[**Healthy Jiangsu].
Winter is the period of high incidence of respiratory diseases, and cough occurs frequently, and some people report that the cough does not improve for a long time. At this time, in addition to distinguishing the symptoms and taking symptomatic medication in time, in some cases, you can also try to improve it through cough medicine, traditional Chinese medicine massage and other methods.
Symptomatic is key.
Dry cough and cold cough can be relieved with medicinal diet.
Judging from the recent outpatient situation of the respiratory department, there has been an increase in the number of patients with cough for a long time, and the most important thing is to come to the hospital for treatment, find the causative agent, and treat the symptoms**. Among them, for some dry cough and cold cough caused by dry weather in winter, you can consider using some dietary therapy and medicinal diet at home to adjust.
Huang Yaju, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, introduced: To rule out some other organic problems, such as dry throat, dry mouth, cough and not too much phlegm, you can consider steaming Chuanbei with pears to determine whether the cough is dry, hot or cold.
Chuanbei. If the patient's tongue coating is white, steaming pears with peppercorns can be good for coughingThe tongue coating is yellowish, if there is some yellow phlegm, you can use celery root to boil water.
Pepper. In addition, for throat discomfort, fat sea tea can be targeted to relieve hoarseness and dry throat;Tangerine sweet tea can relieve sore throat, cough and phlegm;Throat tea can relieve hoarseness and sore throat. 
Fat sea. Make good use of massage techniques.
Relieves long-term cough in children.
Liu Jing, deputy chief physician of the Department of Pediatric Tuina of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, said that acupressure can effectively strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, relieve cough and phlegm, and play a targeted role in relieving cold symptoms such as cough. In particular, pediatric massage can reconcile the balance of yin and yang in children's bodies, smooth the meridians, and play a role in preventing diseases. In addition, under normal circumstances, children are prone to critical conditions after falling ill and are prone to rapid transmission, so massage can prevent diseases and prevent the occurrence of critical diseases. Spleen meridian.
Location: Thumb thread surface or radial edge Frequency: 200-500 times Indications: Multi-use tonic method, which can dissolve phlegm and dampness, relieve cough, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and replenish qi and blood. It is often used for cough, indigestion, diarrhea, vomiting, chancre, etc. Small horizontal stripes on the palm.
Location: Under the little finger of the palm, the ulnar palm print head Frequency: 200-300 times Indications: Regulate the flow of qi, harmonize qi and blood, and reduce swelling. Clinically, it is mostly used for phlegm dampness, cough, accumulation, abdominal distention, mouth and tongue sores, indigestion and other symptoms. Lung meridians.
Location: Ring finger thread surface Frequency: 200-500 times Indications: Nourishing lung qi, clearing away heat in the lungs, dispelling wind and relieving the surface, dissolving phlegm and relieving cough. Tiantu acupoint.
Location: Suprasternal fossa on the anterior midline of the neck** Frequency: 200-300 times Indications: Absorb lung heat, turn heat into qi, spread it outside the body, and can also regulate qi and dissolve phlegm, clear the throat and open the voice. Lung acupoints.
Location: Inferior to the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra 15 inches Frequency: 100-200 times Indications: Regulate and replenish lung qi, replenish deficiency and clear heat, promote lung phlegm, relieve cough and asthma. Grind the strings.
Location: from the armpit to the Tianshu Frequency: 50-100 times Indications: regulate qi and dissolve phlegm, strengthen the spleen and eliminate food. Chiropractic.
Location: From the coccyx to the large vertebral point Frequency: 3-7 times Indications: Regulate the meridians, promote the flow of qi and blood, and improve immunity. *Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.
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