Chinese patent medicines that can be taken for lung deficiency usually include tonifying lung qi medicine (Lung Tonic Pill), nourishing yin and moisturizing lung medicine (Lily Solid Gold Pill), and so on.
1. Lung qi replenishing medicine: It is used for lung qi deficiency caused by prolonged illness, cough and asthma, and unavailability of qi and blood, which often results in sputum, tiredness, low and timid voice, cough and asthma, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, aggravated by sweating when moving a little bit), and fear of wind, etc. Lung replenishing pills and Yupingfeng granules are commonly used in Chinese medicine. Lung tonic pills and Yupingfeng granules are more commonly used. Those with external cough should not take them.
2. Nourishing Yin and moistening the lungs: used for lung Yin deficiency caused by prolonged coughing and injury to Yin, manifested by dry cough with little sputum, emaciation, hot flashes (a burst of fever), night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, and sweating stops after waking up), or blood in the sputum, dry mouth and throat, and other symptoms. Commonly used drugs are Yangyin Qinglong Pill and Baihe Gujin Pill.
If medication is needed, it is recommended to use it under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, as unauthorized use of medication may cause adverse consequences.