Hello friends, I am a former doctor, and today, let's talk about "phlegm"
In life, we can notice that many middle-aged and elderly people will have phlegm, they always feel that there is phlegm in their throat, and it seems that they can never cough up, and even some people will have wheezing and chest tightness when they cough up phlegm severely.
In fact, there are only three causes of cough and phlegm
First, the cold evil obstructs the lungs, the body suffers from external cold, and the cold invades the lungs, which will cause the lungs to lose their ability to declare and descend, and the lungs are not smooth, and the qi dispersed into a mass gathers in the lungs, and the water in the lungs will also be condensed by the cold to form water dampness, and the water dampness and the gathered qi will block the lungs, and there will be poor breathing, chest tightness and coldness, and cough and cough white sticky phlegm
Secondly, it is damp heat obstruction of the lungs, the imbalance of yin and yang in the body, the internal heat generates dampness, and the dampness and heat gather and invade the lungs, resulting in lung dysfunction, which will lead to coughing up yellow sticky phlegm, accompanied by body heat, greasy skin, body sleepiness, chest tightness and burning pain, etc., this situation requires clearing the damp heat and promoting the qi, and the conditioning can refer to the addition and subtraction of Sanren Tang
Finally, it is the deficiency of lung yin, simply put, the lungs lack of "water", the lungs are insufficient yin fluid, resulting in lung dystrophy, poor qi, and cough and phlegm, but mostly dry cough, small amount of sputum or blood in the sputum, at this time it is necessary to nourish the yin and moisten the lungs
In addition, in life, we should avoid greasy, spicy and stimulating food, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, pay attention to nutritional matching, and maintain water intake;
Well, that's all for today's sharing, I hope it can help everyone