Your cold is gone, but why is the cough still there three weeks later? The cause may not be limited to the lungs—it may involve the nose, acid reflux, airway hypersensitivity, medicines, or other factors. This book explores persistent cough through modern medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine, with a practical focus on what you can do: UK OTC options, food therapy for different cough patterns, TCM approaches, and when it is time to see a doctor. L4_HW02_咳嗽三周不好，问题可能不在肺_简体

Excerpt / Summary One cough can tell two very different stories. Western medicine may look for airway irritation, infection, inflammation, or other respiratory causes, while Chinese medicine may consider patterns involving cold and heat, phlegm, Lung Qi, constitution, and the balance of the body as a whole. Starting with one of our most familiar symptoms, this book explores how two medical traditions can look at the same human body yet ask different questions—and what we may

Why do some people catch repeated colds and later develop persistent coughs, rhinitis, poor sleep, cold hands and feet, or digestive problems? Drawing primarily on Ni Haixia’s classical-formula system, this book explores external pathogens, the Six-Stage framework, mistreatment, Cold, Dampness, Phlegm-Fluids and Blood Stasis. It also compares these traditional ideas with modern medical perspectives, helping readers understand two very different approaches to illness and long-