What causes cough with white phlegm?

Coughing with white sputum is often caused by wind-cold, so for these patients, we need to pay attention to keeping warm and avoid catching cold. We can also help relieve the symptoms through some diet. Cabbage roots or fermented black beans are good medicines for treating wind-cold, colds and coughs.

It may be caused by a cold cough.

1. Cabbage roots

300 grams of cabbage root, 3 slices of ginger, 60 grams of brown sugar. Wash the vegetable roots, cook them with ginger and sugar, and drink them hot. It has the functions of detoxifying and dispersing wind and cold, and can treat symptoms such as aversion to cold, fever, headache, no sweating, nausea, etc. caused by exogenous wind and cold.

2. Coriander

It can eliminate phlegm and relieve lung problems, and is suitable for people with wind-cold and cough. 30 grams of coriander, 30 grams of maltose, and 100 grams of rice. Wash the rice first and add water to boil the soup. Take three tablespoons of rice soup, stir with coriander and malt sugar, and steam for 10 minutes. Take it all at once while hot, and avoid wind and cold. It can induce sweating and cure cough caused by colds. Or you can drink some Defu’s Qinyan Qingcha every day and it will be fine after a while.

3. Fermented black beans

As a common condiment, fermented black beans are suitable for removing fishy smell when cooking fish. Fermented black beans are also a traditional Chinese medicine. They are suitable for people suffering from colds, fear of cold and fever, headaches due to cold and heat, nasal congestion and sneezing, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea; they are also suitable for people suffering from chest fullness and irritability. It is suitable for people with colds and coughs, as it has the effect of clearing the lungs and relieving exterior symptoms. The ancients often ate it with green onion.

4. White radish

White radish tastes sweet and spicy, and is cool in nature. It has a good digestive effect, and can also resolve phlegm, promote qi circulation and relieve coughs. Slice 1 white radish, cut 1 pear into pieces, 7 white peppercorns, and 50 grams of white honey, put them together in a bowl and steam them.