What are some effective folk remedies for treating children’s cough?

It is common for children to cough. If the child's cough symptoms are obvious, the first thing to do is to keep the child warm to avoid catching cold. In addition, the cause should be found based on the child's situation to see if the child has symptoms such as fever and headache. After finding the cause based on many symptoms, targeted treatment can be given. The following are some common treatment remedies.

1. Brown sugar, ginger and jujube soup for cold and cough

Boil 30 grams of brown sugar, 15 grams of fresh ginger, 30 grams of red dates and three bowls of water together until half of the water is boiled. Take it while hot, and you will recover after you start sweating slightly. It can dispel wind and cold, treat colds and coughs, stomach cold and stabbing pain, postpartum cold diarrhea, aversion to the Yin, etc.

2. Radish and scallion white can treat cold and cough

1 radish, 6 green onions, 15 grams of ginger, and 3 bowls of water. First boil the radish, then add the scallion and ginger. Cook until there is one bowl of soup left. Drink it all at once, including the residue. It can clear the lungs and relieve exterior symptoms, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Treats wind-cold cough, foamy sputum, chills, fatigue and body aches, etc.

3. White radish and honey can treat cold and cough

1 large white radish, 30 grams of honey, 5 white peppercorns, and 2 grams of ephedra. Wash the radish, slice it, put it in a bowl, pour in honey, white pepper, ephedra, etc. and steam it for half an hour. Drink it while it is hot. You will recover after lying in bed and sweating. It can induce sweating and dispel cold, relieve cough and reduce phlegm, and treat cough caused by wind and cold.

4. Fresh pear and Fritillaria treat cough and lung abscess

500 grams of fresh pears, 6 grams of Fritillaria powder, and 30 grams of white sugar. Peel the pear, split it in half, remove the core, fill it with ground Fritillaria and sugar, put it in a bowl and steam it. Eat in the morning and evening. Clears away heat and resolves phlegm, dissipates stagnation and relieves exterior symptoms. Treat cough or lung abscess, symptoms include chest pain, chills, cough, fever, dry mouth, dry throat, yellow and smelly sputum or sputum with blood and pus, etc.

5. Rock sugar bird's nest porridge treats chronic cough due to lung deficiency

10 grams of bird's nest, 100 grams of rice, 50 grams of rock sugar. Soak the bird's nest in warm water until soft, remove the fluff and dirt, and then put it into a bowl of boiling water to continue swelling. Take high-quality rice, wash it clean, put it into the pot, add three bowls of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat. Put the soaked and purified bird's nest into a pot and boil it with rice for about 1 hour. Add rock sugar and let it melt. Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, relieves cough and reduces phlegm. Treats chronic cough due to lung deficiency and cough and asthma that damages the yin.

6. Bird's nest and pear nourish the lung yin

5 grams of bird's nest (soaked in water), 2 white pears, 10 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa, and 5 grams of rock sugar. Dig out the core of a white pear, put the other three ingredients inside the pear, cover it tightly, put it in a bowl, stew it in water, and then serve. Nourish yin and moisten dryness, relieve cough and resolve phlegm. Treat years of cough with phlegm, shortness of breath and fatigue. The effect is good.

7. Radish and pepper relieve cough and eliminate phlegm

1 radish, 5 white peppercorns, 3 slices of ginger, 1 slice of tangerine peel. Add three bowls of water and boil for 30 minutes. Drink the soup twice a day. It can relieve gas and eliminate phlegm. Treats cough with excessive sputum.