How to treat a five-month-old baby's cough and runny nose? What should I do if my five-month-old baby has a cough and runny nose?

A five-month-old baby with a cough and runny nose needs symptomatic treatment. Children with a cold can take Chinese medicine such as Children's Cold Granules or Sanao Decoction. Children with a cold caused by wind and heat can take Pudilan Anti-inflammatory Oral Liquid and Yinqiao Powder. In addition, children with acetaminophen and yellow namin granules can also be used for treatment.

Coughing and runny nose are very common adverse symptoms in infants. Many parents may encounter this situation when taking care of their babies. Since the immunity of five-month-old babies is not fully developed, the chance of getting sick is higher. So how can a five-month-old baby with cough and runny nose be cured?

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. Cold

(1) Chinese patent medicine

The baby's symptoms may be caused by a cold. At this time, it is necessary to choose Chinese medicine that has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, promoting lung function and relieving cough for treatment. Parents can feed the child Chinese patent medicines such as Children's Cold Granule, Jingfang Baidu Powder, Wushi Tea and Children's Chaihu Granule under the guidance of a doctor.

(2) Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions

Children with colds can be treated with Chinese medicine prescriptions. Specifically, you can boil water to make Sanao Decoction or Zhisou Powder, and the main Chinese herbal medicines in the prescriptions include ephedra, licorice, saposhnikovia, and cicada shells.

2. Wind-heat cold

(1) Chinese patent medicine

If the baby is suffering from a wind-heat cold, the treatment should be based on the principle of dispelling wind and heat and relieving cough. It is recommended to use some Chinese patent medicines, among which the better ones are Pudilan Anti-inflammatory Oral Liquid and Antelope Horn Granules. You can also feed Lanqin Oral Liquid according to the course of treatment, and you can also use Isatis Root Granules to brew tea and feed it every day.

(2) Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions

For children with wind-heat cold, you can use water to boil a Chinese medicine prescription with the effects of relieving the exterior symptoms and clearing the lungs and relieving cough. Among them, Sangjuyin and Yinqiaosan are good choices. The Chinese herbal medicines that can be used include Nepeta spicata, light bamboo leaves, peucedanum, mint, chrysanthemum, licorice, honeysuckle and light fermented black beans.

2. Western Medicine

For runny nose symptoms, it is generally necessary to use children's aminophenol yellow that the amine granules and other anti-cold drugs for treatment. If the cough is more serious, you need to take a certain dose of cough suppressants, such as aminophylline tablets, Ketaling capsules, etc. If accompanied by phlegm in the throat, expectorants should be used. In addition, you can also take antibiotics in small doses as appropriate.