有人云。喉风无非热症便乱投凉剂或误用刀针夭枉人命者众矣。若识症真先治而后调理百发百中。有可吐者有
可下者。有可发散者有可洗可漱者。苟若识症未真切勿孟浪如双鹅。单鹅。重舌。木舌。重 。双缠喉单缠喉。爆
骨搜牙诸症乃是恶症。善候则易治。双松子。单松子。双燕口。单燕口。鱼鳞。斗底。帝中。落架。鱼口。穿颔诸
症。此是善候。恶疾则难治。合架。角架。粟房。瘰 掩颈。双搭。颊单搭。颊双单燕口。内外搜牙。乘枕驴嘴。
悬鱼腮。咽疮。牙痈。叉喉。边头痛夺食。肥株子。诸风。此是善症善候。但要症候认真。随轻重治之不可误投
凉药。若用针刀。俱要逐一对症先用药降定然后下药调理。如此等症。务须根据方进药。未可速于求安。则轻者一匕。
重者二匕。自能取效。即信心诸药。仍须仔细详察。不可轻忽。大凡用药。自内攻出为上策。取痰攻上为中策。沉
为下策。热重者。令去内热。用药取病归上。拦定风热。使其攻上不下。诚为善治者。不如是。则病入胃鬲。因传
于心肺中。辄变他症。是医之罪也。切宜留心详审。慎毋轻率焉。咽在后主食。喉在前主气。十二经中。惟足太阳
主表别下项。余经皆内循咽喉。尽得以病之。而统在君相二火。喉主天气属肺金。其变动为燥。燥则塞而闭。咽主
地气属脾土。其变动为湿。湿则肿而胀。皆火郁上焦。致痰涎气血结聚于咽喉。肿达于外。麻痒且痛而紧。是为缠
喉风。红肿于两旁兼闭塞。是为喉痹。
有人说，喉风无非是热证，便胡乱投用寒凉药剂，或者误用刀针，导致夭折枉死的人很多了。如果能准确识别病症，先治疗而后调理，就能百发百中。有的病症可以用吐法，有的可以用下法，有的可以用发散法，有的可以用清洗或漱口的方法。如果不能准确识别病症，千万不要鲁莽行事。像双鹅（双鹅风）、单鹅（单鹅风）、重舌、木舌、重龈、双缠喉、单缠喉、爆骨搜牙等症，属于恶候；善于观察诊治则容易治愈。像双松子、单松子、双燕口、单燕口、鱼鳞、斗底、帝中、落架、鱼口、穿颔等症，属于善候；若是恶疾则难以治愈。像合架、角架、粟房、瘰疬掩颈、双搭、颊单搭、颊双单燕口、内外搜牙、乘枕驴嘴、悬鱼腮、咽疮、牙痈、叉喉、边头痛夺食、肥株子、诸风等症，属于善症善候。但必须认真辨别症候，根据轻重进行治疗，不可误投寒凉药物。如果使用针刀，都要逐一对症，先用药物降定病情，然后再用药调理。对于这类病症，务必依据方剂进药，不要急于求成以求安宁，那么轻症一匕（少量药物），重症二匕，自然能取得疗效。即使是信心十足的药物，仍然需要仔细详察，不可轻视疏忽。大凡用药，从内部攻出为上策，取痰攻上为中策，沉伏在下为下策。热邪重的，令其去除内热，用药引导病气归向上部，拦截并固定风热，使其攻上而不向下。这确实是善于治疗的做法。如果不这样做，那么病邪就会进入胃膈，进而传变到心肺之中，往往变成其他病症，这是医生的罪过。务必留心详细审察，千万不要轻率。咽在后，主管饮食；喉在前，主管呼吸。十二经脉中，只有足太阳膀胱经主表，别行下行至项部，其余经脉都向内循行经过咽喉，都能使咽喉患病，而统摄于君火和相火。喉主天气，归属于肺金，其变动表现为燥，燥则堵塞而闭塞；咽主地气，归属于脾土，其变动表现为湿，湿则肿胀而胀满。这都是因为火郁结在上焦，导致痰涎气血结聚于咽喉，肿胀达于外部，感到麻木、瘙痒且疼痛紧绷，这就是缠喉风。红肿在两旁兼有闭塞感，这就是喉痹。
Some say that throat wind (Houfeng, a category of acute throat diseases characterized by swelling and difficulty in swallowing or breathing) is nothing but a heat syndrome, and thus indiscriminately administer cold-natured remedies or mistakenly use knives and needles, resulting in many premature deaths. If one can accurately identify the syndrome, treating first and then regulating afterwards ensures success in every case. There are cases suitable for emesis, cases suitable for purgation, cases suitable for diaphoresis (sweating to release the exterior), and cases suitable for washing or gargling. If the syndrome has not been accurately identified, do not act rashly. Conditions such as Double Goose Wind (Shuang E Feng), Single Goose Wind (Dan E Feng), double tongue (Chong She), wooden tongue (Mu She), double gums (Chong Yin), double winding throat (Shuang Chan Hou), single winding throat (Dan Chan Hou), and bone-bursting teeth-searching (Bao Gu Sou Ya) are malignant prognoses (E Hou); they are easy to treat if observed and managed skillfully. Conditions such as Double Pine Cone (Shuang Song Zi), Single Pine Cone (Dan Song Zi), double swallow's mouth (Shuang Yan Kou), single swallow's mouth (Dan Yan Kou), fish scales (Yu Lin), dou bottom (Dou Di), Emperor Center (Di Zhong), fallen frame (Luo Jia), fish mouth (Yu Kou), and jaw-piercing (Chuan Han) are benign prognoses (Shan Hou); however, if they manifest as malignant diseases, they are difficult to treat. Conditions such as combined frame (He Jia), horned frame (Jiao Jia), millet house (Su Fang), scrofula covering the neck (Luo Li Yan Jing), double attachment (Shuang Da), cheek single attachment (Jia Dan Da), cheek double single swallow's mouth (Jia Shuang Dan Yan Kou), internal and external teeth-searching (Nei Wai Sou Ya), pillow-riding donkey mouth (Cheng Zhen Lv Zui), hanging fish cheek (Xuan Yu Sai), throat sores (Yan Chuang), tooth abscess (Ya Yong), forked throat (Cha Hou), side headache stealing food (Bian Tou Tong Duo Shi), fat stalk (Fei Zhu Zi), various winds (Zhu Feng), etc., are benign symptoms and prognoses. However, one must carefully distinguish the symptoms and treat according to their severity, avoiding the mistaken use of cold medicines. If needles or knives are used, each must correspond precisely to the condition; first use medication to subdue the pathology, then regulate with further medication. For such conditions, one must strictly follow the prescription and not seek quick relief; thus, a small dose (one bi) suffices for mild cases, and two doses for severe cases, naturally achieving efficacy. Even with medications one is confident in, careful examination is still required; do not be negligent. Generally, expelling pathogens from the interior outward is the best strategy; extracting phlegm and attacking upwards is the middle strategy; sinking downwards is the worst strategy. In cases of heavy heat, allow the internal heat to be removed, use medication to guide the pathogen upwards, intercept and stabilize the wind-heat, preventing it from descending. This is indeed the method of a skilled healer. If this is not done, the pathogen will enter the stomach and diaphragm, subsequently transmitting to the heart and lungs, often transforming into other syndromes, which is the fault of the physician. One must pay close attention and examine meticulously; do not be reckless. The pharynx (Yan) is located posteriorly and governs food ingestion; the larynx/pharyngeal inlet (Hou) is located anteriorly and governs qi respiration. Among the twelve meridians, only the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian governs the exterior and descends separately to the nape; all other meridians circulate internally through the throat and pharynx, making them susceptible to disease there, all governed by the Ministerial Fire (Xiang Huo) and Sovereign Fire (Jun Huo). The throat (Hou) governs heavenly qi and belongs to Lung Metal; its pathological change is dryness, which causes obstruction and closure. The pharynx (Yan) governs earthly qi and belongs to Spleen Earth; its pathological change is dampness, which causes swelling and distension. All these result from fire stagnation in the Upper Jiao, causing phlegm, saliva, qi, and blood to accumulate in the throat and pharynx, swelling to the exterior, accompanied by numbness, itching, pain, and tightness. This is called Winding Throat Wind (Chan Hou Feng). Redness and swelling on both sides accompanied by obstruction is called Throat Bi (Hou Bi).