Winter is the season of high incidence of respiratory diseases, and the symptoms of cough are more pronounced. In the winter, he "coughed and coughed" non-stop, and he was upset and did not bother the people around him. Why do you cough so frequently in winter, and what should you do in the face of a sudden cough? Let's take a look at what emergency cough magic weapons are brought by Director Yao Weihai of the Acute Cough Clinic of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
What is winter cough?
The performance of cough is different in different seasons. It is easy to have wind cough in spring, dry cough in autumn, and cold cough in winter. In the north, when the cold evil strikes, there will be a "cold bag fire" cough.
The warmth of the house in the northern winter, coupled with the wearing of thick clothes, is prone to pores and venting. When the pores are opened, they are susceptible to the invasion of the outside world, and the symptoms of cold, fever, coughing, and spitting up white phlegm appear.
In addition, in the winter, people will like to eat some shabu-shabu and grilled meat with wine, in fact, these foods will help the internal heat. When the internal heat in the body gathers to a certain amount, the sputum will become yellow and viscous, and there will be symptoms of excessive internal heat such as thirst and stool.
Prescription one
Cold and hot soup
Cold relief soup is one of the effective prescriptions for the treatment of cough in winter, mainly according to the classic recipe of Traditional Chinese medicine - Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang to add and subtract.
Ephedra is warm, relieves cold, relieves cough and asthma; raw gypsum clears lung heat, relieves muscle; almond phlegm, cough, asthma; licorice can integrate medicinal properties. The combination of these four herbs can make the effect of cold dissipation and heat relief better, and also play a role in reducing toxicity and increasing efficiency.
Prescription two
Tracheitis pills
Tracheitis Pills is a proprietary Chinese medicine developed by Mr. Shi Jinmo, one of the four famous doctors in Beijing. Shi Jinmo is good at using pairs of medicines, such as tracheitis pills, ephedra and guizhi xinwen, ephedra dissolving table cold, guizhi muscle dissipation cold, reconciling camp guard, two herbs with cold dissipation, table relief, antipyretic effect is better; tangerine peel and half summer can be used together to vaporize phlegm, and stomach anwelling; aster and winter flowers moisturize the lungs, phlegm, reduce gas; sea floating petrified stubborn phlegm; rotary flower Xuan lung cough, phlegm relief, and gastric peace. As an emergency drug, tracheitis pills can be taken for three to five days, and they can be stopped when they see the effect. When the onset of cough is more urgent and it is too late to go to the hospital, you can go to the pharmacy to buy it.
Dietary remedies
Flavored shallot soup
Onion white hair sweat to solve the table, access to yang qi; light tempeh can solve the table to remove annoyance; coriander root perspiration and heat, and stomach peace; ginger spicy temperature, solution the table cold, xuan lung cough. Flavored shallot soup can be used as a dietary remedy to treat mild or onset winter coughs, which can be relieved by taking it two to three times a day.
Gua Sha method
Scraping the bladder meridian
The bladder meridian is the longest meridian of the human body, the surface of the main body. There is a very important Yu point on the bladder meridian called lung Yu, and the bladder meridian can affect lung qi through lung Yu. Therefore, scraping the bladder can not only disperse the cold, but also promote lung qi.
The lungs are in the middle of the shoulder blades and on both sides of the spine. When scraping the bladder meridian, you can go from the neck to the back and waist, so that the evil qi can be dissipated, thus dredging the yang qi.
Experts demonstrate how to scrape the bladder meridian
Prevents winter cough
The yang qi of the human body is divided into wei qi and camp qi, which protects the surface of the human body and solidifies the yin fluid and yin blood in the body. People with weak lung health are easily invaded by cold evil in winter, and a cold cough of "cold wrapping fire" occurs. Early prevention of patients with qi deficiency can reduce the invasion of external evils in winter.
Jade screen wind scattered astragalus with white magic qi, solid table; raw pulse drink in ginseng tonic qi, with mai mendong can supplement yin liquid; schisandra convergence. Patients with symptoms of qi deficiency can take these two medicines at the beginning of winter and take them until the end of winter.
Expert Tip: Yuping FengShan and Raw Pulse Drink as a preventive medicine, can be taken when there is no cough symptoms. If you have cough or fever, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment.
Long-term cough in winter does not improve, you should see a doctor as soon as possible!
Path to Health - Program broadcast time
Winter Cough Emergency Codex
Broadcast time: December 22, 18:45