Diet therapy for night sweats in children

Night sweats are a very common condition in the human body, and this term is also a special term in traditional Chinese medicine. Its specific manifestation is that people will sweat when they sleep at night and the sweating will stop after waking up in the morning. Some parents find that their children also suffer from night sweats, which has a great impact on their children's growth and development. So what are the dietary treatments for children's night sweats?

1 Glutinous Rice Root Loach Soup

Effect: Can stop night sweats (after illness or tuberculosis)

Ingredients: 30 grams of glutinous rice roots, 90 grams of loach.

Preparation method: First kill and clean the loach, then fry it in cooking oil until golden brown. Use 2 bowls of water (about 1 kg) to boil the glutinous rice roots. When it boils to 1 bowl, add the loach to cook the soup. Season well when eating and eat with the soup and fish.

2 Walnut and lotus seed paste

Efficacy: Indications: Spleen deficiency and night sweats

Ingredients: 30 grams of walnuts, 30 grams of lotus seeds, 15 grams of black beans, and 15 grams of Chinese yam.

Preparation method: Dry the above four ingredients and grind them into fine powder. Cook the powder into paste and eat according to the child's appetite each time. Can be adjusted to savory or sweet. You can also add appropriate amount of rice or flour when cooking to make the juice thicker.

3. Black bean and wheat porridge

Efficacy: Indications: Yin deficiency and night sweats

Ingredients: Black beans, wheat

Method: Cook 50g of black beans and wheat into porridge.

4 Black bean, pork and jujube soup

Efficacy: Mainly used to treat sweating syndrome of children with weak exterior or imbalance of Ying and Wei

Ingredients: 30 grams of black beans, 10 grams of longan meat, 30 grams of red dates. Put 30 grams of black beans, 10 grams of longan meat, and 30 grams of red dates in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer for 1 hour. Take it twice a day, and one course of treatment is 15 days.

5. Floating wheat and jujube porridge

Efficacy: Suitable for children who are weak, sweating, and afraid of cold after illness, especially suitable for children with poor appetite after illness. Note: Children with colds should not take this medicine. Ingredients: 50 grams of floating wheat, 6 dates, 60 grams of glutinous rice, and appropriate amount of water.

6. Ginseng and Lotus Drink

Efficacy: Beneficial to the middle qi, replenishing spleen yin, and stopping spontaneous sweating.

Ingredients: 10 grams of ginseng and 15 lotus seeds. Method: Put 10 grams of ginseng and 15 lotus seeds in a bowl and soak them in boiling water. After peeling and core, put lotus seeds and ginseng in a bowl, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and water, and steam in a steamer for 1 hour. Take 1 dose per day for 15 consecutive days as a course of treatment.

7 Yam Soup

Applicable: Physical weakness and excessive sweating caused by spleen and stomach deficiency. Effect: Mothers can make yam soup, yam porridge, etc. for their babies to eat. Yam has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing deficiency, nourishing the kidneys and nourishing the stomach. After the baby takes it, the spleen and stomach functions are improved, and the body becomes stronger and stronger, so the problem of excessive sweating can also be improved.

8 Astragalus and Red Dates Soup

Applicable to: Children with physical weakness (if the child is not physically weak, do not give the child supplements such as astragalus)

Ingredients: 15 grams of Astragalus, 20 red dates, add appropriate amount of water. Effects: Astragalus has the effects of invigorating qi and strengthening the exterior, improving exterior deficiency, and has a mild nature. It is a Chinese herbal medicine suitable for babies.

Method: If the baby suffers from severe night sweats due to physical weakness, it is recommended to use 15 grams of astragalus and 20 red dates, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer for about 1 hour. After drinking this medicine, the baby with weak constitution can significantly improve the night sweats.