What to do if your child has a cough and a stuffy nose

When children cough and have a blocked nose, parents will feel anxious. However, children are still young and medication cannot be used blindly to avoid side effects and greater harm. You can use home massage to help them clear their noses, or strengthen their dietary care. Moreover, children's coughs are different, sometimes caused by colds, so parents should pay attention to keeping their children warm.

1. Home Massage

Use two thumbs to push Zanzhu from the bottom to the top between the eyebrows to the hairline, 30-50 times. It is mainly used to treat fever and headache.

Push Kan Gong with both thumbs along the center of the eyebrows toward the tip of the eyebrows 30-50 times. It is mainly used to treat exogenous fever and headache.

Qingtianhe Water: Use the index finger and middle finger to push from wrist to elbow 100-300 times. It is mainly used to treat fever.

Rub the Yingxiang points on both sides of the nose 20-30 times, which is mainly used to treat nasal congestion and runny nose.

Use the tip of your middle finger to rub the point between the two nipples 50-100 times. It is mainly used to treat chest tightness, cough and asthma.

2. Diet therapy

1. For colds caused by wind and cold, you can use 10 grams of scallion, 15 grams of fermented black beans, and 3 slices of ginger, decoct them in water and drink it while hot until you sweat a little.

2. For wind-heat cold, you can take 10 grams of hawthorn and 30 grams of honeysuckle, boil them in water, take the juice, add honey, and drink it at any time.

3. If you have a cough and a lot of phlegm, drinking white radish soup frequently can help reduce phlegm.

4. If you have a sore throat, you can chew fresh aloe vera slowly to clear your throat.

3. Self-protection

1. Wash your face with cold water every morning.

2. Soak your feet in hot ginger water every night until your skin turns red.

3. Rinse your mouth with light salt water every night to remove oral germs.

4. Rub your hands together, and massage Yingxiang acupoint more than ten times after your palms are warm. This can prevent colds.

5. Fumigation indoors with vinegar once a day for 20 minutes each time can eliminate viruses in the room.

Finally, it should be emphasized that colds are the most common disease in children, and drinking plenty of water and getting more rest are the most basic treatments.