Does Xiao Chaihu Granules cure cough?

Xiao Chaihu is a relatively common Chinese patent medicine. Its most obvious therapeutic effect is that it has a good effect in relieving fever, relieving cough and moistening the lungs. When you have a cold, you can use Xiao Chaihu granules for treatment. It also has the effect of soothing the liver and stomach, and increasing appetite. The side effects of Xiao Chaihu Granules are relatively low. For children, it can be used under the guidance of a doctor and it has a good effect in treating colds.

Does Xiao Chaihu Granules cure cough?

Xiao Chaihu Granules is a conciliatory medicine. Its ingredients include bupleurum, scutellaria, pinellia (prepared with ginger), codonopsis, ginger, licorice, and jujube, and its auxiliary ingredient is sucrose. Functions and indications: Relieving exterior symptoms and dissipating heat, soothing the liver and harmonizing the stomach. It can be used for exogenous diseases, evil invading Shaoyang syndrome, with symptoms such as alternating chills and fever, bitter fullness in the chest and flanks, loss of appetite, irritability, nausea, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat. In clinical practice, Bupleurum has been used to treat colds for two thousand years. Modern pharmacological research has proved that Bupleurum has antipyretic and fever-reducing effects, is antiviral, and has a strong inhibitory effect on influenza viruses.

Colds and coughs are mostly caused by the invasion of wind and cold, which stagnates the lung qi and causes the lung to lose its defense function. If a cold causes symptoms such as dizziness, alternating chills and fever, vomiting, and slight pain on both sides of the head, it indicates that it is a wind-heat cold caused by Shaoyang syndrome. Xiao Chaihu can be used, but it is not specifically used to treat colds. Instead, it is used to treat complications of colds, and the effect is more significant.

Generally speaking, Xiao Chaihu Granules are effective in treating colds and coughs. It is recommended to take cough suppressants together with them. For example, licorice tablets can be taken to relieve cough and reduce phlegm, but licorice tablets should not be taken for a long time. The author recommends using the medication correctly and reasonably under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist. Pay attention to your physical care and avoid overworking and catching a cold.

What are the treatments for cough?

1. Brown sugar ginger soup

Ingredients: brown sugar, ginger

Method: Slice the ginger in advance, boil water in a casserole, add brown sugar after the water boils, after the brown sugar melts, add the ginger slices and boil for ten minutes.

Suitable for: occasional cold.

2. Egg Custard

Ingredients: 2 eggs

Method: Beat two eggs into a bowl, add slightly more water than the eggs (about 1:1), add salt and stir, then pour through gauze to filter, and finally steam in a pot of boiling water for 10 minutes. After finishing, add a few drops of sesame oil.

Suitable for: cough caused by colds

3. Soy milk

Ingredients: Some soybeans

Method: Soak the soybeans in advance for more than 3 hours, then grind them in a soymilk maker, filter out the soymilk residue, then boil them in a pot and add a little white sugar. Put the soy milk into a bottle and let it cool, then drink it on an empty stomach in the morning.

Suitable for: cough caused by lung disease