What medicine should children take for cold and cough

Children generally have low resistance because their organs are in the development stage, so they are more susceptible to bacteria and viruses. Especially during the season change, when the temperature difference is large, children are easily invaded by wind and cold, which leads to wind and cold cough. However, many parents don’t know what medicines children can take. So what medicines are better for children with wind and cold cough?

1. Xiaoqinglong Granules
1. Drug ingredients: Xiaoqinglong Granules mainly contain Chinese medicine ephedra, dried ginger, schisandra chinensis, pinellia ternata, cassia twig, etc., and are a kind of light brown granules.
2. Indications: This drug is suitable for children with aversion to cold, fever, headache and no sweat. It also has significant effects on symptoms of thin sputum, cough, asthma and retching. Children also generally show symptoms of body edema, white and slippery tongue coating, etc. It is recommended that children take this drug in time after being infected with cold, which can relieve asthma in time. Be careful not to take the drug for more than three consecutive days.

2. Wind-Cold Cough Granules
1. Drug ingredients: The main ingredients of Fenghan Cough Granules are ephedra, pinellia, green peel, perilla leaf, ginger and tangerine peel. Its main effect is to eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and it can also moisten the lungs and dispel cold.
2. Indications: This medicine is suitable for cough and asthma caused by exogenous wind and cold, as well as children with poor lung qi. It is mainly used to treat headache, nasal congestion, chest tightness and asthma caused by wind and cold.
3. Pinellia cough syrup
1. Drug ingredients: The main ingredients of Pinellia cough syrup are ginger pinellia, tangerine peel, ephedra, licorice, coltsfoot flower, etc. This medicine has a good cough-relieving effect and is especially suitable for cough symptoms caused by indigestion.

2. Indications: This drug has a significant effect on children who vomit due to cough, especially those with phlegm-damp constitution, who are usually fat. When taking the drug, be sure to remind the child not to eat spicy food.
4. Xingsu cough syrup (granules)
1. Drug ingredients: Xingsu cough syrup contains tangerine peel, platycodon, perilla leaves, licorice, etc.
2. Indications: This drug is often used for children with cold-induced cough, heavy cough, and rapid breathing. In addition, such children also have symptoms of nasal congestion and runny nose.