Tonsil inflammation, cough, can drink brown sugar ginger tea?

Tonsil inflammation is best not to drink brown sugar ginger tea, ginger belongs to spicy food, brown sugar is warm, both are not suitable for inflammation period to eat. Tonsil inflammation can drink chrysanthemum tea, honeysuckle tea, Siraitia grosvenorii tea and other tea to clear away heat, after meals can use warm salt water gargle.