What causes itchy throat, cough and runny nose

Many people have experienced itchy throat and coughing, and some people also have runny nose. Most people don’t know the causes of itchy throat, coughing and runny nose, and think it is a simple cold. In addition to colds, it may also be caused by other reasons, such as liver fire attacking the lungs.

1. Wind-heat attacks the lungs. Cough, rough and loud cough, thick and yellow sputum, uncomfortable sputum, accompanied by fever, aversion to wind, headache, sweating, dry throat and thirst, runny nose, red tongue with thin yellow coating, and rapid pulse. The treatment is suitable for dispelling wind and heat, promoting lung function and relieving cough. You can choose Lingyang Qingfei Pills (composed of Chinese medicines such as antelope horn powder, Fritillaria thunbergii, Isatis indigotica, mulberry bark, honeysuckle, almond, loquat leaf, scutellaria baicalensis, and Peucedanum chinense), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. Other products with similar effects include Sangju Cold Tablets, Chuanbei Cough Syrup, Snake Gall and Chuanbei Liquid (Powder), etc., which can also be used as reference. It is forbidden for patients with cold cough, stomach cold vomiting and diabetes.

2. Wind-cold attacks the lungs. Cough, thin white sputum, itchy throat, often accompanied by nasal congestion, clear runny nose, sneezing, chills, headache, joint pain, thin white tongue coating, and floating and tight pulse. The treatment is suitable for dispelling wind and cold, promoting lung function and relieving cough. You can choose Tongxuan Lifei Pills (composed of ephedra, perilla leaf, peucedanum, apricot kernel, platycodon, tangerine peel, pinellia, poria, and fructus aurantii, etc.), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with light ginger soup or warm water. Other medicines with similar effects include Ma Huang Zhisou Pills, Jieji Ningsou Pills, Xiaoqinglong Mixture (granules), etc., which can also be used as reference. Avoid eating raw, cold and greasy food. Patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes are prohibited from taking it.

3. Phlegm and dampness accumulate in the lungs. Coughing with a lot of phlegm, which is white and sticky. The cough stops when the phlegm is discharged. It is accompanied by chest and abdominal distension, fatigue, heaviness and drowsiness, decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting, loose stools, white and greasy tongue coating, and slippery pulse. The treatment is suitable for strengthening the spleen and drying dampness, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

4. Liver fire affects the lungs. When coughing, the face becomes red, the throat becomes dry and bitter in the mouth, and phlegm is blocked in the throat, but the cough cannot be coughed out. The amount is small and sticky or like cotton wool. There is distension and pain in the chest and flanks, and pain when coughing. Symptoms fluctuate with emotions. The tongue is red, the tongue coating is thin and yellow with little fluid, and the pulse is stringy and rapid. The treatment is suitable for clearing the lungs, purging the liver, regulating qi and reducing fire. You can choose to use Daihe San and Xiebai San with modifications (mulberry bark, Rehmannia root bark, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia jasminoides, Moutan bark, Indigo naturalis, sea clam shell, japonica rice, licorice, etc.). Make sure to keep your mood happy.