What to do if your child gets angry in winter? Here are some tips to reduce the fire

In winter, the climate becomes particularly dry, and babies are prone to getting angry. At this time, mothers should pay attention to the treatment of baby's angry skin and give the baby more water. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is important to regulate the skin according to the type of angry skin, and do not blindly use medicine to reduce fire.

1. "Fire" is one of the six evils in traditional Chinese medicine (wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire), which is similar to the "inflammatory response" in modern medicine. In children, it is mostly caused by exogenous heat evil (various viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma and other pathogens), or improper diet, which accumulates as heat. Due to the low temperature in winter, children have fewer outdoor activities and drink less water. Sometimes they turn on the heating or air conditioning, but do not pay attention to regular ventilation of the room. In addition, some children like to eat meat dishes, and eat less alkaline foods such as vegetables and fruits. They are often accompanied by constipation and easily form an acidic constitution. The heat and toxins in the body accumulate over time, weakening the child's immunity and easily leading to the invasion of various pathogens. It is often manifested as colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, tonsillitis, influenza, recurrent mouth ulcers and other symptoms of getting angry.

2. In the outpatient clinic , she often encounters some parents who blindly reduce the fever of their children. First of all, the most common one is: "Long-term use of heat-clearing and fire-reducing medicines and herbal teas to prevent getting angry." In fact, most Chinese medicines with heat-clearing effects are bitter and cold. Long-term use can easily cause stomach cold, resulting in adverse reactions such as decreased appetite and indigestion. Moreover, the formulas of heat-clearing and fire-reducing medicines and herbal teas are fixed and not targeted. If a child suffers from recurrent respiratory tract infections, you can choose to use Chinese patent medicines such as "Yupingfeng Granules" and "Tongkang Tablets".

Secondly, "If you have a fever, you must use Chinese medicine to get better. Western medicine cannot reduce fever." In fact, "getting fever" is a general term in Chinese medicine for many diseases that have certain common manifestations, and any medicine that can relieve the symptoms of warmth and heat can be called cold medicine, that is, medicine to reduce fever. In this sense, antibiotics in Western medicine can also be said to be cold medicines. So, can antibiotics be used to treat a sore throat? This depends on the cause of the sore throat. If it is caused by a bacterial infection, antibiotics must be used in combination to cure it. Using Chinese medicine to reduce heat alone may sometimes delay or even aggravate the condition. Some sore throats caused by viral infections will heal themselves even without any medication.

3. If the child has a fever, parents can reduce the fever according to the following symptoms:

1. Heart fire: It may manifest as hotness in the heart and chest, insomnia, red face and thirst, yellow urine and dry stool, red tip of the tongue, or mouth ulcers. You can take lotus seed soup;

2. Lung fire: manifested by coughing with yellow sputum, or blood in the sputum, dry mouth and sore throat, red tongue with yellow coating. You can eat some pork liver;

3. Stomach fire: stomach pain, acid reflux, vomiting after eating, thirst and preference for cold drinks, swollen and painful gums, bad breath, and constipation. You can take mung bean porridge;

4. Liver fire: dizziness, distending pain in the head, flushed face and eyes, bitter and dry mouth, irritability, insomnia or frequent dreams. You can drink pear juice.