Summary of LI Qiao's Experience in Treating Cough Variant Asthma from the"Wind"Theory
Cough variant asthma is a special type of asthma in which cough is the only or main symptom in clini-cal practice.Instructor LI Qiao combined ancient books and modern medicine with in-depth research on the disease.Master Li believed that wind evil is the key factor in the occurrence and development of the disease.The airway smooth muscles are in a state of spasm during the attack,and the Yinghuai area is a semi-humid zone,so patients have exces-sive phlegm.Dampness;therefore,the treatment is based on"wind",with dispelling wind,dredging collaterals,reliev-ing cough and reducing phlegm as the main treatment methods.Inheriting the teachings of Xin'an doctors,Master LI takes both the lungs,spleen and stomach into consideration when practicing medicine and medicine,and attaches great importance to the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.His diagnosis and treatment of cough variant asthma is simple and easy to perform and has significant effects,and is worthy of clinical promotion and application.