What are the methods to reduce fever in children with colds?

Viral colds can cause serious harm to your children, and the fever is also quite severe. So when your children get a viral cold and have a severe fever, many families want to know more about the methods to reduce fever in children with colds. In order for you to master it as quickly as possible, please take a look at the detailed answers below. I hope your child can reduce the fever successfully as soon as possible.

1. Cold

Method 1: Remove the leaves of coriander, leaving 3-4 stems and roots, 2-3 slices of white radish, 1-2 slices of ginger, add rock sugar and water and boil for 15 minutes. Wait until the temperature reaches a suitable level and give it to the child to drink. The child will sweat and reduce fever after drinking it. Mothers can try it, the effect is very good.

Note: This folk remedy is suitable for the early stage of fever caused by colds, when the body temperature does not exceed 38 degrees and there is no sweating. However, this prescription is not recommended for people with high fever or severe cold. Since coriander is a "stimulating food", its principle is to lower body temperature by relieving exterior symptoms and inducing sweat. There are no strict requirements on the ratio of coriander to water and the course of treatment. It can be determined according to age and physical strength. People who are younger and weaker can add more water appropriately. We must remind everyone that due to the characteristics of coriander, this folk remedy is not suitable for people with sores.

Method 2: You can also try some folk remedies such as ginger and brown sugar soup, onion and ginger soup, etc. (Chop two to four green onions with roots into small sections, slice a piece of ginger, add 2 bowls of water, and cook for 15 minutes after the water boils. It is best to add a spoonful of brown sugar when the water is removed from the heat. Drink the soup while it is hot. It will not be effective if it is cold.)

Note: This method is not very practical if it is a wind-heat cold. To make the effect more obvious when you have a cold, it is best to go to sleep immediately after drinking the soup to sweat out the cold, or drink the soup while soaking your feet in hot water and put on clothes to sweat.

Tips: If you have a fever after a cold, check the temperature of your hands and feet. Although the body temperature has exceeded the normal body temperature, the hands and feet are still cold, indicating that the cold in the body is still severe and you still need to drink ginger and brown sugar water. When you have a fever, add 1 to 2 onions and cook them together to help induce sweating. If your body temperature is high and your hands and feet are no longer cold, stop drinking ginger water and drink plenty of warm water instead. Generally, fever occurs at night. Many people do not like to drink water at night because they are afraid of frequent urination and affecting their sleep. As long as you have a fever, you must drink more water regardless of whether it is day or night. This is the most effective way to quickly reduce the temperature and expel the virus. When your whole body is hot, drink a few large cups of warm water and urinate a few times. You can obviously feel your body sweating easily. Once you sweat, your body temperature will quickly return to normal. Then pay attention to rest and cover yourself with a blanket to prevent catching a cold.

Method three: Hanging moxibustion with moxa sticks (moxibustion box is more convenient) on the Dazhui point on the back of the neck (the depression below the protrusion of the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, that is, the most protruding part of the root of the neck when you bow your head and back your neck, and the depression below it) is also a way to expel cold and reduce fever. Sweating will reduce the fever. It usually takes a few minutes or at most a quarter of an hour to take effect. This method is most suitable for children (including infants can use it with caution) because children have a purely yang body. Adults should not use it frequently. The editor has witnessed many cases where the drug was effective in children, including children who had been on IV drips in the hospital for several days without a fever going down. However, some cases show that the drug is ineffective if the patient is dehydrated or lacks water in the body. They need to drink enough water (if they cannot drink it, they need to replenish the water through infusion), otherwise there will be no sweat and the fever will not go down.

2. Summer-heat and dampness type cold

If a child has a fever in summer, you can dip a cotton ball in Huoxiang Zhengqi water and place it in the navel to reduce the fever. The first choice for treating colds in summer is Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, the cheapest kind. It works very well. If you can't stand the smell, you can use a cotton ball to soak up the medicine and place it on your navel for navel therapy. The effect is good too.

What are the methods to reduce fever in children with colds? The above is a detailed introduction for many parents. The fever caused by a child's cold is difficult to cure, and it must go through a period of treatment to recover as soon as possible. Therefore, after a comprehensive understanding, you must use the methods of reducing fever to get your child's cold and fever effectively treated and controlled as soon as possible.