• 1. Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou 225009, P. R. China;
  • 2. Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, P. R. China;
  • 3. Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, National Medical Products Administration, Beijing 100091, P. R. China;
  • 4. Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, P. R. China;
  • 5. Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, P. R. China;
  • 6. The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, P. R. China;
  • 7. Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300041, P. R. China;
  • 8. Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, P. R. China;
  • 9. Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 101121, P. R. China;
  • 10. Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 511400, P. R. China;
  • 11. The First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, P. R. China;
  • 12. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300250, P. R. China;
  • 13. Yongchuan District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing, Chongqing 402160, P. R. China;
  • 14. Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250014, P. R. China;
  • 15. Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen 518033, P. R. China;
  • 16. Dongfang Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, P. R. China;
  • 17. The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 423399, P. R. China;
  • 18. Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, P. R. China;
  • 19. Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110000, P. R. China;
  • 20. Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 225200, P. R. China;
  • 21. Ostdoctoral Research Station of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, P. R. China;
  • 22. China Resources Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Shenzhen 518110, P. R. China;
  • 23. Beijing Tong Ren Tang (Group) Co., Ltd., China, Beijing 100061, P. R. China;
GAO Rui, Email: Ruigao@126.com
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Acute pharyngitis belongs to the category of “acute throat impediment” in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which has a high incidence and is easy to recur. In clinical practice of TCM, Chinese patent medicines with the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and relieving pain are widely used in the treatment of acute pharyngitis. These medicines have the advantages of definite efficacy, low side effects, and low risk of developing drug resistance. However, at present, there are no standardized clinical diagnostic and therapeutic evaluation norms for acute pharyngitis in TCM, which has hindered the application of TCM in the prevention and treatment of acute pharyngitis and the development of new TCM preparations. Therefore, the China Association of Chinese Medicine initiated this expert consensus, which was led the formulation by Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. This expert consensus integrates the current best evidence and extensive clinical expert experience from the front line, covering seven aspects: applicable scope, diagnosis in both Chinese and Western medicine, syndrome classification and evaluation scales, basis for efficacy evaluation, and time for efficacy evaluation. It has formed 8 types of TCM syndromes for acute pharyngitis, as well as the diagnostic criteria, syndrome classification and evaluation scales, evaluation basis for efficacy, and scoring standards for syndromes and diseases. This expert consensus can be used to standardize the diagnosis of the TCM syndromes of acute pharyngitis, as well as the core indicators and evaluation methods for syndrome and disease efficacy, with the aim of providing references for clinical practice and scientific research on acute pharyngitis.

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