What to do if a child has a runny nose due to a cold? Chinese medicine recommends treating colds

Children are very susceptible to colds because their bodies are not fully developed and their immunity and resistance are relatively poor. The most common symptom after a cold is a runny nose. Colds and runny noses can make children feel uncomfortable, irritable, etc. So what are some ways to treat children's colds and runny noses?

1: Use a hot, wet towel to apply hot compress on the baby's nose. Principle: When the nasal mucosa shrinks when exposed to heat, the nasal cavity will be more unobstructed and the sticky nasal mucus will be easier to hydrate and flow out. Usage suggestions: Mothers should keep their movements gentle when applying hot compress! If you find mucus in the baby's nostrils, you can first clean it with a cotton swab dipped in water; you can also slowly massage the baby's nose or both sides of the nose.

1: Before going to bed at night, soak your baby's feet in warm water until the baby's forehead sweats slightly, then let the baby drink more warm water and go to bed as soon as possible. After going to bed, you can rub your baby's back up and down through the clothes. Rubbing the back to warm it up can help prevent colds. If your baby has a mild nasal congestion, you can rub his little ears until they turn red, which is also very effective in treating nasal congestion. In addition, for babies over 1 year old, add a thin slice of ginger to the soup, and give the baby something light for the next meal, such as porridge, soft noodles, etc.

1: How to make brown sugar ginger soup: cut 10 grams of ginger into slices, add water and boil, then add 15 grams of brown sugar and drink while hot. Efficacy: Ginger is pungent and warm in nature, and can dispel wind and cold. If you accidentally catch a cold in winter, drinking a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup and sweating slightly can indeed help dispel the cold. But it is only suitable for patients with mild colds.

2: How to make white radish soup: Slice 250 grams of white radish, add water and boil it, then drink it while it is hot. Efficacy: White radish has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on respiratory diseases such as cough and sputum. White radish soup has no direct therapeutic effect on colds, but it can relieve various discomforts caused by colds, such as nasal congestion and cough.

3: How to make honeysuckle porridge: 9 grams of honeysuckle and 9 grams of fermented black beans, boil in water to remove the residue, add 60 grams of polished rice and cook into porridge. Efficacy: Honeysuckle is cold in nature, can clear away heat and detoxify, evacuate wind-heat, and also has an inhibitory effect on influenza virus; light black beans are cool in nature and are often used together with honeysuckle to treat wind-heat colds. It is very suitable for patients with wind-heat cold and influenza whose main symptoms are fever, headache and sore throat.

4: How to make rice vinegar radish: 250 grams of raw radish and appropriate amount of rice vinegar. Wash and slice the radish, then soak it in rice vinegar for several hours. Eat it as a side dish every day. Take 1 dose daily. Efficacy: This tea has a spicy and cool taste and can relieve exterior symptoms, help digestion and detoxify. Suitable for influenza.

5: How to make chrysanthemum sugar tea: 30 grams of chrysanthemum and appropriate amount of white sugar. Soak the chrysanthemums in boiling water in a teapot and add appropriate amount of sugar. Efficacy: Let your baby drink this tea every day to clear the lung qi, relieve cough and reverse cough, and clear the accumulated fire in the three burners. Suitable for babies with the initial stage of wind-heat cold, headache and fever.

Most importantly, let your child sleep more, reduce outdoor activities appropriately, and don't let your baby get tired. Take good care of your baby's diet and let your baby drink more water. Adequate water can make the nasal secretions thinner and easier to clean.