There is no such thing as a simple and effective prescription for a hot cough. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a hot cough may be related to wind-heat, lung-heat and other factors, and can be treated with drugs such as wind-heat cough capsule and lung-clearing cough pill.
1. wind-heat cough: wind-heat cough capsule consists of mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, mint, platycodon and other drugs, its effect is to relieve cough and phlegm, dispel wind and relieve heat. It can be used clinically to treat wind-heat cough, thick nasal discharge, fever and dizziness, dry throat and tongue. Adverse reactions such as nausea and vomiting may occur, and its contraindications are not clear.
2. Lung-heat cough: Lung-clearing and cough-relieving pills are composed of scutellaria, platycodon, smallpox pollen, and citrus aurantium and other medicines. Its efficacy is to clear the lung, relieve cough and resolve phlegm. Clinically, it can be used for the treatment of lung-heat cough, phlegm thick and sticky and other conditions. Adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
The above drugs should be taken under the guidance of a physician. It is recommended to seek medical advice in a timely manner after the onset of discomfort, and to use the medication according to the condition of the illness after identification and treatment by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and not to self-medicate, so as not to make a mistake in the condition.