What should I do if I have an itchy throat and dry cough

Dry and itchy throat makes many people feel uncomfortable, so we must pay attention to clearly understand the causes of dry and itchy throat, so that we can know what effective methods to choose. For people with cold and cough, be careful to avoid eating raw, cold and greasy foods.

1. Wind-cold cough: Patients present with cough with thin sputum, shortness of breath and itchy throat, accompanied by headache, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, fear of cold, slight fever, no sweating, limb aches, etc. Common purchase: 1) Tongxuan Lifei Oral Liquid: Oral, 2-3 times a day, 20 ml each time for adults. Avoid eating raw, cold and greasy food. Patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes are prohibited from taking it. 2) Jieji Ningsou Pills: Orally, twice a day, half a pill each time for children under 1 year old; 1 pill each time for children over 2 years old. Suitable for minor cold and cough. Avoid eating raw, cold and greasy food.

2. Wind-heat cough: Patients experience coughing with rough breath or hoarse voice, thick or yellow sputum, uncomfortable sputum, often accompanied by fever, dry mouth, sore throat, etc. Commonly used: 1) Chuanbei cough syrup: Oral, 3 times a day, 15 ml each time for adults. When taking the medicine, avoid eating raw, cold, greasy food. Not suitable for patients with diabetes. 2) Chuanbei Qingfei Syrup: Orally, 3 times a day, 15-30 ml each time for adults. It is best not to be used by patients with cough not caused by cold, loose stools and infants. It is forbidden for patients with cold cough, stomach cold vomiting and diabetes.

3. Phlegm-damp cough: Patients present with coughing with a lot of phlegm, heavy and turbid cough, white and sticky phlegm that is either thick or thin, coughing and expectoration is particularly severe in the morning, there is often a gurgling sound in the throat, chest tightness and spitting out clear water, loss of appetite, etc. Commonly used: 1) Tangerine peel tablets: Oral, adults twice a day, 6 tablets each time. Avoid spicy and greasy food during medication; not suitable for cold cough or weak cough. 2) Suzi Jiangqi Pills: Oral, adults, 1-2 times a day, 6 grams each time. During the medication period, avoid eating raw, cold, greasy food; avoid wind and cold; patients with hot cough, weak cough, dry cough without sputum are prohibited from using this medicine.