Can children take berberine?

In people's daily lives, physical illnesses are very common, especially among children and the elderly with low physical fitness. They have insufficient resistance to diseases and often suffer from diseases. Diarrhea is very common among children. Generally, berberine is used to treat diarrhea in adults, but can it be used for children? So, can children take berberine?

First, can children take berberine? The common name of berberine is berberine hydrochloride, which is an effective ingredient for treating diarrhea. It is extracted from the Berberidaceae plants such as the traditional Chinese medicine Coptis chinensis and Phellodendron chinense, and is widely used in the treatment of diarrhea. However, since the chemical structure of berberine is clear and its quality can be controlled, it is classified as a chemical medicine, which is what people commonly call Western medicine. Not all Chinese medicines are safe, and berberine is classified as a Western medicine. If children use berberine frequently, adverse reactions may occur easily, such as drug rash, allergic reactions, and blood cell reduction.

Second, in terms of diet, it is now generally recommended that children continue to breastfeed or eat their usual diet, such as porridge, noodles, vegetables, minced meat, fish, etc., during the period of diarrhea. Children can eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to supplement potassium. In addition, adequate fluid intake should be given orally. For those diagnosed with rotavirus enteritis, antibiotics are generally not used, as their use may be detrimental to the body's recovery. There are many causes of diarrhea in children, such as infectious, functional, drug-induced, malnutrition, enzyme deficiency, etc. Among them, infectious diarrhea has the highest incidence, the widest impact, and the most prominent harm. Human rotavirus is the main pathogen of acute infectious diarrhea in infants and young children. It is recommended that children with diarrhea seek medical attention as soon as possible and not abuse medication.

Can children take berberine? The compound berberine tablets are sugar-coated tablets. After removing the sugar coating, they appear brown to brown in color. They taste bitter and slightly spicy, and have the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, promoting qi and relieving pain, and stopping dysentery and diarrhea. Compound berberine tablets are a digestive medicine, which is used to treat damp-heat in the large intestine, red and white diarrhea, tenesmus or sudden diarrhea, burning sensation in the anus; and enteritis and dysentery with the above symptoms. The main ingredients of compound berberine tablets are berberine hydrochloride, costusroot, evodia rutaecarpa, and white peony root. Compound berberine tablets are a compound preparation of Chinese and Western medicines, consisting of four herbs. Berberine hydrochloride is the main drug in the formula, which is an effective Western medicine for treating dysentery; it is supplemented with costus root and white peony root to promote qi and relieve pain, relieve the distension and pain around the navel and the tenesmus of dysentery; it is supplemented with Evodia rutaecarpa to warm the middle and dispel cold, and control the bitter and cold nature of Coptis chinensis.