Patient's question:
Feeling unwell, what's going on? What are the treatment methods for silicosis according to traditional Chinese medicine?Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to your description of the situation: Silicosis is a respiratory system disease, and typical clinical diagnostic symptoms include difficulty breathing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing. The treatment principle of Traditional Chinese Medicine is to unblock the lung qi and stop coughing. The lung is located in the upper position, governing qi and regulating respiration, and is the source of zong qi. You can try Ma Huang, as it has the function of ventilating the lungs. Modern pharmacological experiments have found that it contains ephedrine, which has the effect of stimulating respiratory muscles.