Question
The baby has had a sore throat with phlegm for about four days, accompanied by fever and diarrhea. Previous treatment included three days of injections for inflammation. The help needed now is to inquire whether it is possible to mix the lung-clearing and expectorant medicine with hydrochlorothiazide and give it to the baby along with the formula milk.
Answer
Home Remedy 1 for Treating Baby’s Nasal Congestion: Carrot, Scallion, and Ginger Wind-Cold Cough One carrot, six scallions, and 15 grams of fresh ginger are used. Boil the water until the carrot is fully cooked, then add the scallions and ginger, continuing to boil until only one bowl of soup remains. Consume the soup with the residue for its lung-relieving, exterior-resolving, expectorant, and cough-suppressing effects. It is suitable for wind-cold coughs, abundant phlegm with froth, aversion to cold, and body aches. Home Remedy 2 for Treating Baby’s Nasal Congestion: Brown Sugar Ginger Date Soup for Wind-Cold Cough 30 grams of brown sugar, 15 grams of fresh ginger, and 30 grams of dates are used. Boil the ingredients until there is two-thirds of a bowl of soup left. Take it all at once; sweating slightly after consumption will lead to recovery. It can dispel wind and cold, treat wind-cold coughs, stomach cold pain, postpartum cold-induced nausea and vomiting. Home Remedy 3 for Treating Baby’s Nasal Congestion: Coriander Soup for Wind-Cold Cough 30 grams of coriander (shancai), 30 grams of sugar candy, and 100 grams of pork are used. First, wash the pork clean and boil the soup; then take three bowls…