How to quickly treat a child's cough

Because children are physically weaker and have lower resistance and immunity, they are very likely to suffer from coughs, colds, and fevers during the change of seasons and in cold seasons. Once a child becomes ill, parents will be extremely worried. How can we quickly treat children's cough? Let’s take a look at the experts’ advice below.

The issue of how to treat children's cough must be taken seriously. You mentioned the question about how to treat children's cough, and my answer is as follows. The respiratory system of infants and young children is not yet fully developed, their cough reflex is poor, and sputum is not easy to expel. Therefore, centrally acting antitussive drugs are generally not suitable for children. If a cough occurs, stronger cough suppressants are given. Although the cough can be stopped temporarily, the sputum transport function of the ciliated epithelial cells on the tracheal mucosa and the contraction and peristalsis function of the bronchial smooth muscle will be inhibited, and the sputum cannot be discharged smoothly. A large amount of sputum accumulates in the trachea and bronchi, affecting the respiratory function.

Compared with the side effects of Western medicine, Chinese herbal cough suppressants have relatively fewer side effects and are therefore easier to accept. Among traditional Chinese medicine cough suppressants, there are simple cough suppressants (such as sunflower cough syrup) and expectorant cough suppressants (such as children's lung clearing and phlegm removal).

Traditional Chinese medicine advocates not only relieving cough but also curing cough. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that children are in the stage of growth and development and have strong yang energy. Excess Qi turns into fire. When the climate changes, and external pathogens such as wind, cold, and heat occur, the external pathogens and internal heat become entangled with each other and accumulate in the lungs, which can easily cause "lung heat cough, or lung heat cough and asthma." The main symptoms are: cough, sticky or yellow phlegm, yellow runny nose, red and swollen throat, wheezing, fever, thirst, constipation, red tongue, and yellow tongue coating.

If you use cough suppressants as soon as you have a cough, although it can temporarily stop the cough, it will trap the phlegm in the airway and will not completely solve the child's cough problem. Therefore, to deal with children's "lung heat cough", we cannot simply stop the cough, but must grasp the root of cough treatment - "expelling phlegm". Doctors believe that comprehensive treatment of clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, and "clearing phlegm and stopping cough" is the standard for curing children's cough.

Once a child has a cough, the first thing to do is to confirm the cause and type of cough, so that you can better prescribe the right medicine and cure the disease. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the physical health of children and make sure they keep warm. It is also recommended that you try using loquat leaves or rock sugar pears to boil water for consumption.