Influenza is highly contagious and fast, and is regarded as a plague by Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a person will get sick, and the reasons can be divided into three types: external cause, internal cause and internal and external cause. External causes refer to six evils such as wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness and fire, as well as plagues that can cause rapid infection, rapid spread, rapid development into serious illness and even death.
Different from the common cold, the clinical manifestations of influenza A and B are more obvious, including repeated fever, muscle aches, severe headache, cough, sore throat, chills, chest tightness and chest pain. In this wave of influenza epidemic, many patients have severe cough. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is mainly caused by staphylococcus aureus complicated with infection, and the sputum becomes thick yellow and green, which is not easy to cough up.
Prevention of influenza in epidemic period, upper body self-care, both internal and external.
During the influenza epidemic, people should get into the habit of vaccination, wearing masks, washing hands frequently, talking for 2 meters when coughing, and exercising regularly. In addition, we can start with internal and external factors to maintain emotional stability and avoid internal injuries caused by seven emotions such as joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock; In terms of diet, there is less cream and a thick taste; Be careful in life, don't stay up late and don't overwork; Suitable for constant temperature, increase or decrease clothes according to weather changes, and maintain air circulation; Drink plenty of water, keep defecation unobstructed and help the body detoxify.
The flu can't stop! Traditional Chinese medicine has a good effect in adjuvant treatment.
Once you get the flu, the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine will help you recover quickly. It is suggested that patients consult qualified Chinese medicine practitioners under the treatment of western medicine, and use Chinese herbal medicines such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptidis Rhizoma, Radix Isatidis, Flos Lonicerae, Folium Isatidis, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Loquat, which have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, resolving phlegm and inhibiting virus, to help alleviate the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection and accelerate the recovery of the disease. It should be noted that the interval between traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine should be at least half an hour to avoid drug interaction.
Acupoints for relieving flu discomfort are reliable.
In addition to prescribing traditional Chinese medicine to strengthen the body, acupoint acupuncture and * * * also have a good effect on relieving cough, headache and other discomfort. Useful acupoints include head and neck temple, Baihui point, auricular point, Fengchi point and Jianjing point; Hegu, Lieque, Chise, Taiyuan and Neiguan points of the hand; Zhongfu point and Yunmen point in the chest; Ganshu point and Du meridian on the back.
When the thick phlegm can't be coughed up, please ask your family members to wear masks and surgical gloves, help the points of Ganshu and Du meridian on the back, or pat your back to promote the smooth blood flow on your back, which is especially helpful for sputum discharge. In addition, regular swimming exercises to strengthen back muscles will also help to cough up thick phlegm and make colds and flu recover faster.