Dry cough, moms are most afraid of their babies having a dry cough. Seeing their red faces from coughing, parents feel heartbroken. It's the worst feeling to see our babies suffer like this! But don't worry, traditional Chinese medicine has effective remedies for treating dry cough in babies. Let's take a look together with the editor!
Effective Traditional Chinese Medicine Remedies for Treating Dry Cough in Babies
1. Ginger, Brown Sugar, Garlic
When a child has a cold caused by wind and cold, drinking warm ginger brown sugar water can be very effective. If the child also has a cough, you can boil 2-3 cloves of garlic together with ginger brown sugar water. It should be simmered on low heat for 10 minutes to remove the spiciness of the garlic, so that the child will be willing to drink it.
2. Steamed Garlic Water
Take 2-3 cloves of garlic, crush them, put them in a bowl, add half a bowl of water, and add a piece of rock sugar. Cover the bowl and steam it in a pot. After boiling over high heat, switch to low heat and steam for 15 minutes.
When the garlic water in the bowl is warm, feed it to the child. The garlic can be left uneaten. Generally, 2-3 times a day, half a bowl each time.
Garlic has a warm nature and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It is very effective in treating cold cough and kidney deficiency cough. It is also convenient and simple, and children are willing to drink it.
3. Roasted Orange
Place the orange directly on low heat and keep turning it until the orange peel turns black and steam comes out from the orange.
Let the orange cool down a bit, peel off the skin, and let the child eat the warm orange segments. If it is a large orange, the child can eat 2-3 segments at a time, and if it is a small tangerine, the child can eat one at a time.
It is best to eat it along with the steamed garlic water, 2-3 times a day. Oranges have a warm nature and can help expectorate and stop coughing.
After eating roasted orange, the amount of phlegm will decrease significantly, and the cough suppressant effect is very obvious. Moreover, children are willing to eat it.
Foods for Treating Dry Cough in Babies
1. Pear
Pears are not only delicious, juicy, and tender, but also have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, moistening the lungs, relieving cough, and resolving phlegm.
2. Banana
Bananas have the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, generating body fluids, and lubricating the intestines. They are also suitable for symptoms such as bleeding hemorrhoids, dry stool, dry cough, and fever.
3. Kumquat
When a child has a dry cough, it is recommended to give them some kumquats. Kumquats contain a large number of nutrients that are effective in treating symptoms such as chest discomfort, distension, indigestion, coughing up phlegm, etc.
How to Prevent Dry Cough in Babies
1. Ensure Fresh Indoor Air
The symptoms of a baby's dry cough can become severe due to swelling, congestion, or increased secretions in the respiratory tract.
And the polluted air is one of the factors that cause these adverse reactions in the respiratory mucosa. Therefore, it is important to maintain fresh indoor air.
2. Adjust Room Temperature in a Timely Manner
The neutral temperature is between 25°C and 28°C, which is the most suitable temperature for babies.
Generally, although it is difficult to maintain the room temperature at the ideal level, it can be ensured that the indoor temperature is not too high or too low.
3. Pay Attention to Dietary Adjustments
According to traditional Chinese medicine, greasy and meaty foods (such as fish, shrimp, fatty meat, etc.) can lead to increased phlegm and aggravate internal dampness. In severe cases, it can also cause allergies and worsen the condition;
Spicy foods (such as chili, ginger, etc.) have strong irritability and can easily aggravate the condition. It is advisable to avoid the baby consuming such foods.
