Let's be clear! Efficacy and differences of 12 common cough syrups

In life, we often hear about all kinds of cough syrup, what is the difference between these syrups, today we will talk about it.

1

Acute syrup

【Ingredients】Houttuynia cordata, buckwheat, green seasons, ephedra, aster, anterior beard, citrus aurantium, licorice

【Indications】 Clear heat and dissolve phlegm, promote lung and cough. It is used for cough caused by external wind fever, such as fever, chills, chest fullness, cough and sore throat; acute exacerbations of acute bronchitis and chronic bronchitis are seen in the above symptoms.

【Precautions】 Athletes should use with caution.

2

Cold cough syrup

【Ingredients】Chai Hu, Honeysuckle, Kudzu Root, Artemisia Annua, Forsythia, Skullcap, Platycodon, Bitter Almond, Menthol

【Indications】 Clear the pyrolysis table, suppress cough and phlegm. Indications for the treatment of colds caused by external wind and fever, such as fever and bad wind, headache and nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, and physical discomfort.

【Precautions】

1. It is not suitable for people with cold and wind.

2. Spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, abdominal pain, warm and diarrhea should be used with caution.

3

Chuanbei loquat syrup

【Ingredients】 Sichuan mussel extract, platycodon, loquat leaf, menthol

【Indications】Clear heat and promote lungs, dissolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is used for coughing sputum yellow or sputum discomfort caused by wind fever in the lungs and sputum fever, sore throat, chest tightness and pain; colds and bronchitis are seen in the above symptoms.

【Precautions】Not suitable for people with cold and wind chills.

4

Chuanbei cough syrup

【Ingredients】 Sichuan shellfish, loquat leaf, plantain, licorice, ephedra, 100 parts, bellflower, almond, etc.

【Indications for function】Promote lung qi, disperse wind and cold, suppress cough and expectorant. Used for colds, coughs and anti-qi.

【Precautions】This product is suitable for cold cough, which is manifested as cough, sputum multi-colored white, accompanied by nasal discharge, thirst, headache, bad wind.

5

Apricot Su cough syrup

【Ingredients】 Bitter almonds, platycodon, perilla leaves, licorice, anterior beard, tangerine peel

【Indications】Promote lung cold, cough and expectorant. Used for cold cold cough, gas reversal.

【Precautions】This product is suitable for cold cough, which is manifested as heavy cough, shortness of breath, cough sputum thin and white, often accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose.

6

Half summer cough syrup

【Ingredients】 Half summer (ginger), ephedra, bitter almond, aster, winter flower, melon peel, tangerine peel, hot licorice.

【Indications】Cough and expectorant. It is used for cold cough, sputum and anti-qi.

【Precautions】The drug is suitable for wind chill cough, which is manifested as cough with heavy sound, shortness of breath, itchy throat, thin and white cough, cold and fever.

7

Cough quick stop syrup

【Ingredients】 auspicious grass, yellow essence, hundred tail ginseng, platycodon, tiger ear grass, loquat leaf, ephedra, mulberry white bark, poppy shell.

【Indications for function】Nourish qi and nourish yin, moisturize the lungs and relieve cough, and benefit the stomach. It is used for cough, dry throat, sputum, and asthma caused by colds and chronic bronchitis.

1. If this product has precipitation, shake well and take it.

2. Take strictly according to the dosage of the user, the elderly and infirm should take it under the guidance of a doctor.

3. This product contains poppy shells and should not be taken for a long time.

4. Athletes should use with caution.

8

Loquat cough syrup

【Ingredients】 Loquat leaf, baby millet shell, hundred parts, white front, mulberry white peel, platycodon, menthol.

【Indications for function】Nourish the yin lungs, expectorant and cough. Indications for the treatment of cough, sputum and other symptoms. For bronchitis cough.

【Precautions】 Children, pregnant women and lactating women are prohibited; diabetics are not allowed to take it.

9

Monk fruit cough syrup

【Ingredients】 Monk fruit, loquat leaf, mulberry white peel, white front, 100 parts, platycodon, peppermint oil.

【Indications】Expectorant and cough relief. For colds and coughs.

【Precautions】This product is suitable for cold and cough, and the symptoms of cold and heat are not obvious.

10

Antelope cough syrup

【Ingredients】 Aster (honey), Poria poria, ephedra, Zhimu, honeysuckle, tangerine peel, Half Summer (ginger), Qianhu, Yuanzhi (system), Flat shellfish, poppy husk, hawthorn, antelope horn.

【Indications】 Promote lung sputum, relieve cough and asthma. It is used for children with pulmonary fever cough and sputum wet cough.

【Precautions】This product contains half summer (ginger) and poppy husks, athletes should use with caution.

11

Pediatric cough syrup

【Ingredients】 Licorice flow extract, platycodon stream extract, ammonium chloride, orange peel tincture

【Indications】Expectorant, antitussive, used for cough caused by children's colds.

1. This product contains ammonium chloride. Patients with abnormal liver and kidney function should use with caution; patients with peptic ulcer should use under the guidance of a physician.

2. People with chronic diseases such as hypertension and heart disease should be used with caution. Children with diabetes should take it under the guidance of a physician.

3. Dosage under the age of 1 should be consulted with a physician or pharmacist.

4. This product should not be taken for a long time.

12

Fina cough syrup

【Ingredients】This product contains 1 mg of promethazine hydrochloride, 25 mg of potassium guaiacol sulfonate, and 10 mg of ammonium chloride per ml.

【Indications】Clear heat and promote lungs, dissolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is used for cough and sputum and allergic cough caused by respiratory infections, has antitussive, expectorant and anti-allergic effects, and is generally used for dry cough without sputum. A cough medicine that is more commonly used clinically, with expectorant and anti-allergic effects, can be used for colds and flus and allergic bronchitis, especially suitable for patients with frequent cough at night who affect sleep.

1. Infants and newborns are prohibited.

2. Aerial workers, drivers, mechanical operators, disabled during working hours.

【Adverse reactions】The main adverse reactions are drowsiness, sleepiness, dry mouth, occasional gastrointestinal irritation symptoms, and extrapyramidal symptoms are easy to occur at high doses; dizziness, dementia, confusion and hypotension occur in the elderly; a small number of patients have excitement, insomnia, palpitations, headaches, tinnitus, blurred vision and difficulty urinating after medication. Overdose can occur with clumsiness, unresponsiveness, and tremor.

【Drug Interactions】

l This product can enhance the effect of anticholine drugs such as atropine.

l Combined with sedative, hypnotic, and allergic drugs can increase the inhibitory effect of this product on the central nervous system.

3. When used with ototoxic drugs such as aminoglycoside antibiotics, hydroonic acid preparations and normethenoxicycin, the symptoms of ototoxicity can be masked and not easily found.

General precautions for using cough syrup

1. Avoid tobacco, alcohol and spicy, cold and greasy food.

2. Bronchiectasis, lung abscess, pulmonary heart disease, tuberculosis, diabetes patients should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Patients with hypertension and heart disease should use with caution. Diabetics and patients with liver disease, kidney disease and other serious chronic diseases should take it under the guidance of a doctor.

4. There is no improvement in the medical certificate after taking it for one week, and you should stop taking it and go to the hospital for treatment.

5. During the medication, if the patient has a high fever, body temperature exceeds 38 ° C, or wheezing and shortness of breath, or cough aggravation, sputum volume significantly increased should go to the hospital for treatment.

6. It is forbidden for people with allergies, and those with allergies should use with caution.

7. It is forbidden to use when the cough syrup properties change.

8. Children, pregnant women, lactating women, the elderly and infirm should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

9. Keep cough syrup out of reach of children.

Source: Combination medication