What should I do if my child coughs up yellow phlegm?

Coughing is a common minor problem in our lives. Among children’s diseases, hot phlegm is very annoying, and sometimes disgusting yellow phlegm will appear when coughing. If the sputum is not cleared completely, the condition will always be complicated. So what should you do if you have a cough with yellow phlegm? What are the dietary treatments? Let me introduce to you some dietary therapy methods for treating cough with yellow phlegm.

1. Mix Houttuynia cordata water with eggs to treat cough. 30 grams of Houttuynia cordata and 1 egg. Boil Houttuynia cordata to extract juice, mix the boiling juice with an egg, take it all at once, once a day. It has the effects of clearing heat, nourishing yin and detoxifying, and can treat chest pain and lung heat cough.

2. Honey and egg water to treat cough: 35 grams of honey and 1 egg. Add 300 ml of honey and water to boil, then beat in the eggs. Take once, morning and evening on an empty stomach. It has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, and can treat dry coughs and long-term coughs caused by dry lungs.

3. Fried ginger slices to treat cough. Slice appropriate amount of ginger and put it into the pot. Use a small amount of oil to fry the ginger slices until they turn yellow. Add half a bowl of water and cook for more than ten minutes. Add sugar and drink it all at once. Drink more warm boiled water. Treat lung heat.

4. Soak your feet in mugwort to treat cough. Put 30-50 grams of mugwort into about 1500 ml of boiling water and boil for about 15 minutes. Remove the mugwort and pour the decocted medicine into a small foot basin. Place your feet on the edge of the basin while it's still hot to receive the fumigation. To prevent the medicinal vapor from evaporating, you can cover your feet with a piece of cloth slightly larger than the foot basin. When the water temperature is lower and your feet can tolerate it, you can soak them directly in the basin. Do this once every night (preferably before going to bed), each time for 15-20 minutes. Generally, 3-5 consecutive times can cure the cough.

5. Garlic cures cough. Take a dozen cloves of garlic, mash them into a paste and put them in a cup. Add appropriate amount of rock sugar, brew with boiling water, and drink it as warm tea, once a day. If the cough is severe, take it twice a day. This recipe has the special effect of quickly relieving cough and reducing phlegm, but it is not suitable for patients with stomach problems.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has understood what methods should be used when coughing with yellow phlegm. When a child coughs and has yellow phlegm, parents should choose appropriate methods for timely and effective treatment. Parents can also prepare some light meals for the child and give the child some white pears. I hope the editor’s introduction will be helpful to everyone.