Can children drink isatis root when they have a fever?

Isatis root can be said to be a medicine that every household has on hand. Especially in summer, drinking more isatis root water can effectively clear away heat and relieve summer heat. You can also drink some isatis root water before catching a cold to prevent colds. Some adults also drink Isatis root to cure their colds and fevers, but can children drink Isatis root when they have a fever?

Can children drink Isatis root when they have a fever? Children can drink Isatis root when they have a fever. It is equivalent to replenishing water for fever, but Isatis root itself has no effect on reducing fever.

Specific analysis:

Isatis root is a commonly used Chinese patent medicine that has certain antiviral effects, but no obvious antipyretic effect.

If the fever is caused by a viral infection, you can take some Isatis root appropriately, and take antipyretics if the high fever persists.

If it is a bacterial infection, antibiotics are needed to treat it.

What medicine should children take when they have a fever? Pediatricians say that if a child's fever does not exceed 38.5℃, it is recommended to use only physical cooling. However, if it exceeds 38.5℃ or the child has a history of convulsions, antipyretics should be used in time. It is best for parents to choose acetaminophen (Bifurin, Tylenol, etc.) and ibuprofen (Motrin, etc.), which are the two most widely used drugs by pediatricians and have higher clinical safety.

1. Although the two types of antipyretic drugs mentioned in the introduction belong to two different types, they both have the function of relieving fever and relieving pain. When taking the medicine, you need to pay attention to the difference in dosage forms: acetaminophen products such as Benadryl and Tylenol have three dosage forms: drops, oral solution, and chewable tablets; ibuprofen products such as Motrin only have two dosage forms for children: drops and oral solution. For infants under 1 year old, it is best to use drops because the drug concentration in drops is low and the irritation is less.

2. The dosage of drops should be selected according to body weight. Generally, for infants aged 6 to 11 months, with a corresponding weight of 5.5 to 8 kg, use 1 dropper of antipyretic medicine. Babies aged 12 to 23 months, weighing about 8.1 to 12 kg, can take 1.5 droppers.

3. For children over 2 years old, it is best to take oral liquid antipyretics. For older children, tablets can be used. These fruit-flavored chewable tablets look like biscuits and children will not refuse to take them. In addition, antipyretics such as aspirin and paracetamol are highly irritating and have side effects on children. Indomethacin (indomethacin)-type drugs are highly irritating to the stomach and are not recommended.

4. During the medication process, parents should be careful not to let their children take a certain type of antipyretic drug for too long. If the fever lasts for more than two days, it is best to switch to another type of medicine. Tylenol and Benadryl should not be taken more than 4 times a day, with at least 4 hours between each dose.