What Chinese medicine should I take for lung heat cough

Lung heat cough is a common symptom. This disease mainly occurs in summer and patients need to take medication for treatment. The drugs that can be chosen include Ganmaoqingre Granules, Yinchai Granules and Compound Isatis Root Granules. These drugs have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, as well as resolving phlegm and relieving cough. However, the side effects on the human body are very large. Everyone needs to pay attention to the dosage of the drug, and keep a light diet and drink plenty of water.

1. What medicine should adults take for lung heat and cough?

Commonly used medicines for adults with lung heat and cough include Ganmaoqingre Granules, Yinchai Granules, Compound Isatis Root Granules, Sangju Ganmao Pills (concentrated pills), Chuanbei Loquat Syrup, Feining, Snake Gall Loquat Paste, etc.

Western medicine has a faster effect on symptomatic treatment and is often used in daily life, but it also has great side effects on the human body, so Chinese medicine can be chosen. Commonly used Chinese medicines for lung heat cough include Scutellaria baicalensis, Morus alba bark, bitter almond, Platycodon grandiflorum, Gardenia jasminoides, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Phellodendron chinense, Gypsum gypsum, Ophiopogon japonicus, Aster tataricus, Stemona japonica, Tangerine peel, Ephedra sinica, loquat, and water chestnut.

The key to treating lung-heat cough is to identify the cause, then analyze which medicine is suitable for you, which medicine can get better faster, and then prescribe the right medicine.

2. What is the cause of lung heat cough in adults?

Lung heat cough is caused by evil wind-heat invading the lungs, or wind-cold turning into heat, evil heat accumulating in the lungs, the lungs being burned by heat toxins, failing to descend and clear away, phlegm-heat inside the lungs leading to heat stagnation in the lungs, and lung qi failing to be released, resulting in a symptom characterized by cough. It often occurs after a lung heat cold, or without cold symptoms. Lung heat cough is often seen in children with low immunity, and the main manifestation is recurrent coughing.

Lung heat cough is often seen in children with low immunity, and the main manifestation is recurrent coughing. Clinically, Chinese patent medicines such as Xiaoer Feire Kechuan Oral Liquid are mainly used for treatment, which can significantly promote the peristalsis of pharyngeal and bronchial cilia and enhance the expectoration effect. At the same time, the medicine can cover the inflamed pharyngeal mucosa, relieve inflammatory stimulation, and have a significant and lasting antitussive effect.

3. What tests should be done for lung heat cough in adults?

3.1. Chest X-ray

Chest X-ray, also known as chest radiography. The X-ray images obtained by radiography are much clearer than those obtained by fluoroscopy. Its advantages are:

3.1.1 The images of the examined parts are permanently retained on the film and can be used for analysis, discussion and review.

3.1.2. Can be preserved as scientific research data.

3.1.3. Radiography can show fine structures, such as early-stage lesions larger than 2 mm, which are clearer than radiography.

3.1.4. Radiography can examine thicker parts of the human body and allow patients to receive less X-rays.

3.2 Blood electrolyte test

Blood electrolyte test is to detect the content of various electrolytes in human blood, such as kidney disease, diabetes, and endocrine diseases. The test is usually done by drawing blood from a vein.

3.3. Sputum culture + drug sensitivity test

Sputum culture + drug sensitivity test is a regular examination item of the respiratory system. Deciding on the use of antibiotics based on sputum culture and drug sensitivity results can effectively prevent the abuse and misuse of antibiotics.