Herbal ENT

• Infection and inflammation in ears, nose, and throat (ENT)
  - Ear infection: suppurative otitis media
  - Nose infection: sinus infection, sinusitis, and rhinitis
  - Throat infection: infectious parotitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, strep throat, severe sore throat, bad breath, and mouth ulcers
  
• Other infections: infectious mononucleosis, erysipelas, and sores and ulcerations in the oral cavity
  

• Antiviral properties to treat viral infections
• Antibacterial properties to treat bacterial infections
• Antipyretic effect to reduce fever
• Anti-inflammatory effect to reduce swelling, relieve inflammation and alleviate pain
  

• This formula is contraindicated during pregnancy and nursing.
• This formula should be used with caution in those with loose stools or diarrhea caused by Spleen qi deficiency. Take this formula after meals in patients who have a weak digestive system.
• Use this formula with caution in cases of yang and qi deficiencies.
  

• Food or beverages that are cool or cold in nature should be consumed. Among these are watermelon, lotus nodes, melon, seaweed, cranberries, celery, cucumber, cactus and winter melon.
• Drink plenty of water and urinate often.
• Increase supplementation with vitamin C and B complex.
• Increase intake of nourishing, cooling foods/roots such as Mexican yam, yam, radishes, potatoes, carrots, melons, cucumbers, beets, turnips, malanga, celeriac, taro, and rutabaga.
• Avoid spicy/pungent/aromatic vegetables such as pepper, garlic, onions, basil, rosemary, cumin, funnel, anise, leeks, chives, scallions, thyme, saffron, wormwood, mustard, chili pepper, wasabi.
• Avoid spicy, fried or greasy foods.
• It is important to build up a strong immune system. When not suffering from an infection, exercise regularly, take a short cold shower following a hot shower, and ingest tonic herbs to enhance the immune system.
• Adequate rest is essential for recovery. Stay away from wind by putting on more clothing. Individuals with infection should rest and recover in a separate room, to prevent spreading germs to other people. Ventilate the patient‘s room frequently – but make sure the patient is kept warm.
• Stop smoking and drinking, which weaken the immune system.
• Steam inhalation heals the throat, nasal passages, and bronchial tubes. During the acute phase, inhale the steam vapor for 15 minutes three times daily. During the chronic phase, inhale the steam vapor for 15 minutes before going to bed.
  

Take 3 to 4 capsules three times daily on an empty stomach, with warm water. Dosage may be increased to 6 to 8 capsules three times daily, if necessary. The herbs should be taken with meals for those with a sensitive stomach.

• Radix Isatidis
• Herba Menthae
• Radix Bupleuri
• Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae
• Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae
• Rhizoma Coptidis
• Radix Scutellariae
• Radix Platycodonis
• Fructus Forsythiae
• Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia
• Fructus Arctii
• Radix Scrophulariae
• Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii)