METHOD FOR TREATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACTS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine; otorhinolaryngology; treatment of pathologic conditions of nose and nasopharynx. SUBSTANCE: proposed method resides in treating nose, nasopharynx and tonsils with infusion of celandine herb by administering it directly into tonsil crypts or into accessory nasal sinuses 7-10 times, while, simultaneously, irrigating them with same infusion daily, 3-4 times a day. Infusion is prepared by heating celandine herb for at least 45 min., followed by holding it for 5-30 min. EFFECT: as distinct from prior-art methods, proposed one offers longer remission periods (from 1,5 to 2 years), while aggravations occur less frequently and last shorter time.