What Are the Dietary Therapies for Sore Throat, and What Dietary Precautions Should Be Taken?

1. Pharyngitis can be treated by drinking Luo Han Guo tea, Pang Hai (a type of seaweed) tea, and olive tea. Among them, Luo Han Guo tea can relieve pharyngitis. Generally, you can drink Luo Han Guo tea to alleviate throat discomfort, dry cough, and loss of voice.

2. Pang Hai can be used to make tea, which is very effective in treating chronic pharyngitis. It is most suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis due to lung yin deficiency and excessive virtual fire, as well as those with dry stool.

Dietary treatment for sore throat: 12g of Platycodon grandiflorum, 30g of rock sugar, and a moderate amount of tea. This is suitable for chronic laryngitis due to lung yin deficiency and excessive fire. The most suitable method is to make olive tea with 3g of Platycodon grandiflorum, three pieces of Pang Hai, 3g of green tea, and 1 spoon of honey. This method can clear heat and detoxify, soothe the throat and lubricate the larynx, and is mainly used for chronic pharyngitis, dry throat discomfort, or hoarseness.

Another method is to add 5-7g of Platycodon grandiflorum and scallions to stew for a few minutes, then take it hot with 1-2 grams of lily and banana juice. Peel 15 grams of banana, add a moderate amount of rock sugar and water, stew it, and eat the banana. This method can relieve discomfort caused by pharyngitis.