What are the traditional Chinese medicines for relieving cough and reducing phlegm?

Coughing is a common symptom in daily life, often accompanied by excessive sputum. Children are especially prone to respiratory diseases that cause coughing. Therefore, knowing some Chinese medicines for relieving cough and reducing phlegm can quickly relieve the condition without producing any negative effects. So, what are the traditional Chinese medicines for relieving cough and reducing phlegm? Let’s take a closer look below.

(1) Chuanbei Qingfei Syrup: This product contains loquat leaves, bitter almonds, Chuanbei, Ophiopogon japonicus, Rehmannia root, Licorice, Platycodon grandiflorum, mint and other ingredients. It has the functions of clearing the lungs, moistening dryness, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. Used for dry cough, dry throat and sore throat caused by wind-heat cold. It is effective for symptoms such as lung heat cough, dry lips and nose, headache, and red tongue with little fluid caused by acute upper respiratory tract infection and acute bronchitis. Take orally 15 to 30 ml each time, 3 times a day. Reduce the dosage for children.

(2) Ermu Ningsou Pills: This product is composed of gypsum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Fritillaria thunbergii, Gardenia jasminoides, Scutellaria baicalensis, Trichosanthes fruit, Poria cocos, Morus alba, Citrus aurantium, Schisandra chinensis, Tangerine peel, and Licorice. It has the functions of clearing the lungs, moistening dryness, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is used for dryness and heat in the lungs, lung heat cough, yellow and sticky sputum that is difficult to cough up, chest tightness and shortness of breath, long-term cough, hoarseness and sore throat. Take 2 pills (12-18 grams) orally, 3 times a day, with warm water. Reduce the dosage for children.

(3) Tongxuan Lifei Pills: This product is composed of perilla leaves, peucedanum chinense, platycodon grandiflorum, bitter almond, ephedra, liquorice, tangerine peel, pinellia (processed), poria, fructus aurantii (fried), and scutellaria baicalensis. In addition to pills, there are also different dosage forms such as granules, pastes, capsules, and oral liquids on the market. Function: dispel cold, clear lung and stop cough. It is suitable for treating wind-cold exterior syndrome with cough and shortness of breath, severe aversion to cold, mild fever, headache and nasal congestion, cough with white sputum, no sweat and wheezing. Pills: Take 2 pills (12 grams) orally, 2 to 3 times a day. It is not recommended for patients with wind-heat cold and yin deficiency cough. Avoid eating raw, cold and greasy foods.

(4) Tangerine peel tablets (pills, granules): The drug composition includes tangerine peel, dried tangerine peel, pinellia (processed), tuckahoe, licorice, platycodon, bitter almond, perilla seed (fried), aster, coltsfoot flower, trichosanthes peel, thunbergia thunbergii, rehmannia root, ophiopogon japonicus, gypsum, etc. Functions: clearing the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Used for cough with a lot of sputum, sputum that is difficult to cough up, chest tightness and dry mouth. It can be used to treat acute and chronic bronchitis and asthma. Dosage: large honey pills, 12 grams each time; small honey pills, 12 grams each time; tablets, 4 tablets each time. Twice a day.

(5) Yin-nourishing and lung-clearing paste: contains ingredients such as Rehmannia root, Ophiopogon japonicus, White Peony Root, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Paeonia suffruticosa, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Menthus fragrans, and Licorice. Except for ointments, the functions of granules, oral liquids, pills, syrups, mixtures and other preparations are the same. Function: nourishing yin, clearing away heat, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It is used for cough with little sputum, dry mouth and tongue, sore throat, sore throat, and hoarseness due to yin deficiency and lung heat, internal dryness and fluid deficiency. It is effective for upper respiratory tract infection, chronic palatine tonsillitis and chronic pharyngitis. Dosage: 15-20g of paste each time; 1 packet of granules each time (15g); 10-20ml of oral liquid each time; 2 honey pills each time (18g). Both are taken twice a day. Avoid spicy and greasy foods during medication.

The above is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicines that can relieve cough and reduce phlegm. I hope it will be helpful to everyone’s understanding. It is very necessary to master some traditional Chinese medicines for relieving cough and reducing phlegm, especially when there are children at home. Once the child has similar symptoms, these medicines can be used to relieve them and prevent the child from suffering more serious harm.