Table 1.

Symptoms and signs scale based on TCM syndromes

TCM main syndrome		Score grading
		0	1	2	3	4	5
Sore throat		WBS 0	WBS 2	WBS 4	WBS 6	WBS 8	WBS 10
TCM minor syndrome		Score grading
		0	1	2	3
Wind-heat syndrome	Fever	No	37.3–38 °C	38.1–38.9 °C	≥ 39 °C
	Headache	No	Yes
	Afraid of the wind	No	Yes
	dryness and heat of pharyngeal	No	Yes
	Cough or with yellow sputum	No	Yes
Heat exuberance in lung and stomach syndrome	Fever	No	37.3–38 °C	38.1–38.9 °C	≥ 39 °C
	Cough or with yellow sputum	No	Yes
	Thirst	No	Yes
	Bad breath	No	Yes
	Abdominal distension	No	Yes
	Dry stool	No	Yes
	Yellow-colored urine	No	Yes
Pharyngeal signs		Score grading
		0	1
Wind-heat syndrome	The pharyngeal mucosa is bright red and swollen	No	Yes
	Tonsil is red and swollen, without pus	No	Yes
	The lymph nodes are swollen and painful under the jaw	No	Yes
Heat exuberance in lung and stomach syndrome	The pharyngeal mucosa is red and swollen	No	Yes
	Tonsil is red and swollen, or companion pus point	No	Yes
	The lymph nodes are swollen and painful under the jaw	No	Yes