Dosage of Fritillaria cirrhosa for children

We all know that Fritillaria cirrhosa is a traditional Chinese medicine, and it is very effective in relieving cough and moistening the lungs. Children and the elderly can also take it, usually with pears. And the dosage of Fritillaria cirrhosa for children needs to be understood. It should not be taken in excess, otherwise it will cause adverse reactions and affect physical health. Moreover, everyone should know that there are different types of coughs. Chuanbei is suitable for coughs caused by exogenous wind-heat colds.

Dosage of Fritillaria cirrhosa powder: Children's dosage needs to be taken according to the doctor's instructions . Do not take it if the cough is accompanied by a lot of phlegm. In addition, the effect of Fritillaria cirrhosa alone is not very good.

Can children eat Chuanbei?

I heard that steamed pear with Fritillaria cirrhosa can cure cough, so many parents use this folk remedy to treat their children. However, the use of Fritillaria cirrhosa to relieve cough must be done under the guidance of a doctor. Improper use may aggravate the child's condition.

Chuanbei is bitter, sweet and slightly cold in nature. Its main function is to moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, but it is not suitable for all colds and coughs. Children with wind-heat cold, dry mouth and throat, cough with little or no sputum can eat some Chuanbei loquat paste or drink Chuanbei steamed pear water. However, children under two years old have poor spleen and stomach function, so Chuanbei should be used with caution. However, for children with thick tongue coating, heavy phlegm and cough with phlegm, eating Fritillaria cirrhosa will cause repeated coughing, leading to long-term cough or even prolonged cough.

How to use Chuanbei to relieve cough

Fritillaria cirrhosa has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It has a good cough-relieving effect and a mild medicinal property. Therefore, it is used in many Chinese patent medicines for cough relief to treat various types of coughs. However, due to different formulations and dosages, and different targeted symptoms, there are also differences in how it is used. for example:

1. Treat lung heat, cough with phlegm and dry throat: 75g of motherwort (without the core), 1.5g of licorice (roasted), 75g of almond (soaked in soup, peeled, pointed and fried). Grind the above three ingredients into powder, and make into pills as big as marbles with refined honey. Swallow the saliva.

2. To treat sudden cough and shortness of breath after typhoid fever; pulmonary atrophy and fatigue cough: 1.5 liang of Fritillaria (simmer until slightly yellow). Platycodon grandiflorum 1 liang (remove the reed head), licorice 1 liang (roast until slightly red, file), aster 1 liang (wash to remove the soil from the seedlings), apricot kernel 0.5 liang (soak in soup, remove the skin, tip, and kernels, and stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow). Grind the above ingredients into powder, and make into pills with refined honey as big as sycamore seeds. Take 20 pills with porridge at any time. If the pill is as big as a marble, take one pill wrapped in cotton and swallow it.