Treatment methods for hot cough and cold cough

Hot cough is caused by lung infection due to wind-heat, which is more common in summer and autumn. We can use Feili Ke mixture or bean curd porridge for conditioning. Cold cough is caused by infection caused by wind-cold, which is also a common cough. At this time, we can use pediatric cough syrup and pediatric gourd powder for treatment. When we treat hot cough and cold cough, we should know clearly what kind of symptoms it belongs to and then choose drug treatment.

Treatments for cold and hot coughs

If you cannot distinguish between cold and heat, or if you find that your child has a cough with both cold and heat, parents can:

1. Choose Western cough medicine: such as Yitanjing;

2. Choose Chinese patent medicines that can be used for both cold and warm effects: such as Xiaoer Hulusan and Xiaoer Cough Syrup (provincial Chinese medicine preparations);

3. Auxiliary diet therapy: preserved egg and lean meat porridge.

If it is a cold cough

Medicine for cold cough: snake gall and tangerine peel liquid;

Diet therapy for cold cough: tangerine peel porridge.

If it is a hot cough

Medicine for fever and cough: Feili Ke mixture;

Diet therapy for hot cough: bean curd stick porridge.

If a doctor prescribes both snake gall and tangerine peel liquid and lung power cough mixture, then there is definitely a problem. This situation has been encountered clinically.

Cold cough diet

Ginger + orange + brown sugar + garlic

Boil them together and drink it, which is suitable for mild cold and cough.

Pear + Sichuan pepper + rock sugar

Cut the pear in half and remove the core. Add 20 peppercorns and 2 pieces of rock sugar. Put the pear halves together in a bowl and steam for about half an hour. A pear can be eaten in two times, and it is effective in treating cold and cough.

Red dates + ginkgo

Take 10 red dates and 6 ginkgo nuts, put them in a small pot, add half a bowl of water, and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes. This prescription has the effects of invigorating qi, strengthening the spleen, astringing the lungs and relieving asthma. It is suitable for people with long-term coughs, recurrent colds and coughs.

Walnut + sesame + yam + honey

Crush walnut kernels, black sesame seeds and yam and mix them evenly. Then add honey and a small amount of water. Put them in a large bowl, cover it, and then steam it in a large pot. After boiling over high heat, switch to low heat and steam for 40 minutes. This prescription has the effect of nourishing the lungs and kidneys, and is suitable for people with chronic cough, bronchitis, and asthma.

Tip: When treating cold or cough caused by lung deficiency and cold, you should be cautious about eating cold foods, such as mung beans, crabs, snails, snails, persimmons, grapefruit, bananas, kiwis, watermelons, melons, bitter melons, water chestnuts, arrowheads, kelp, seaweed, eggplants, lotus roots, winter melons, loofahs, sweet potatoes, etc.

Hot cough diet

Pear + rock sugar + Sichuan Fritillary

After removing the core of the pear, add rock sugar and Fritillaria cirrhosa, and steam it for about 30 minutes. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, and reducing phlegm.

Radish, water chestnut and loofah water

Wash the white radish, water chestnuts and loofah, slice them, put them in a small pot, add half a bowl of water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes on low heat.

Tip: As the saying goes, "Fish causes fire, meat causes phlegm, vegetables and tofu keep you safe." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that meat that is fishy, ​​greasy, and irritating, such as mutton, dog meat, fish, crab, shrimp, fatty meat, and chili peppers, may cause dampness, phlegm, and internal heat, so they should be avoided during treatment.