The combination of acupuncture and Chinese medication is an essential treatment method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) system. Guided by the concept of holism , it achieves multi-targeted and multi-dimensional disease prevention and treatment effects by synergistically exerting the external stimulation effect of acupuncture and the internal regulatory effect of decoction. Professor Gao Shuzhong advocates the combined use of acupuncture and medication, as well as integrated internal and external treatment in clinical practice. points out that the key pathogenesis lies in the lung and stomach meridians, which is mostly caused by external attack of wind-heat, accumulated heat in the stomach, or internal stagnated heat in the lung and stomach complicated by external pathogenic factors. In clinical practice, he is skilled in applying the periosteal needling method at the Shangque (Extra Points), combined with pricking and bloodletting at Shaoshang (LU 11) and Shangyang (LI 1). Meanwhile, internal administration of traditional Chinese medicine is adopted, using Shengjiang Powder (Shengjiang San) combined with Yinqiao Powder (Yinqiao San) with appropriate modifications. For diaphragmatic spasm, he holds that the core pathogenesis is the reversal and disturbance of qi movement affecting the diaphragm. In clinical practice, acupoints are selected based on syndrome differentiation for acupuncture, combined with external application of traditional Chinese medicine or internal administration of proven formulas. This article selects Professor Gao Shuzhong's clinical experience in treating acute tonsillitis and diaphragmatic spasm with the combination of acupuncture and medication, aiming to provide useful references for the clinical application of this integrated therapy.