8. Lin Yanling

8. Lin Yanling

I’m 38 years old and 30 weeks pregnant. In the past three days, I’ve had severe coughing, extreme throat itchiness, throat pain, and phlegm. The doctor prescribed a traditional Chinese medicine for clearing heat and detoxifying, but the effect is not obvious. What should I do?

Answer: At 30 weeks of pregnancy, you must be aware of the impact of medication on the fetus. From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, your condition is wind-heat, with warm evil invading the upper body and first attacking the lungs. On the one hand, you need to clear heat and detoxify, and promote lung function to stop coughing; on the other hand, you also need to tonify the kidneys and secure the pregnancy.