What are the symptoms and treatment of cold cough?

In real life, wind-cold cough is a very common physical disease. Wind-cold cough is a symptom caused by the invasion of wind and cold. It can easily lead to severe coughing or excessive sputum, which has a great impact on the health of the body. The most obvious symptoms of wind-cold cough are itchy throat and clear nasal discharge. It can be treated with Chinese medicine and diet therapy, and you can usually eat some ginger.

Symptoms of cold cough

The symptoms of wind-cold cough are generally heavy cough, clear nasal discharge, itchy throat, thin white sputum, fever and headache, among which itchy throat is the more obvious symptom. If a child suffers from a cold and cough, he or she is most afraid of external stimulation. Once the airway feels itchy, he or she will have a violent cough. Therefore, the treatment of wind-cold cough is suitable for dispelling wind and cold, warming the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

What medicine should I take for a cold and cough?

What medicine should I take for a cold and cough? To treat a cold and cough, you usually need to take some Chinese medicine, such as a cough suppressant mixture with expectorant drugs to dispel wind, resolve phlegm, and relieve cough. There are several types of cold coughs, and the right medicine should be prescribed according to the different symptoms.

1. Cold and cough

Symptoms: cough, itchy throat, thin white sputum. It is often accompanied by headache, nasal congestion, itchy eyes, sneezing, chills without sweating, body aches, etc., thin white tongue coating, and floating or floating-tight pulse.

Treatment principles: Dispel wind and cold, promote lung function and relieve cough.

Commonly used medicines: Ephedra and Schizonepeta can dispel wind, relieve cold and open up the lungs; Apricot kernel, Peucedanum chinense, Platycodon grandiflorum, Tangerine peel, Stemona japonica, etc. can open up the lungs, lower qi, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

2. Cough due to wind, cold and dampness

Symptoms: Cough with a lot of white sputum, accompanied by chest tightness, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, body aches, fatigue, greasy white tongue coating, and a weak pulse.

Treatment principles: Dispel wind and cold, dry dampness and eliminate phlegm.

Commonly used medicines: almonds and perilla dispel cold, clear the lungs and relieve cough; tangerine peel, fennel, poria and licorice regulate qi, eliminate dampness and resolve phlegm. If the cough is obvious, add ephedra and stemona to enhance the lung-clearing and cough-relieving effects.

3. Cough due to wind-cold and drinking

Symptoms: Cough, expectoration of large amounts of foamy sputum, shortness of breath, chest tightness, pale red tongue, thin, white, slippery tongue coating, floating, tight or stringy and slippery pulse.

Treatment principles: Dispel wind and cold, warm the lungs and eliminate phlegm.

Commonly used medicines: Ephedra, apricot kernel, and cinnamon twigs can dispel wind, relieve cold, resolve exterior symptoms, and eliminate phlegm; asarum, fennel, ginger, and licorice can dry out dampness, resolve phlegm, and nourish the lungs. If the cough does not heal for a long time, add white peony root and schisandra chinensis to nourish the lungs and relieve cough.