What should I do if my baby keeps coughing?

The health of babies is of great concern to their families. After all, children are still young and their health is easily threatened and harmed. If a cough occurs, it should be detected in time. Children's immunity and resistance are very poor. The time cannot be delayed, otherwise the situation will worsen again and again. It is important to relieve the cough as soon as possible. So what should I do if the baby keeps coughing?

1) Fritillaria and fresh pear tea: 6 grams of Fritillaria (core removed), 1 fresh pear, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Efficacy: Nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, resolves phlegm and relieves cough. It is suitable for cough due to lung heat, with yellow, thick and sticky phlegm that is difficult to cough up. It is also suitable for lung yin deficiency, persistent dry cough, etc.

Usage: Wash the fresh pear, cut it into slices, boil it in water together with Fritillaria and rock sugar, and drink it as tea at any time.

2) Mulberry, apricot and rock sugar drink: 5 grams of mulberry leaves (Yupin), 3 grams of almonds, and 5 grams of rock sugar.

Effect: Disperse wind-heat, promote lung function and regulate Qi. It is suitable for children with exogenous wind-heat, cough, yellow sputum or white and sticky sputum, and nasal congestion.

Usage: Put mulberry leaves and almonds into a pot, add 1 bowl of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until half a bowl of water remains. Remove the residue and keep the juice, then add rock sugar. Take with warm water, 1 dose per day.

3) Rock sugar almond pear: 1 duck pear, 3-5 sweet almonds, 5 grams of rock sugar.

Efficacy: Clears heat and relieves cough. It is used for children with exogenous wind-heat, cough, thick and uncomfortable phlegm, dry mouth, and general heat.

Usage: Wash the duck pear, cut a horizontal cut 2 cm from the stem, save the cut part for lid, and dig out the pear core; peel and crush the sweet almonds, put them into the pear belly together with rock sugar, cover the pear with the lid, put it in a bowl with the mouth facing up, and steam it. Take 1 dose every night, warm and take for 3 consecutive days. If the effect is seen, take it for another 2 days.

4) Reed root and wax gourd seeds soup: 50 grams each of fresh reed root and wax gourd seeds, appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Efficacy: Clears heat, resolves phlegm, and relieves cough. Used for children with cough, thick sputum that is difficult to cough up, dry mouth and preference for cold water.

Usage: Wash the fresh reed root, cut it into small pieces, remove the outer mucus of winter melon seeds, put them into the pot together with the reed root, add 2 bowls of water, boil it and then simmer it on low heat until 1 bowl of water remains, remove the residue and add rock sugar. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 3-4 times. Take it for several days.

The above article clearly introduces what to do if the baby keeps coughing. I hope it will be helpful to your family. For younger babies, it is best not to take medicine. Therefore, if the cough is not very serious, you can use the above methods to relieve and regulate it, and the cough suppressant effect is still very good.