If you are suffering from chronic tonsillitis accompanied by bleeding gums, slice 3 pieces of fresh lemon, add 15 g of rock sugar, and steep them in boiling water to make a glass of lemon water. Drink two glasses daily.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, individuals with chronic tonsillitis often have toxins accumulated from the outside. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid consuming raw or cold foods such as ice water, raw vegetables, and salads.
Patients typically have insufficient saliva and sweat, with a strong heat condition. Thus, they should refrain from eating aromatic, dry, and strongly spicy foods like raw garlic, onion, star anise, herbs, pepper, and chili. It is recommended to consume plenty of green vegetables, pickled vegetables, tomatoes, lotus seeds, and water lily tubers.
Food and Remedies:
Consume seasonal fresh fruits and juice them, such as watermelon, cucumber, fresh pears, sweet oranges, sugarcane, lotus seeds, peaches, plums, and melons. These are beneficial for treating chronic tonsillitis with dry mouth and throat.
– Reed Root (Lô căn) – one fresh branch, 6 mint leaves, boil to make a mouthwash. This remedy is used for chronic tonsillitis with throat itchiness.
– Fritillaria (Bách hợp) – 20 g peeled, combined with 9 g mulberry leaves, boil to make soup. Consume one small bowl daily. This remedy helps with itchy throat, dryness, pain, and cough with little phlegm.
– Dried Persimmon (Hồng khô) – one fruit, chew small pieces and swallow slowly. Eat one fruit each day. This remedy is for chronic tonsillitis with a feeling of obstruction in the throat.
– Salted Plum (Trám muối) – one fruit, hold in the mouth and swallow the juice. Consume 2 fruits daily. This is used for chronic tonsillitis with pain.
– Lean Pork (Thịt lợn nạc) – 50 g, diced, combined with 100 g fresh dandelion (crushed and wrapped in cloth), cook together for 2 hours. Eat two small bowls daily. This remedy helps with chronic tonsillitis accompanied by dizziness and a hot, sore throat.
– White Fungus (Mộc nhĩ trắng) – 200 g soaked, cooked until soft on low heat, add water extracted from 30 g of job’s tears to make thick soup. Consume two small bowls daily. This remedy is for chronic tonsillitis with dry cough and fever in the afternoon.
