Chronic bronchitis generally belongs to the category of “cough” in Chinese medicine. Symptoms can be improved by taking traditional Chinese medicine, but the specific efficacy varies from person to person and cannot be guaranteed. Combination of Chinese and Western medicine is recommended. Traditional Chinese medicine can categorize this disease into the following types of evidence.
1. Wind-cold lung syndrome: symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath, chest distension and tightness, a lot of white sputum, fear of cold or fever, no sweating, no thirst, etc. The prescription is San’ao Tang plus reduction. The formula is San’ao Tang plus subtractions.
2. Wind-heat lung syndrome: symptoms include frequent and severe cough, thick breath, yellow and sticky sputum, yellow nasal discharge, fever and sweating, thirst, constipation and yellow urine. The formula is Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang plus subtractions.
3. Phlegm and turbidity obstructing the lungs: cough, coughing with heavy and turbid sound, phlegm of white color and sticky, chest distension and discomfort, little food, mucus in the mouth and no thirst. The formula is Er Chen Tang combined with San Zi Nourishing Family Soup plus subtractions.
4. Phlegm-heat and lung congestion syndrome: cough, shortness of breath, chest tightness and distension, phlegm is yellowish and sticky, vomiting and vomiting are not refreshing. The formula is Qing Jin Hua Phlegm Tang plus subtractions.
5. Cold Drinking Lung Evidence: cough, wheezing, coughing and spitting clear, thin, white frothy phlegm, with large amount, aggravated by cold air stimulation. Add and subtract Xiaoqinglong Tang.
6. Lung qi deficiency: cough and shortness of breath, sputum and sputum, recurring susceptibility, tiredness and laziness, low voice and timidity. Add and subtract Jade Screen Fung San.
7. Lung, spleen and qi deficiency: symptoms include shortness of breath in cough, tiredness, laziness, coughing and sputum, white color. Add and subtract tonic lung soup.
8. Lung and kidney qi and yin deficiency: cough and shortness of breath, especially when moving, sputum viscous and difficult to swallow, accompanied by hot flashes and night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping sweating after waking up). The formula is Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang combined with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan.
If you feel unwell, please consult a doctor as soon as possible, and do not take medication on your own.