How effective is ginger for baby's nasal congestion?

With the arrival of winter, the temperature will become lower and lower. This season is also a high incidence period of diseases, such as colds. Babies with colds will have nasal congestion. Since babies are very young, they cannot handle nasal congestion and runny noses by themselves, so this situation will directly affect the baby's diet and sleep status, which is also very detrimental to the baby's physical development. So how effective is ginger for baby's nasal congestion?

First, how effective is ginger for baby’s nasal congestion? Ginger slices can be used to treat nasal congestion in newborn babies. Newborn babies have very low resistance and are very likely to catch colds. At this time, mom and dad would be extremely anxious and wish they would get sick themselves. In fact, parents don’t need to worry too much. If a newborn baby has a stuffy nose, they can make good use of ginger to effectively relieve the baby’s stuffy nose. When infants and young children have a cold and a stuffy nose, they should avoid using nasal drops. Even for older children, adult nasal drops should not be used. Instead, diluted medicine specially formulated for children should be used to avoid toxic and side effects.

Second, a newborn's nasal congestion is often caused by blockage of secretions, and the mother only needs to clean it with a small cotton swab. Prepare a special cotton swab for babies, then drop some clean water into the baby's nasal cavity, and gently clean it with the cotton swab. When the mucus sticks to the cotton swab, pull out the cotton swab. Be careful not to put the cotton swab directly into the baby's nasal cavity.

How effective is ginger for baby's nasal congestion? The effect is quite good. Boil the ginger and garlic slices in boiling water, then add some salt and vinegar to the water. When it reaches a certain temperature, you can soak the baby's feet. When the water gets cold, add more water until the baby's feet are hot and red. Then put on clean socks for the baby to keep warm while sleeping. Chop the ginger into small pieces, dry it in a microwave oven, or fry it dry in a dry pan. After it cools down, wrap it in gauze, place it on the soles of the baby's feet, put on socks, and let the baby sleep until dawn. Gently press a warm towel on the area between your baby's eyes, and replace it when it becomes cold. This can also relieve your baby's nasal congestion. Use warm hands to gently massage both sides of your baby's nose, from top to bottom, from the bridge of the nose to the nose wings. You can press both sides of the nose wings for a while, because massaging the acupoints here is very effective in treating nasal congestion.