Because of the sudden change of climate, or the ineffectiveness of external defense, wind and cold attack the exterior, or enter through the nose and mouth, or suffer from moss, and the cold dominates depression, the lung defense is affected, so that the lung qi is suppressed and the spleen clearing order is out of order, then phlegm breeds, blocking the airway, affecting the entry and exit of lung qi, thus causing cough. If the wind and cold are tied outside and the acupoints are blocked, there will be aversion to cold, no sweat and head and body pain.
clinical picture
Frequent cough, severe throat itching, clear nose, or aversion to cold and no sweat, fever and headache, red tongue, thin and white fur and tight pulse. Or accompanied by cough, phlegm is multicolored and white.
Diagnosis and treatment based on comprehensive analysis of diseases and patients' conditions
1. Cold cough
(1) Symptoms include cough, itchy throat, thin and white sputum. Often accompanied by headache, stuffy nose, itchy eyes, sneezing, aversion to cold and sweating, body aches and so on. The tongue coating is thin and white, and the pulse is floating or tight.
(2) The therapeutic principles are dispelling cold, dispersing lung and relieving cough.
(3) The main prescription San 'ao Decoction combined with Zhisou Powder is modified. Herba Ephedrae and Herba Schizonepetae are commonly used drugs to dispel wind, dispel cold and moisten lung. Almond, Peucedanum, Platycodon grandiflorum, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Stemonae, etc. It can disperse lung qi, reduce phlegm and relieve cough.
2. Cold-dampness cough
(1) Syndrome: cough with white phlegm, chest tightness, stuffy nose, runny nose, aching all over, fatigue, white and greasy tongue coating and thready pulse.
(2) The therapeutic principles are dispelling cold, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm.
(3) Modified the main prescription of Su Xing San Er Chen Tang. Commonly used drugs: almond, perilla to dispel cold, dispersing lung and relieving cough; Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, Rhizoma Fagopyri Preparata, Poria, and Radix Glycyrrhizae regulate qi, eliminate dampness, and eliminate phlegm. If the cough is obvious, Herba Ephedrae and Stemonae can be added to disperse the lung and relieve cough.
Step 3 catch a cold and cough
(1) Symptoms: cough, frothy phlegm, cough against the upper qi, chest tightness, pale red tongue, thin and white fur, tight or stringy pulse.
(2) The principle of treatment is to dispel cold, warm the lungs and dissolve drinks.
(3) The main prescription Xiaoqinglong Decoction is modified. Commonly used drugs: ephedra, almond, cassia twig, expelling wind and cold, relieving exterior syndrome; Asari, Faxi, Ginger and Glycyrrhrizae Radix are used for eliminating dampness, resolving phlegm and dispersing lung qi. If the cough lasts for a long time, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis can be added to astringe the lung to relieve cough.
prevent
1. Pay attention to rest at ordinary times, strengthen exercise, pay attention to protection in cold season, and don't go to crowded public places to avoid infection.
2. If you have symptoms of wind-cold and cold, take timely measures or go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment to prevent the wind-cold cough from getting worse.
3. Avoid using astringent antitussive drugs in the early stage of cold cough. If misused, it will lead to stagnation of lung qi, and exogenous pathogens will not reach the outside, but will cause chronic cough, which will be difficult to heal for a long time.
4. Cold cough, diet should not be fat, sweet and greasy, and cold products should not be eaten, so as not to hinder the function of spleen and stomach transport, promote phlegm and dampness, and aggravate cough.
5. Medicinal diet
(1) 20g of ginger and scallion porridge and 50g of japonica rice1. Cook porridge with rice, add ginger and onion when it is cooked, cook it slightly, and eat it while it is hot, which has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior syndrome.
(2) Add 20 grams of ginger and 20 grams of brown sugar into 200 ml of ginger syrup and water, take it often while it is hot after boiling, or add hot porridge, which has the functions of expelling wind, dispelling cold and warming menstruation.