Types of cough and therapeutic recommendations from the perspective of Persian medicine

Background and Aim: Although many treatments reduce cough and its complications, cough is still one of the most common and annoying problems of patients who refer to medical centers. Therefore, finding simple and effective treatments is one of great interest to the medical community. This study aimed to determine the types of cough and find simple and effective therapies based on Persian medicine (PM). Methods: This research is a kind of qualitative study. Firstly the keyword “soaal” (cough) in authentic Persian medical manuscripts was investigated using Jame Teb software version 1/5 of the Computer Research Center of Islamic Sciences [Noor]. Data analysis was done by directed content analysis. Furthermore, some of the common recommendations were discussed from the point of view of conventional medicine. Ethical Considerations: In all stages of the present study, ethical principles including truthfulness and fidelity have been observed. Results: Based on the results of this study, from the point of view of PM, there are different types of cough, including hot and cold post nasal discharge, hot, cold, humid, dry, cough caused by loud noise or dust, and smoke, cough caused by lung ulcer and children's cough. The type is determined based on the clinical symptoms and detailed history of the patient, and the appropriate treatment is selected based on the type of coughs, such as gargling, fumigation, anointment, warm compress with drug, bathtubs, poultice, decoction, cupping, leech, and phlebotomy.