Patient's question:
Symptom Description: A little fever, runny nose, cough with phlegm these last one or two daysHistory of Treatment and Effect: Medicines bought from a pharmacy
What kind of help you want: What kind of medicine should the child take to quickly expel phlegm
Doctor's answer:
1. If you have a cough with phlegm that is yellow or contains blood streaks, you can use Niuhuang Snake Gland TCM Liquid (around one to two dollars) + Amoxicillin (around two dollars).2. For dry cough or less phlegm, you can use Gancao Tablets (around two to three dollars) + Amoxicillin.
3. TCM remedy for phlegm reduction: Radish Honey Drink (for treating cough)
Ingredients:
- 5 slices of white radish
- 3 slices of fresh ginger
- 3 dates
- 30 grams of honey
Preparation and Dosage:
Boil the radish, ginger, and dates with an appropriate amount of water for about 30 minutes, then strain. Add honey and re-boil. Take it warm, once or twice a day.
Efficacy and Indications:
Radish is pungent and sweet, cool in nature, and has effects such as clearing heat, generating fluids, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, and resolving phlegm to stop coughing. Its alcohol extract has strong antibacterial effects against Gram-positive bacteria. Fresh ginger is a commonly used medicine for dispelling wind-cold and stopping vomiting.