Chinese herbs for clearing lungs

If you are worried that taking western medicine to clear your lungs will have serious side effects on your body, you can use Chinese herbal medicine to slowly regulate your lungs. Although Chinese herbal medicine takes a long time to take effect, its side effects are very small compared to Western medicine. If the lungs are not functioning smoothly, it will affect a person's breathing and other functions. So what Chinese medicinal herbs are there that can clear the lungs?

What are the Chinese herbal medicines for clearing lung heat?

1. Qingfeihuo Pills are a traditional Chinese medicine for clearing lung heat.

Prescription composition: 140g Scutellaria baicalensis, 80g Gardenia jasminoides, 60g Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 90g Fritillaria thunbergii, 40g Phellodendron chinense, 60g Sophora flavescens, 80g Platycodon grandiflorum, 40g Peucedanum peucedanum, 80g Trichosanthes kirilowii, and 120g Rhubarb. [Properties] This product is a light yellow to yellowish brown water pill, or a large brown honey pill; it has a slight odor and a bitter taste. [Functions and indications] Clears the lungs and relieves cough, resolves phlegm and promotes bowel movements. Used for lung heat cough, yellow and thick phlegm, dry mouth and sore throat, and dry stool.

2. Chinese herbal medicine for clearing lung heat

You can use Chinese herbal tea for conditioning, such as oak grass and catalpa ovata, which have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial. Patients with internal heat should get enough rest, avoid staying up late, stay away from the causes of the disease, eat a light diet, drink plenty of water, and strengthen nutrition. Avoid spicy, barbecued, greasy food, smoking and drinking. You can take Pangdahai flower tea, Sanhuang tablets and other antipyretic medicines, or you can use Chinese medicine acupuncture, cupping, Tui Na, massage and other treatments. In addition to drug treatment, it is recommended that you pay attention to the combination of work and rest. In terms of diet, you should pay attention to eating more vegetables and fruits containing vitamins, drink more water, drink less sweet and sour drinks, eat less spicy and fried foods, and pay attention to psychological adjustment.

3. Ophiopogon japonicus bamboo leaf tea can clear lung heat

Take 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 15 grams of lily, and 4 grams of bamboo leaves. Ophiopogon japonicus quenches thirst, moistens dryness, nourishes the lungs and clears the heart; fresh bamboo leaves enter the heart, lungs, gallbladder and stomach meridians, and can effectively relieve cough and fever symptoms; lily moisturizes dryness and relieves cough, clears the heart and calms the mind. Several medicinal herbs together have an excellent effect on clearing and moisturizing the lungs. This tea tastes bitter and is cold in nature. You can add rock sugar to flavor it when drinking it, but it is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach or diarrhea. For ordinary people, this tea can play an excellent role in clearing the heart and moistening the lungs, and it is also very effective for coughs caused by cold.

4. Chrysanthemum, Lily and Ophiopogon japonicus Tea

It is made with chrysanthemum, dendrobium, lily, ophiopogon japonicus, red dates, etc. Chrysanthemum has the effect of clearing the lungs and removing heat. It is cold in nature and sweet in taste. Therefore, people who usually have a weak and cold constitution, are afraid of cold, and have cold hands and feet should not drink it frequently; Ophiopogon japonicus can nourish yin and produce fluid, moisten the lungs and clear the heart, and has a good effect on relieving cough and insomnia; while lily can replenish the middle and benefit the qi, moisten the lungs and relieve cough. Using several medicinal materials together has a significant effect on moistening the lungs, and is especially suitable for people who smoke for a long time or inhale second-hand smoke. This chrysanthemum, lily and ophiopogon tea is best placed in the refrigerator in summer to ensure its freshness. If there is no refrigerator, it should be placed in a cool and dry place.