With herbal antibiotics, the questi

With herbal antibiotics, the question is "What color is the phlegm?" Thick yellow or dark phlegm requires a cooling antibiotic such as Specific Chi Kuan Yen Wan, recommended for cough, bronchitis, and asthma accompanied by internal heat symptoms. These include thirst, shortness of breath, panting, excessive thick sputum, restlessness, painful chest, and bronchial asthma. The remedy contains pummelo peel and tangerine peel to dry phlegm; fritillary, an expectorant; coltsfoot to cool heat and dryness; and ginger to build chi.