Disease and high incidence are mostly caused by acute bronchitis that has not been cured in time. According to statistics, the incidence rate of middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old in China is about 15% to 30%, often manifested as cough, sputum, or accompanied by shortness of breath, wheezing, etc., the person who is further exacerbated by this disease may be complicated by emphysema, pulmonary heart disease, etc. . The winter weather is cold, and respiratory infections are prone to lead to the recurrence of "old and slow branches". Therefore, winter is a sad point for patients of "old and slow branches".

　　The acute attack of this disease combined with bacterial infection can be treated with antibiotics, but it is still easy to relapse or become worse due to cold. Practice has proved that combining traditional Chinese medicine with prevention and treatment, and taking samples into account, has good effects in regulating immunity, cough and reducing phlegm, and preventing cold and recurrence. Overwintering prevention of recurrence has important practical significance. Therefore, on the one hand, the bacterial infection during the onset of this disease should be antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, and at the same time, it should actively cooperate with the differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine treatment; for the elderly who have no obvious bacterial infection and those who are in the remission period, mainly adopt the method of traditional Chinese medicine or take decoction, Or use the stewed ointment, usually can choose Guben medicated diet, and adjust the body around the body to achieve the purpose of combination of healing and curing, eliminating illness and preventing recurrence.

　　The main symptoms of old chronic bronchitis:

　　(1) Cough:

　　Cough is heavy in the early morning, light in the daytime, and obvious at night in the late night. There are often episodes of cough before and accompanied by sputum. This is due to bronchial mucosa hyperemia, edema, and accumulation of secretions in the bronchial lumen. As the disease progresses, the cough does not heal all year round.

　　 If the predominantly cough attack, you can choose from "hot cough" (cough, sputum sticky or yellow, yellow tongue coating), "cold cough" (caused by cold, vomiting white foam Phlegm, or fear of cold), "dry cough" (dry cough, dry throat, dry tongue coating) with different characteristics, and were cleared (Maxingshigan soup, Huagai powder), Wenxuan (mahuang soup, or ephedra aconite) Xin Tang), Runzao (Sang Xing Tang, or Qingzao Jiufei Tang) and other methods of treatment; when the cough is eliminated, they will be warmed and nourishing lung qi (Yupingfengsan, Shensuyin, Shashen Liujun Decoction). ), or Jianpi Shengjin (Lizhong Liujunzi Decoction as a material for ointment), preventive care.

　　 (2) expectoration:

　　Most sputum is discharged in the morning, and the sputum is generally white mucus or serous foam, even with blood. This is mostly due to dull cough reflex during sleep at night, accumulation of sputum in the airway cavity, and stimulation of sputum excretion caused by postural changes after getting up in the morning. When an acute attack is accompanied by a bacterial infection, the sputum volume increases, and the sputum becomes sticky or purulent.

　　 If sputum is the main manifestation, you can choose from "cold phlegm" (due to cold sputum, thin phlegm, and fear of cold), "wet phlegm" (more phlegm, easy to spit) Out, more often due to cold food), "dry phlegm" (phlegm sticks like silk, or blood-stained silk), "hot phlegm" (phlegm yellow and thick, or smelly) "salted phlegm" (phlegm thin and salty) Start with different characteristics of warming phlegm drink (Xiaoqinglong decoction), dry and damp phlegm (Erchen decoction and Sanzi Yangqin decoction), moistening lung and resolving phlegm (gualou Beimu powder), clearing lung and resolving phlegm (clearing gold) Huatan Decoction), Yishen Huatan (Jinshui Liujunjian, Heidihuang Pills) and other methods; when the sputum disappears, it will be used to strengthen the spleen and help transport to block the source of phlegm (Liujunzi Decoction, Lizhong Decoction) Ointment), or use the kidney to warm the heart to help the gasification, and the root of the phlegm (Guifu Bawei Wan, Jinshui Liujunjian as the material for ointment) to prevent and control.

　　(3) Shortness of breath and wheezing:

　　 Most of the early stage of the disease is not obvious. When the disease progresses with obstructive emphysema, shortness of breath with varying degrees of severity gradually appears, especially after activity very. Patients with chronic bronchitis complicated by asthma or so-called wheezing chronic bronchitis, especially during acute attacks, often have wheezing symptoms and are often accompanied by wheezing.

　　Old and slow-breeding dietary conditioning:

　　Yam simmered pork lungs with orange peel: 30g yam, 10g orange peel, 6 ginger slices, 100g pork lungs, plus seasoning stew It is rotten to eat, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the lungs and reducing phlegm, and is suitable for the prevention of old chronic bronchitis patients with lung and spleen insufficiency (shortness of breath, fatigue, and cold cough); , 30 grams of walnut meat, 10 grams of gecko powder, 200 grams of japonica rice. First, boil the rice with appropriate amount of water to make porridge, add codonopsis powder, walnut meat, and gecko powder, mix well and simmer, then eat. It has the effect of nourishing qi, nourishing the kidney and gas, preventing asthma. It is suitable for lung and kidney deficiencies (movement is short of breath, backache) , Cold-resistant) type of prevention of old chronic bronchitis patients;

　　Astragalus and American ginseng stewed black bone chicken: 35 grams of raw astragalus, 15 grams of American ginseng, 20 grams of yellow essence, and half of black bone chicken. Hairless and internal organs of silkies are cut, cut into pieces, and stewed in a casserole with washed astragalus, American ginseng, and yellow essence. After the chicken is cooked, add seasonings, you can drink soup and eat meat. Immune effect, suitable for the prevention of old chronic bronchitis patients with lung deficiencies (easy to catch cold, fear of wind, spontaneous sweating, fatigue);

　　Lily Adenophora jade bamboo soup: take 30g lily and 10g almond , 15 grams of Adenophora flavescens, 30 grams of jade bamboo, boiled with water to make soup to eat Prevention of chronic bronchitis patients;

　　Loquat leaf stewed pear: 20g loquat leaf, 5g fritillaria, 30g houttuynia cordata, 30g white radish, 1 fresh pear, stewed together , It has the functions of clearing lungs and relieving lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. It is mainly suitable for old patients with chronic sputum with thick sticky phlegm, dry throat and cough due to phlegm.

　　 Chronic bronchitis is very harmful. If you can not receive timely and standardized treatment, it will have a huge impact on life. Therefore, patients should pay attention to actively do daily preventive measures for diseases in their daily lives. In the early and standard diagnosis and treatment, the condition can be away from our life as soon as possible and embark on the road to health as soon as possible.