Recently, there have been frequent outbreaks of mycoplasma pneumonia, influenza and multiple viral infections, and many children have been plagued by persistent coughing. Especially after receiving a Western medicine drip** or antibiotics, it is common for some children to have a mild cough during the day but a severe attack at night.
We need to understand that coughing is in many cases a self-protection mechanism for the body to eliminate phlegm. The use of antibiotics and other means seems to control the cough, but in fact the phlegm is not completely eliminated.
Instead of being effectively removed, phlegm can be "suppressed" by drugs and penetrate deeper and more hidden parts of the body. At this point, the body does its best to find an opportunity to expel the phlegm.
When you lie down to sleep at night, your body position changes, your body is more relaxed, and your self-healing function is enhanced, so you may not cough during the day and worsen at night. At this point, if the color of the tongue coating is white, and the sputum is clear, not too viscous or dry yellow sputum, then it can usually be classified into two conditions:
One is a cough caused by phlegm staying in the stomach and intestines, and the other is a cough caused by phlegm staying in the heart and lungs. Today, we're going to teach you how to handle both situations.
Our stomach is like a container, and phlegm and water are like a liquid in a bottle. When standing normally, phlegm, dampness, and water are at the bottom of the stomach, so there is less cough during the day. However, when we lie down, the phlegm and damp water drink will spread upward, which will affect the lung qi and cause coughing.
* The idea is to dissolve the phlegm in the stomach and expel it, and the cough will be better.
You can consider using a recipe: Ling Guishu Gantang.
The ingredients inside are very simple, and most of them are medicinal herbs of the same origin as medicine and food: Poria cocos, Atractylodes, cinnamon branches, and boiled licorice.
There is a saying that "the lungs and stomach are the phlegm storage organs, and the spleen is the source of phlegm", and the production of phlegm is first because the spleen and stomach are unfavorable, so the focus of phlegm treatment is on the spleen and stomachOnly after the spleen and stomach are transported normally can the source of phlegm be fundamentally removed.
Lingguishu Gantang is mainly based on strengthening the spleen and reducing phlegm. This is actually a variation of the famous spleen-strengthening and generous "Four Gentlemen's Soup", the original recipe of the Four Gentlemen's Soup is: ginseng, atractylodes, poria cocos, and boiled licorice, which is the basic formula for spleen and stomach qi deficiency.
Ling Guishu Gantang is made on the basis of the four gentlemen, removing ginseng and adding cinnamon branches that warm yang and turn qi. The Poria cocos in this recipe has the effect of strengthening the spleen and water, which can promote the body to discharge a part of the water downward. Atractylodes macrocephalus is also an important Chinese medicine for strengthening the spleen and stomach, and at the same time, it can also dispel dampness and replenish qi, which is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and heavy dampness.
Cinnamon branches have the effect of warming yang and dissolving qi, which can transpirate and convert the diffuse water vapor in the gastrointestinal space into "qi", making it more volatile without forming tangible sputum. Red licorice helps to take care of the fluid in the stomach and intestines, and prevents it from being damaged in the process of excessive dampness and water.
When used properly, this medicine can effectively remove phlegm from the stomach, some of which will be excreted from the urine and urine, and some from the sweat. With the discharge of phlegm, the cough symptoms will be significantly relieved. Therefore, Lingguishu Gantang has a good effect on cough caused by spleen and stomach phlegm.
Fangzi took a four-year-old child as an example, and the reference dosage was: Poria cocos 5g, Atractylodes macrocephalus 5g, boiled licorice 3g, and cinnamon branch 3g.
Application: white sputum, obvious cough at night, white tongue coating, slippery.