Patient's question:
Symptom Description: About 5 days, dry cough during the first half of the night while sleeping, which has not improved after taking medicine for a few days. Past Medical History and Effect: Had pneumonia before. Desired Help: What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Hello. Based on your situation, it is mainly considered a cold-induced cough, and you can drink some ginger and brown sugar water to treat it. For medication, it is recommended that you take some Jizhi Syrup or Cough Syrup, among others, to alleviate the symptoms. Be mindful not to eat cold or raw foods.According to the description, it is likely an allergic cough (as the cough is more pronounced at night). It is characterized by chronic cough, primarily involving irritating dry cough with little phlegm, often persistently recurring at night or in the early morning and worsening after exercise. Allergic cough is mostly caused by a weakened immune system, leading to frequent episodes, making prevention the key to treatment.
It is recommended to take Yu Ping Feng Granules, a traditional Chinese medicine that tonifies qi and strengthens the surface. It is composed of three herbs: Astragalus, Atractylodes, and Saposhnikovia. Astragalus is sweet and slightly warm, serving as a primary herb for tonifying qi, elevating yang, strengthening the surface, and stopping sweating. Atractylodes, as the secondary herb, supports spleen qi and lung health, achieving the effect of nurturing the earth to generate metal and tonifying the spleen to benefit the lungs.