How to treat a child's cough?

Children in every family are the apple of every family member’s eye. Once something happens, the whole family will become anxious and angry. However, many children often get sick easily due to poor immunity and physical health. Coughs and colds are very common diseases for some children, but if they are not treated for a long time, they will have a great impact. So, how to treat children’s cough?

Coughs can be divided into wind-cold coughs and wind-heat coughs. The two coughs have different symptoms and require different treatments. Here is a simple way to distinguish, which is to observe the child’s tongue coating. If the tongue coating is white, it is a wind-cold cough, which means the child has a severe cold. The sputum from the cough is thinner, white and sticky, and there is nasal congestion and runny nose. At this time, some warm, expectorant and cough-relieving foods should be eaten. If the child's tongue coating is yellow or red, it is a wind-heat cough, which means the child has a lot of internal heat. The phlegm is yellow, thick, and difficult to cough up, and there is sore throat. At this time, you should eat some foods that clear the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

A complete collection of folk remedies for children's cough

1. Chuanbei and snow pear soup for wind-heat cough

Ingredients: 1 snow pear, 2 grams of Sichuan Fritillaria, some rock sugar

Preparation: Wash the pears, cut them in half along the stem, hollow out and remove the core, add Sichuan Fritillary Rock Sugar, then put the pears together, place them in a bowl, and steam them for about 30 minutes.

Usage: Give it to your baby in 2 doses, eat the pear with water.

Scope of application: wind-heat cough.

2. Lily and pear drink to relieve cold and cough

100 grams of snow pear, 5 slices of fresh lily, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation: Wash the pear, peel and core it, and cut it into thin slices; wash the lily and tear it into small pieces; put the lily slices and pear slices into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and cook until the lily and pear slices are cooked through, add rock sugar and cook until it is completely melted.

Usage: After the drink is cooled down, feed it to the baby together with the soup.

Scope of application: babies with wind-heat cold.

3. Ginger and pear juice moistens the lungs and eliminates phlegm

Ingredients: 2 pears, appropriate amounts of ginger, rock sugar and pepper.

Preparation: Wash and slice the ginger, put it into boiling water and cook for 30 minutes, filter out the ginger juice; wash and peel the pears, cut into pieces, and embed a few peppercorns on the back of the pears; put the ginger juice into the pot, add rock sugar, bring to a boil, then add the pear pieces, turn to medium heat and cook until cooked and soft, then serve.

Usage: Take while warm.

Scope of application: Babies with cold and cough symptoms.

4. Sugar garlic water treats cold and cough

Ingredients: 2~3 cloves of garlic, 1 piece of rock sugar.

Preparation: Wash and crush the garlic cloves and put them in a bowl; add half a bowl of water and rock sugar, cover the bowl and put it in a pot to steam; after boiling over high heat, steam over low heat for about 15 minutes.

Usage: When the garlic water is warm, feed it to your baby, half a bowl at a time, 2 to 3 times a day

Scope of application: baby's cough caused by wind and cold, cough caused by kidney deficiency

Coughs cannot be cured by treatment alone, but also require care. Be careful not to let your children do strenuous exercise, and avoid outdoor activities when the wind is strong to avoid being caught in the wind. The indoor air should not be too dry and should be kept clean, otherwise dust entering the respiratory tract will also aggravate coughing.

Parents should take a close look at how to treat children’s cough. After all, you will encounter this situation during this period when you are taking care of a child. If you understand it now, you can treat it in time when you encounter it, so that the disease will not be aggravated due to lack of timely treatment. You also need to pay attention to diet and daily care.