1, the principle of resolving phlegm and relieving cough
When a child's upper respiratory tract infection causes cough and expectoration, first, drink plenty of water to speed up metabolism and promote the excretion of toxins in the body; You can also give your child some rock sugar and Sydney water, which has the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm. The second is to use physical methods to help children excrete phlegm, that is, pat the child's back from bottom to top, and cough up phlegm through vibration. Third, when the child has a severe cough, he should seek medical advice in time, use drugs or atomize to relieve cough and resolve phlegm, so as not to delay the illness.
2. Foods for resolving phlegm and relieving cough
(1) Platycodon grandiflorum dispersing lung and resolving phlegm
Platycodon grandiflorum is a dual-purpose health food, which has the functions of dispersing lung, relieving sore throat and eliminating phlegm, and is suitable for people with cough, excessive phlegm, chest tightness and sore throat. Can be decocted alone, or eaten with almond and licorice.
Orange stem soup: 30 grams of platycodon grandiflorum, boiled soup to drink. Suitable for children with cough and excessive phlegm.
(2) Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae resolving phlegm and relieving cough
Fritillaria cirrhosa is a traditional Chinese medicine, which is cool and sweet. Enter the lung meridian and stomach meridian. It has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, resolving phlegm, relieving asthma, clearing heat and resolving phlegm, and is suitable for cough caused by exogenous cold. Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae powder can be directly taken with boiling water; Or steamed with Sydney and honey.
Fritillaria cirrhosa and Sydney: Slice Sydney, grind Fritillaria cirrhosa into powder, put it in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook for half an hour, add honey, and drink twice a day.
(3) clearing away heat and resolving phlegm of water chestnut
Water chestnut, also known as horseshoe, is a common fruit. Sweet and cold in nature, entering the lung and stomach meridians. Has that effect of clearing heat, eliminate phlegm, cooling blood and promoting diuresis. Suitable for people with sore throat and cough and phlegm. It can be used as raw food or juice, or as pears and sugar cane.
Water chestnut radish drink: 6 water chestnuts, white radish 1 piece, washed and cut into pieces, put them into the pot together, and add water to make soup for drinking. Clearing heat, regulating qi and resolving phlegm.
(4) Loquat moistens the lungs and relieves cough.
Loquat is a nourishing health food. Sweet, sour and cool in nature, entering lung and liver meridians. It has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, lowering qi and resolving phlegm. It is used for cough due to lung heat, and is often used with rock sugar. In addition to loquat fruit, loquat leaves also have a good effect of quenching thirst and resolving phlegm.
Loquat crystal sugar water: 6 loquats, boiled with crystal sugar or made into paste for eating.
Eriobotrya leaf cough solution: select 5-6 batches of fresh leaves, wash them, brush off the fluff on the back of the leaves, put them in a boiling water pot, add about 800 ml of water, and boil them over high fire. Take it twice a day.
3. Ways to prevent children from coughing
First, prevent coughing first. First of all, it is very important to strengthen children's normal physical exercise, increase their anti-virus ability, improve their anti-influenza function, prevent cough and prevent colds.
Second, there must be conditions for life. Children must develop good living habits, strengthen life conditioning, pay attention to eating rules, ensure enough rest and sleep time every day, live in a comfortable and quiet environment, and keep the air fresh and clean.
Third, go to public places less. Especially when the flu or virus is active, we must avoid playing in crowded places or public places, relieve patients who can't cough and avoid cross-infection.
Fourth, increase or decrease clothing in a timely manner. A child's warm hands and feet are a sign of proper dressing. If you find that your child's hands and feet are cold, it means that you need to add clothes. Your baby may not have enough clothes. If the baby's back and neck are sweating, it means that he may be wearing too much and needs to take off his coat at the right time. Parents can increase or decrease clothes at any time according to their children's performance to prevent children from catching cold and reduce the occurrence of colds.
Fifth, we must ensure a balanced diet for children's three meals a day. Be sure to let your baby get into the habit of not eating snacks and frying greasy food, eat staple food and eat nutritious food. Children must eat more delicious, light and nutritious food when they cough. In winter, they must heat the food before eating. When they have a fever, they must sweat a lot to get rid of excess sweat. At the same time, they should drink more water and juice. When you are in good health, you must pay attention to the diet, balance the nutrition of meat and vegetables, and ensure that the nutrition is in place, so that your body will be strong.