Traditional Chinese medicine treats bullae, and dialectical treatment has good results

Bullae, also known as bullous emphysema, is a very common disease in cardiothoracic surgery. Bullae are divided into three stages. When treating this disease, it is also necessary to promptly determine the course of the disease and conduct targeted treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in treating bullae, especially the dialectical treatment of traditional Chinese medicine.

1. Treatment principles

1. Clear the lungs and relieve asthma, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, ventilate and activate blood circulation, disperse nodules and restore elasticity, repair airway inflammatory lesions, eliminate airflow obstruction and airway hyperresponsiveness to treat the symptoms.

2. Warm the Yang and strengthen the foundation, regulate the whole body, and enhance the body's adaptive regulation to cure the root cause.

2. Treatment based on syndrome differentiation

1. Wind-cold infection

[Main symptoms] Cough and asthma, white and thin sputum, aversion to cold and headache, no sweat, thin white tongue coating, and floating and tight pulse.

【Therapeutic Method】Dispel cold, clear lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve asthma

[Prescription] Sanao decoction with roasted ephedra, raw licorice, apricot kernel, pinellia tuber, asarum

2. Phlegm and turbidity blocking the lungs

[Main symptoms] Asthma and cough, thick sputum, cough without relief, chest tightness and pain, white and greasy tongue coating, and slippery pulse.

【Therapeutic Method】Expectorant and Asthma Relief

[Prescription] Erchen Decoction and Sanzi Yangqin Decoction: Tangerine peel, Pinellia tuber, White mustard seed, Radish seed, Poria cocos, Licorice root, Thick-shelled garlic, Apricot kernel

3. Lung wheezing

[Main symptoms] Shortness of breath, weak speech, low and weak cough, fear of wind and cold, sore throat, red face and dry mouth, pale red tongue, thin and weak pulse

【Therapeutic Method】Replenishing Qi, Nourishing Yin and Calming Asthma

[Prescription] Shengmai powder with or without ginseng, polygonatum, mulberry bark, ophiopogon japonicus, adenophora australis, scutellaria baicalensis, schisandra chinensis, aster, astragalus, daiha

4. Kidney asthma

[Main symptoms] Chronic cough and asthma, with worse wheezing when moving, fatigue, sweating, pale face, cold limbs and sore waist, pale tongue, and deep and thready pulse.

【Treatment method】Tonify the kidney and absorb qi

[Prescription] Shenqi Pills with or without Aconite, Cornus officinalis, Cortex Moutan, Rhizoma Alismatis, Ginseng Bone Psoraleae, Cinnamon Bark, Rehmannia Glutinosa, Poria, Schisandra Chinensis