What medicine is good for children with fever and cold

In summer, although the weather is relatively hot, children are still likely to catch a cold. This is a heat cold. Once it occurs, the impact on the child's health is relatively serious. Given that children's bodies are relatively small, they cannot take medicine casually, so parents are more careful in this regard. So, what medicine is good for children with fever and cold? Let’s take a closer look below.

The treatment for heat cold should be mainly based on relieving the exterior symptoms with pungent and cool herbs. Chrysanthemum, mint, mulberry leaves, etc. are commonly used. When taking Chinese patent medicine, you can choose Yinqiao Jiedu Granules. Yinhuang Jiedu Granules have the effects of relieving exterior symptoms with pungent and cool properties, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It has a good effect on fever, headache, cough, dry mouth, sore throat, etc. caused by wind-heat cold. In addition, Kugan Granules is also a very common Chinese patent medicine for treating wind-heat colds. Not only that, Kugan Granules also has the effects of dispelling wind and heat, promoting lung function and resolving phlegm, and relieving cough and asthma. If the fever is severe and the throat is obviously swollen and painful, you can take Shuanghuanglian oral liquid (granules) or Qingrejiedu oral liquid.

Children should be more cautious when using medicines for wind-heat colds. You can choose pediatric cold granules specially designed for children, which have a better effect on fever, cough, etc. caused by wind-heat colds.

Prescription for wind-heat cold

1. Prepare 15 grams of honeysuckle, 10 grams of chrysanthemum, and 3 grams of jasmine. Put all the herbs into a cup, add boiling water, then cover the cup and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes and drink it instead of tea.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and detoxifies, treats symptoms such as sore throat and body inflammation caused by wind-heat cold.

2. Prepare 75 grams of chrysanthemum, 75 grams of forsythia, 75 grams of rehmannia root, 75 grams of iris, 50 grams of mint, 125 grams of isatis indigotica, 75 grams of patchouli, 75 grams of isatis root, 75 grams of rehmannia root, and an appropriate amount of gypsum, and take it with boiled water.

Note: Children under 1 year old should use 6 grams each time, children aged 1 to 3 years old should use 6 to 12 grams each time, children aged 4 to 7 years old should use 12 to 18 grams each time, and children aged 8 to 12 years old should use 24 grams each time. Take 2 times daily.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and detoxifies, dispels wind and relieves exterior symptoms, and treats symptoms such as headache, fever, cough with sputum, sore throat, etc. caused by wind-heat cold in children.

The above is an introduction to what medicines are good for children with fever and colds. I hope it will be helpful to parents. Generally, traditional Chinese medicine is used to treat fever and colds, and the side effects on children's bodies are relatively small. It is recommended that parents take their children for regular treatment and adapt to the medication under the guidance of a doctor, which will be safer.