”Autumn nourishes the lungs and winter nourishes the kidneys”, autumn and winter is a suitable season for nourishing the lungs. Autumn and winter are seasons that are prone to cough and asthma, a period when chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma tend to recur or worsen, therefore. Early prevention and active treatment is the key to prevent and treat cough and asthma.
Paste prescription, also known as poultice, is one of the traditional tonic and disease elimination preparations in China. It has a long history, and the cream formula for lung diseases has the characteristics of nourishing the weakness, treating the weakness, and tending to the weakness. Because it is easy to take and has good therapeutic and tonifying effects, it is favored by many people.
1, the indications of the cream prescription
(1) Applicable to various chronic lung weakness diseases, such as chronic cough, asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary heart disease, bronchial dilatation and interstitial fibrosis, etc.
(2) Not applicable to acute diseases or acute onset of chronic diseases.
2, lung disease poultices should be noted to several aspects of conditioning
(1) need to moisten the lungs in autumn
In autumn, the wind and things dry. Autumn is dry, dryness is dry, the lungs are delicate organs, the most afraid of dryness, and dryness is most likely to hurt the lungs, the so-called dryness is through the lungs.
Characteristics of lung dryness and fluid deficiency: dry mouth and nose, dry tongue and throat, dry cough with little phlegm, dry cough even with blood, dry and cracked lips, dry skin without luster, short and yellow urine, red tongue with little fluid and thin pulse. Therefore, autumn is the most prone to lung dryness and yin deficiency, therefore, autumn needs to moisten the lung most.
For dryness, moisten it with sage, maitake, asparagus, almond, lily, autumn pear, water chestnut, silver fungus, licorice, etc.
(2) moisten the lung while taking into account Yin deficiency.
Autumn lung dryness is often seen in conjunction with lung and kidney yin deficiency. In addition to the symptoms of lung and stomach fluid deficiency, there are also symptoms of dizziness, lumbar soreness, spermatorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and even five heartburn. The medicine uses Fructus Lycii, Mai Dong, or take Liu Wei Di Huang Wan or Great Tonic Yin Wan (Shu Di Huang, Tortoise Board, Pig Spinal Cord, Phellodendron, Zhi Mu, honey).
(3) Pay attention to tonifying the lung qi
Lung Qi deficiency refers to the weakening of the function of the lungs. The three main characteristics of Lung Qi deficiency: weak breath, weak speech, and weak cough and wheezing. People with Lung Qi deficiency are usually prone to cold, sweating, or shortness of breath, weakness and other symptoms, with a pale tongue with white fur and weak pulse. You can use tonifying lung soup and yupingfeng san for regulation.
Products to nourish lung qi: Cordyceps, bird’s nest, ginseng, ginseng, American ginseng, astragalus, dang ginseng, prince’s ginseng or take Si Jun Zi Tang.
(4) Nourish the lung and also benefit the kidney
The lung is the main traveler of qi, and the kidney is the main receiver of qi. The main clinical symptoms are: exhaling more and inhaling less, Qi does not return to the root. Most of these people have shortness of breath when they move, fatigue and sweating, soreness and weakness of the waist and legs, clear and long urine, nocturnal urination, cold in the extremities, sunken and weak pulse, pale tongue with white coating, etc.
The cream formula is often used in the cuscuta, Epimedium, Boneset, Bacopa monniera, Shu Di Huang and other kidney tonic products. The medicine advocates warm but not dry, nourishing but not greasy, so every time the choice of Er Zhi Wan, Six Flavors Di Huang Wan and Chuan Guan Guan, Du Zhong and other yin and Yang tonic products, so that nourishing the kidney without dry heat bias. At the same time, we pay attention to the diarrhea in the tonic, the tonic in the pass, such as the use of Shu Di Huang must be complemented with sand kernel; tonic must be added with the smell of pungent, transport the spleen to resolve the stagnation of the product, so that the tonic deficiency does not love the evil, tonic deficiency does not hinder the stomach.
In the case of kidney qi deficiency with symptoms such as shortness of breath, soreness of the waist and knees, frequent urination at night, etc., the medicine is taken from Shu Di, Cornus officinalis, Du Zhong, Yam, Zi He Che, Mealybug, etc. For those who suffer from kidney yang deficiency, such as coldness in the waist and lower back, the medicine should be taken from Cuscuta sinensis, Xian Ling Spleen, Hu Lu Ba, etc. For those who also have dizziness and dizziness, red tongue and dry throat, etc. and lack of yin and fluids, medicine should be taken from chasteberry, maitong, dendrobium, etc.
(5) Nourish the lungs and also strengthen the spleen
The lung is the source of water, and the spleen is responsible for transporting water and dampness. The lungs are the reservoir of phlegm and the spleen is the source of phlegm production.
For some long-term chronic cough, sputum production, fatigue, sweating and shortness of breath, loose food and stool, light and tender tongue with tooth marks on the side, we should use Ginseng and Atractylodes, Six Gentlemen’s Soup with flavor, raw ginseng (stewed separately), Atractylodes, Poria, Semen, Chen Pi, Astragalus, Bayberry, fried lentils, Mu Xiang, sand, and reuse Job’s tear, yam and lotus seeds to cultivate the earth and produce gold, so as to eliminate the source of phlegm.
For patients with thick and greasy tongue, poor appetite and frequent abdominal distension, Chen Pi, Radix et Rhizoma Pinelliae, Huperzine, Hovenia, Cardamom, Atractylodes, Shen Qu, Lycopodium, Hawthorn, etc., can be taken in decoction to strengthen the spleen and awaken the stomach, regulate Qi and resolve dampness to help transportation and transformation. Then into the nourishing cream, to prevent congestion due to supplementation.
3, about taking during the avoidance of food issues.
(1) In accordance with traditional customs, there are many taboos during the taking of ointment medicine. Such as: avoid eating cold, greasy, fish and crab, spicy, radish, etc.. Our view is that it should be based on the identification of evidence. In the case of Yang deficiency fearing cold and loose stools, cold, fish and crab food should be avoided; in the case of Yin deficiency fearing heat and dry stools, spicy and fried food should be avoided.
(2) The problem of avoiding radish is that most of the creams are designed for deficiency and often contain ginseng. Ginseng is a great tonic for vital energy, while radish is a medicine to break the energy, which has the opposite effect. Taking them at the same time will weaken or cancel out the effect of nourishing qi. Depending on the ingredients of the poultice, you should choose a taboo.
(3) The cream medicine can not be taken with milk, because milk is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, easy and tonic Chinese medicine in the organic substances in the chemical reaction, and generate insoluble and stable compounds, resulting in milk and drug active ingredients are damaged, and even produce irritation or allergic reactions.
(4) When cold, fever, cough and phlegm occur during the taking of cream medicine, it should be suspended and continue to be taken after the cold is cured. If the symptoms are mild, you can reduce the amount of poultice medicine as appropriate while treating with cold medicine.