Patient's question:
I don't know what's going on, but my child has been misbehaving and crying non-stop recently. Even the hospital check-ups haven't helped. Can compound licorice tablets treat children's allergic cough?Doctor's answer:
Hello, Compound Gua Sha Pian and Licorice Tincture are protective antitussive and expectorant agents; Opium Powder has a strong antitussive effect; Camphor and Star Anise Essential Oil can stimulate the bronchial mucosa, reflexively increasing glandular secretion, thinning mucus, and making it easier to cough up; Sodium Benzoate is a preservative.Your condition may be wind-cold cold cough, a cough caused by exposure to wind-cold. This syndrome is characterized by frequent coughing, thin, white-colored phlegm, clear nasal discharge, pale red tongue with thin white coating, heavy coughing sound, headache, body fever, and even shortness of breath. It can be treated with San Yao Tang plus herbs that lower qi and resolve phlegm.