Cold cough can be taken Tongxuanli Lung Pills, Xiaoqinglong Granules, etc., and hot cough can be taken Sangju Cold and Flu Tablets, Antelope Lung Cleansing Granules, etc.. The specific use of drugs need to be under the guidance of a physician.
It has the efficacy of detoxifying the surface and dispersing cold (removing cold from the muscle surface), promoting the lung and stopping coughing. It is used for coughing with wind-cold flu, sputum, fever and cold (fear of cold), nasal congestion and runny nose, headache without sweating, limb pain. Avoid smoking, alcohol and spicy food.
Xiao Qing Long Granules is composed of ephedra, cinnamon sticks, dry ginger, fine Xin, Fahan Xia, Schisandra chinensis, white peony and roasted licorice. It has the efficacy of relieving surface and resolving drinks, relieving cough and calming asthma. It is used for malignant cold and fever caused by wind-cold and watery drinks, without sweating, wheezing, coughing and sputum dilution.
Sang Ju Cold & Flu Tablet is composed of mulberry leaf, chrysanthemum, forsythia, bitter almond, platycodon, rehmannia, menthol oil and licorice. It has the efficacy of dispersing wind and clearing heat, promoting lung to stop cough (stopping cough by promoting lung qi). It is used for the initial onset of wind-heat cold, headache, cough, dry mouth and sore throat.
Antelope Lung Clearing Granules is composed of Zhe Bei Mu, Sang Bai Pi (honey-roasted), Qian Hu, Maidong, Tian Dong, and Tian Hua Powder. It has the efficacy of clearing the lung and relieving pharynx, removing plague and stopping cough. It can be used in the treatment of fever and dizziness caused by heat in the lung and stomach, feeling of seasonal evils, aching and lassitude of limbs, cough with abundant phlegm, sore throat, epistaxis (nosebleed), coughing up blood, dry mouth and tongue.
When cold cough or hot cough occurs, it should be consulted in hospital and treated according to the doctor’s advice.