Boost lung qi to prevent autumn cough
Autumn is the season when people are most prone to coughing. In the five elements, autumn is associated with metal, which corresponds to the lungs. The lungs govern the qi within the body and the breath, and are responsible for gas exchange and the body's external defense. Therefore, when the seasons change, individuals with insufficient lung qi are susceptible to dry coughs and colds due to temperature fluctuations. The following two body types are particularly prone to coughing due to qi deficiency:
1. Spleen and lung deficiency: In the theory of the five elements, those with a weak spleen cannot generate lung metal due to the spleen's deficiency, leading to insufficient lung qi and thus easy coughing. They often experience fatigue, emaciation, frequent colds, and loose stools.
This body type can brew tea with 5 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus. This tea can nourish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the body's foundation, boost immunity, replenish qi and generate fluids, and prevent coughs due to lung deficiency.
Codonopsis pilosula is sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It tends to tonify yin, invigorate qi and generate fluids, nourish blood, and strengthen the spleen and stomach. Astragalus membranaceus is sweet in taste, warm in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It tends to tonify yang, invigorate qi and raise yang, and is mainly used to treat qi deficiency edema and consolidate the exterior.
2. Lung and stomach yin deficiency: Those with a weak stomach have insufficient gastric fluid, which fails to nourish the lungs, easily leading to dry mouth and lips, dry cough with little phlegm, red tongue with little coating, loss of appetite, burning sensation or dull pain in the stomach, and dry stools.
This body type can brew tea with 5 grams each of Glehnia root and Ophiopogon japonicus. This tea helps generate fluid in the lungs and stomach, and improves dry cough, itchy throat, and dry throat with shortness of breath.
Glehnia root is sweet and slightly bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can nourish yin and clear the lungs, and benefit the stomach to generate fluids.
Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can benefit the stomach to generate fluids, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and improve dry throat and thirst.
1. Spleen and lung deficiency: In the theory of the five elements, those with a weak spleen cannot generate lung metal due to the spleen's deficiency, leading to insufficient lung qi and thus easy coughing. They often experience fatigue, emaciation, frequent colds, and loose stools.
This body type can brew tea with 5 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus. This tea can nourish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the body's foundation, boost immunity, replenish qi and generate fluids, and prevent coughs due to lung deficiency.
Codonopsis pilosula is sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It tends to tonify yin, invigorate qi and generate fluids, nourish blood, and strengthen the spleen and stomach. Astragalus membranaceus is sweet in taste, warm in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It tends to tonify yang, invigorate qi and raise yang, and is mainly used to treat qi deficiency edema and consolidate the exterior.
2. Lung and stomach yin deficiency: Those with a weak stomach have insufficient gastric fluid, which fails to nourish the lungs, easily leading to dry mouth and lips, dry cough with little phlegm, red tongue with little coating, loss of appetite, burning sensation or dull pain in the stomach, and dry stools.
This body type can brew tea with 5 grams each of Glehnia root and Ophiopogon japonicus. This tea helps generate fluid in the lungs and stomach, and improves dry cough, itchy throat, and dry throat with shortness of breath.
Glehnia root is sweet and slightly bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can nourish yin and clear the lungs, and benefit the stomach to generate fluids.
Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can benefit the stomach to generate fluids, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and improve dry throat and thirst.