What are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for hand, foot and mouth disease?

Many parents are very familiar with hand, foot and mouth disease, because hand, foot and mouth disease is actually an infectious disease that occurs in children, especially young children. Hand, foot and mouth disease can affect body functions in mild cases and may even lead to death in severe cases. Therefore, hand, foot and mouth disease should still be given a certain amount of attention. At present, there is still no effective drug treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease, but the traditional Chinese medicine treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease can play a certain role in alleviating the symptoms. Because the Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease is relatively mild in nature and will not be too irritating to the body, let’s take a look at the Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for hand, foot and mouth disease below!

1: 6 grams each of honeysuckle, isatis root, forsythia and 3 grams of coptis chinensis, decoct in water and gargle.

2: If the pain is severe, or the gums are red and swollen, you can use 10 grams of Isatis root, 6 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and White Moss Peel, 3 grams of Double Flower, 2 grams each of Bamboo Leaf and Mint, decoct them in water and gargle with them.

3: If the hands and feet are obviously red and swollen, you can use 10 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, and Cortex Moutan, and 6 grams of Safflower, and boil them in water and soak them in it.

4: If you feel itchy, you can use 10 grams each of raw rehmannia, moutan bark, isatis root, white moss peel, and kochia scoparia, 20 grams of honeysuckle vine, and 6 grams of safflower, decoct them in water and wash the affected area, 3 times a day, for 1 week.

5: It is advisable to eat light foods that clear away heat and detoxify, such as mung beans, red beans, mung bean sprouts, lilies, chrysanthemums, cucumbers, winter melons, loofahs, bitter melons, water chestnuts, water chestnuts, wild rice stems, asparagus, winter bamboo shoots, fresh lotus roots, red and white radishes, chrysanthemums, pakchoy, shepherd's purse, celery, raw pears, snow pears, kiwis, grapes, raisins, cherries, strawberries, etc. It is advisable to eat soups, porridges and juices that clear away heat and detoxify. If there is a fever in the early stage of the rash, carrot and water chestnut water should be given. Carrots are rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, and water chestnuts have a diuretic effect. They can reduce the toxins accumulated in the bladder during the fever period, and can also replenish the physical energy consumed during the fever. If the child feels hungry after the high fever subsides, he can be given carrot lemon milkshake, which can supplement nutrition, increase calories and promote recovery. Other soups with the same effect include egg drop soup, chrysanthemum and carrot soup, soy milk, hawthorn and black plum soup, mung bean porridge, lily porridge, radish porridge, green clothes drink, grape juice, cherry juice, blueberry juice, hawthorn juice, strawberry juice, watermelon juice, pear juice, kiwi juice, radish juice, water chestnut juice, etc.

These Chinese medicine treatments have been summarized through practice, so you can try them with confidence.