Chinese herbs available for cough relief include ephedra, burdock, pear skin, lycopodium, scutellaria, dictyostelium, salvia, etc., which need to be used symptomatically. If you have a cough, please consult a physician for treatment.
Coughs are categorized into the following syndromes with different medications:
Wind-cold attacking the lungs syndrome, manifesting as a heavy cough, itchy throat, coughing up white thin sputum, nasal congestion and runny nose, etc. Commonly used traditional Chinese medicines include ephedra, almonds, tangerine root, fine Xin and so on.
Wind-heat lung syndrome, manifested as cough thick or hoarse, sore throat, cough phlegm sticky yellow color, nasal discharge yellow snot, etc., commonly used Chinese medicine are mulberry leaves, forsythia, peppermint, burdock and so on.
Wind and dryness injure the lungs, manifesting as dry cough without sputum, or sputum with blood, dry throat, mouth and nose, etc. Commonly used Chinese medicines include black beans, Nansha Shen, Bei Mu, pear skin, etc.
Phlegm-dampness in the lungs syndrome, manifesting as cough with heavy, thick and white phlegm, chest tightness, poor appetite and fatigue, etc. Commonly used traditional Chinese medicines include hemixia, chenpi, houpao, lycopodium.
Phlegm-heat lung syndrome, manifested as cough thick, phlegm more yellow and thick, body heat and red face, dry mouth want to drink, etc., commonly used traditional Chinese medicine are scutellaria, mulberry white skin, gardenia, Zhimu, etc..
Liver fire offending lungs evidence, manifested as coughing with red face and ears, chest and rib pain, aggravated by emotional fluctuation, etc. Commonly used Chinese medicines are dianpi, qingdai, mudanpi, gardenia, etc..
Lung yin deficiency (lung yin fluid insufficiency) certificate, manifested as dry cough, hoarse voice, dry mouth and throat, afternoon burst of fever, emaciation, etc. Commonly used traditional Chinese medicines are salvia, maitake, bamboo, lily, etc..
The above medicines should be under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the evidence, do not self-medicate, so as not to affect your health.