What should I do if my child coughs without phlegm?

We all know that an old person in the family is like a treasure. And for a healthy and loving person, if there are children in the family, it is also a very happy thing. However, once the child has a headache or fever, it is often easy for adults to feel anxious and worried. It is very common for children to cough without phlegm. So what should we do if children cough without phlegm?

When he has a cough, I usually cook soup for him. For the dish of Fritillaria cirrhosa and pear in rock sugar, I also added some loquat leaves. It tastes very good and is effective. Adding some lilies as a seasoning to the porridge or soup for the baby, the whole family can benefit from it in moistening the lungs.

Cough is one of the common symptoms of children's respiratory diseases. Modern medicine's acute and chronic bronchitis, tracheitis, and some pharyngitis all fall into the scope of this disease. Traditional Chinese medicine divides coughs into two categories according to their main clinical symptoms. The cough that generally occurs after a cold is called "exogenous cough", and the cough without obvious cold symptoms is called "internal injury cough". In addition to taking medicine as prescribed by the doctor, children with cough should eat a light, easily digestible diet and avoid fishy, ​​meaty, and spicy foods. In addition, the following medicated diet can be used as an auxiliary treatment.

1. Wind-cold cough: characterized by cough, itchy throat, clear sputum, nasal congestion and clear nasal discharge. The treatment should be to clear the lungs, dispel cold and relieve cough.

(1) Perilla porridge: 10 grams of perilla leaves, 50 grams of glutinous rice, 3 slices of ginger, and 3 dates. First cook porridge with japonica rice. When the porridge is almost cooked, add perilla leaves, ginger and jujube, and drink it while it is hot.

(2) Scallion porridge: 50 grams of rice, 5 slices of ginger, 5 pieces of scallion with roots, 5 ml of rice vinegar, add appropriate amount of water to cook porridge, and drink it while it is hot.

Once children have the problem of coughing without phlegm, adults should not give them western medicine casually. You should know that there are actually very strict regulations on the dosage of many Western medicines for children. If children are given the dosage for adults, it will often be harmful.