What should I do if my child has a thick yellow tongue coating? The medicine is right beside you.

Parents must always pay attention to the baby's tongue coating. If the child's tongue coating is thick and yellow, it is definitely abnormal. At this time, it can be treated with medication or diet, such as eating some bananas, bitter gourd, honey, etc.

1. Gastrointestinal heat

Feelings: hot flashes in the evening, thirst, irritability.

Observation: The tongue coating is dark yellow, thick and dry, or even old yellow, cracked and prickly, the face is red and the body is hot, there is continuous sweating, the stool is constipated, or it is loose and has loose stools, the abdomen is full and painful and refuses to be pressed, there is delirium, and even unconsciousness, or the pulse can be felt by touching the clothes and the bed, and the pulse is deep and strong, or slippery and solid.

Prescription: 9 grams of rhubarb, 12 grams of Glauber's salt, 9 grams of Magnolia officinalis, 9 grams of Citrus aurantium, 12 grams of Red Peony Root, 12 grams of Peach Kernel, 12 grams of Radish Seed, 12 grams of Scrophularia ningpoensis, and 12 grams of Corydalis. Decoction for internal use

2. Stagnation of dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach

Feeling: body heat but not rising, irritability, thirst but no desire to drink, abdominal distension, and no appetite.

Observation: The tongue coating is yellow and turbid, the tongue is red, there is nausea and vomiting, the stool is greasy and smelly, and the pulse is slippery and rapid.

Prescription: 12 grams of Citrus aurantium, 6 grams of Rhubarb, 9 grams of Shenqu, 15 grams of Poria, 9 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, 9 grams of Coptis chinensis, 18 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 12 grams of Alisma orientalis, and 10 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides. Decoction in water for oral administration.

4. Appropriate amounts of banana root and honey.

Preparation and usage: Wash and mash the banana roots, use clean gauze to squeeze out 1500-2000 ml of juice, add honey and take. Drink frequently.

5. 30 grams of raw gypsum, 9 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 6 grams of licorice, and 30 grams of polished rice.

Preparation and usage: Put the first three ingredients in a clay pot and boil them in water, then remove the residue and add in rice to cook porridge for consumption. Take 1 dose per day, for several consecutive doses.

6. 200 grams of fresh bitter gourd, 100 grams of lean pork, and appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation and usage: Remove the core of fresh bitter melon and cut into pieces. Wash and slice the lean pork. Put them in a casserole. Add appropriate amount of water to boil soup. Season with a small amount of salt. Drink the soup and eat the bitter melon and lean pork.

Of course, when the baby's tongue coating is thick and yellow, parents can feed the baby some baby-specific medicine after observation, and pay attention to the baby's diet at ordinary times. Generally, there is no problem. If you are still worried, go to the hospital to consult a doctor.