What are the Chinese medicines for treating children's colds?

Traditional Chinese medicine for treating children's colds often uses herbs that have the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, dispelling wind and cold, such as honeysuckle, forsythia and isatis root. These herbs help children recover as soon as possible by regulating their immune system and relieving symptoms. The following will introduce several commonly used traditional Chinese medicines and their application methods in detail.

1. Herbs for dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms

Children's colds are mostly caused by wind-cold or wind-heat. Herbs that dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms can help relieve symptoms such as headache, nasal congestion, and sneezing in the early stages of a cold.

Schizonepeta: It has the function of dispersing wind and relieving exterior symptoms, and can be used for colds caused by wind and cold. The specific usage is to boil 10 grams of Schizonepeta in water and take it. It is suitable for children with throat discomfort in the early stage of cold.

Saposhnikovia divaricata: Saposhnikovia divaricata can also dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, and can assist in the treatment of colds. Sometimes it is used in combination with Schizonepeta tenuifolia for better results.

2Heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs

If a child has a cold and has shown wind-heat symptoms such as fever, sore throat, and loss of appetite, this type of medicinal material can help relieve inflammation and eliminate heat toxins.

Honeysuckle: It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. You can directly use 5-10 grams of honeysuckle to soak in water for your children to drink or make it into honeysuckle oral liquid.

Forsythia: Forsythia has anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects and is often used in combination with honeysuckle for wind-heat colds, which helps relieve fever and sore throat.

Isatis root: It is often used as an auxiliary treatment for viral colds. It is more effective when children have a cold, fever and cough. The dosage can be configured according to the product instructions, such as soaking in water or decocting.

3. Cough and phlegm-relieving herbs

Colds are often accompanied by symptoms such as cough and runny nose. Cough and expectorant herbs can improve children's discomfort symptoms by relieving airway inflammation and mucus secretion.

Platycodon: It can clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, and is used for cough caused by colds. 15 grams of Platycodon can be decocted with licorice and taken twice a day.

Loquat leaves: Loquat leaves can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. They are effective for children's colds with symptoms of dry cough or excessive phlegm. Generally, they are more effective when made into syrup.

Note:

When using traditional Chinese medicine to treat children's colds, the herbs should be selected according to the specific symptoms and the dosage should be controlled to avoid adverse reactions caused by overdose. If the child's cold symptoms have worsened recently, the child has a persistent high fever, or has serious symptoms such as listlessness and loss of appetite, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. At the same time, traditional Chinese medicine treatment cannot completely replace Western medicine treatment. You must follow the doctor's advice and do not use traditional Chinese medicine products without authorization, especially those with high drug content.

Correctly choosing Chinese medicine to treat children's colds can effectively relieve symptoms and speed up recovery, but it needs to be combined with the child's specific situation, and appropriate dietary adjustments and rest adjustments should be made to enhance resistance. If the condition recurs or the symptoms are abnormal, seek medical help in time to avoid delaying treatment.