How to treat heat stroke

Symptoms of heat stroke are a common disease in summer, which is very harmful to health. Heat stroke can cause patients to experience serious symptoms such as fainting and shock, which is very harmful to people's health. Heat stroke often occurs in summer. Therefore, people should master some knowledge about how to deal with heat stroke. Let's take a look at how to treat heat stroke. I hope everyone can understand.

Traditional Chinese medicine is more effective in treating children with summer heat syndrome. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is caused by internal heat that consumes body fluids in the stomach. The treatment adopts the method of clearing away heat and invigorating qi, nourishing yin and promoting body fluid, and commonly uses Chinese herbal medicines such as Adenophora Root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Dendrobium candidum, Gypsum Fibrosum, Bamboo Leaf, Phragmites australis, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Pseudostellaria baicalensis for decoction. In addition, drinking water boiled with fresh lotus leaves, fresh reed roots, fresh bamboo leaves, perilla leaves, patchouli leaves, mint leaves, etc. frequently is also effective. It is also very effective to boil the watermelon rind (i.e. watermelon peel) in water and drink it frequently.

If the child has a high temperature or is irritable, antipyretics and sedatives may be given. Commonly used antipyretics include paracetamol, aspirin, etc. Luminal can be used as a sedative, but it should not be used for a long time. You can also use warm water therapy to reduce fever, that is, soak in warm water about 2°C below body temperature 2-3 times a day, each time for 20-30 minutes.

Nutrition and care for children with heat stroke are also very important. Children should be given a nutritious and easily digestible diet, and attention should be paid to supplementing calories, protein, and vitamins. Let the child drink plenty of water, preferably cold boiled water with little sugar and salt. If conditions permit, the child should be moved to a cooler place and the room should be well ventilated.

In addition, diet therapy is also very important for the treatment of heatstroke in children. The dietary therapy for the type of summer heat and dampness obstructing the spleen should use the methods of clearing away summer heat and dampness, and promoting fragrance and clearing the stomach. Use 5g of Patchouli, 5g of Magnolia officinalis, 5g of Apricot kernel, 6g of White Cardamom seed, 15g of Coix seed, and 30g of glutinous rice. First, boil Patchouli, Magnolia officinalis, Apricot kernel, and White Cardamom seed in water to obtain a concentrated juice. Then, cook Coix seed and rice together into porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add the juice and a little sugar for seasoning. Take 2-3 times a day. The dietary therapy for Qi and Yin deficiency should be based on the methods of dispelling heat, invigorating Qi, nourishing Yin and strengthening the spleen. Use 5g of ginseng, 15g of Ophiopogon japonicus, and 3g of Schisandra chinensis to decoct the juice. Take 30g of polished rice and cook it into porridge with the juice. After it is cooked, add appropriate amount of rock sugar for seasoning. Take it 2-3 times a day. For children with heatstroke, you can also use 15g of lotus leaves, 100g of mung beans, 30g each of soybeans and white lentils, add water and boil until the beans are rotten, take the concentrated juice to drink, which has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, promoting dampness and relieving heat.