Question
A 7-month-old child has a fever and cough. Can some fritillaria thunbergii powder be added to the sweet pear juice? My grandmother says that since the child is too young, medication should not be used carelessly. I need what kind of help: I hope to get an immediate response.
Answer
Hello, when a child has a cold and cough, fritillaria thunbergii can be used. Fritillaria thunbergii has the effects of resolving phlegm and stopping cough, clearing heat and dissipating nodules, and is suitable for treating lung heat and dry cough, with a nature that is slightly cold. Therefore, for coughs caused by wind-cold, such a cold medicine is not suitable. If the cough is due to wind-heat, fritillaria thunbergii is a good cough-suppressing medicine. The difference between wind-cold and wind-heat coughs lies in the color of the sputum, the sensation of thirst, and whether there is sweating when the child has a cold and coughs.