Is honeysuckle effective in treating thyroid nodules?

Thyroid nodules are a common neck disease, and the causes of thyroid nodules are very complicated. Clinically, thyroid nodules are found to undergo degeneration and inflammation. Thyroid nodules are lumps that appear inside the thyroid gland and move up and down as you chew food. Honeysuckle has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. What is the effect of using honeysuckle to treat thyroid nodules?

The efficacy of honeysuckle on thyroid nodules

We all know that honeysuckle is a very good medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine. It is known as a good medicine for clearing away heat and detoxifying. The stems, leaves and flowers of honeysuckle can be used as medicine. It can detoxify, kill bacteria, reduce inflammation, kill viruses, relieve itching and have diuretic effects. Therefore, honeysuckle also has a certain therapeutic effect on thyroid nodules. However, if only honeysuckle is used for treatment, the therapeutic effect on thyroid nodules is limited, and it can be treated together with other drugs.

For patients with thyroid nodules, other Chinese medicines can also be used for treatment, such as turtle shell, raw rehmannia, astragalus, ophiopogon, licorice, antler glue, angelica, adenophora, and polygonatum. If the patient has concurrent infection, honeysuckle and forsythia can be added. If the patient has bleeding symptoms, elm charcoal and blood charcoal can be added. If the patient has poor appetite, Jiao Sanxian can be added. Patients can choose to add or subtract some medicines according to their symptoms, and then add an appropriate amount of water to start decocting. After cooking, it can be divided into two to three doses, one dose per day, and a course of treatment is seven days.

Other treatment options

1. Solid single nodule

A solitary thyroid nodule that is a hot nodule on radionuclide scanning is less likely to become cancerous. Cold nodules often require surgical treatment. Any single nodule that develops rapidly and has a hard texture, or is accompanied by enlarged cervical lymph nodes or occurs in children, should be treated with surgery as soon as possible because of the high possibility of malignancy.

2. Multinodular goiter (MNG)

Traditionally, it is believed that the chance of MNG developing cancer is lower than that of a single nodule. High-resolution ultrasound examinations have revealed that many of the nodules diagnosed as single nodules are actually multiple nodules. It is now believed that there is not much difference in the incidence of cancer between the two. Therefore, the treatment of MNG must first exclude malignancy. A decrease in sTSH indicates hyperthyroidism. If the FNA cytology diagnosis is malignant or suspected of being malignant, surgical treatment should be given.

Is honeysuckle effective for treating thyroid nodules? Honeysuckle has a certain therapeutic effect on thyroid nodules, but the efficacy of using honeysuckle alone is limited. It can be used in combination with other drugs to treat the disease. The relevant content has been introduced in detail above, I hope it can help everyone.