This paper introduced LI Yunying’s experiences in treating polyp of vocal cords. Vocal cords polyp is a common voice disease with a high risk of malignancy. According to the characteristics of the disease

Prof. LI emphasized conception of holism combine with local diagnosis. She considered that the main pathogenesis of vocal cords polyp base on Chinese medicine theory are phlegm-blood stasis and wind evil. Common reasons like overuse of voice

misuse of voice and irregular diet will cause vocal cords vein damage. Local blood circulation obstruction and local fluid flow stagnation and delivery disorder resulted in blood stasis and transformed into phlegm. Blood stasis and phlegm consequently coagulated vocal cords to become visible vocal cord polyp. In addition

the phlegm and blood stasis in vocal cords are easy to dissolve the internal wind for a long time

which makes vocal cords polyp protracted and difficult to heal. Exogenous wind pathogen is also tendency to induce the phlegm and blood stasis in vocal cords to appear hoarseness or hoarseness aggravation. Treatment strategies of vocal cords polyp are moving qi

eliminating both phlegm-blood stasis

dispersing wind

clearing larynx and opening sound. Prof. LI has rich experiences in prescription of insect medicine to dispersing wind and soothing collaterals

resolving phlegm and removing blood stasis.Meanwhile

she focuses on tonifying qi and yin

reinforcing deficiency

eliminating excess

enhancing healthy qi and removing pathogenic factors.