What are the Chinese medicine prescriptions for reducing fever?

Fever is common in our lives and is not a disease in itself. However, when a cold occurs, the pores of the skin are blocked by the dryness of wind, heat, cold, humidity and fire, and the heat cannot be discharged. What Chinese medicine calls the root causes of bacteria and viruses have not yet entered the body. So how do you reduce a fever? Is there a quick and easy way to reduce a fever? Here are different ways to deal with fever in adults and children.

How to reduce fever in adults

1. If you have a low fever, you should first drink more water. Drinking water is good for your health. It is best to drink boiled water. Use a large cup to drink water until you can't drink it anymore. Go to the toilet several times to defecate. Part of the virus in your body will have been expelled from your body.

2. Boil ginger and sugar water to drink. Just boil the ginger and sugar water. Slice or chop the ginger and add brown sugar to boil. Keep simmering it. Drink it while it is hot. Then go to sleep and sweat. Sweating will be good for your body. This method is effective when the fever is not serious at the beginning.

3. You can also use physical cooling methods. Pour warm water. After pouring some warm water, take a towel and soak it in warm water. Wipe your body, especially the forehead, armpits, palms and soles of feet.

4. If the fever is close to or exceeds 38.5℃, you must go to the hospital to take antipyretics or get antipyretic injections. Do not delay, do not use antibiotics or take medicines casually, and do not take antipyretics casually. Go to the hospital as soon as possible and follow the doctor's instructions to take medicine or get injections.

How to reduce a child's fever

There is a pattern when a child has a fever: if the child's hands and feet are cold and the face is pale, it means that the child's body temperature will continue to rise; if the child's hands and feet become warm and he sweats, it means that the body temperature will not rise any further.

1. For infants under one and a half years old, the anterior fontanelle has not yet completely closed. Parents can cover the child's anterior fontanelle with the palm of their hand after the child falls asleep, and continue covering until the child's head sweats slightly (the length of time depends on the child's physique). At this time, when looking at the baby again, you will find that the baby's nose is unblocked, the breathing is stable, and the temperature has dropped. At this time, parents can wake up the baby and feed him more warm water or brown sugar water, and the baby will soon recover.

2. For children over 2 years old, parents can help them massage. First rub the soles of the child's feet to draw the heat downwards. After the feet are warm, rub the calves, up and down. After the calves are warm, rub the child's hands, arms, back and ears. Finally, rub the Baihui point in the center of the top of the child's head.

Families with children are advised to prepare a thermometer to prevent their children from having a fever. If they feel that their child's temperature is abnormal, they can also detect as soon as possible whether the child is currently having a fever.