Hawthorn is both a food and a medicinal herb. It has the functions of improving digestion and promoting blood circulation. Can hawthorn be used to relieve cough and phlegm? Can babies eat hawthorn when they cough?
Can babies eat hawthorn when they cough?
They can eat a moderate amount.
Hawthorn has a slightly warm nature and a sour and sweet taste. It belongs to the spleen, lung, and stomach meridians. It is mainly used for treating food stagnation, abdominal distension, diarrhea, dysentery, blood stasis dysmenorrhea, and postpartum abdominal pain. Hawthorn has the effect of improving digestion and can be used to treat children's food stagnation. In addition to being a medicinal herb, hawthorn is also a fruit rich in vitamin C. It has a certain cough-relieving effect and can be consumed in moderation when babies cough.
How to use hawthorn to treat cough
Hawthorn and walnut tea
Ingredients: 50g of hawthorn, 150g of walnuts, 100g of sugar.
Preparation: 1. Soak the walnuts in warm water for 30 minutes, wash them, and grind them into a paste with a small amount of warm water.
2. Wash the hawthorn, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer it on medium heat three times. Filter out the residue and take the concentrated juice.
3. Clean the pot and place it on the stove. Pour in the hawthorn juice and sugar, stir until dissolved, and then pour in the walnut paste while stirring. Heat until it simmers slightly.
Hawthorn and pear shreds
Ingredients: 200g of hawthorn, 500g of pears, sugar to taste.
Preparation: Wash the hawthorn and remove the core. Peel and core the pears, and cut them into shreds. Put sugar in the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until the sugar turns into threads. Remove from heat when the hawthorn is soaked in the syrup. Serve with pear shreds.
Precautions for babies eating hawthorn when they cough
Hawthorn has a certain cough-relieving effect, and babies can consume it in moderation when they cough. However, hawthorn contains a lot of acidic substances, and excessive consumption may cause gastrointestinal discomfort. The treatment methods for cough caused by different reasons also differ. When babies cough, they should first understand the cause of the cough. If the condition is severe, they should go to the hospital for examination in a timely manner and avoid blindly using home remedies to prevent aggravating the condition.
What foods can relieve cough and phlegm?
Pear
Pear has a sweet and slightly sour taste and a cool nature. It belongs to the lung, stomach, heart, and liver meridians. It has the effects of clearing the lungs, resolving phlegm, and nourishing body fluids. It is mainly used for treating dry cough, restlessness due to fever, and thirst due to insufficient body fluids.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane has a sweet taste and a cold nature. It has the effects of clearing heat, generating body fluids, moistening dryness, and neutralizing toxins. It is mainly used for treating restlessness, excessive thirst, dry cough due to yin deficiency, and constipation.
Lily
Lily has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, and nourishing the heart and mind. It has certain therapeutic effects on diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchitis. A common food therapy using lily is to make porridge, such as lily and millet porridge.
Radish
White radish is commonly seen in daily life. It contains various nutrients such as vitamins, amino acids, and dietary fiber. White radish has the effects of resolving phlegm, relieving cough, clearing heat, and generating body fluids. It can also be used to treat restlessness, thirst, and cough due to lung heat.
Water chestnut
Water chestnut is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis. It also has the effects of clearing heat, resolving phlegm, and expelling dampness. Water chestnut can be used to treat cough with thick and yellow phlegm caused by lung heat.
