Patient's question:
The weather has been quite cold recently. My son has had a cold for several days now. He has taken cold medicine, and now he doesn't have the symptom of runny nose anymore, but he still has some cough. What should I do about his child's cough? Can Loquat Syrup help treat it?Doctor's answer:
Children's cough caused by wind-cold cold can be treated with oral lung-cleansing medicine. There are many children's lung-cleansing medicines, which are divided into traditional Chinese medicine properties and Western medicine properties. Commonly used ones include Xiao'er Qingfei Qingfei Syrup, Chuanbei Qingfei Syrup, etc., which are traditional Chinese patent medicines. If the cough is severe with phlegm that cannot be expelled, oral Western medicine ambroxol or furcol can be taken. Loquat syrup has a lung-cleansing effect and can be given to children, but its effect is not as significant as lung-cleansing medicine.