Chinese medicine for cough

Cough is a common disease. There are many ways to treat this disease. However, when treating cough, the diet should be arranged reasonably. Some foods that cannot be eaten cannot be chosen, otherwise it will have a great impact on the body. The common treatment for cough is traditional Chinese medicine. This treatment method can quickly improve the patient's condition. What are the traditional Chinese medicines for treating cough?

Many people are not very clear about traditional Chinese medicine for treating coughs, so they need to have some understanding of this type of medicine so that when choosing, they can know how to choose it and it will not cause any harm to any part of the body.

Chinese medicine for cough:

1. Long-term cough and Yin damage

This type of cough is characterized by a long-lasting dry cough, a short cough, or blood in the sputum, and is often accompanied by afternoon flushing, hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue and other symptoms. People with long-term cough and yin damage should use medicines that nourish lung yin, eliminate stubborn phlegm, produce body fluid, and reduce adverse qi, such as honey-refined Chuanbei loquat paste, Lily Solidifying Gold Pills, Autumn Pear Paste, Yangyin and Qingfei Paste, etc.

2. Phlegm-damp cough

This type of cough mostly occurs in frail elderly people. Its characteristics are heavy and dull cough, abundant and sticky sputum in grayish white color, which worsens after eating sweet and greasy food, accompanied by symptoms such as chest tightness, loss of appetite, fatigue, and loose stools. It is advisable to use drugs that regulate the lungs and strengthen the spleen, calm coughs and eliminate phlegm, such as Pinellia Extract, Pinellia Summer Hemp Pills, Juhong Tanke Granules (oral liquid, ointment), Erchen Pills, etc. People with asthma caused by excessive phlegm can take ginseng and gecko pills, but should not take snow pear paste, pear paste candy, etc.

3. Cold and cough

This type of cough is mostly caused by exogenous wind and cold. The symptoms are heavy cough, thin white sputum, chills, headache, heavy nasal congestion, sneezing, and clear runny nose. The patient has a white tongue coating and is often afraid of cold. It is advisable to take warming and cold-phlegm-removing cough-relieving medicines, such as Xiaokechuan, Banxialu, Xingsu Cough Syrup, Guilong Kechuanning, Xiaoqinglong Granules, Tongxuan Lifei Oral Liquid, etc.

The above is a detailed introduction to traditional Chinese medicine for treating cough. Treating cough according to the above method is a good way, and these medicines are relatively simple to use. However, it should be noted that if the cough does not get better, you must go to the hospital for examination to avoid other diseases in your body.