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What medication should patients with lobar pneumonia take for cough?

Jan 31, 2024 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Li Jingli
Introduction
Lobar pneumonia refers to an acute lung inflammation with lobar distribution caused by infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. In general, patients with lobar pneumonia who have coughing may take medications such as Powerful Loquat Cough Syrup, Compound Liquorice Tablets, Su Huang止咳 Capsules, Feili Ke Mixture, or Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Tablets according to medical advice. It is recommended to seek medical evaluation and follow the doctor's instructions for medication use.

Lobar pneumonia refers to an acute lung inflammation with lobar distribution caused by infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae. In general, patients with lobar pneumonia who experience coughing may take medications such as Powerful Loquat Syrup, Compound Liquorice Tablets, Suhuang止咳 Capsules, Feilike Cough Syrup, or Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Tablets under medical guidance. It is recommended to seek medical evaluation and follow the doctor's advice regarding medication use. Specific analysis is as follows:

1. Powerful Loquat Syrup

Powerful Loquat Syrup consists of ingredients including loquat leaf, mulberry bark, platycodon root, menthol, and others. It helps nourish yin, consolidate the lungs, relieve cough, and expel phlegm, thereby alleviating cough caused by infections such as lobar pneumonia or bronchitis.

2. Compound Liquorice Tablets

The main components of Compound Liquorice Tablets include licorice extract powder, opium powder, camphor, and star anise oil. This medication acts as an expectorant and antitussive, useful for suppressing cough and facilitating phlegm expulsion.

3. Suhuang止咳 Capsules

Suhuang止咳 Capsules contain ephedra, perilla leaf, stir-fried perilla seed, cicada slough, and other ingredients. They function to dispel wind, promote lung function, relieve cough, and soothe the throat, helping to reduce coughing associated with lobar pneumonia.

4. Feilike Cough Syrup

Feilike Cough Syrup is a traditional Chinese medicine formulation primarily composed of skullcap, peucedanum root, bletilla tuber, red-stemmed herb (Tuberosa), and other ingredients. It has effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, suppressing cough, and eliminating phlegm, which helps improve mucus clearance and alleviate cough symptoms.

5. Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Tablets

Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Tablets are centrally acting antitussives that suppress the cough center in the brain, reducing both the frequency and intensity of coughing. They can be used to treat coughs caused by conditions such as colds, pharyngitis, bronchitis, and lobar pneumonia.

In daily life, maintaining a light diet and drinking plenty of water can contribute to better lung health.

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