Empirical Lung Qi
Support (Phlegm-Heat Cough):
What Causes Phlegm Heat Cough?Traditional
Chinese medicine states that Phlegm Heat is related to Lung Heat and
Phlegm Damp. The properties of Heat are very drying and this causes Lung
fluids to become very sticky and we say that the Phlegm starts to "congeal".
Once
congealed these fluids becomes what we call a combination of Phlegm and Heat. Have you ever
had a cough where you felt like your lungs were on fire and you could
not cough the phlegm up?
You felt this because the phlegm had become sticky and was
not easily expectorated.
Phlegm Heat cough can also flare up
from those cats that have chronic Phlegm Damp in the Lungs and particularly
if the cat is eating food that has a tendency not to move through
the digestive system .
Clinical
Features Of A Phlegm Heat Cough:- Loud or hacking cough
- Mucus
may not be present
- If there is mucus the color will be
green/yellow
- Wheezing that is worse at night and morning
- Restlessness
- Cat seeks cool spots
Clinical Notes:- The cough
in this pattern may be associated with acute and
chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, any upper respiratory breathing problems..
- Cats respond great to this formula, plus avoidance of heating foods (all
processed foods)