The next day.
The patient with the cold from yesterday returned for a follow-up appointment.
"Doctor, the fever's gone, but why isn't his cough getting better? In fact, it feels like it's gotten worse."
The child's mother was anxious.
Hu Qiming conducted another consultation and took the boy's pulse.
Indeed, the child's temperature had returned to normal and his spirits were good. He just had a bit of a cough, and there was a distinct rattling sound from phlegm in his throat.
"This is because after the fever broke, the lingering pathogens haven't been completely expelled, and the lung's defensive qi hasn't been properly circulated."
Hu Qiming analyzed. "Don't worry, this is normal during the recovery period. I'll adjust the prescription to strengthen its lung-clearing and phlegm-resolving effects."
