A brief discussion on the common clinical approaches of treating cough in traditional Chinese medicine
浅谈中医诊治咳嗽临床常见思路

摘要

咳嗽是呼吸系统常见疾病，中医中药治疗有确切疗效。笔者根据杨道文教授诊治咳嗽之经验总结，再结合自己门诊工作中诊治咳嗽的心得体会，将咳嗽分为风咳、胃气上逆咳、痰咳、燥咳四个证型，系统阐述了其病因病机、临床特征及治法方药，强调临证需知常达变，为中医诊治咳嗽提供了清晰的辩证思路与用药参考。

Abstract

Cough is a common disease of the respiratory system, which traditional Chinese medicine has definite therapeutic effect on it. The author based on the experience in treating cough from the Professor Yang Daowen, and combined with my own experience in treating cough cases during my outpatient work, this article classifies cough into four types: wind-cough, cough caused by upward reversal of stomach qi, phlegm-cough, and dry-cough, then it systematically expounds the causes, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment methods of the disease, emphasizing the need for adapting to changes based on regular principles. This provides clear diagnostic thinking and medication references for traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of cough.