What to do if your baby has laryngitis and cough? Can you treat it with traditional Chinese medicine?

Acute laryngitis in children is prone to occur after the baby is 6 months old, and laryngitis in babies will cause coughing, which will make the condition more and more serious. It needs timely diagnosis and treatment. It can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Pay attention to keeping the baby warm, let the baby drink more water, and eat more fruits.

1. TCM treatment of acute laryngitis in children

1. Wind-cold attacks the throat

[Symptoms] Dry cough, like a barking dog, mild hoarseness, no fever or low fever, pale red tongue, thin white fur, floating and tight pulse, red fingerprints on the wind gate

【Treatment】Dispel wind and cold, clear the lungs and relieve sore throat

[Prescription] Nepeta, Saposhnikovia, Peucedanum, Platycodon, Licorice, Periostracum Cicadae, Belamcanda, Coltsfoot, Bombyx Batryticatus, Fritillaria Thunbergii

Chinese patent medicine: Xileisan

2. Wind-heat attacks the throat

[Symptoms] Coughing like a barking dog, mild breath holding, sore throat, fever, red tip of tongue, rapid and floating pulse, purple fingerprints at the Fengguan point

【Treatment】Dispel wind and heat, relieve sore throat and reduce swelling

[Prescription] Honeysuckle, Forsythia, Bamboo Leaf, Nepeta, Burdock, Fermented Black Beans, Mint (added later), Sophora flavescens 3g, Platycodon grandiflorum

Chinese patent medicine: blow Haolei powder and Bingpeng powder into the throat frequently, spray Yanweikang aerosol into the throat, press once each time, twice a day

3. Phlegm-heat blocking the throat

[Symptoms] High fever, severe cough, barking-like, sore throat, shortness of breath, phlegm in the throat, chest and rib depression during breathing, cyanosis around the mouth, even restlessness, frequent red urine, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, rapid and floating pulse, purple fingerprints that can reach the Qi or Ming gates

【Treatment】Purging fire and detoxifying, clearing phlegm and relieving sore throat.

【Prescription】Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, Gardenia jasminoides, Gypsum gypsum (pre-boiled), Citrus aurantium, Arisaema consanguineum, Sophora flavescens, Green stone, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Curcuma aromatica, Acorus calamus, Radix zhijun

Chinese patent medicine: Tongguansan, fresh bamboo juice, Houzaosan, etc.

2. Diet and Health Care

Generally speaking, cold and dryness are external factors that cause laryngitis in babies. Therefore, the temperature of the baby's room should be controlled at 20 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity at around 65%. Be sure to keep the air circulating. After falling ill, let your baby rest quietly and reduce crying to avoid aggravating breathing difficulties. The diet should be light, soft, easily digestible and nutritious. Avoid eating irritating food, greasy, barbecued or hot food.

In short, parents should pay attention to their children's diet. Diet has a great impact on the child's condition. The baby's diet should be arranged reasonably so that the body can recover better.