Why does lung heat occur

Lung heat is a relatively common disease and a health problem that many people have. The most common symptom of lung heat is cough, and the incidence of lung heat cough in children is very high. Lung heat is generally caused by external evil attacking the lungs, lung dryness damaging the lungs, and low immunity. If you have a lung heat cough, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.

1. Causes of Lung Heat

1. External evil attacks the lungs: Lung heat, cough and sputum are caused by wind-heat evil invading the lungs, or wind-cold turning into heat. The lungs are burned by heat toxins and fail to descend and clear away the phlegm. The phlegm and heat inside the lungs lead to heat stagnation in the lungs, resulting in a symptom characterized by cough. It often occurs after a lung heat cold or without cold symptoms.

2. Lung dryness damages the lungs: Cough caused by dryness damaging the lungs. The symptoms include cough with little sputum, hoarseness in the throat, thirst and thirst, constipation and dry skin. The main clinical manifestations are repeated coughing and coughing up yellow sputum, accompanied by dry mouth, sore throat, constipation, fever or wheezing, red tongue, thin yellow or greasy tongue coating, and little fluid. The treatment should be to clear dryness and moisten the lungs, with Qingzao Jiufei Decoction etc.

3. Low immunity: Lung heat cough is often seen in children with low immunity, and the main manifestation is recurrent coughing. Clinically, Chinese patent medicines such as Children's Lung Heat Cough and Asthma Oral Liquid are mainly used for treatment, which can significantly promote the peristalsis of pharyngeal and bronchial cilia and enhance the expectoration function. At the same time, the medicine can cover the inflamed pharyngeal mucosa, relieve inflammatory stimulation, and have a significant and lasting antitussive effect.

2. Symptoms of lung heat cough

Typical symptoms of lung heat cough: wheezing, sore throat, yellow and greasy tongue coating, coughing up yellow sputum, coughing at night, and watery cough.

The main clinical manifestations are repeated coughing, coughing up yellow sputum, accompanied by dry mouth, sore throat, constipation, dark urine, fever or wheezing, red tongue, thin yellow or greasy yellow tongue coating, little fluid, and slippery or fine pulse.

3. How to prevent lung heat cough

1. Strengthen exercise and engage in more outdoor activities to improve the body's disease resistance.

2. When the climate changes, add or remove clothes in time to prevent overcooling or overheating.

3. Avoid taking children to crowded public places to reduce the chance of infection.

4. Open windows frequently to let in fresh air. When a family member has a cold, the room can be fumigated and disinfected with vinegar to prevent viral infection.

5. Receive preventive injections in time to reduce the occurrence of infectious diseases.