Can Traditional Chinese Medicine Cure Pneumonia in Children?

Newborn babies are very vulnerable to diseases, and pediatric pneumonia is the most prominent one. This disease must be treated in time, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. So, can Chinese medicine be used to treat pediatric pneumonia? The following is our detailed introduction, hoping to help you.

Regarding the treatment of pediatric pneumonia, experts said: Traditional Chinese medicine can be used to treat pediatric pneumonia, and the effect is very good without causing harm to the children.

Traditional Chinese medicine should treat pediatric pneumonia with symptomatic medication. Please see below for details:

Wind-cold blocks the lungs: fever without sweating, choking cough and shortness of breath, white and thin sputum or foamy sputum, no thirst, thin white or greasy tongue coating, pale or light red tongue, floating and tight pulse, blue and red fingerprints at the wind gate.

Treatment method: Spicy and warm, suitable for the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

Wind-heat attacks the lungs: fever, sweating, thirst, cough with sticky or yellow sputum, shortness of breath and flaring nose, red face, lips and throat, purple fingerprints mostly at the Qi Guan point, and a floating and slippery pulse.

Treatment: Spicy and cool to relieve the exterior symptoms, good for the lungs and resolve phlegm

Phlegm-heat blocking the lungs: high fever, cough and wheezing, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath and flaring nose, cyanotic lips and lips, flushed face and thirst, gurgling phlegm in the throat, sound like pulling a saw, chest tightness and fullness, spitting of phlegm, red tongue with yellow coating, wiry and slippery pulse, and purple fingerprints at the Qiguan point.

Treatment method: Clear away heat, promote lung function, eliminate phlegm and relieve asthma.

Yin deficiency and lung heat: hot flashes and night sweats, red cheeks and lips, dry cough without sputum or sticky sputum that is difficult to spit out, tender red tongue with a light and peeled tongue coating with little fluid, thin and weak pulse, and dark purple fingerprints.

Treatment method: Nourish yin and clear heat, moisten the lungs and relieve cough.

Spleen deficiency: fluctuating low fever, pale complexion, sweating when moving, weak cough, slight wheezing, phlegm in the throat, fatigue and laziness to speak, poor appetite and loose stools, pale tongue with white coating, thin and weak pulse, and pale fingerprints.

Treatment method: Invigorate Qi and strengthen the spleen, harmonize the Ying and Wei.

The above content is the Chinese medicine that can treat pediatric pneumonia. I hope that parents will pay attention to it. If you want to know more about pediatric pneumonia, please consult on this website.