Traditional Chinese Medicine

PERSPECTIVE ON
SORE THROAT
Yinchiao YIN CHIAO –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
INDICATIONS: Early stages of colds or flu ("Wind- According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) sore
Warm" style) with fever and possible mild chill, mild
sore throat and cough, and/or with inner heat but little
or difficult perspiration.
throat may have either external or internal causes.
Common external causes are pathogenic Wind, Cold,
Heat, Fire, and Dryness. Internal causes are usually re-
Sore Throat
TCM FORMULA SELECTION GUIDE
PROPERTIES: Cool, Spicy, and Expelling lated to Excess Heat or Fire, Yin Deficiency, or Phlegm. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
ACTIONS: Clears Wind and Heat from superficial ar- Sore throats that arise from external pathogens usually
starts with cold or flu symptoms, such as fever, chills,
eas; helps to clear toxins.
sneezing, runny nose, headache, body aches, and so
YANT Throat Support
INGREDIENTS: Honeysuckle Flower, Forsythia Fruit, Mint,
Burdock Root, Balloon Flower Root, Fermented Soybean, on. The TCM principle for this type of sore throat is to
Chinese Licorice Root, Schizonepta, Lophtherum Stem and expel the external pathogens and clear Excess Heat. 1GT-2 First Defense-Heat
Leaf.
Internal conditions that cause sore throats are basically
of two kinds: Excess or Deficiency. Excess conditions RG Defense Regulator-R
Lung Support-Y QCJF include toxic Heat, Fire, Dampness, or Phlegm. These
YIN
INDICATIONS: Respiratory tract dryness, dry burning,
types of sore throat are usually acute––they come about Yinchiao Tablets
quickly with severe pain and swollen throat, and may or CHIAO
or congestion, esp. with or after cold, flu, brochitis, or may not be accompanied by high fever, constipation, red
pneumonia. tongue, and a strong, fast pulse. The TCM principle of 1GT-4 ViraCool
PROPERTIES: Cool, Moist treatment in such cases is to clear the Excess toxic
ACTIONS: Clears Dryness and Heat, nourishes, acti- Heat, Fire, or Phlegm. QSHR Upper Body Support
vates, and opens Lung Qi, restores Lung function. Deficiency conditions mostly involve Yin Deficiency.
INGREDIENTS: White Mulberry Leaf, Gypsum, Dwarf-Lillyturf
Root, Tangerine Rind, Loquat Leaf, Ginseng Root, Chinese
Most common is Deficiency of Lung Yin, followed by WJXD Reed Formula
Kidney Yin Deficiency, often with Excess or Deficient
Licorice Root.
Heat or Fire. These kinds of sore throats com about PDL Severe Toxin
slowly and gently, and gradually get progressively
worse. Main symptoms are dry and scratchy throat, with
Momordica Tea 1CT-Y01 or without enlarged glands, dry or horse voice, fatigue, GH Regulate Liver
INDICATIONS: Sore throat with dry cough, hoarseness, dry mouth, insomnia, low-grade fever, and so on. The
scratchiness. TCM principle of treatment is to tonify the Yin, and clear QCJF Lung Support-Y
SECONDARY INDICATIONS: High blood sugar. Heat accordingly. Excess conditions that are long-
PROPERTIES: Cool.
lasting, or improperly treated, could develop into Defi- 1CT-Y01 Momordica Tea
ciency conditions. Also, quite often––especially for those
ACTIONS: Clears and moistens Lung. who have chronic or frequent types of sore throat––the
INGREDIENTS: Luo-Han-Guo Fruit, Licorice Root, Black Tea. underlying conditions may be mixed and complicated
1CT-Y19 Honeysuckle Flower Tea
and therefore require consulting with a specialist.
Note: Words that are capitalized refer to terms used in TCM that may
vary from commonly-used definitions or understanding. For thousands of years, herbal formulas have been
relied on in China for health and well-being.
Honeysuckle Flower Tea 1CT-Y19
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Main Symptom(s) Key Formula
SORE THROAT w/wo INFECTION/INFLAMMATION OF THROAT YANT
TCM FORMULAS FOR
Use Key Formula To-
Any Two or More Formulas May Be Taken Together as Needed.
Sore Throat MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE + COLD or FLU W/WO FEVER, HEADACHE, ITCHY EYES, RUNNY or CONGESTED NOSE
gether With
1GT-2 or RG or
YIN CHIAO or
ANY TWO
Throat Support YANT TOGETHER
INDICATIONS: Sore throat, infection/inflammation of MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE esp w SEVERE SORE + ENLARGED GLANDS w/wo COLD or FLU or RESPIRATORY INFECTION 1GT-4
throat.
PROPERTIES: Cool. MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE + INFECTION IN UPPER BODY or HEAD w/wo FEVER QSHR
ACTIONS: Expels Wind and Heat; clears and detoxifies MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE + INFECTION/INFLAMMATION IN GENERAL BODY w/wo HIGH FEVER w/wo PAIN WJXD or
excess Heat. or SWELLING PDL or BOTH
INGREDIENTS: Peucedanum Root, Loquat Leaf, Balloon-
Flower Root, Belamcanda Rhizome, Rehmania Root, Baikal MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE + ANXIETY w/wo ANGER GH
Skullcap Root, Chinese Licorice Root, Honeysuckle Flower.
MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE + RESPIRATORY TRACT DRYNESS w/wo DRY BURNING w/wo CONGESTION, esp after COLD,
QCJF
ViraCool 1GT-4 FLU, BRONCHITIS, or PNEUMONIA

INDICATIONS: Severe sore throat and enlarged glands MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE + DRY COUGH w/wo HOARSENESS w/wo SCRATCHY THROAT ( use as beverage) Momordica Tea
without flu or cold; respratory tract infection; other vi- Honeysuckle
rus-related disorders. MAIN SYMPTOM ABOVE + INFECTION/INFLAMMATION OF THROAT ( use as beverage)
Flower Tea
PROPERTIES: Cold.
ACTIONS: Clears Toxic Heat and Fire. Detoxifies.
INGREDIENTS: Isatis Root, Isatis Leaf, Baikal Skullcap Root, Reed Formula WJXD Defense Regulator-R RG
Lophatherum Leaf, Mint, Schizonepta. INDICATIONS: Eye, ear, nose, and throat infections; si- INDICATIONS: Cold or flu with fever, headache, itchy
nusitis, bronchitis. and burning eyes, runny or congested nose, sneezing,
PROPERTIES: Cold. sore throat. Floating, forceful, rapid pulse with red
Upper Body Support QSHR tongue.
ACTIONS: Clears Heat and disinhibits Dampness;
INDICATIONS: Pain, burning, fever, especially acute opens and drains the orifices and clears toxins. PROPERTIES: Cool, Spicy, and Dispersive.
types in chest, neck, or head, including ear pain, INGREDIENTS: Reed Rhizome, Job's Tears Seed, Wax Gourd ACTIONS: Clears Wind and Heat from superficial ar-
toothache, red eyes, acute sinus problems, hay fever, Seed, Wild Chrysanthemum Flower, Fragrant Angelica Root. eas.
acne, carbuncles, etc. INGREDIENTS: Honeysuckle Flower, Forsythia Fruit, Balloon-
PROPERTIES: Cold. Flower Root, Mint, Chinese Thoroughwax Root, Belamcanda
Rhizome, Peucedanum Root, Burdock Fruit, Dwarf Lilyturf
ACTIONS: Clears Toxic and excess Heat in Upper Root.
Burner.
INGREDIENTS: Baikal Skullcap Root, Figwort Root, Immature
Bitter Orange, Tricosanthes Root, Anemarrhena Rhizome,
Honeysuckle Flower Chinese Thoroughwax Root, Chinese
Licorice Root. Severe Toxin PDL First Defense Wind-Heat 1GT-2
INDICATIONS: Infections and inflammation with high INDICATIONS: Wind-Heat colds or flu (rapid pulse,
Regulate Liver GH fever and/or burning, pain, or red swelling. reddish tongue tip): fever, headache, itchy eyes, runny
INDICATIONS: Anxiety, irritability, anger, headache, PROPERTIES: Cold. or congested nose, sneezing.
hypertension, difficulty falling asleep. ACTIONS: Clears and eliminates excess Heat and PROPERTIES: Cold.
PROPERTIES: Very Cold. toxic Fire; clears toxins. ACTIONS: Clears external Wind-Heat
INGREDIENTS: Dandelion, Viola, Dyer's-Woad Root, Baikal INGREDIENTS: Chinese Thoroughwax Root, Fang Feng Root, Tan-
ACTIONS: Clears Heat from Liver and Gallbladder
Skullcap Root. gerine Rind, Red Peony Root, Chinese Licorice Root, Ginger Rhi-
channels and areas, also clears Heat generally. zome .
INGREDIENTS: Gardenia Fruit, Scabrous Gentian Root, Chi-
nese Goldthread Rhizome, Baikal Skillcap Root, Chinese
Thoroughwax Root, Dong-Quai Root.