Cough syrup is neither a Chinese nor a Western medicine, but a proprietary Chinese medicine.
The term “Chinese medicine” appeared more than 100 years ago in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, after the introduction of Western medicine into China, in order to distinguish it from Western medicine, so the traditional medicine is called Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine refers to medicines that are used to prevent, treat and diagnose diseases, as well as to provide rehabilitation and health care under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theories. Such medicines are mainly derived from natural plants, animals or minerals and their processed products.
Western medicine, as opposed to traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the drugs used in modern medicine, generally made by chemical methods or refined from natural products; for example, amoxicillin, erythromycin, colchicine and other drugs. Western medicine generally refers to organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals and biological products.
Proprietary Chinese medicines, also known as Chinese herbal products, are based on Chinese herbs as the basic raw materials, by modern preparation and processing methods made of a variety of different dosage forms of traditional Chinese medicine products, including pills, bulk, cream, Dan and other forms.
Cough syrup is a proprietary Chinese medicine, and there are pediatric cough syrup, bei guan cough syrup, apricot su cough syrup, etc., which have their own indications.
If you have the corresponding symptoms, please go to the hospital in time, follow the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.