What to do if a child has a cold and cough

Most people experience cough, fever, and runny nose when they have a cold. Children in particular have weaker immunity, so they are easily infected by viruses, and they usually take a long time to recover after a cold. Therefore, parents need to take good care of their children at this time to prevent the disease from becoming more and more serious. Let’s take a look at what we should do if children have a cold and cough?

1. Lily Honey

Lily contains starch, protein, fat, various alkalis, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients, and has an antitussive effect. When lily and honey are used together, their lung-moistening and thirst-quenching effects are stronger. This product is more suitable for treating chronic bronchitis, dry throat and cough in infants, especially cough accompanied by constipation after the beginning of autumn.

Ingredients: 60 grams of lily, 30 grams of honey.

Preparation: Wash and dry the lilies, mix them with honey, put them in a porcelain bowl, and steam them in a pot of boiling water until cooked.

Features: Light and sweet, can be eaten as a snack for children.

2. Walnut Duck

Duck meat tastes sweet, salty and slightly cool in nature. It can nourish yin and blood and clear away heat. Duck meat is rich in nutrients such as protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, etc., which is good for health. Walnut kernels are sweet and warm in nature. They can nourish the kidney and assist yang, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. They are rich in fat and a large amount of protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, carbohydrates and other ingredients. Water chestnuts are sweet in taste and cold in nature. They can clear away heat and promote salivation, resolve phlegm and eliminate accumulation. This dish nourishes the kidney and warms the lungs, resolves phlegm and relieves cough. It is effective in treating kidney deficiency, long-term cough in infants and young children, and chronic bronchitis.

Ingredients: 200 grams of walnut kernels, 150 grams of water chestnuts, 1 old duck, 100 grams of chicken paste, 1 egg white, a little onion, ginger, salt, MSG, and appropriate amounts of wet starch and peanut oil.

3. Radish and honey drink

Radish tastes spicy, sweet and cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting body fluid, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It also has a strong bactericidal effect. Ginger is a commonly used medicine for dispersing wind and cold, stopping vomiting and relieving gas. Jujube is mostly used to harmonize the stomach and nourish blood. Honey moisturizes dryness and relieves cough. This drink can dispel cold, clear the lungs, dispel wind and relieve cough. It is most effective in treating colds and coughs, especially those caused by wind-cold.

Ingredients: 1 to 3 large pieces of white radish, 3 small pieces of ginger, 3 dates, and 30 grams of honey.

Preparation: Add appropriate amount of water to radish slices, ginger slices and jujube and boil for about 30 minutes. Remove the residue, add honey and boil again.

Features: The drink is sweet and fragrant with a slight spicy ginger taste.