How to treat children with cough? How to use Chinese and Western medicine for children with cough

During a cough attack, children need to use antitussive drugs such as aminosulphonate hydrochloride, and at the same time, they need to take antihistamines and antibiotics as appropriate. They can also take antiasthmatic drugs and glucocorticoids in small doses according to the symptoms. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation therapy can be used, mainly using water-decocted Jinfeicao Powder or Sangju Drink and other prescriptions.

For children, coughing is a very common adverse symptom. Once they have a cough, they may experience wheezing and phlegm in the throat, and the symptoms will get worse at night. At this time, it is necessary to find appropriate medicines for cough suppression and antitussive treatment in time. So what are the specific medicines for children's cough?

1. Use Western medicine for children's cough

1. Antitussive and expectorant drugs

To treat children's cough, it is necessary not only to use cough suppressants, but also to take medicines with expectorant and expectorant effects. Children can take drugs such as Ketaling, Amoxicillin hydrochloride and guaifenesin glycerol ether.

2. Antihistamines

Children's cough may be related to allergic reactions, and antihistamines are needed for treatment. It is recommended to use drugs such as loratadine syrup, diphenhydramine syrup and chlorpheniramine tablets, and a suitable dose of vitamin C.

3. Antimicrobial drugs

If the cough is caused by pneumonia, you need to use antibiotics as appropriate. Generally, macrolide antibiotics can be used, such as azithromycin and erythromycin. However, it should be used in a short period of time and in small doses to prevent serious adverse reactions.

4. Other drugs

Once the child has symptoms of cough and asthma, he or she should take antiasthmatic drugs. Commonly used clinical drugs include M receptor blockers and β2 receptor agonists. In addition, glucocorticoids can also be used.

2. Chinese medicine for children’s cough

1. Cold and cough

Children's cough is very suitable for TCM syndrome differentiation treatment. If it is a wind-cold cough, it needs to be regulated based on the principle of dispelling cold and clearing the lungs. You can boil water to make Jinfeicao powder, in which the main Chinese medicinal materials to be used include Jinfeicao, Qianhu, Jingjie and Pinellia.

2. Wind-heat cough

When wind-heat attacks the lungs, it can cause the lungs to lose their ability to clear and purify, which can cause children to cough. At this time, you need to choose to take mulberry and chrysanthemum drink, which is made up of a variety of Chinese medicinal materials such as mulberry leaves, mint, forsythia and chrysanthemum, in order to achieve the effect of dispelling wind and clearing the lungs.

3. Phlegm-damp cough

Children with this disease need to be treated with the principle of resolving phlegm and drying dampness. It is recommended to boil Erchen Decoction and Sanzi Yangqin Decoction and feed them to children. If the cough worsens, almonds, radix stemonae or loquat leaves can be added.