Coughing is its own protective action. Coughing is a sound, coughing is a thing, coughing is both a sound and a thing.
In the physiological state: ① It is a protective reflex action. The mucous membrane of the respiratory tract senses stimulation → information is transmitted up to the center → instructions are given down to the effectors of the lungs to remove secretions in the airway or foreign bodies that enter the airway through the rapid movement of airflow in order to keep the airway open. ② is an intentional action. Central → effector: by coughing, information is transmitted. ③ Excretion of excess nutrients. That is, excreting more nutrients than one needs from the digestive tract in the form of phlegm. Cui Wencheng, Department of Pediatrics, Jinan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Cough often occurs in the following diseases: ① Inflammation of the respiratory tract (postnasal, pharyngeal, laryngeal, tracheal, bronchial, and pulmonary), foreign bodies, bleeding, tumors, irritant gas inhalation, and pleural diseases. ②Cough can also be caused by cardiovascular diseases, ear and central factors, psychological factors, meteorological factors, drugs, surgery, etc.
The lungs are like an effector. Cough is caused by external evil or dysfunction of the internal organs that leads to malfunction of the lungs, which are responsible for Qi, blood flow, respiration, propagation and surrender, water circulation and control. Chen Xiuyuan, a medical scientist of the Qing Dynasty, said that “the lung is like a bell that rings”.
A. Cure cough by removing the cause
The cause of cough should be identified, the location of the disease, and the nature and potential of the disease. If a cough is not treated promptly at the beginning of its onset, it is easy to aggravate the condition. Especially in newborns with pneumonia, cough symptoms are rare and may only include nasal congestion and shortness of breath, which can be easily delayed. The most important thing is to identify the cause of the cough, and once the cause is eliminated, the cough will disappear. Common causes of cough include
1. Injury to the lungs caused by the six sexes.
The six “six” diseases are wind, cold, heat, humidity, dryness and fire, which are more than the individual’s tolerance level and become the cause of disease. A cough that does not tolerate cold is a wind-cold cough, while a cough that does not tolerate heat is a wind-heat cough. By analogy, there are coughs from wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, cold dampness, damp heat, warm dryness, cool dryness, etc.
2. Evil and epidemic toxins offend the lungs.
That is, biological factors such as viruses, mycoplasma, bacteria, etc. lead to respiratory infections, infections caused by nasopharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and pneumonia, etc.
3, diet off lung.
Diet “gathered in the stomach, on the lungs”. Dietary disorders such as hunger and satiety, too hungry, too full; unclean diet such as rotten, spoiled, evil, epidemic toxins; dietary preferences such as too salty and too sweet, thick, spicy and hot stalks gray round round round instantaneous paradox of the rate of clear б巳 bound to rainwater magpie questionable mount malicious file pepper critical oriole people bath
4, phlegm drink blocking lung. “The spleen is the source of phlegm, the lungs are the storage of phlegm”. Gas surplus is fire, fire heat burning Jin into phlegm, gas is not enough for cold, cold condensation to drink. Phlegm, drink stagnation, obstructing the flow of lung Qi, making the condition worse or secondary infection.
5, the seven emotions dry lung. Excessive emotional changes such as joy, anger, sadness, pity, fear and fright, discomfort, severe crying, excessive mental tension or excitement can all cause coughing.
6. Endowed physique. Contact with allergens causes cough, forming an allergic cough.
7. Smoke, dust and airway foreign bodies can cause coughing.
Second, there is phlegm to drain and dissolve phlegm.
1. Morning coughing does not stop: daytime coughing is not stopped to facilitate phlegm drainage. Coughing during the day is generally not used to suppress cough medicine, because when there are secretions (phlegm) in the lower respiratory tract, they can only be expelled through coughing. If cough suppressants are used, the cough reflex will be inhibited, leading to the retention of phlegm in the tracheobronchial tubes and aggravating the condition or secondary infection. However, when coughing seriously affects breathing and eating, especially when coughing frequently affects sleep at night, you should ask your doctor for help and use cough suppressants as appropriate.
2, phlegm should be drained: phlegm has become a tangible phlegm, just like the body’s garbage, parts in the lungs. If you have phlegm, you should discharge it, otherwise it will become a change. There is phlegm is not discharged, blockage inflammation. The airway is clear, the breathing is smooth, and people are safe.
3, phlegm to identify: available Chinese medicine, compress, physical therapy, nebulization, enema, massage and massage treatment. For cough with phlegm, cough is important and the main treatment is in the lungs; for cough with phlegm, phlegm is important and the main treatment is in the spleen; for cough with greasy moss, damp is important and the main treatment is in the three jiao; for morning cough with thick moss, accumulation is important and the main treatment is in the stomach; for night cough with constipation and abdominal distension, stagnation is important and the main treatment is in the intestines; for night cough with alarm and restlessness, God is important and the main treatment is in the gallbladder; for cough with floating face and swollen lids and urine loss, water is important and the main treatment is in the bladder; for cough with shortness of breath and itchy throat in anger, gas is important and the main treatment is in the liver; for coughing with panting and swelling, gas is important and the main treatment is in the liver. The main treatment is in the liver; for coughing and sore throat with blood in the phlegm, blood is important and the main treatment is in the heart; for coughing and sore throat with blood in the phlegm, blood is important and the main treatment is in the heart; for coughing and sore throat with red face and chest, poison is important and the main treatment is in the Wei Qi; for coughing and sore throat with blood in the phlegm, deficiency is important and the main treatment is in the kidney. See the phlegm Hugh treatment of phlegm, see the cough Hugh stop cough, for the cause of the treatment, it is the people in the master.
Third, the regulation of care to individual appropriate.
1, diet phlegm is not born: to measure the belly and food, to individual suit as the standard. Today’s material life is rich, dinner to eat less, “often suffer three points of hunger”, in order to eliminate the source of phlegm. There are those who see from the source to control the mouth, no treatment of phlegm and phlegm does not breed, and its so for God.
The stomach likes cold drinks, the intestines like hot soup, hot without burning, cold without the vicissitudes. Too hot or too cold can easily lead to coughing. Children should not drink drinks.
2, more meat easy to produce phlegm: the next generation of relatives, easy to spoil, meat eating more, but for harm. The fish is fire, the meat is phlegm, eat vegetables, keep safe. Diet appropriate phlegm is not born, healthy growth is not tossed. Too much and too little are diseases, neutral and appropriate is the right.
3, “three baths” to strengthen the body: “three baths” refers to the use of water bath, sun bath, air bath to strengthen the body, in order to improve their tolerance to changes in the surrounding environment.
4, early to bed in peace: the human body “biological clock”, is to adapt to the laws and rhythms of nature and the formation of the “unity of heaven and man” is the reason. Daily life should have a rhythm, the combination of static and dynamic, work and rest in moderation. Medicine is not as good as food, food is not as good as God, early sleep is an important measure to nourish the spirit. “The spirit within the guard, the disease is safe to come”.
5, emotions should be optimistic: parents’ emotions have a great impact on their children, especially to remind parents, should learn to regulate and control emotions, do not get angry for more than 5 minutes, anxious fire does not work. Do not let negative emotions affect the child.
6, exercise to be constant years: exercise to start with a small amount, to their own tolerance as the degree, persistent, adhere to several years can see the benefits.
7, accidental injury prevention: infants and children should not eat peanuts, beans and other small food, do not play with small objects to prevent the formation of foreign bodies into the trachea to affect breathing.
8… Prevention of cross-infection: children’s own resistance is relatively weak, should wear masks, gloves, generally do not take infants and children to crowded places, do not take infants and children to visit patients in hospitals to prevent cross-infection.