Clinical Manifestations of Pertussis in the Initial Cough Phase:
Coughing spells gradually worsen, more severe at night than during the day, with thin white sputum. May be accompanied by low-grade fever, runny nose, and sneezing. The tongue coating is thin and white or pale yellow, with a floating pulse and pale red fingerprints. This phase lasts for 1-2 weeks.
【Radish Juice with Rock Sugar】
Recipe: 30 ml of radish juice, 20 ml of rock sugar.
Preparation: Mix the two ingredients with an appropriate amount of boiling water.
Efficacy: Relieves cough and phlegm.
Usage: Take 3 times a day, as a single dose.
【Steamed Pear with Ephedra】
Recipe: 3 grams of ephedra, 1 large unpeeled pear.
Preparation: Grind the ephedra into coarse powder. Remove the core of the pear and stuff the ephedra into the center. Seal the pear tightly with a toothpick and steam it in a bowl over water until cooked.
Efficacy: Expels lung heat and relieves cough.
Usage: Take 1 pear twice a day, for 35 days in total, removing the ephedra and drinking the pear juice.
【Autumn Pear and White Lotus Root Juice】
Recipe: 2 autumn pears, 1 section of white lotus root.
Preparation: Peel and pit the pears, wash the white lotus root, and chop both ingredients. Extract the juice using a clean gauze cloth.
Efficacy: Clears heat, moistens the lungs, and resolves phlegm to relieve cough.
Usage: Drink as a substitute for tea.
【Reed Root and Bamboo Juice】
Recipe: 50 grams of fresh reed root, 8 grams of bamboo shavings, 30 grams of polished rice, 2 slices of ginger.
Preparation: Boil the reed root and bamboo shavings together in an appropriate amount of water, remove the residue and extract the juice. Add the polished rice and cook until the porridge is ready. Add the ginger and cook for a moment.
Efficacy: Clears lung heat and resolves phlegm.
Usage: Divide and consume in the morning and evening.
