Cold cough and hot cough

If we want to distinguish between the two symptoms of cold cough and hot cough in our lives, we should start with the cause of the disease. Cold cough is caused by the invasion of wind and cold, which will cause foamy sputum, chills and nasal congestion, etc. Hot cough is a lung disease caused by wind and heat. At this time, the sputum is yellow and dry cough, accompanied by headache and hoarseness. We can distinguish between cold cough and hot cough from these symptoms.

About wind-cold cough: It is caused by the invasion of wind-cold and the failure of lung qi to descend, and is more common in winter and spring. Symptoms of cold cough: a lot of phlegm in a thin, white, foamy state, with a phlegm sound in the throat that is easy to cough up, and there is a headache, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, or accompanied by fear of cold, chills, no sweating, a pale red tongue, a thin white coating, and a floating and tight pulse.

The biggest difference is that there is phlegm in the lungs. If you put your ear against the patient's chest wall and ask the patient to breathe hard, you can hear a wheezing sound like a water flute in the trachea. The patient often has chest tightness and sometimes needs deep breathing to replenish oxygen. In severe cases, shortness of breath may occur.

At this time, you should eat some warm foods that can reduce phlegm and relieve cough. The treatment for cold cough should be to dispel wind and cold, promote lung function and relieve cough. The important thing is that it can promote the discharge of phlegm in the trachea and reduce secretions in the trachea. You can choose to use Sanao Decoction with modifications or Xiaoqinglong Decoction.

About wind-heat cough: Wind-heat invades the lungs, turns into heat inside, burns body fluids, and causes the lungs to lose their ability to clear and purify themselves. It is more common in summer and autumn. Symptoms of hot cough: yellow and thick sputum in small amount, dry cough without sputum or uncomfortable sputum coughing, dry and painful throat, hoarseness, itchy throat and urge to cough, thirst, often accompanied by fever, headache, dizziness, red tongue, thin yellow tongue coating, floating or rapid pulse. In the early stage, the tracheal wall will secrete purulent sputum, and thick yellow or green sputum will be coughed up.

After a few days, the condition improved and there was no more purulent sputum secretion, but there was still local redness and swelling, the trachea and larynx still felt itchy, and the cough became non-sputum. The treatment for heat cough is mainly to suppress cough and clear lung heat, generally using Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang or Qing Fei Yihuo Pills.