What medicine should children take for pharyngitis and cough

Everyone has been through childhood. Compared with adults, children's body functions are not fully developed and their resistance to viruses is relatively low. In addition, children are naughty and are more likely to get diseases. Among them, pharyngitis and cough are common symptoms in children. When children have pharyngitis and cough, it will be greatly affected in their daily life, diet, conversation, etc. It will cause pain when swallowing food and make them unwilling to eat, unable to maintain nutritional supplements, affecting their physical condition. Pharyngitis and cough also have a great impact on sleep. They may cough in the middle of the night, affecting sleep and in turn affecting their physical growth and mental state. Children's pharyngitis and cough should not be treated lightly. They should be treated with medication in time to avoid worsening of the condition and causing more serious conditions. Here we will introduce what medicines children can take for pharyngitis and cough.

Acute pharyngitis is a very stubborn disease. Children with poor physical fitness are most likely to suffer from the disease. During the illness, children will have sore throats and difficulty eating. Their throats will hurt all the time, as if something is stuck. Acute pharyngitis must be treated in a timely manner, otherwise it will affect the patient's physical health.

Acute pharyngitis is an inflammatory disease, which is usually caused by unstable climate and bacterial infection. Winter is the most prevalent season for this disease, so you must pay more attention at this time and never catch a cold. If you suffer from acute pharyngitis, what medicine should you take to be more effective?

1. Children with acute pharyngitis must take some Chinese medicine, which will cause less harm to the child's body and will not irritate the child's stomach. Common medicines include children's pharyngeal granules, which have a very good therapeutic effect. However, during the period, you must pay attention to drinking plenty of water and avoid spicy food.

2. If a child has symptoms of acute pharyngitis, it means that the child has inflammation. At this time, timely anti-inflammatory treatment is needed. You can take cephalosporin drugs, and cefaclor is very effective. You can also use Pueraria lobata anti-inflammatory oral liquid for treatment. You should drink more water, pay attention to body temperature, and rest more.

3. Acute pharyngitis in children is generally treated with antibiotics, such as penicillin, cefotaxime, morphine, adamantine, and viroline, and the effect is good. However, the specific dosage and type of medicine should be based on the doctor's instructions to avoid serious side effects.

4. Children's acute pharyngitis is an inflammatory lesion of the upper respiratory tract caused by bacterial infection. At this time, you can give your child some antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, preferably Chinese patent medicines. Drugs for clearing heat and detoxifying include Yinhuang Granules or Shuanghuanglian Oral Liquid, etc. Let your child drink more water and do not eat greasy or irritating food.

Acute pharyngitis usually occurs in children, because children's resistance is relatively weak and the climate changes in winter are abnormal, so the disease may be caused by a little carelessness. Treatment is the key. Many Chinese medicines for treating children's acute pharyngitis are very effective. During this period, remember to drink plenty of water and rest more.

How to treat chronic pharyngitis

Children's chronic pharyngitis can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine. Parents can take appropriate treatments based on the doctor's advice to help their children recover as soon as possible.

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment: In traditional Chinese medicine, chronic pharyngitis in children is classified as deficiency-fire throat congestion, with a long course of illness. It is advisable to nourish yin and reduce fire, clear the throat to treat the root cause, detoxify and reduce inflammation, promote fluid production and moisten dryness to treat the symptoms, and attach equal importance to prevention and treatment, eliminate the cause, remove the evil, and cure the disease. Traditional Chinese medicine is very effective in preventing and treating chronic pharyngitis, and there are many treatment methods, such as internal treatment, external treatment, massage, diet therapy, etc. Treatment of chronic pharyngitis in children can start from the following aspects:

(1) Lung and kidney yin deficiency and virtual fire ascending syndrome: Symptoms include burning pain in the throat, or a feeling of throat obstruction, dry cough with little sputum, or heat in the palms and soles of the feet, dry mouth, and decreased saliva. You can use Yangyin Qingfei Decoction: 15 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Scrophularia ningpoensis, White Peony Root, Raw Rehmannia Glutinosa, 12 grams each of Moutan Bark and Fritillaria thunbergii, 6 grams of mint, and 5 grams of Licorice; or Zhibai Dihuang Decoction: 15 grams each of Rehmannia glutinosa, Chinese yam, Poria cocos, 12 grams each of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Phellodendron chinense, Cornus officinalis, Moutan Bark, and Alisma orientalis.

(2) Weak spleen and stomach, and malnutrition of the throat: There may be a sticky feeling in the throat, or accompanied by acid reflux, belching, and nausea, and the patient usually has a poor appetite and is tired and weak. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang can be used with modifications: 20 grams each of Astragalus and Codonopsis, 12 grams each of Pinellia and Curcuma, 10 grams each of Bupleurum, Citrus aurantium, Atractylodes, 5 grams of dried tangerine peel, and 3 grams of licorice.

(3) Phlegm and blood stasis in the throat: There is a sticky feeling of phlegm or a foreign body in the throat, easy nausea, chest tightness and discomfort, and the tongue is dark red or has ecchymosis. You can use Beimu Guawei Powder with modifications: 15 grams each of Zhejiang Fritillary Bulb, Trichosanthes Pi, Radix Trichosanthis, and Poria, 12 grams each of Moutan Bark and Red Peony Root, 10 grams each of Tangerine Peel and Platycodon.

(4) Spleen and kidney yang deficiency and loss of throat warmth: There is a foreign body sensation in the throat, choking and difficulty in speaking, thin white sputum, poor appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhea, back pain and fear of cold. You can use Fu Zi Li Zhong Decoction with modifications: 5-10 grams of red ginseng, 15 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 12 grams each of Atractylodes macrocephala and Pinellia ternata, 8 grams each of dried ginger and cooked Aconite root, 5 grams of dried tangerine peel, and 3 grams of licorice.

2. Western medicine: Western medicine mainly uses drugs to find out the cause of the disease and treat it accordingly. Systemic or local medication is given according to the condition. Special attention should be paid to nasal drops. Generally, 0.5%-1% chlorane solution and 0.5% cortisone solution or other prepared liquid medicine are used, which flow into the nasopharynx through the nasal cavity and can achieve significant therapeutic effects.