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With the onset of winter, respiratory diseases in children enter the peak of the epidemic. These respiratory diseases include colds, coughs, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, etc., which bring great trouble to children's physical health. As an experienced veteran Chinese medicine practitioner, I will introduce you to some TCM methods and prescriptions for the prevention and treatment of children's respiratory diseases based on TCM theories, so as to help parents better protect their children's health.
First of all, let's understand the understanding of Chinese medicine for children's respiratory diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of respiratory diseases in children is related to the invasion of external evils, especially wind evils. Children's yang energy is not sufficient, ** is relatively weak, and it is easy to be invaded by external evils, resulting in a decrease in the body's resistance, which leads to respiratory diseases. Therefore, during the epidemic season, we should pay attention to strengthening the warmth of children, especially on the chest, abdomen and feet.
Secondly, for the prevention of respiratory diseases in children, TCM also has its own methods. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is very important to maintain indoor air circulation, open windows for ventilation in summer, and turn on heating equipment appropriately in winter. In addition, paying attention to diet is also the key to preventing respiratory diseases in children. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that you can appropriately increase the consumption of warm foods, such as ginger, green onions, garlic and other foods with a pungent effect, which can help improve the body's resistance. At the same time, avoid eating cold, spicy and other irritating foods to avoid respiratory discomfort.
When children show symptoms of respiratory illness, parents can try some TCM prescriptions to relieve the symptoms. For example, for the symptoms of tight cough, Chuanbei loquat ointment can be used, which is a Chinese patent medicine with cough and asthma effect, and is often used for bronchitis, acute pharyngitis and other symptoms in children. For symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose caused by colds, you can use Coptis Supernatant Pills, which is a Chinese patent medicine that clears away heat and detoxifies, which can effectively relieve the discomfort caused by upper respiratory tract infections.
In addition to famous prescriptions, TCM also emphasizes the importance of health conditioning. Academician Zhong Nanshan put forward the view that "the lungs are the mother of the spleen first", so we should pay attention to regulating the spleen and lung function of children. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that good dietary Xi can appropriately increase the intake of protein, vitamins and minerals to promote the improvement of children's immunity, so as to prevent the occurrence of respiratory diseases.
During the epidemic, the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in children is particularly important. As parents, we should always pay attention to the physical condition of our children and strengthen our daily care and health care work. At the same time, the prevention and treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine have unique advantages for the prevention and alleviation of respiratory diseases in children, which can effectively regulate children's bodies, improve resistance and prevent the occurrence of diseases. I hope that parents can put away this guide and make reasonable use of traditional Chinese medicine theories and prescriptions to protect their children's respiratory health!
Health References:
1.Huang Chunlei, Gu Hui, Cheng Jing. Case study of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of respiratory tract infections in children[J].Heilongjiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2018, 47(5): 88