What are the folk remedies for children's colds?

If your child has a cold, parents should not rush to give them medicine. After all, medicine is toxic to some extent. You might as well try some safe and side-effect-free folk remedies for children's colds! The effect is quite good! So what are the folk remedies for children’s colds? Next, this article will introduce six folk remedies for children’s colds for your reference only. Friends who want to know about some folk remedies for children’s colds can take a look! Please see the detailed introduction below.

1. Steamed Garlic Water

Take 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, smash them, put them in a bowl, add half a bowl of water, put in a piece of rock sugar, cover the bowl and put it in the pot to steam. After boiling over high heat, switch to low heat and steam for 15 minutes. When the garlic water in the bowl is warm, feed it to your child. The garlic does not need to be eaten. Generally 2 to 3 times a day, half a bowl each time. Garlic is warm in nature and enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It is very effective in treating cold coughs and kidney deficiency coughs. It is also convenient and simple, and children are willing to drink it.

2. Roasted oranges

Roast the oranges directly over low heat, turning them constantly, until the peels turn black and steam comes out of the oranges. Wait for the orange to cool down a bit, peel the peel and let your child eat the warm orange segments. If it is a big orange, the child can eat 2 to 3 slices at a time. If it is a small tribute orange, the child can eat one at a time. It is best to take it with garlic water, 2 to 3 times a day. Oranges are warm in nature and have the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. After eating roasted oranges, the amount of sputum will be significantly reduced, the antitussive effect is very obvious, and children are willing to eat it.

3. Boil radish water

Wash the white radish, cut it into 4 to 5 thin slices, put it in a small pot, add half a bowl of water, bring it to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes on low heat. Wait until the water cools down a little before giving it to your baby. This recipe is very effective in treating wind-heat cough, dry nose and throat, and dry cough with little sputum. It is more effective for babies under 2 years old.

4. Orange peel and coriander can cure cough

If the cough caused by a cold does not heal for many days, you can try boiling orange peel and coriander roots in water, drink it for two consecutive days, three times a day, and the cough symptoms will be eliminated.

5. For wind-heat type colds, you can use 30 grams of scallion and 15 grams of forsythia, mash them together, put them into a gauze bag and place it on the navel. When the child is about to sweat, give the child a small amount of warm boiled water to promote sweating.

6. For colds caused by wind and cold, use 30 grams of green onion, 1 slice of ginger, and 5-7 peppercorns. Mash the three ingredients together, put them into a gauze bag, and place it on the navel. At the same time, drink an appropriate amount of warm boiled water to help drive away the cold, and then remove it after sweating.

The above is an introduction to the folk remedies for children’s colds. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you will have a certain understanding of these six folk remedies for children's colds. If your children at home have a cold, parents may want to try the above-mentioned pediatric cold remedies for their children!