What does Lung Qi Failure mean

Even though Western medicine is becoming more and more popular in daily life, some people still choose to see a Chinese doctor when they get sick because they consider the side effects of Western medicine on the body. However, there are many technical terms in traditional Chinese medicine that are difficult to understand. For example, "lung-qi failure to expand" is a unique disease name in traditional Chinese medicine. Lung-Qi Failure to Circulate mainly indicates that there is a problem with a person's lungs. Today I will explain to you what Lung-Qi Failure to Circulate means.

Lung Qi failure is a disease name in traditional Chinese medicine.

Lung Qi Failure, also known as Lung Qi Insufficiency, refers to the situation where it cannot be circulated. Because the lung qi cannot flow freely, patients may experience a series of upper respiratory tract symptoms such as chills, fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, and sneezing.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that children are more susceptible to external pathogens than adults because their organs are not fully developed, which can lead to respiratory infections and lung stagnation. However, if during treatment one only focuses on clearing away external evils without paying attention to conditioning organs such as the lungs, then it is very unlikely that the treatment effect will be achieved.

Therefore, medicine suggests that the principles for treating lung qi failure should be: clearing heat, nourishing yin, relieving cough, resolving phlegm, and relieving asthma.

The Chinese patent medicines for treating lung qi stagnation include:

1. Kechuan Shun Wan

The main ingredients are Chinese medicinal materials such as Peucedanum chinense, Tangerine Peel, Houttuynia Cordata, Trichosanthes Seed, Morus Alba Bark, and Perilla Seed, which have the effects of clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma. It has a certain therapeutic effect on cough, chest tightness and chronic bronchitis caused by lung qi failure.

Among them, Peucedanum chinense has the effects of descending qi and resolving phlegm, dispersing wind and clearing heat; Tangerine peel has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm; Houttuynia cordata has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and treating sores, promoting diuresis and removing dampness, clearing heat and stopping dysentery, and strengthening the stomach and digestion; Trichosanthes seed has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, relieving chest tightness and dispersing nodules, and moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

2. Suhuang cough capsules

The main ingredients are Chinese medicinal materials such as ephedra, earthworm, cicada shell, perilla leaf, and honey loquat leaf, which have the effects of dispelling wind and lungs, relieving cough and relieving sore throat. It has a certain therapeutic effect on symptoms such as cough, itchy throat, choking, shortness of breath and dry cough caused by lung qi failure and wind evil invading the lungs.

Among them, ephedra has the effects of inducing sweating and dispersing cold, promoting lung function and relieving asthma, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling; earthworms have the effects of clearing away heat and calming the nerves, unblocking meridians and relieving asthma, and promoting diuresis; cicada shells have the effects of dispersing wind-heat, clearing rashes and relieving sore throats, removing cataracts and improving eyesight, and dispelling wind and stopping convulsions; perilla leaves have the effects of promoting qi and relieving fullness, eliminating phlegm and benefiting the lungs, harmonizing blood and warming the middle, and relieving pain and asthma.