Treatment of tonsillitis with cassia twig decoction


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Guizhi Decoction has good clinical effect on tonsillitis, and its mechanism may be related to regulating immune function, inhibiting inflammatory reaction and resisting virus. In recent years, there are studies that Guizhi Decoction can be used to treat tonsillitis, and has good clinical effect. This paper will discuss the principle of Guizhi Decoction, the etiology and pathogenesis of tonsillitis, and the clinical study of Guizhi Decoction in treating tonsillitis. In the prescription, cassia twig is pungent and warm, which can disperse wind cold, warm and clear meridians, and help yang to transform qi; peony is sour and cold, which can astringe yin and nourish yin, soften liver and relieve pain; licorice is sweet and warm, which can not only harmonize various medicines, but also relieve pain; ginger is pungent and powder, which can relieve exterior cold, warm and stop vomiting; jujube is sweet and flat, which can supplement qi, nourish blood and calm the mind. All kinds of medicines are combined to play the role of harmonizing Ying Wei and relieving muscle expression. II. Etiology and pathogenesis of tonsillitis The main etiology of tonsillitis is the invasion of wind-heat pathogenic toxin, or the invasion of wind-cold pathogenic toxin, depression and heat, pathogenic heat disturbing the meridians, knot in the throat, or eating too much spicy food, mellow wine thick taste, spleen and stomach heat, heat toxin attacking the throat, or after warm disease, residual heat is not clear, viscera deficiency, throat loss, The main pathogenesis of tonsillitis is pathogenic heat blocking lung and throat obstruction. 3. Clinical study on treatment of tonsillitis with Guizhi Decoction. 1. Methods Patients with tonsillitis were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. The treatment group was treated with Guizhi Decoction, and the control group was treated with antibiotics. The clinical symptoms, signs, laboratory examination indexes and adverse reactions of the two groups were observed and statistically analyzed. 2. The total effective rate of the treatment group was 93.3%, and that of the control group was 76.7%. The curative effect of the treatment group was obviously better than that of the control group (P