Can children eat coltsfoot flowers?

Coltsfoot is actually a herb. If you soak it in water and drink it, it can have a good effect on moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is also particularly suitable for the problem of long-term cough due to lung deficiency. If children have this need, they can take it.

1. Coltsfoot, also known as winter flower, belongs to the Asteraceae family and is a herbaceous plant of the genus Coltsfoot. In some places in China, it is also called Aidonghua and Kandenghua. After soaking in water and taking it, it has the effect of moistening the lungs, lowering the qi, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is pungent and warm in nature, and has the effects of moistening the lungs, lowering qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

2. It is recorded in "Ben Jing" that it is most suitable for "asthma and cough caused by evil fluid in the lung meridian due to cold." Although its flavor is warm, moist but not dry, it can cure warm and hot evil that is trapped in the lung meridian and cannot be discharged. Therefore, it can be applied for coughs caused by external or internal injuries, cold or heat, deficiency or excess. It is especially suitable for people with long-term cough due to lung deficiency.

3. Coltsfoot is a traditional Chinese medicine suitable for most people . It can be soaked in water, or made into porridge or paste for consumption. It has a warm and spicy smell and is a good medicine for treating colds and coughs. It can be taken by both pregnant women and children.

4. Generally speaking, there is no age limit for taking coltsfoot . However, since children's constitution is weaker than that of adults, the dosage of coltsfoot should be adjusted appropriately according to age or method of taking under the guidance of a doctor. For example, for an eleven-year-old child, if the coltsfoot flower is boiled in water and taken, the dosage should be 5 grams per day. If it is ground into powder and taken, the dosage should be appropriately reduced to 2-3 grams per day.

5. However, although coltsfoot has no obvious toxicological reaction to the human body in clinical manifestations , some people cannot take coltsfoot due to its efficacy or medicinal properties. For example, the famous Chinese medicine book "Ben Jing Feng Yuan" once stated that although coltsfoot can effectively treat some lung discomfort and cough conditions, if the patient is a yin deficiency and fatigue cough, it is recommended that this type of patient do not take coltsfoot to avoid worsening of the condition.