Question

What medication can quickly cure a child’s cough and cold?

Answer

Caused by External Wind-Cold

  • Symptoms: Pale complexion, aversion to cold, clear nasal discharge, sneezing, cough, thin sputum, no fever or slight fever, no thirst, and no redness or swelling in the throat.
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine: Qingxuan Kechai Granules, Xiao Qinglong Decoction, Chaihu Decoction Granules, etc.
  • Western Medicine: Children’s Paracetamol Sulphonate, Children’s Sugar Syrup, etc.

Caused by External Wind-Heat

  • Symptoms: Persistent fever, red complexion, nasal congestion, thick yellow nasal discharge, cough with phlegm, sticky sputum with yellow color, sore throat with redness and swelling, and thirst with a desire for water.
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine: For children under 2 years old, options include Children’s Cold Relief Syrup, (Hulu Powder), Children’s Baotai Kang Granules, and Children’s Heat Rapid Clear Oral Liquid; for children over 2 years old, options include Children’s Cold Syrup, Children’s Throat Granules (Yan Ban Granules), Silver and Yellow Oral Liquid, Shuang Huang Lian Oral Liquid, and Antiviral Oral Liquid.
  • Western Medicine: Tylenol Cold Syrup, Children’s Anacin, and Children’s Mucinex Syrup.