TCM treatment for children's cough

Generally in autumn, the temperature difference between day and night changes rapidly. Since some children may have weaker constitutions, they may catch a cold and cough when going out at night. Therefore, some parents should pay special attention to it. Children's coughing may also cause some inflammation. Once the baby starts coughing, the first thing to do is to stop the cough. There are currently many types of drugs to treat cough. Let us talk about the methods of traditional Chinese medicine treatment.

1. Babies with wind-heat cough often have symptoms such as red face and ears, dry and red lips, frequent coughing, sharp cough, runny nose, fever and sweating, red tongue, and yellow and greasy tongue coating.

Massage points: clearing away heat and relieving exterior symptoms, dispersing wind and dissipating heat, relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

Massage method: Push the Tianmen point 24 times; form a straight line from the middle of the eyebrows to the front hairline; move the temples counterclockwise (rub the temples counterclockwise, the temples are located in the depression between the end of the eyebrows and the outer corners of the eyes) 20 times; rub the Feishu (on the left and right Shu lines under the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra) 50 times.

2. Wind-cold cough The baby has a clear history of cold, manifested by pale complexion, chills, fear of cold without sweating, intermittent coughing, heavy cough and clear and thin sputum. White foamy sputum can cause nasal congestion and difficulty breathing, accompanied by clear nasal discharge; some babies may also have fever, pale red lips, and white tongue coating. Massage points: dispel wind and cold, open the pores and induce sweating, promote lung function and lower qi, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

Massage method: Push Kan Palace 50 times (above the two eyebrows on the face, in a straight line from the eyebrow to the tip of the eyebrow); push Tianmen 20 times; push Tanzhong on the line connecting the two nipples on the chest 20-50 times.

For some younger children, if parents find them coughing, they may let them take medicine immediately. However, most of the current medicines are bitter, so babies will reject them. Using the above-mentioned Chinese medicine moxibustion methods to treat baby's cough will also have a great effect, and babies will be more obedient.