Cough is a very common disease in everyday life and belongs to a group of respiratory diseases, mostly seen after a cold. Although cough is not a particularly serious disease, it can affect people’s normal life and work if it develops over a long period of time. Prolonged coughing can also irritate the trachea and bronchi, triggering inflammation in these areas, which can lead to inflammatory diseases such as bronchitis. In addition, chronic coughing can also affect the lungs, leading to lung fibrosis and even nodules in the lungs, which can lead to lung disease in severe cases.
So what are some Chinese medicines that can stop coughing?
1, Qianhu
The main part of the medicine is the dried root of the plant, which belongs to the Umbelliferae family. The nature of Qianhu is relatively cool, taste a little bitter, but also slightly spicy. Because Qianhu belongs to the lung meridian, but also because the taste is relatively cool, so there is a very good lung role. It can also dispel phlegm by dispersing wind and heat, and is mainly used to treat coughs with phlegm and heat, so it is very effective in relieving coughs. But also note that patients with Yin deficiency cough are not suitable for this drug.
2, Chuanbei
Chuanbei is cold in nature and bitter in taste, and has a good tonic effect on the heart as well as the lungs. Chuanbei has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying and moistening the lungs, so it is also widely used in clinical practice. It can be used to clear the lung and dissolve phlegm, stop coughing and calm asthma, and is mainly applied to treat dry cough. Therefore, Chuanbei is a good remedy for dry cough, and is usually boiled together with medications such as maitake to make a soup to take. But it should be noted that patients with stomach diseases also try not to take Chuanbei, because it will damage the gastric mucosa.
3, White fruit
White fruit is relatively flat, bitter taste, and there is a slight sense of astringency. White fruit has a slight toxicity, the human lungs and kidneys have a certain degree of help, white fruit has a phlegm and asthma, for patients with wet phlegm cough, have a certain therapeutic effect. The method of taking white fruit is first fried, and then made into Chinese medicine, which can reduce the toxicity of white fruit and prevent toxicity to trigger some side effects.
4, Bitter almonds
Bitter almond belongs to the Rosaceae plant, bitter almond taste slightly bitter, and has a slight toxicity, when made into Chinese medicine should not be too large a dose. Bitter almond has the function of moistening the lung, lowering the air, relieving cough and calming asthma. Therefore, for some patients with dry cough, consider using bitter almonds to make herbal medicine. The method of use is to decoct it into a soup and take it internally.
These are the common herbal medicines for cough, which everyone has after a cold. The specific choice of which herbal medicine to use depends on the characteristics of the cough and its severity, and the best treatment is to treat the symptoms. Cough is not a major disease, but it should not be ignored.