What to do when coughing up yellow phlegm with wind-cold flu

Cough and yellow sputum in wind-cold cold is mostly a manifestation of heat and should be treated with medicines that relieve the surface and clear the inside of the body, such as Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang and Jiu Wei Qiang Wu Tang, etc. In the case of wind-cold cold, cough and yellow sputum are usually the main symptoms. According to Chinese medicine, wind-cold and flu are normally characterized by cough, clear white sputum and clear flow of nasal mucus, but not cough and yellow sputum, and once the above symptoms occur, it is mostly due to the fact that the evil wind-cold has entered the interior of the body and turned it into heat. In this case, not only need to solve the surface evil, but also need to clear the inner heat. Clinically, the commonly used ones are Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang and Jiu Wei Qiang Wu Tang. Among them, Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang can play the role of pungent, cool and cathartic, clearing the lungs and calming asthma, targeting exogenous wind evil, evil heat congestion of the lungs. Jiuwei Qianghuo Tang can sweat away dampness and clear away internal heat at the same time. It is also used for cases of exogenous wind-cold-dampness and internal heat. The contraindications of the above drugs are not clear, the specific use of drugs should consult a doctor, when the symptoms are more serious, you should consult a doctor in a timely manner, under the guidance of a professional doctor’s identification of the treatment, do not use your own medication, so as not to delay the condition.