Oranges have no therapeutic effect. Coughing up phlegm may be associated with acute upper respiratory tract infections, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infectious diseases of the lungs, and tuberculosis. Cough and phlegm need to be targeted according to different causes.
Oranges belong to the fruit food, it does not have any pharmacological effects, so oranges can not treat cough, cough phlegm symptoms.
1. Acute upper respiratory tract infection: the main pathogen is a virus, a small portion of bacteria, can cause cough, cough phlegm, dry throat and other symptoms, clinical phlegm, cough, pharyngeal and other symptomatic treatment, accompanied by bacterial infections can be used to antibiotics such as penicillin or macrolides to alleviate the symptoms.
2. Chronic bronchitis: mainly manifested as cough, sputum, wheezing, the treatment can be based on common pathogenic bacteria selection of antibiotics such as levofloxacin, amoxicillin, roxithromycin, etc., but also can be used in the compound licorice composite, compound ammonium chloride composite, etc., to suppress cough and expectorant.
3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): mainly manifested as chronic cough, sputum, shortness of breath or dyspnea, treatment can use bronchodilator drugs such as salbutamol, ipratropium bromide. Accompanied by lung infection, cough aggravation, sputum increase, etc., can use antibiotics such as azithromycin, erythromycin and other treatments.
4. Infectious diseases of the lungs: bacterial pneumonia can be treated by using amoxicillin and cefuroxime sodium. Mycoplasma pneumonia and Chlamydia pneumonia can be treated with erythromycin and roxithromycin.
It may also be associated with other diseases such as tuberculosis, and further hospitalization for detailed examination is recommended.