Cough
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A cough is a sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages. It may indicate a respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis. Smokers may cough very often. Coughs in children are common, and usually accompany many of the normal childhood illnesses. A cough that continues for several days, or increases in severity, should be immediately checked by a physician to rule out other diseases. It is recommended that children that have a lot of mucus with their coughs cut back or eliminate dairy products from their diet, as dairy often adds to the production of mucus.
See Also
- Symptoms
- Vata (Space and Air element) Dosha - Vata cough is dry and chronic in Ayurvedic medicine
- Pitta (Fire and Water element) Dosha - Pitta cough is angry and mucousy-phlegmatic with yellow mucous in Ayurvedic medicine
- Kapha (Water and Earth element) Dosha - Kapha cough is wet, mucousy-phlegmatic with white mucous in Ayurvedic medicine