Skillfully Using 6 Teas to Regulate Chronic Cough_Tea News

If there is a history of chronic pharyngitis or allergic cough, one is more prone to dry, spasmodic coughing, dryness in the mouth, throat, and nose, dry lips and tongue, dry and itchy throat, or the sensation of phlegm stuck in the throat—and the itchier it gets, the more one coughs. Those with a history of allergic rhinitis or cough variant asthma may also experience continuous sneezing in the morning, persistent spasmodic coughing at night, and sometimes a sound in the throat like a water bird calling.

After developing a cough, the cause should be identified. Such patients often show little response to antibiotics, antispasmodics, or antihistamines. However, Traditional Chinese Medicine methods such as dispelling wind and diffusing the lungs, resolving phlegm and benefiting the throat, clearing dryness and moistening the lungs often achieve significant results.

Once the cough is under control, herbal膏方 (paste) formulations for nourishing the lungs, dispelling wind and moistening the lungs, boosting qi, and preventing sensitivity (such as Shashen Liujun Tang, Yu Ping Feng San, Guizhi Renshen Tang, etc.) can be used for recuperation and prevention. Take 1-2 spoonfuls twice daily, and persist through one winter. Such pastes can enhance constitution, improve immune and defensive capabilities, and prevent recurrent cough episodes.

For chronic dry cough, try to eat less pungent foods and seasonings like Sichuan pepper, chili, Chinese chives, garlic, scallions, star anise, fennel, as well as hotpot and fried or grilled foods, to avoid generating dryness through pungency and heat, which induces coughing.

For medicated diets, you can choose from the following teas and soups based on symptoms:

1. Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Throat-Soothing Tea: Take 10g mulberry leaves, 10g chrysanthemums, and 10g Chinese olives. Wash and air-dry them, place in a cup, steep for 20 minutes, and drink as tea throughout the day. Moistens dryness and benefits the throat. Suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis experiencing prolonged autumn cough, throat itch, dryness, or pain.

2. Adenophora and Lily Congee: Take 15g Southern Adenophora root, 10g apricot kernels, 15g lily bulbs. Wash and wrap in a cloth bag. Cook with 100g japonica rice until it becomes congee. Remove the herb bag and consume. Take twice daily. Nourishes Yin, moistens the lungs, and relieves dry cough. Suitable for chronic dry cough with dry lips and tongue.

3. Five-Juice Drink: Take 30g white radish, 1 snow pear, 30g fresh lotus root, 30g water chestnuts, 30g sugarcane. Extract the juices, mix well, and consume. Take 30ml each time, 2-3 times daily. Moistens the lungs, nourishes Yin, and relieves dry cough. Suitable for Yin-deficient prolonged cough, dry itchy throat, dry lips and nose, sticky phlegm, or even phlegm with blood streaks.

4. Ginger and Jujube Drink: 5g ginger, 10g jujubes, 10g Tatarian aster root. Add water, decoct, remove the dregs, add 30ml honey, and drink. Take twice daily. Warms the lungs, moistens dryness, and relieves cough. Suitable for dry cough persisting after catching a cold in early winter, worsening with exposure to cold, accompanied by nasal congestion and aversion to wind.

5. Radish and Chinese Yam Stewed Silkie Chicken Soup: Take 30g white radish, 30g Chinese yam, 1 silkie chicken. Stew with adequate water until the chicken is tender. Season and consume. Moistens the lungs, strengthens the spleen, relieves cough, and resolves phlegm. Suitable for elderly people with chronic cough, incomplete expectoration, shortness of breath, and fatigue.

6. Snow Pear Cough-Relieving Paste: Take 100g fresh lily bulbs, 100g white fungus, 3 autumn pears, 60g fragrant solomonseal rhizome, 60g white radish, 100g Southern Adenophora root, 100g mulberry fruit, 60g fresh lotus root, 50g Sichuan fritillary bulb, 50g tangerine peel, 60g lotus plumule, 60g walnut meat, 100g apricot kernels. Decoct three times with water, discard the dregs, combine the juices, add rock sugar and honey, and slowly simmer down to a paste. Take 2-3 tablespoons twice daily. Nourishes Yin, moistens the lungs, promotes fluid production, resolves phlegm, relieves cough, and moistens dryness. Suitable for various types of chronic cough and Yin-deficient lung dryness.

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