Symptoms of lung heat in children

The cause of children's lung heat is closely related to the environment in which they live. Parents are particularly afraid of catching cold, so the temperature in the house is relatively high, so that children will sleep relatively hot. If they stay in such an environment for a long time, it is easy to cause lung heat, and it is easy for yellow phlegm to appear in the throat, making children feel uncomfortable. So what are the symptoms of children's lung heat?

1. Millet and Lily Porridge

Method: appropriate amount of fresh lily, millet and a little rock sugar. Peel and wash the lilies, and wash the millet lightly; put water in the pot, add the millet and cook the porridge for 30 minutes, then add the washed lilies and continue to cook for 5 minutes; add appropriate amount of rock sugar and it is ready to eat after turning off the heat.

Efficacy: Lily is slightly cold in nature and enters the heart meridian. It has the effect of moisturizing dryness and clearing away heat. It is often effective in traditional Chinese medicine to treat symptoms such as lung dryness or lung heat and cough. Millet and lily porridge nourishes yin and moistens dryness, clears away heat and detoxifies. It is also rich in various nutrients and is the best porridge for clearing heat.

2. Adenophora and Tremella Congee

Preparation method: 50 grams of Adenophora ginseng, 50 grams of Tremella fuciformis, 50 grams of corn, and 10 grams of crystal sugar. Wash the Adenophora, put it into a ceramic pot, add clean well water, boil for 30 to 40 minutes, remove the Adenophora, add Tremella fuciformis and corn (both washed), boil for another hour, add rock sugar, and simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Efficacy: It has the effect of nourishing yin and replenishing qi.

3. Loofah honey drink

Preparation method: 10 grams of loofah flowers and 20 grams of honey. Brew the loofah flowers in boiling water for 5 minutes, then add honey. Drink while hot 3 times a day.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and purges fire, relieves cough and reduces phlegm. It is mainly used to treat lung heat, phlegm-heat cough, wheezing and shortness of breath in children. It is said that loofah flowers can "clear lung heat, eliminate phlegm and relieve gas, relieve cough, relieve throat pain, eliminate thirst, and drain away the internal heat". When combined with honey, it can enhance its effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough.

4. Tremella Soup

Preparation method: 5 grams of white fungus and 50 grams of rock sugar. Put the white fungus in a basin and soak it in warm water for 30 minutes. After it is fully soaked, remove the stems and pick out impurities. Tear the white fungus into pieces, put it into a clean pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat for 1 hour, then add rock sugar until the white fungus is stewed.

Efficacy: Tremella, also known as white fungus, has the functions of clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, nourishing yin and promoting body fluid. It is suitable for lung heat cough, sputum, dry throat and thirst, stomach and intestines dryness, palpitations and insomnia, etc.

5. Cabbage porridge

Preparation method: 100 grams of japonica rice and 100 grams of cabbage. Use 100 grams of polished rice and water to cook porridge, then add 100 grams of washed and chopped cabbage and cook together. Add appropriate amount of salt, MSG and sesame oil and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: Cabbage can relieve depression, promote digestion, harmonize the stomach and eliminate phlegm, nourish the stomach, promote diuresis, and relieve gas. It is effective in preventing and treating lung heat cough, constipation and detoxification in infants and young children.