Patient's question:
High fever for 4 days, occasional temperature around 38°C; lacking energy, weak, and feeling sleepy; no cough during fever, but coughing when not feverish; excessive mucus, initially thick but now thin; runny nose; excessive tears; pale complexion, and a bluish feeling under the eyes. No appetite...Doctor's answer:
The child suffers from wind-cold fever and can try consuming ginger soup. Method: 5 sections of scallion, 9 grams of fermented soybeans, 3 slices of fresh ginger, decocted in water, once a day; or 30 grams of fresh ginger, 30 grams of brown sugar, decocted into a soup and taken in three divided doses. Advice: For wind-heat cold, it is recommended to drink more water, maintain a light diet, and can consume radish soup or pear soup. Care and Support: Babies who easily get fever and have poor appetite can try this (carrot and yam congee). First, let's talk about the benefits of these two ingredients: Carrots can lower the resistance of respiratory mucosa, and yam can strengthen the spleen and aid in absorption. The required materials: 250 grams of carrots, 250 grams of yam, 50 grams of glutinous rice. Procedure: Cut the carrots and yam into small pieces. First, cook glutinous rice with water. When the rice is half-cooked, add the carrots and yam. Then, cook them together until they become congee.