Question
My child has been coughing for two weeks without improvement, and after getting a shot yesterday and coming home, the cough became worse. Today, after being examined at the hospital, it was concluded that my child has bronchopneumonia, and medication was prescribed, but it was all antibiotics. I would like to know, if we see a Chinese medicine doctor, what Chinese herbal medicine would be effective?
Answer
Chinese medicine treatment for pediatric bronchopneumonia involves the diagnosis of syndromes: if it is wind-cold obstructing the lung, it should be treated with warm-pungent herbs to open the lung, relieve cough, and eliminate phlegm, and can take the Children’s Qingfei Oral Liquid. If it is wind-heat attacking the lung, it should be treated with cool-pungent herbs to clear the heat, open the lung, and eliminate phlegm, and can take the Qinghao Jiebing Pill. If it is phlegm-heat within, it should be treated with clearing heat, opening the lung, and eliminating phlegm to relieve cough, and can take the Xiaoshao Niuhuang Powder. If it is pathogenic toxin within, it should be treated with clearing heat, calming the mind, and eliminating phlegm to open the mind, and can take the Niuhuang Zhenjing Pill. If it is qi deficiency, it should be treated with tonifying Yang and reversing qi, and can take the Shengmai Yin. If it is lung qi deficiency, it should be treated with regulating spleen and lung qi, stopping coughing, and eliminating phlegm, and can take the Xiaoshao Jiu Cough Powder. It is recommended that parents follow their doctor’s guidance for treatment.