What should I do if my child has asthma?

Asthma is a very common respiratory disease. Many children are born with asthma, which is mainly caused by genetic factors, also known as congenital asthma. Although asthma is not a very serious disease, it can cause breathing difficulties and chest tightness when it occurs. The patient feels very uncomfortable, and it is difficult to cure completely, it can only be effectively controlled. So what should we do about asthma in young children?

Attack the evil without forgetting to replenish the deficiency

The focus of childhood asthma treatment is on the lungs, spleen, and kidneys. Clinically, the disease is divided into the attack period and the remission period and treated separately. There is an acute attack period when phlegm and qi mix together, blocking the airway, causing the lungs to fail to descend and resulting in asthma. "In an emergency, treat the symptoms." At this time, treating the lungs and attacking the evil is the top priority. Among them, the treatment for cold asthma should be to warm the lungs and dispel cold, resolve phlegm and calm asthma; while the treatment for hot asthma should be to promote lung function, clear heat, resolve phlegm and reduce adverse effects, which is easy to be noticed. However, although attacking the evil is the main method, it is not the only treatment method. It is also often indispensable to supplement the attack with strengthening the body, which is easily overlooked. Although asthma is caused by old phlegm, tracing back to the source, phlegm is actually produced by body fluid, and body fluid is produced from water and food. It depends on the spleen's distribution and transport to the lungs. If the spleen is weak and cannot function, dampness will accumulate and become phlegm, which is stored in the lungs. This is what is meant by the spleen being the source of phlegm and the lungs being the container of phlegm.

The lungs are responsible for protecting the exterior from external pathogens. When the lungs are blocked by phlegm, their defenses against external pathogens are not strong enough, and external pathogens take advantage of the opportunity to attack. This is the root cause of the disease being easily caused by external pathogens. Therefore, the treatment of this disease is to clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, descend the Qi and calm the wheezing; on the other hand, to invigorate the Qi and strengthen the spleen to eliminate the source of phlegm, strengthen the Yuan and consolidate the foundation so that the evil cannot interfere. The main focus is to eliminate evil while also strengthening the body, then the external evil phlegm and turbidity will be removed and the body will be at peace; when the body's vital energy is restored, the external evil phlegm and turbidity will not recur. In this way, stubborn diseases can be expected to be cured. If one focuses on attacking the evil and treating the symptoms, phlegm will be regenerated as it is gone. Moreover, if the attack is applied indiscriminately, the body's vital energy will be weakened. Even if the disease is cured, it will be easy to encounter the evil and be triggered from time to time. Therefore, those who focus on attacking the evil often find it difficult to be effective. This is the reason.

The recommended treatment method for childhood asthma is to use traditional Chinese medicine, which has relatively small side effects and more significant therapeutic effects. In addition, we must pay attention to the care of young children. Try to avoid going out when the air quality is poor. Open the windows in the room more often for ventilation. Also, remember to carry anti-asthmatic drugs with you to avoid emergencies.