What should a four-year-old child eat when he has a cough?

Colds, coughs and fevers are diseases that are very easy to occur in most children. Generally speaking, colds and fevers are easier to recover from, but coughs keep coming back and never go away. I don’t know how many parents have been worried about their baby’s cough. So what should a four-year-old child eat when he has a cough? No matter how good the medicine is, it is not as reliable as diet therapy. Let me introduce it to you in detail below.

Cold cough

[Steamed garlic water] Crush 2-3 cloves of garlic and put them in a bowl, add a piece of rock sugar and half a bowl of water, cover and steam for 15 minutes. Let your baby drink the water after it has warmed up.

【Radish and Honey Water】3-5 large slices of white radish, 3 thin slices of ginger, and 3 dates. Add 3-4 bowls of water, bring to a boil and then simmer for about 25-30 minutes. Remove the residue, add honey and bring to a boil. Give warm drink to baby. Radish can reduce phlegm and relieve cough, ginger can dispel wind and cold, and jujube can soothe the stomach.

[Roast oranges] Roast the oranges over low heat until the peel turns black, and let your baby eat the warm orange flesh. Oranges are warm in nature and have the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

[Sesame Oil and Ginger Fried Eggs] Add a small spoonful of sesame oil, add ginger when the oil is hot, then beat an egg and stir well. Eat while hot before going to bed at night.

[Coriander and Soybean Soup] 30 grams of coriander and 10 grams of soybeans, wash them. Now boil the soybeans with water for 15 minutes, then add coriander and cook for 15 minutes, remove the residue and add a little salt, and give it to your baby several times a day.

Wind-heat cough

[Steamed pear with Fritillaria cirrhosa and rock sugar] Cut the pear in half, remove the core, add 2-3 pieces of rock sugar, 5-6 pieces of crushed Fritillaria cirrhosa, put the pear halves in a bowl, and steam for 30 minutes. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm.

[White radish water] Wash the white radish, cut into 4-5 slices, put into a small pot, add half a bowl of water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Give it to your baby after it cools down a little. The effect is better for babies under two years old.

[Pear porridge] Chop three duck pears, add water and boil for half an hour, remove the residue and take out the juice, cook porridge with appropriate amount of rice, do not let it cool before eating.

[Water chestnut water] Peel 3 to 4 water chestnuts and cut into thin slices. Add a bowl of water and cook for about 5 minutes. Give your baby water to drink and he can also eat water chestnuts. It can clear away lung heat, and has the effect of promoting fluid production, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm.

The above content very convincingly lists the dietary treatments for both wind-cold and wind-heat coughs. I hope that these contents can help more parents. Parents can decide based on the specific situation of their children's cough. Usually, a cough caused by wind-heat is prone to dry cough and is accompanied by sore throat; while a cough caused by wind-cold is accompanied by nasal congestion and runny nose.