Treating children's pneumonia: Avoid the three major misunderstandings and eight folk remedies for treating children's pneumonia

Winter is the season when various respiratory diseases are prone to occur. Pneumonia is a common one. Children are prone to pneumonia, which seriously threatens the health of children. Children with pneumonia will have symptoms such as fever and cough. So how to relieve pneumonia? Let's take a look at some folk remedies for treating children with pneumonia.

8 folk remedies for treating pneumonia in children

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[Ingredients] 5 grams of ginger and appropriate amount of white rice.

【Usage】Cook porridge and eat.

【Indications】Cough and wheezing caused by wind-cold blocking the lungs type pneumonia.

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[Ingredients] 5 grams of ginger, 2 scallions with roots, and appropriate amount of glutinous rice.

[Usage] Mash the ginger, chop the scallion with the roots, and cook it into porridge with glutinous rice. Add rice vinegar when it is cooked and drink it while it is hot.

[Indications] Pneumonia with wind-cold blocking the lungs, wheezing and coughing. Symptoms include fever without sweating, choking cough and shortness of breath, no thirst, thin white sputum, thin white or greasy tongue coating, not red tongue, blue fingers, mostly in the wind gate, and deep and tight pulse.

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Shredded rabbit meat and mushrooms - Ingredients: 100g cooked rabbit meat, 50g mushrooms, 25g scallion, chili oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, sesame paste, pepper powder, and MSG. Cut the cooked rabbit meat and scallion into shreds and cook the mushrooms. Put the scallions and mushrooms on the bottom and the shredded rabbit on top, and serve in a plate. Use soy sauce to disperse the sesame paste in batches, and mix the sesame oil to make a sauce. Pour it on the shredded rabbit and it is ready to eat. Efficacy: Rabbit meat has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, removing dampness and cooling blood, and facilitating bowel movements. Mushrooms have the effects of detoxification and moisturizing, invigorating qi and strengthening the spleen, removing dampness and stopping diarrhea. Eating rabbit meat and mushrooms together is suitable for treating acute pneumonia.

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Quail and Lily Soup - Ingredients: 1 quail, 25 grams of lily, ginger, scallion, MSG, and salt. Preparation: Kill the quail, remove the hair, claws, and internal organs, wash, blanch in boiling water, remove and cut into pieces; break the lily, wash and set aside. Wash the ginger and scallion, smash the ginger, and cut the scallion into sections. Put the pot on a high fire, pour in an appropriate amount of water, put the quail in, boil, add the lily, ginger, and scallion, and simmer over low heat until the quail is cooked, add salt and MSG and simmer for a few minutes, and serve in a soup bowl. Efficacy: Quail meat has the effects of nourishing the five internal organs, benefiting the liver and clearing the lungs, clearing heat and dampness, eliminating accumulation and stopping diarrhea; lily has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat, clearing the heart and calming the nerves. Eating the two together is suitable for acute and chronic pneumonia.

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2 snow pears, 4g Fritillaria cirrhosa, 30g crystal sugar, 10g wet bean powder. Wash the pears, peel, core and cut into 12 pieces. Wash the Fritillaria cirrhosa, put the pear pieces into a steaming bowl, add Fritillaria cirrhosa and crystal sugar, add 50ml boiling water, seal the bowl with wet cotton paper, steam for 2 hours, take out, put the pear pieces into a plate, pour the original juice into the pot, add a little water, thicken with wet bean powder, and pour on the pears. Take as you like.

This prescription is suitable for children with pneumonia caused by wind-heat blocking the lungs.

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10-15g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 2 stalks of scallion, 50-100g of polished rice. Take Saposhnikovia divaricata and scallion, boil them to extract the medicinal juice, and remove the residue. First, cook the polished rice into porridge, and when the porridge is almost cooked, add the medicinal juice and cook it into a thin porridge for consumption.

This prescription is suitable for patients with pneumonia caused by wind-cold blocking the lungs.

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[Syndrome differentiation] Internal heat and phlegm stagnation, unclear lungs and stomach.

【Treatment method】 Clears and promotes circulation, stops cough and relieves asthma.

[Prescription name] Mashi Tingluo Drink.

[Composition] 2 grams of ephedra, 15 grams of gypsum, 5 grams of sweet sedge, 12 grams of trichosanthes, 10 grams of apricot kernel, 6 grams of perilla seed, 5 grams of perilla leaf, 9 grams of thunbergia bulb, 10 grams of radish seed, 6 grams of pinellia, 10 grams of scorched chicken gizzard lining, 12 grams of Liuyi powder, used for the treatment of pneumonia in children.

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【Syndrome Differentiation】It is caused by external wind-heat attacking the inside.

[Treatment method] Reduce qi and relieve asthma, resolve phlegm and relieve bloating.

[Prescription name] Tingli Wuzi Decoction.

[Composition] 3 grams of scutellaria baicalensis seeds, 6 grams of burdock seeds, 6 grams of radish seeds, 6 grams of fried apricot kernels, 6 grams of tangerine peel, 4.5 grams of roasted perilla seeds, 4.5 grams of Fritillaria cirrhosa, and 5 dates. It is used to treat pneumonia in children.

Avoid 3 major misunderstandings in treating pneumonia in children

Myth 1: I have been treated for 2 days but there is no improvement. I should try a different medication.

In fact, some treatments are not effective immediately and take some time to take effect. In principle, if the condition has not worsened, you need to cooperate with the doctor to take the medicine for 3 days and then evaluate the efficacy. Frequent changes of medicines are not conducive to disease control.

Myth 2: Antibiotics have serious side effects, so if the child no longer has a fever and the cough has improved, stop taking them

How long antibiotics need to be used should be determined based on the condition, pathogen, and individual circumstances. Be sure to follow the doctor's instructions and avoid irregular medication. Stopping the medication on and off will cause drug resistance, leading to persistent or chronic pneumonia.

Myth 3: Closing windows and covering with blankets for fear that children will catch a cold

Indoor air circulation and sufficient sunlight can reduce pathogenic bacteria in the air. The ultraviolet rays in the sun also have a bactericidal effect, so windows should be opened frequently for ventilation. The child's clothing and bedding should not be too thick. Overheating can make the child irritable, cause shortness of breath, and aggravate breathing difficulties.