What to do if you have a scratchy throat and cough

　　Itchy throat cough reason

　　1. Wind-heat attacks the lungs. Cough, thick and yellow phlegm, unpleasant phlegm, accompanied by fever and wind, headache and sweating, dry throat and thirst, runny nose, yellow discharge, red tongue with thin yellow coating, floating pulse, etc. Treatment should be to dispel wind, clear away heat, soothe the lungs and relieve cough. You can choose Lingyang Qingfei Pills (composed of Antelope horn powder, Fritillaria fritillaris, Daqingye, mulberry bark, honeysuckle, almonds, loquat leaves, skullcap, Pediculus and other traditional Chinese medicines), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. Other products with similar effects include mulberry and chrysanthemum cold Tablets, Sichuan Fritillary Cough Lotion, Snake gallbladder liquid (powder), etc. can also be used as a reference. It is not allowed to be taken by patients with cold cough, stomach cold, vomiting and diabetes.

　　2. Wind and cold attack the lungs. Cough, thin white phlegm, itchy throat, often accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, aversion to cold, headache, sore limbs, thin white tongue coating, floating and tight pulse, etc. Treatment should be to dispel wind and cold, expel the lungs and relieve cough. You can choose Tongxuanlifei Pills (composed of ephedra, Suye, Pediculus, almonds, Platycodon, tangerine peel, Pinellia pinellia, Poria, Citrus aurantium, etc.), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with light ginger soup or warm water. Other products with similar effects include Mahuang Zhisou Pills, Jieji Ningsou Pills, Xiaoqinglong Mixture (infusion), etc. You can also refer to them for selection. Avoid eating cold, greasy food. Patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes are prohibited from taking this product.

　　3. Phlegm and dampness accumulate in the lungs. Cough with phlegm, white and sticky phlegm that stops immediately after the phlegm comes out, accompanied by chest distension and tightness, fatigue, body weight and drowsiness, decreased diet, nausea and vomiting, loose stools, white and greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse, etc. Treatment should be to invigorate the spleen, dry dampness, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. You can choose Qianjin Huatan Pills (composed of Pinellia ternata, Poria cocos, tangerine peel, White monkshood, Atractylodes, Citrus aurantium, Dannanxing, sea pumice, Angelica sinensis, Anemarrhena, Trichosanthes, etc.), take 6 grams each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. Other products with similar effects include Erchen Wan, Juhong Wan, etc., which can also be used as a reference.

　　4. Liver fire invades the lungs. When coughing, the face is red, the throat is dry, the mouth is bitter, the phlegm is stagnant in the throat, and only the cough cannot be coughed up. The amount is small and sticky or like flocculation, and the chest and ribs are distended pain , pain when coughing, symptoms fluctuating with mood, red tongue, thin yellow coating and less fluid, stringy and rapid pulse. Treatment should be to clear the lungs and purge the liver, smoothen the qi and reduce fire. You can choose Dai Ha Powder and Xie Bai Powder (mulberry bark, Digu bark, skullcap, gardenia, paeonol, indigo, sea clam shell, japonica rice, licorice, etc.). Pay attention to keeping your mood comfortable.

　　5. Phlegm-heat stagnates the lungs. Coughing and wheezing, yellow and sticky phlegm that is difficult to spit out, heat in the mouth and nose, bitter mouth and dry throat, sore throat, chest pain and chest tightness, yellow tongue coating, stringy and rapid pulse, etc. Treatment should be to clear the lungs, purge fire, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. You can choose Ermu Ningsou Pills (composed of Fritillaria fritillary, Anemarrhena, Gypsum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia, Trichosanthes bark, Mulberry bark, Schisandra chinensis, Tangerine peel, Poria, licorice, etc.), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. Other products with similar effects include Qingqi Huatan Pills, Lingyang Qingfei Pills, etc., which can be used as a reference.

　　6. Lung yin depletion. Prolonged cough, dry cough with little phlegm or blood in the phlegm, accompanied by weight loss, dry mouth and throat, hoarseness, hot flashes and night sweats, chest pain, red tongue with little coating, thready and rapid pulse, etc. Treatment should nourish yin, moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. You can choose Yangyin Qingfei Pills (composed of raw rehmannia, Scrophulariaceae, Ophiopogon japonicus, Fritillaria fritillary, white peony root, paeonol bark, mint, licorice, etc.), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. Other products with similar effects include Baihe Gujin Pills, Gecko Yangfei Pills, etc. You can also choose them for reference.

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　　What should I do if I have a scratchy throat and cough?

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the cause and pathogenesis of cough are relatively complex. When symptoms such as cough, phlegm, and itchy throat occur, the use of Chinese patent medicines must carefully examine the pathogenesis, differentiation, and treatment, so that the disease can be cured as soon as possible, ensuring that the syndrome and medicine are consistent, and the medicine can cure the disease. Traditional Chinese medicine generally divides cough into exogenous cough, which generally includes wind-cold attacking the lungs, wind-heat invading the lungs, wind-dryness injuring the lungs) and internal-injury cough (phlegm and dampness accumulating in the lungs, phlegm-heat stagnation in the lungs, liver-fire invading the lungs, and lung yin depletion).

　　If the problem is not too serious, it can be solved like this.

　　1. Ordinary processing. Brew some oak grass and drink it, which has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, heat-clearing and detoxifying effects; it can prevent and treat pharyngitis, rhinitis, tonsillitis, internal heat and discomfort caused by diseases. It also has obvious cough-relieving, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects on upper respiratory tract infections;

　　Intake more foods rich in B vitamins, collagen and elastin, such as pig's trotters, pig skin, tendons, animal liver, lean meat, fish, beans, fresh fruits, green vegetables, seafood, etc., which are beneficial to the repair of pharyngitis-damaged areas.

　　2. Drug treatment. Among the commonly used medicines for coughs, phlegm, and itchy throats, Shedan Chuanbei Liquid has the effects of expelling wind and relieving coughs, removing phlegm and dissipating stagnation. It is mainly used to treat wind-heat coughs, coughs with excessive phlegm, etc. Do not use it for those with coughs caused by wind-cold, whitish and thin phlegm, and those who are heavy at night and light in the day; The medicinal properties are cold, and it has the effects of clearing away heat and moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is suitable for those with dry cough and yellowish phlegm with blood. It is not suitable for people with cough due to wind-cold. Compound loquat ointment has the effects of clearing the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. It is suitable for cough caused by wind-heat, dry throat, uncomfortable cough and other symptoms. Xiaokechuan has a warm nature and should not be used for children with fever, cough and yellow phlegm with blood. Pertussis syrup has a warm nature and is more suitable for coughs caused by colds. If it is a cough caused by wind, heat and cold, it cannot be used.

　　If the cough is severe or lasts for a certain period of time, you should see a doctor.