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TCM terminology guide
Lung Heat Terminology and Cough
Lung Heat is a TCM pattern concept. Tongue color or coating cannot identify the cause of a cough, distinguish viral from bacterial illness, or determine whether antibiotics or herbs are appropriate.
Visible characteristics discussed in TCM education
- Redness toward the front in some traditional descriptions
- A yellow-toned coating
- Dryness that may reflect hydration, environment, or illness
These characteristics can have ordinary causes such as lighting, hydration, food, oral hygiene, medication, irritation, or normal variation. A photo alone cannot determine their cause.
When to seek qualified care
Difficulty breathing, blue lips, chest pain, coughing blood, confusion, high fever, dehydration, or a cough that persists or worsens needs prompt medical assessment.
Seek urgent medical help for trouble breathing or swallowing, sudden tongue swelling, uncontrolled bleeding, severe dehydration, confusion, chest pain, or other emergency symptoms.