Tonsillitis is an inflammatory disease of the larynx caused by the infection of bacteria and viruses in the lymphoid tissue of the pharynx, which occurs mostly in children and adolescents. The disease is acute and chronic, infectious. Patients generally in fatigue, cold, cold, body resistance decline when the infection, and through the contact of droplets, supplies or food contact to others. Acute onset and sudden onset, accompanied by high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, general discomfort, dysphagia, pharyngeal hyperemia and tonsillar enlargement; most chronic cases are caused by acute repeated attacks and improper treatment delay, with headache, fatigue, pharyngeal discomfort, dyspepsia, fatigue and low night fever and other symptoms. Generally, it can be divided into two types: lung stomach heat and deficiency of lung and kidney.
1、 Heat in lung and stomach
（1） Symptoms
Acute onset, sore throat, dry mouth and thirst, accompanied by cold and high fever, headache, dysphagia, general fatigue and pain, physical examination shows throat congestion.
（2） Governance
(1) Select points Dazhui, Feishu, Quchi, Shaoshang and Zusanli.
(2) Positioning of the large vertebra: on the median line of the back, in the depression of the 7th cervical spine.
Feishu: on the back, when the third thoracic spine is under the spinous process, the side opening is 1.5 inch.
Quchi: at the lateral end of the elbow transverse line, when bending the elbow, the middle point of the line between the ulnar Ze and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
Shaoshang: on the radial side of the thumb end, 0.1 inch from the nail angle.
Zusanli: in the anterolateral leg, when the calf nose 3 inches, from the front of the tibia 1 transverse finger (middle finger).
(3) Cupping method: puncture and cupping. The plum blossom was used to tap and prick the above points, with the degree of skin redness or slight bleeding. Then cupping was performed on each point (except Shaoshang point). The cupping was kept for 5 minutes, once a day, three times a course.
2、 Deficiency of lung and kidney
（1） Symptoms
The symptoms recurred, and the throat was dry and itchy, accompanied by anorexia, mental fatigue and low fever at night.
（2） Governance
(1) Select points Feishu, Shenshu, Tiantu, Taixi and Zhaohai.
(2) Positioning Feishu: see before.
Shenshu: in the waist, when the second lumbar spine process, the side opening 1.5 inches.
Apophysis: in the neck, the current median line, the center of the superior sternal fossa.
Taixi: behind the medial malleolus of the foot, when the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon (pushed backward from the tip of the medial malleolus of the foot to the depression).
Zhaohai: on the inside of the foot, at the depression below the tip of the medial malleolus.
(3) The method of cupping Feishu, Shenshu and Tiantu points was simple cupping, and the cupping was kept for 10 minutes. Moxibustion was used in Taixi and Zhaohai points, and moxibustion was mild for about 15-20 minutes, with local erythema. The patient felt warm. Once a day, five times a course of treatment.
3、 Precautions
(1) Cupping has a good effect on tonsillitis. During the treatment period, you should have a full rest to prevent cold; the food should be light, avoid spicy, and stop drinking alcohol; drink more green tea to keep the bowel movement and urination unblocked.
(2) Washing utensils and eating dishes should be separated from others to prevent cross infection.