Question
An 8-year-old child is frequently coughing, coughing every few minutes with no phlegm and a normal body temperature. They have previously seen a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and been diagnosed with wind-cold cough. The parents want to know about traditional Chinese medicine or nutritional therapy methods that can effectively clear the lungs and stop the cough, and they also want to understand what dietary precautions should be taken.
Answer
For wind-cold cough, parents can try some traditional nutritional therapy methods. For example, some suggest using a drink made from radish slices and honey, taken three times a day, which may improve the cough after a few days. Additionally, there are recommendations to use pears and Fritillaria bulbi to boil for lung clearing. These methods have been introduced on TV expert programs and are believed to be specifically for lung clearing nutritional therapy.