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Childhood asthma, coughDoctor's answer:
Analysis of the condition: Hello, Cordyceps militaris indeed has the effect of enhancing physical fitness and improving immunity; it can also regulate respiratory system function, with effects such as dilating bronchi, relieving asthma, expelling phlegm, and preventing emphysema.Advice: However, for children, they belong to the category of "immature yin and yang," and it is not advisable to take tonics too early. As the saying goes in traditional Chinese medicine, "To keep a child healthy, always carry three parts of hunger and cold." Strengthening exercise and dietary regulation, avoiding the indiscriminate use of medications, and allowing them to recover health as they grow older can still be achieved. At the same time, it can also prevent precocious puberty caused by tonic herbs.
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