What to do about the cough

For those with cough, medication needs to be chosen according to the specific type of evidence. Commonly used medications include San’ao Tang, Sang Ju Drink, Er Chen Tang, Qing Jin Hua Phlegm Tang, and so on. It is recommended to consult a doctor before using the medicine. 1. San’ao Tang: This medicine is aimed at coughing and clear sputum caused by wind-cold sensation and non-expansion of lung qi, which includes ephedra, almonds and licorice. 2. Sangju Drink: This medicine can mainly clear away wind and heat, promote the lungs to stop coughing (by promoting lung qi to stop coughing), and can treat coughs caused by wind-heat attacking the lungs, and the medicines include Platycodonopsis, Almonds, Forsythia, Rehmannia, Licorice, and so on. 3. Er Chen Tang: This medicine targets phlegm-dampness internal obstruction (phlegm and dampness obstructing the internal organs and meridians), spleen-stomach disharmony, chest and epigastric constriction (feeling of fullness and stuffiness in the chest and abdomen), vomiting and nausea, or dizziness and palpitation, or coughing with excessive phlegm, etc. The medicine includes ginger and half-summer, Poria, Chen Pi, and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae. 4. Qing Jin Hua Phlegm Tang: this medicine is mainly for cough caused by phlegm-heat, and the medicine includes Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia jasminoides, Platycodon grandiflorus, Ophiopogon, Sang Bai Pi, and Szechuan Bei Mu.