Is there any silver bullet for cough? What is the best medicine for cough.

1- Medically, cough suppressants are not"Best"Only"It doesn't fit"The difference. Don't use it"Preferably cough suppressants"It should be used for all coughs, because although it can stop a temporary cough, it can cause very serious consequences.

2- Cough is the excretion of a foreign body in the lungs or"Blowdown"An important reflex behavior, cough suppressant is not good for all diseases; It depends on what disease, what extent, what cause, what is the effect, etc.;

3- Among the current cough medicines, according to pharmacology:

1) Central nervous system cough suppressants (i.e., cough suppressants by inhibiting nerve conduction of the central nervous system to the throat, lungs, trachea, or inhibiting the cough reflex action of the diaphragm), a bit like"Anesthesia"Although it doesn't hurt, in fact the damage is still there.

- The characteristics of these medicines are: cough suppressants have a quick onset of action and are relatively effective, but there is drowsiness, and there are also cases"Addictive".Such as:"Cough piperine oral liquid","Asthma"Wait.

2) Inhibit edema in the trachea, bronchi, and lungs, reduce the secretion of phlegm, and reduce the amount of phlegm in these organs (equivalent to traditional Chinese medicine"Reduces phlegm").

- This class of drugs is characterized by the fact that it also inhibits the infiltration of inflammatory cells and promotes recovery, but the onset of action is slow. Such as some Chinese patent medicines.

3) Contains the above two drugs, such as:"Brown mixture"At present, there are many cough medicines with Chinese and Western ingredients on the market, and most of them belong to this category.

Traditional Chinese medicine uses dialectics to diagnose the type of cough a patient belongs to. According to the different manifestations of cough, TCM divides cough into 5 types: Wind chill cough:

Spitting out thin phlegm, accompanied by headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, cold intolerance and fever, you can take three decoctions to stop coughing**. **It is to evacuate the wind and dispel the cold, and promote the lungs and relieve cough. Wind-heat cough:

Fever, dry mouth, unpleasant spitting, and sore throat are common. You can use mulberry chrysanthemum drink**, the medical theory is to clear wind and clear heat, dissolve phlegm and relieve cough. Dry fire cough:

Dry cough, little phlegm, dry lips and throat. You can use mulberry and apricot soup to dry and moisten the lungs. Phlegm damp cough:

The phlegm is thick, the throat is snorting, and symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath may occur. You can take Erchen Ping Stomach Sanhe Sanzi Yangqin Soup**, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and dampness, dissolving phlegm and relieving cough. Weak cough:

The cough comes and goes, with a pale face, redness of the cheeks (the facial bones under the eyes), inability to breathe, or fever in the hands and feet, and sometimes blood in the sputum or hemoptysis. You can choose sand cucumber wheat soup**. It is advisable to start by nourishing lung qi, moistening the lungs and relieving cough.

The above belongs to the type of phlegm and heat, and due to a long time and qi deficiency and yin deficiency, the ** method is mainly to replenish qi, nourish yin, moisten the lungs, and also need to clear heat and dissolve phlegm and relieve cough. Wind chill cough: 10 grams of almonds, 3 slices of ginger, and 100 grams of white radish can be decocted in water.

Wind-heat cough: You can use half a cup of lotus root juice and pear juice to take it together. Phlegm fever cough:

You might as well use a freshly cooked papaya, peel and steam, and add a small amount of honey to eat. Phlegm damp cough: Cooking porridge with barley helps to cough and phlegm in the throat; Or decoction 30 grams of orange peel to extract the thick juice, remove the slag, and then add 50 to 100 grams of japonica rice to cook porridge.

Long-term cough with lung qi deficiency or long-term cough with yin deficiency: use more than 20 grapefruit kernels, add rock sugar and water to decoction, three times a day, which is beneficial to long-term cough. You can also use 30 grams of lily and honey to steam and eat, which is conducive to long-term cough and dry mouth.