What is lung heat cough

Coughing is a very common symptom in the human body. Once someone catches a cold, it is likely to cause coughing. But the cause of cough is not just cold, it may also be caused by other diseases. For example, pharyngitis or lung fever, but most people don’t quite understand what lung heat type cough is, nor do they know how to treat it. So what exactly is a lung heat cough?

1. What is lung heat cough?

Lung-heat cough is a symptom caused by stagnation of heat in the lungs and failure of lung qi to flow, with cough as the main symptom. It is more common in children and the elderly with low immunity. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, lung-heat cough belongs to the category of febrile diseases. This disease may occur in respiratory diseases such as respiratory tract infections, acute and chronic bronchitis attacks, etc. in modern medicine.

2. Symptoms and characteristics

The main clinical manifestations are repeated coughing and coughing up yellow sputum, accompanied by dry mouth, sore throat, constipation, dark urine, fever or wheezing, red tongue, thin yellow or greasy yellow tongue coating, little fluid, and slippery or fine pulse.

Pathological mechanisms

1. If wind-heat comes up or cold turns into heat, phlegm and dampness will accumulate inside the body and accumulate in the lungs, causing cough and itchy and sore throat.

2. When lung heat is accumulated inside the body, the phlegm will be yellow and thick.

3. Deficiency of vital energy, excessive phlegm and heat, or children's irregular diet, excessive consumption of spicy, hot and greasy food, resulting in internal heat and the subsequent exposure to wind-heat evil toxins.

4. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines

Medication for adults: Chuanbei loquat syrup, Xiuzhen Feining, snake gall loquat paste, snake gall loquat paste, used to treat cough due to phlegm and heat in the lungs.

Medication for children: Oral liquid for lung heat, cough and asthma in children. It is used to relieve both exterior and interior, promote lung function and resolve phlegm, clear away heat and detoxify, relieve cough, relieve asthma, reduce inflammation, and have antibacterial and antiviral effects.

5. Daily care

1. Keep the indoor air fresh, open windows frequently for ventilation, and strengthen air disinfection.

2. Disinfect sputum and sputum collection utensils.

3. Pay attention to oral hygiene and rinse your mouth after expectoration.

4. Depending on the location of the lesion, pat the back with your hollow palm or perform body drainage to facilitate smooth discharge of sputum.