Cough

TCM Herbs Associated With Cough

Cough Is Associated With 24 TCM Herbs

Re-directs rebellious lung qi downward, expels phlegm - coughing, wheezing with thick sputum due to heat in the lungs. Releases wind-heat from the exterior w/cough and copious phlegm.

Drains lung heat - cough, wheezing. Promotes urination, reduces edema - lung heat obstructing downward movement of lung qi, preventing water from moving - no sweating, facial and floating edema, fever, thirst, difficult urination. Recently for hypertension.

Tonify the spleen and stomach qi - diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, lack of appetite. Tonify the lung qi and yin - chronic cough/wheezing. Strengthen the kidney yin and yang - not hot nor cold, benefits both yin and yang, xiao ke, also binds the jing - spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, fr…

Moistens the lungs, stops cough - dry, non-productive cough due to lung yin deficiency. Nourish the stomach, generate fluids, clear heat (after febrile disease or yin deficiency) - dry mouth or throat. Moisten the exterior - dry itchy skin aggravated by cold and dry weather.

Clears heat in the lungs - sore throat, cough, asthma, mastitis. Damp heat related rheumatoid arthritis, jaundice, pain and/or swelling in the eyes.

Stops coughing and wheezing, redirects the qi down, dissolves phlegm - cough and wheezing w/copious phlegm, especially for difficult exhalation, stifling sensation in the chest. Moistens the intestines - constipation due to dry intestines.

Nourish yin, moisten dryness - lung and stomach dry heat or yin deficiency patterns with cough, dry throat, thirst, irritability, steaming bone disorder, xiao ke, excess hunger, constipation. Clear wind, softens and moistens the sinews - wind generated by insufficient fluids, leading to pain and s…

Clears and transforms phlegm-heat - acute lung heat with productive cough. Clears heat, dissipates nodules (better than Chuan Bei Mu - for phlegm-fire congealing and causing neck swellings, lung and breast abscesses and swellings.

Relieves cough and expels phlegm - important herb for stopping coughs of various etiologies, especially chronic, cold induced cough with copious sputum that is difficult to expectorate, or of blood streaked sputum. Frying in honey enhances the moistening function of the lungs and stops cough.