Pharyngitis generally refers to chronic pharyngitis, which is relatively common in clinical practice. The diet of pharyngitis patients needs to be paid special attention, and foods that are easy to cause heat should never be touched. The food therapy for pharyngitis includes many aspects, not only the food to eat but also the tea to drink can be used as an auxiliary treatment.

1. Qingyin Tea

5 grams of Sterculia lychnophora, 3 grams of Cryptotympanum minus, and 15 grams of Dendrobium, boiled and taken as tea. It has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening the throat, and soothing the throat, especially suitable for chronic pharyngitis with hoarseness.

2. Olive Tea

Take two olives and 1 gram of green tea. Cut the olives with the kernel in half and place them in a cup with the green tea. Pour boiling water over them, cover and steep for 5 minutes, and then drink as tea. It is especially suitable for chronic pharyngitis with a sensation of foreign body in the throat.

3. Loquat Tea

One loquat, cut into pieces, steeped in boiling water for 10 minutes with the lid covered, and drink at any time. Take 1-2 times a day, each time with one loquat. It has the effects of clearing the lungs, resolving phlegm, and moistening the throat.

4. Sangju Almond Tea

10 grams each of Mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum flowers, and almond kernel, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. After crushing the almond kernel, place it with mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum flowers, and rock sugar in a thermos, pour boiling water over them, cover and steep for 15 minutes, and then drink as tea. It has the effects of clearing heat, dispelling wind, resolving phlegm, and soothing the throat.

5. Shuanggen Dahai Tea

15 grams of Isatis root, 10 grams each of Radix sophorae flavescentis and Radix liquiritiae, and 5 grams of Sterculia lychnophora. Place all these in a thermos, pour boiling water over them, cover and steep for 20 minutes, and then drink as tea. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and soothing the throat, especially suitable for chronic pharyngitis with significant throat pain.

6. Increase the intake of protein moderately to enhance the body’s immunity. The level of human immunity is directly related to the recurrence of pharyngitis, therefore, patients should appropriately increase the intake of high-quality proteins such as fish, shrimp, meat, and milk. When supplementing protein, it is important to eat less food that is too warm, such as lamb and dog meat, otherwise, it may worsen the symptoms of pharyngeal discomfort.