How to treat a child with fever and cramps?

How to treat children with fever and convulsions? Many parents worry when their children have fever and convulsions. Sometimes when children play and fight in groups for a long time, they will feel hot and sweat and want to take off their clothes. It is most likely to cause colds and fevers, especially for weak children who may even suffer from convulsions when they have a cold and fever. Also, when the weather changes, children may get sick if they don’t put on more clothes in time. The following is a detailed introduction to the solution.

1) Symptoms of exogenous wind-heat in children: fever with sweating, turbid yellow nasal discharge, thick cough, dry mouth and slight thirst, sore and swollen throat, red tongue, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and floating and rapid pulse.

In the diagnosis and treatment of this type of disease, Chinese medicine commonly uses prescriptions such as Yinqiao Powder or Sangju Drink. For severe fever, add Scutellaria baicalensis; for swollen throat, add Radix Rehmanniae and Fritillaria thunbergii; for severe cough, add Apricot kernel and Peucedanum chinense, etc.

2) Symptoms of wind-cold in children: fever, chills, no sweating, sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, cough, clear sputum, not too thirsty, floating and tight pulse, slightly red tongue, thin white fur, etc.

For this type of disease, the commonly used prescription is: Jingfang Baidu San. If the patient suffers from excessive heat, Scutellaria baicalensis can be added; if the patient is physically weak, Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala can be added in appropriate amounts.

3) Symptoms of exogenous damp-heat in children: mild fever but heaviness, thirst without desire to drink, fatigue, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, constipation, scanty urination, pale red tongue, greasy tongue coating, and sluggish pulse.

For this type of disease, Chinese medicine's treatment is mainly based on clearing away heat and dampness, and removing turbidity with aromatics. Representative prescriptions are Ganlu Xiaodu Dan and Huoxiang Zhengqi San. If the condition is more serious, you can add Scutellaria baicalensis and Talcum powder. If the dampness is more severe, you can add Coix seed.

4) Symptoms of summer heat in children: high fever, restlessness, thirst, dizziness, irritability, insomnia, constipation, short and dark urine, red face and lips, red tongue, and strong and rapid pulse.

The commonly used prescriptions in traditional Chinese medicine are Xinjia Xiangru Yin and Baihu Tang. If the fever is more severe and the patient is thirsty, add gypsum and adenophora; if there is vomiting, add lotus leaves and lotus seeds.

How to treat children with fever and convulsions? Now you know how to take action to treat it! The child's body is still developing, so health is particularly important. The child will enhance his or her own resistance as he or she grows, but parents play a vital role. Parents must pay more attention to the child's diet and daily life. Parents should learn more about family and children's health in their spare time to ensure that their children can grow up healthily.