Pregnant women may have weaker immunity during pregnancy and are more prone to catching colds. But during pregnancy, one should not take cold medicine indiscriminately, otherwise it may affect the health of the fetus. So, if pregnant women need to take medication for coughing, they must do so under the guidance of a doctor. So, what medicine should pregnant women take for coughing? What are the dietary taboos for pregnant women with cough?
1. External cough
Symptoms: Pregnant women cough incessantly, with heavy and turbid sounds, nasal congestion and runny nose, clear cough, thin and white tongue coating, and smooth pulse.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: 15g Jingjie, 15g Gegen, 15g Almond, 10g Su Ye, 15g Platycodon grandiflorus, 10g Cinnamomum cassia, 3 slices Ginger, 5g Licorice, 15g Peucedanum; If it is a cold caused by wind heat, coughing up yellow and thick phlegm, sore throat, and dry nasopharynx, then adjust the dosage with Sangju drink.
2. Yin deficiency and lung dryness
Symptoms: Dry cough without phlegm, or blood in phlegm, dry mouth and throat, hot hands, feet and heart, red tongue with little coating, fine and smooth pulse.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: 15g Lily, 15g Bai Bu, 15g Bai Shao, 15g Sheng Di, 10g Beimu, 10g Mulberry Leaves, 15g Roasted Loquat Leaves, 10g Ophiopogon japonicus, 10g Platycodon grandiflorus, 10g Anemarrhena, 5g Licorice.
3. Spleen and lung qi deficiency
Symptoms: Pregnant women cough excessively, with white and sticky color, mental fatigue, nausea and vomiting, bland mouth, tongue, and smooth pulse.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: 15g Panax ginseng, 20g Astragalus membranaceus, 15g Atractylodes macrocephala, 10g Chenpi, 10g Pinellia ternata, 15g Su Geng, 10g Aster, 15g Poria cocos, 15g Mustard Seed, 5g Cardamom, and 5g Licorice.
4. Fetal fire invading the lungs
Symptoms: Pregnant women cough, cough with unpleasant phlegm, thick yellow phlegm, or dry cough without phlegm, red face, dry mouth, yellow urine, constipation, red tongue with yellow coating, and smooth pulse.
Traditional Chinese Medicine: 10g stir fried Huangqi Xia, 15g mulberry bark, 15g white peony, 15g lily, 10g gualou kernel, 10g Sichuan scallop, 15g reed root, 15g Houttuynia cordata, 15g dried ginseng, 15g dried tangerine peel, and 5g licorice.
What medicine is good for pregnant women with cough? For this issue, a detailed introduction has been provided above. Different types of colds require different medications. So, when pregnant women experience coughing, it is necessary to identify the cause in order to receive targeted treatment. In addition, there are dietary taboos during periods of cold and cough in order to recover health more quickly.
