The effect of Pangdahai

What exactly are the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Pangdahai? We cannot be completely ignorant of this. After all, Pangdahai is one of the more common medicines, and it is very effective in treating pharyngitis or tonsillitis. Let’s first understand the effects of Pangdahai.

Medical experts introduce the effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Sterculia lychnophora. Because it contains a lot of mucus or some galactose ingredients, when using Sterculia lychnophora, it can bring people an effect of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, or relieving sore throat and detoxification. This can help us treat dry cough without sputum, sore throat and hoarseness, red eyes and toothache. It is often used clinically for hoarseness caused by lung heat, thirst and sore throat, excessive use of the voice, and loud shouting. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are many causes of hoarseness, including wind-cold, wind-heat, lung and kidney yin deficiency, and qi stagnation and blood thinning. Sterculia lychnophora is only suitable for hoarseness caused by wind-heat evil invading the throat. As for hoarseness caused by vocal cord nodules, vocal cord polyps, incomplete vocal cord closure, and excessive stimulation from tobacco and alcohol, Sterculia lychnophora is ineffective. Especially the elderly who suffer from sudden loss of voice or those with spleen deficiency and loose stools should use it with caution. Blindly using Plantago ovata will bring about a series of side effects such as spleen and stomach deficiency, loose stools, reduced appetite, chest tightness, and weight loss.

The weather is hot nowadays. For people who use their voice frequently, such as teachers and ticket sellers, sore throat and hoarseness are inevitable. Therefore, many people like to use the traditional Chinese medicine Pangdahai to soak in water and drink it frequently as tea, but you may not know:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Sterculia lychnophora is sweet in taste, cool in nature, and enters the lung and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of clearing lung heat, relieving throat, detoxifying, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. He is good at treating symptoms such as hoarseness caused by lung heat, sore throat, constipation due to heat accumulation, and hoarseness caused by excessive use of the voice. However, for those suffering from hoarseness caused by vocal nodules, vocal polyps, incomplete vocal cord closure, excessive stimulation from smoking and drinking, etc., using Sterculia lychnophora is useless.

The medicinal properties of Sterculia lychnophora are cool and have a certain laxative effect. Therefore, if elderly people with weak constitutions use Sterculia lychnophora for a long time, it will bring about side effects such as weak spleen and stomach, loose stools, reduced appetite, chest tightness, and weight loss, which will damage their health.

When using the Chinese medicine Sterculia lychnophora in daily life, the dosage should not be too much or too little. For example, three to five pieces can be used at a time. When used as medicine, it can generally be used in combination with platycodon, raw licorice, or cicada shells, mint, honeysuckle, etc. The effect will be better.