Question
My son is 6 years old and doesn’t like to eat, he is very picky, and he often gets sick, especially prone to fever. Once he has a fever, it’s not easy to recover, and it comes and goes, often requiring hospitalization, which makes me especially worried.
Answer
There are many types of coughs, but in summary, there are two types: exterior and interior. Generally, new coughs are due to exterior factors, while chronic coughs are often due to interior factors. Treatment for frequent coughs with thin phlegm, feeling cold, no sweat, nasal congestion, runny nose, thin white tongue coating, and palpitations should include herbal remedies and dietary therapies that disperse wind and cold and relieve lung cough. Examples include almond tea, black tea, cough candy drinks, etc. For wind-heat coughs characterized by frequent coughing, thick or hoarse voice, dry throat, throat pain, sticky or thick yellow phlegm, sweating during coughing, accompanied by runny nose, thirst, headache, and body aches, it is advisable to use herbal therapies that clear heat and phlegm. Examples include olive sugar water and cucumber flower honey drinks.