Patient's question:
It's peak season for hand, foot, and mouth disease again. Could you please ask the doctor about which traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulas are suitable for children around three years old for prevention, how to take them, and whether the one I just saw can be used for prevention? Thank you…Doctor's answer:
Hello, the function and indications of Lianhua Qingwen capsules are: clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting lung ventilation and releasing heat. They are used to treat influenza with heat-toxin invading the lungs, characterized by: fever or high fever, aversion to cold, muscle aches, nasal congestion with runny nose, cough, headache, dry and sore throat, slightly red tongue, and yellow or yellow greasy tongue coating.Recommendation: The Ministry of Health reminds that experiments have shown that some new traditional Chinese medicine formulations, such as Lianhua Qingwen granules, have a significant inhibitory effect on enterovirus 71, which causes hand, foot, and mouth disease and tends to lead to severe cases. It is appropriate to choose and take some traditional Chinese medicine formulations for prevention. (Source: Beijing News, May 7, 2010, 08:44:22) Therefore, you can choose this medicine for prevention. Additionally, you can decoct honeysuckle, Forsythia, Cynanchum, and Isatis indigotica for prevention.