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Common Name Indications Traditional Chinese Medicine Action
  • Chronic coughing
  • Bronchitis
  • Upper respiratory problems
 A very  wet and deep cough pattern:
  • Deep sounding cough
  • Chronic and reoccurring cough
  • Presence of mucus in vomit (frothy white)
  • Deep wet cough, rattle sounds in chest
  • Loose stools
  • Lots of fatigue, cat just wants to sleep
  • Poor appetite
  • Strengthen the Spleen, dry damp
  • Transform Phlegm
  • Stop cough
  • A total of 1/2 teaspoon total for each 10 pounds your cat weighs.
  • Take the total and divide into into 2 equal parts.
  • Give 1 part in the morning and 1 part at night.

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Empirical Lung Qi Support (Phlegm-Damp Cough)
Causes of a Phlegm Damp Cough:
The pattern that we call "Phlegm-Damp coughing" is one can result from an inappropriate diet and  the pattern we  commonly observe in cats that eat a diet rich in processed foods such as the over use of rice, wheat barley and oats.

The other root cause is brought on by recurrent respiratory tract diseases such as bronchitis, sinusitis and which then subsequently has been treated by the use of multiple rounds of antibiotics.

Clinical Features of Phlegm Damp Cough:
  • Chronic recurrent cough
  • Profuse thin, white or clear mucus
  • Noticeable rattle in the chest with cough
  • Coughing tends to be worse at night and morning
  • Poor appetite
  • Occasional vomiting of clear fluids
  • Loose stools
  • Lethargy and weakness, lots of sleeping
Clinical Notes:
  • The cough is this pattern may be associated with biomedical conditions such as upper respiratory tract infect, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis,, or asthma.
  • This pattern generally responds well to herbal treatment
  • Dietary modification in particular are essential for good results. FRESH FOOD only during the course of treatment, which includes not using grain products. Fresh meat and organ meat with boiled or raw bones.