What should I do if I have an itchy throat and cough? What causes it?

Many times, if you don't pay attention to climate change or catch a cold, you will gradually feel the symptoms of itchy throat, dry throat and constant coughing. Once you have this feeling, you must be careful. Although itchy throat and cough are not serious diseases, they are early signs of colds. So, what are the specific causes of itchy throat and cough?

1. Wind-heat attacks the lungs.

Cough, coarse cough, thick yellow sputum, uncomfortable expectoration, accompanied by fever, bad wind, headache, sweating, dry throat, thirst, runny nose, red tongue with thin yellow fur, and rapid pulse. Treatment should be to dispel wind and heat, promote lung function and relieve cough. You can choose Lingyang Qingfei Pills (composed of antelope horn powder, Fritillaria thunbergii, Isatis indigotica, Morus alba, honeysuckle, almond, loquat leaf, Scutellaria baicalensis, Peucedanum chinense and other Chinese medicines), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. Other similar effects include Sangju Ganmao Tablets, Chuanbei Cough Syrup, Snake Gall Chuanbei Liquid (Powder), etc., which can also be used for reference. It is forbidden for patients with cold cough, stomach cold vomiting and diabetes.

2. Wind-cold attacks the lungs.

Cough, thin white sputum, itchy throat, often accompanied by nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, cold headache, limb pain, thin white tongue coating, floating and tight pulse, etc. Treatment should be to dispel wind and cold, promote lung function and relieve cough. You can choose Tongxuan Lifei Pills (composed of ephedra, perilla leaves, peucedanum, almonds, platycodon, tangerine peel, pinellia, tuckahoe, and aurantium), take 1 pill each time, 3 times a day, with light ginger soup or warm water. Other similar effects include Mahuang Zhisou Pills, Jieji Ningsou Pills, Xiaoqinglong Mixture (infusion), etc., which can also be used for reference. Avoid eating raw, cold, and greasy food. Patients with hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes are prohibited from taking it.

3. Phlegm and dampness in the lungs.

Cough with a lot of phlegm, white and sticky phlegm, coughing stops as phlegm comes out, accompanied by chest and abdominal distension, fatigue, heaviness, drowsiness, decreased appetite, nausea and vomiting, loose stools, white and greasy tongue coating, slippery pulse, etc. Treatment should be to strengthen the spleen and dry dampness, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Qianjin Huatan Pills (composed of French Pinellia, Poria, Chenpi, Baifuzi, Baizhu, Zhishi, Nannanxing, Haipushi, Danggui, Zhimu, Trichosanthes, etc.) can be used, 6 grams each time, 3 times a day, with warm water. Other similar effects include Erchen Pills, Juhong Pills, etc., which can also be used for reference.