What to do if a 6-year-old child coughs

Every mother is the same, and the health of their child is on their mind. As soon as the child feels uncomfortable in some way, the mother immediately becomes anxious like an ant on hot pan, not knowing what to do. For example, if you have a cough, sometimes it may not get better even after a week or two of injections or medication. Watching my child being sick every day, not eating well, not sleeping well, and lacking energy day by day. But mom didn't know what to do. So what should we do if a 6-year-old child has a cough?

Coughing is one of the most common symptoms of the respiratory system. It is a protective measure of the human body and is beneficial to the body. When the respiratory mucosa is stimulated by foreign matter, inflammation, secretions or allergic factors, coughing is caused reflexively, which helps to eliminate foreign matter or secretions that invade the respiratory tract from the outside and eliminate respiratory irritants.

Cough remedies:

1. Radish and honey drink (for treating cough) Ingredients: 5 slices of white radish, 3 slices of ginger, 3 dates, and 30 grams of honey. Preparation and administration: Boil radish, ginger and jujube in appropriate amount of water for about 30 minutes, remove the residue, add honey and boil again. Take while warm. 1 to 2 times a day. Function and indications: Radish tastes spicy and sweet, and is cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting body fluid, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Its alcohol extract has a strong antibacterial effect on Gram-positive bacteria. Ginger is a commonly used medicine for dispelling wind and cold, stopping vomiting and relieving gas. Jujubes are mostly used to harmonize the stomach, nourish blood and harmonize medicines. Honey moisturizes and relieves cough. This drink can dispel cold, clear the lungs, dispel wind and relieve cough. For the treatment of colds and coughs, it is better to treat them with wind-cold and cough. Note: This product can be tried on weak infants who are prone to frequent colds and coughs, or whose symptoms cannot be cured or persist for a long time. However, it is not suitable for patients with wind-heat cough, fever and yellow sputum.

2. Lily honey (specially used to treat cough) Ingredients: 60 grams of lily and 30 grams of honey. Preparation and administration: Wash and dry the lilies, mix well with honey, and steam them in a pot. This honey-cooked lily can be eaten as a snack for children. Indications and functions: Lily tastes sweet and slightly bitter, and is slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing the heart and calming the nerves. Contains starch, protein, fat, various alkalis, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients. Pharmacological tests have shown that its decoction has an antitussive effect on children's cough caused by ammonia, and can counteract toad spider asthma caused by histamine. Use with honey to enhance its lung-moistening and cough-relieving effects.

Now everyone knows what to do if your child has a cough. In fact, it is inevitable for children to suffer from minor illnesses as they grow up. Once a child is sick, mothers should not be nervous and should not go to the hospital unless absolutely necessary. "All medicines are poisonous to some extent." Try not to take medicine if you can avoid it. Dietary therapy is both safe and effective. Pay more attention to temperature and drink more water.