Would you choose traditional Chinese medicine to reduce phlegm？

衡阳唐亚军

Would you choose traditional Chinese medicine to reduce phlegm
1、 Western medicine for resolving phlegm
The development history of its drugs can be traced back to the early 20th century. Here are some important milestone events: 1 In the 1920s, the first synthesized expectorant drug was ammonium bromide hydrochloride, which was used to treat respiratory diseases with excessive phlegm. In the 1950s, a class of drugs called Mucolytics, such as acetylcysteine, was discovered for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other conditions. In the 1960s, a expectorant drug called Bromhexine was introduced to treat respiratory diseases with excessive phlegm. In the 1980s, a expectorant drug called Carbocisteine was developed, which has mucus dissolving and antioxidant effects, and is used to treat chronic bronchitis and other diseases. In the 1990s, a expectorant drug called Ambroxol hydrochloride was introduced, which has mucolytic and anti-inflammatory effects and is used to treat respiratory diseases with excessive phlegm.
2、 Traditional Chinese Medicine for Resolving Phlegm
It can be traced back to the early Stone Age. There are many traditional Chinese medicines for resolving phlegm, which have been proven effective through thousands of years of clinical practice. In the current Chinese Materia Medica, phlegm is classified into "clearing cold phlegm" and "clearing hot phlegm" based on its different cold and hot properties.
Among them, the commonly used drugs for "warming and cooling phlegm" include Pinellia ternata, Tiannanxing, Baifuzi, Baijunzi, Zaojia, Xuanfu Hua, Baiqian, etc; The commonly used drugs for clearing hot phlegm include Houttuynia cordata, Platycodon grandiflorus, Fritillaria thunbergii, Fritillaria thunbergii, Gualou, Zhuru, Zhuli, Tianzhu Huang, seaweed, kelp, clam shell, and sea pumice.
3、 Long term use of any medication can lead to drug resistance. During the period of COVID-19, a large number of white lung patients died of suffocation due to sputum blockage
1. Is there a single variety of Western medicine expectorants that make patients prone to drug tolerance problems?
2. Why not choose traditional Chinese medicine for resolving phlegm when Western medicine cannot solve symptoms?
3. If you are a family member of a "white lung" patient and know that Western medicine is powerless, would you choose traditional Chinese medicine to dissipate phlegm?