Can children drink Isatis root?

Generally speaking, children can drink Isatis Root Granules, especially when parents feel that their children have the precursors of a cold, they can give them some Isatis Root Granules, which can have a preventive effect. However, it must be noted that patients with weak bodies should not drink Isatis Root Granules to avoid bringing more side effects to their bodies, which will have a worse impact.

Can children drink Isatis root granules?

Please note that the elderly and weak people cannot drink Isatis Root Granules. From the medicinal properties, Isatis Root Granules are cold in nature, so they are not suitable for the elderly and weak, and people with weak spleen and stomach, and they cannot be used for a long time and in large quantities, otherwise their physical condition will further deteriorate. Because Isatis Root Granules contain sugar, diabetics should not drink it. People with allergic constitutions should be aware that they should not use Isatis Root Granules, otherwise they may experience adverse reactions such as dizziness, vomiting, and palpitations. In severe cases, they may also suffer anaphylactic shock due to a drop in blood pressure.

Isatis root has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and relieving sore throat. It can be used to treat a wide range of diseases. It seems that many "detoxification" diseases can be treated with Isatis root granules. "The effect of clearing heat is also a common fever symptom, so Isatis root granules have naturally become a common medicine for treating colds. The reason why Isatis root granules are so popular is that

This is mainly because Isatis Root Granules and Black Plum are cheap. The raw materials are Isatis indigotica and Malum indigotica added with sugar to make a powder. It tastes sweet and you don’t need to frown or pinch your nose when drinking it. But in fact, Isatis root granules are not suitable for all colds. They are only suitable for febrile colds such as wind-heat colds and influenza. It is recommended not to take Isatis root granules for wind-cold colds, colds caused by physical weakness, etc.

Isatis root tastes bitter and salty, and is very cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. It can only be used for colds, mumps and heat-toxic rashes caused by wind-heat and heat-toxicity. When symptoms such as high fever, red face, headache, yellow nasal discharge, red and swollen sore throat, irritability, thirst, sore throat, and yellow tongue coating are seen, people with weak and cold constitution must use it with caution. These symptoms basically belong to Yangming interior heat syndrome, and most of the current colds or influenza are caused by wind-cold. The wind-cold evil is generally on the skin, fur and muscles, and has not entered the interior to form syndromes of interior heat and heat-toxic congestion. The treatment should be based on pungent and warm herbs to relieve the symptoms. If cold and cool herbs are abused, one is that the bitter and cold herbs will damage the yang and damage the vital energy; the other is that they will lead the evil deeper and aggravate the condition.

Isatis root is very bitter and cold. Taking it too much, taking it regularly or taking it by mistake can easily damage the body's yang energy and hurt the spleen and stomach. It has been reported that the abuse of isatis root can lead to upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hematopoietic dysfunction, erythema-type drug rash all over the body and even anaphylactic shock and other adverse reactions.

People with allergies should not use Isatis root:

The vast majority of allergic reactions are caused by Isatis root injection, which manifests as dizziness, shortness of breath, vomiting, palpitations, rash, and sometimes systemic erythema multiforme drug rash. In severe cases, blood pressure drops and anaphylactic shock occurs. If rescue is not timely, it can be life-threatening. People who are allergic to Isatis root should avoid using it.