What medicine is good for children with fever and cold?

When the baby has a cold and fever, parents are always very anxious and try as many detailed methods as possible to help the baby recover as soon as possible. In fact, the cold itself is a reaction of an individual to certain diseases. It needs treatment at ordinary times, but it is best not to be too anxious and use the correct and effective methods. Here are some treatments for baby colds.

Children's bodies are different from ours. Many times, when we catch a cold, we can recover by taking some medicine, but it's different for children. Therefore, when the baby has a cold, parents must pay attention to it, otherwise other complications may follow. So what medicine should babies take for colds?

1. Cold

Symptoms: In addition to general symptoms such as nasal congestion, sneezing, coughing, and headache, patients also have chills, low fever, no sweating, headache and body pain, clear runny nose, thin white sputum, sweating, red and swollen sore throat, no thirst or thirsty for hot drinks, thin white tongue coating, etc. Usually, they have to wear a lot of clothes or cover themselves with a big quilt to feel comfortable.

Applicable medicine: This cold is related to the patient's exposure to wind and cold. The principle of treatment should be to use pungent and warm herbs to relieve the symptoms. Patients can choose from cold and flu granules, cold and heat-clearing granules, Jiuwei Qianghuo pills, Tongxuan Lifei pills, Wushicha granules and other medicines for treatment. If the patient also has symptoms of internal heat and constipation, he can take Fangfeng Tongsheng Pills for treatment.

Avoid using medicines: Patients with wind-cold type colds should avoid using medicines such as Sangju Cold Tablets, Yinqiao Jiedu Tablets, Lingqiao Jiedu Tablets, and Compound Cold Tablets.

2. Wind-heat type cold

Symptoms: In addition to the general symptoms of a cold, such as a stuffy nose, runny nose, cough, and headache, the patient also has high fever, thick yellow sputum, sore throat that usually precedes the onset of cold symptoms, sputum that is usually yellow or black, and constipation.

Applicable drugs: The principle of treating wind-heat type colds should be to use pungent and cool herbs to relieve the symptoms. Patients can choose from Xiangxue antiviral oral liquid, cold and fever reducing granules, Isatis root granules, Yinqiao Jiedu pills, Lingyang Jiedu pills and other drugs for treatment. Patients with wind-heat type colds should avoid using medicines such as Jiuwei Qianghuo Pills and Lifei Pills.

When your baby has a cold, it is best to take good care of him. When the weather is changeable, try to add or remove clothes for your baby in a timely manner. It is not advisable to dress your baby too thickly to avoid sweating during exercise. Wearing clothes soaked with sweat for a long time will make your baby more likely to catch a cold. When your baby has a fever, physical methods are generally used to reduce the temperature first.