Patient's question:
Here is the English translation of the provided text, with the exception that the carriage returns are left unchanged as they are in the original:It is slightly coughing, which started after a high fever on the ninth day of the month. Admitted to the hospital on the sixteenth. Previous treatment and effectiveness: Allergic to penicillin and cephalosporin. Finally had to use azithromycin, but the effect was not very significant, so had to go home and take traditional Chinese medicine. Concerning how...
Doctor's answer:
Pneumonia is a common respiratory disease, known as "cough and wheezing" in traditional Chinese medicine. It often occurs due to internal phlegm-heat and external exposure to wind-heat or wind-cold, causing the lung Qi to lose its proper descent and ascent, leading to the onset of the disease.Consider the following methods:
Lily Bulb and Lotus Root Powder Porridge:
Ingredients: 50 grams of fresh lily bulbs, ample lotus root powder, and ample rock sugar.
Instructions: Boil the lily bulbs and rock sugar in water until soft, then mix with the lotus root powder, which has been adjusted into a paste, to form a porridge. Consume twice daily, with one small bowl per serving.
Walnut Porridge:
Ingredients: 250 grams of walnut kernels, 300 milliliters of sweet almond juice, and ample rock sugar.
Instructions: Soak the walnut kernels in warm water, remove the skin, and grind them into a paste. Strain the juice into a pot, then add the sweet almond juice, rock sugar, and ample water. Boil until ready. Consume twice daily, with one small bowl per serving.
Peanut, Yam, and Coix Seed Congee:
Ingredients: 250 grams of peanut kernels, 50 grams of coix seed, 50 grams of yam, and 50 grams of glutinous rice.
Instructions: Cook the peanut kernels, coix seed, yam, and glutinous rice in ample water until the congee becomes thick. Consume twice daily, with one small bowl per serving.