What are the methods to relieve cough and reduce phlegm in children?

Children often cough, and in many cases, their coughs are accompanied by phlegm. At this time, parents should closely observe the symptoms of their children's coughs, such as the severity of the cough, whether it is accompanied by fever, runny nose and other symptoms, and combine multiple symptoms to find the cause. Symptomatic treatment is effective. The following are some effective remedies for relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

First, Chinese medicine recommends folk remedies:

Perilla porridge: 10 grams of perilla leaves, 50 grams of japonica rice, 3 slices of ginger, and 3 dates. First cook porridge with japonica rice. When the porridge is almost cooked, add perilla leaves, ginger and jujube, and drink it while it is hot.

Scallion porridge: 50 grams of rice, 5 slices of ginger, 5 pieces of scallion with roots, 5 ml of rice vinegar, add appropriate amount of water to cook porridge, drink while hot.

Almond and radish decoction: 10 grams of almonds (sweet), 3 slices of ginger, 100 grams of white radish, decocted in water, 1 dose per day.

Walnut and ginger drink: Crush 5 walnuts and take with appropriate amount of ginger juice.

Ginger, garlic and brown sugar soup: 5 slices of ginger, 12 grams of brown sugar, 3 slices of garlic. Add water and cook for 10 minutes, then drink the soup.

Ginger, sugar and tofu soup: 200 grams of tofu, 50 grams of brown sugar, 3 slices of ginger. Add a little water and cook until done.

Tangerine peel, ginger and honey water: 60 grams of tangerine peel, 30 grams of ginger, and 250 grams of honey. First, boil the tangerine peel and ginger in water, take out the decoction once every 15 minutes, add water and boil again, take out the decoction three times in total, combine the decoctions, simmer over low heat to concentrate, add honey when it becomes thick and sticky, turn off the heat when it boils, and bottle for later use. Take 3 times a day, 3 tablespoons each time.

Second, wind-heat cough

Characteristics: cough, yellow and sticky phlegm, runny nose, red throat and dry mouth, etc., and yellow and red tongue coating. The treatment is suitable for dispelling wind and heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

Recipe recommended by traditional Chinese medicine: pear + rock sugar + Fritillaria cirrhosa: cut the pear in half horizontally near the handle, dig out the core and add 2 to 3 pieces of rock sugar, 5 to 6 pieces of Fritillaria cirrhosa (the Fritillaria cirrhosa should be crushed into powder), put the pear in half and put them in a bowl, steam it for about 30 minutes, and feed it to your baby in two doses.

Two-juice drink: equal parts of fresh lotus root juice and pear juice, taken raw.

Radish and rock sugar juice: Take 100-200 ml of white radish juice, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and stew it in water, drink it once before going to bed, and use it for 3-5 times in a row.

Scallion and pear juice: 7 scallions with roots, 1 pear, appropriate amount of rock sugar, decocted in water.

Luffa flower honey drink: Clean 10 grams of luffa flowers, put them into a porcelain cup, brew with boiling water, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then add appropriate amount of honey and drink it while hot.

Burdock porridge: Grind fresh burdock roots and filter out 100 ml of juice, add 50 grams of polished rice, cook together into porridge, and drink while hot.

Vinegar drink: appropriate amount of white vinegar. Bring vinegar to a boil and set aside after cooling. Take one teaspoon each time, swallow slowly, several times a day. It is used to treat pharyngitis and cough, and is effective in eliminating throat itching.

Olive rock sugar water: 4 fresh olives, 15 grams of rock sugar. Wash the olives, split them, add rock sugar and appropriate amount of water, fry until the flavor comes out, and take it warm all at once or in several times.

Loquat leaf porridge: 12 grams of loquat leaves, 50 grams of japonica rice. Wrap loquat leaves with gauze, add water and boil, remove the residue and keep the juice, add glutinous rice and cook into porridge for consumption. It can relieve cough and reduce phlegm.

Third, the cause of children's cough and sputum

1. Children with weak constitution and insufficient vital energy may have dampness retained and condensed into phlegm due to spleen deficiency.

2. Children have weak spleen and stomach, and due to the imbalance of milk and food, the stagnation of water and dampness damages the spleen and stomach; or they eat too much raw food, melons and fruits, which damages the middle yang; or they drink too much water due to fever and the spleen cannot function properly, etc., which can cause water and dampness to retain and gather into phlegm. In addition, eating too much fatty and sweet food can cause turbid air to accumulate in the stomach, generate dampness and heat, and also turn into turbid phlegm.

3. If children's external infection is not treated properly, or if weak children suffer from external infection repeatedly, the lung qi will be damaged and unable to transport body fluid to the four parts of the body and regulate the water channels to transport it to the bladder, causing the fluid to stay and turn into phlegm. The phlegm is stored in the lungs, the lung qi is not smooth, and the phlegm rushes into the airways, which will inevitably cause coughing and excessive phlegm.