The weather is gradually getting colder, and many babies suffer from coughing due to the large temperature difference between indoors and outdoors. Many babies come to the pediatric outpatient department of the hospital for treatment due to coughing. And many babies, because they are too young to cough up phlegm, can hear a "whoosh" sound in their throat.
Many mothers are now cautious about their children's medication, so they don't need to give them antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs. So hospitals often nebulize babies. The atomization effect can only work for a few days, and it won't work after a few days. Many moms also use dietary remedies, such as "Stewed Snow Pear with Rock Sugar and Sichuan Scallops". This dietary therapy also has individual differences and may not be effective for all children with cough.
Today I will teach you a method. Make cough patches at home using three common kitchen items. It can be used for children who cough with excessive phlegm or cannot cough out. This method has been validated by many people and is very effective. Just prepare some alum, flour, and aged vinegar. We grind the alum into fine powder like flour, and then put the white sail and flour into a mixing bowl. The ratio of alum to flour is 2:1. We often see external patches, which are the size of a single coin. So there's no need to adjust too much, just use a little bit of each one. Then add a few drops of aged vinegar or rice vinegar. Don't drip too much, otherwise the medicine paste will be too thin and it will flow everywhere. Mix the alum and flour thoroughly and evenly, not too thin or too dry.
After adjusting these, prepare a large adhesive tape or PU film. If you really don't have these, you can use some clean cloth, but a clean cloth doesn't have as good a fixing effect as adhesive or PU film. Apply the prepared medicine paste onto the adhesive tape, press it, and then apply it to the child's Yongquan acupoint. If unsure where the Yongquan acupoint is, simply apply it directly to the soles of the feet. Stick it on before going to bed at night and take it off the next morning. This external application is very effective in relieving cough and resolving phlegm in children.
