As the weather turns cooler in the fall, many people experience coughing and sputum as a result of heavy colds and bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. A mouthful of “sputum” has a lot to offer. Friend, do you have white foamy sputum or yellow pus sputum? Do you have blood in it? People with a lot of phlegm inevitably have the following problems: “I forgot to spit it out and accidentally swallowed it”, “It’s full of bacteria, will it be a problem if I swallow it”, “But I’ve been swallowing it for more than 30 years and it seems to be fine. “. Today we will talk about the “phlegm” of those things 1, what is phlegm The main components of phlegm include: the secretions of the whistle, as well as adsorbed bacteria and dust particles, it is an abnormal secretion. If you have an inhalation tract disease, the amount of phlegm will gradually increase. 2.Different colors and different symptoms (1) white or yellow-green sputum is usually a symptom of bronchitis; (2) blood in sputum is usually seen in pneumonia, tuberculosis or lung cancer; (3) pink foamy sputum is a typical symptom of pulmonary edema; (4) if the color of sputum is gray-black, it indicates that a large amount of soot has been adsorbed. 3, accidentally swallowed sputum, what will be the consequences Generally speaking, sputum swallowed into the stomach will enter the digestive system from the whistling system, because the powerful stomach acid in the digestive system will break down the sputum, so swallowing a mouthful of sputum by mistake will not bring any effect on the body. However, the particles and bacteria contained in phlegm are harmful to the human body. Although stomach acid can kill a large number of bacteria, it does not mean that the bacteria can be completely killed, and those “fish that are not killed” may take advantage of the opportunity to enter the human intestinal tract, causing intestinal flora imbalance, and in serious cases, it may also cause inflammation. Patients with open tuberculosis should pay attention to the fact that if they swallow the sputum, the tubercle bacilli may infect the intestine and cause intestinal tuberculosis. Therefore, when a mouthful of phlegm comes up, we’d better find the opportunity to spit it out. 4, Chinese medicine teaches you to resolve phlegm wonderful tricks We can resolve phlegm through diet and medicine with the treatment. (1) fresh pear and shellfish Ingredients: 500 grams of fresh pear, 6 grams of shellfish powder, 30 grams of sugar. Method: Peel the pear, remove the core, fill the powdered mother of pear and sugar, put them together and steam them in a bowl. Eat in the morning and evening. Application: clearing heat and resolving phlegm, dispersing knots and relieving symptoms. (2) Bird’s nest congee with rock sugar Ingredients: one bird’s nest, appropriate amount of water, a little rock sugar. Directions: ① Soak one bird’s nest in water for four hours to rise. ②Take out the bird’s nest, put it into the stewing bowl, add water and rock sugar. Steam and stew for 15 minutes until the sugar dissolves. Suitable for: Nourishing Yin and moistening the lung, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, treating lung deficiency and coughing and asthma. (3) Radish and scallion ingredients: 1 radish, 6 scallions, 15 grams of ginger. Directions: Boil the radish in three bowls of water, then put the white onion and ginger, boil it into a bowl of soup, and take it once with dregs. Indications: Promote the lung and relieve symptoms, resolve phlegm and stop cough. 5, acupuncture points to resolve phlegm right Fenglong point on the lateral calf, 8 inches above the tip of the outer ankle, the outer edge of the tibialis anterior muscle. The midpoint of the line connecting the calvaria point and the tip of the outer ankle. The point is generally more sensitive than the surrounding area, and a slight pain is experienced when massaging the Fenglong point. Method: First, press and knead or tap the right side of the Fenglong point with a small health hammer for 5 minutes. Then hammer flat and rotten licorice bought from a pharmacy and apply it externally to this point, fixing it with medical gauze and medical tape. Each time the patch is applied for 12 hours, remove it and rest for 12 hours before applying it again.