What to do if your baby has a cold and runny nose? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends a good remedy

Since babies' bodies are not fully developed yet, their resistance is relatively poor. As long as the external temperature changes, they are prone to catching colds. Babies often have runny noses after catching a cold. The runny nose makes it difficult for the baby to breathe and the baby will feel very uncomfortable. So what are some ways to alleviate this problem?

1: (1) Hot compress: When the nasal mucosa is exposed to heat, it shrinks and the nasal cavity becomes more unobstructed. (2) Breast milk drops: The warmth of breast milk can temporarily clear the baby’s nasal cavity.

2: (3) Elevate the head: slightly relieve the symptoms of nasal congestion. If the baby has a blocked nose, parents can put one or two towels under the child's mattress and slightly raise the head to relieve the nasal congestion. However, never let babies under 2 years old sleep directly on the pillow or place the pillow under the mattress, as this can easily cause suffocation or damage the spine. (4) Help your baby to squeeze out his nose: This is the most effective way to help your baby breathe smoothly.

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 epidemic situation.

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.