. One dose per day. Functions: clears heat, detoxifies, and soothes the throat. Suitable for chronic pharyngitis with obvious throat pain.

What tea can cure pharyngitis?

6. Luo Han Guo Tea

One Luo Han Guo (monk fruit). Cut the Luo Han Guo into pieces, brew with boiling water for 10 minutes, and drink as desired. 1-2 times per day, one fruit each time. Functions: clears lung heat, resolves phlegm, quenches thirst, and moisturizes the throat. Indicated for chronic pharyngitis with dry throat discomfort, loss of voice, or dry cough and dry mouth due to lung Yin deficiency. "Food Chinese Medicine and Folk Remedies" states: "Performers, teachers, broadcasters, and others who need to protect their vocal organs often find it effective to cut up Luo Han Guo and brew it in water as a tea substitute."

7.大海 and Rehmannia Tea

5 pieces of胖大海, 12 grams of raw rehmannia (生地), 30 grams of rock sugar, and an appropriate amount of tea. Place all ingredients in a thermos, pour boiling water to half full, cover, and let steep for about 15 minutes. Drink frequently as a tea substitute throughout the day, regardless of the number of times. According to the patient's intake, 2-3 doses per day. Functions: clears lung heat, soothes the throat, nourishes Yin, and promotes fluid production. Used for chronic pharyngitis belonging to lung Yin deficiency, such as hoarse voice, dry and itchy throat with excessive talking, or dry cough, dark red throat, thickened vocal cords, even incomplete glottal closure, vocal nodules, red tongue with little coating. Particularly suitable for chronic laryngitis with lung Yin deficiency, deficient fire mixed with excess, and accompanied by dry stools.