Can I take Qingkailing granules during breastfeeding?

During breastfeeding, mothers should not only pay attention to their diet, but also protect themselves and try not to get sick, because many medicines cannot be taken during breastfeeding and will affect the baby's body. But if you have a cold, can you take Qingkailing Granules while breastfeeding? Although this is a very common cold medicine, if the mother's symptoms are severe, she can take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

Qingkailing Granules is an over-the-counter medicine for internal medicine colds. The ingredients of Qingkailing Granules are bile acid, mother of pearl, hyodeoxycholic acid, gardenia, buffalo horn, isatis root, baicalin, and honeysuckle. The ingredients including Isatis root, baicalin and honeysuckle have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, while the mother of pearl and buffalo horn have the effect of calming the mind. Qingkailing Granules are mainly used for high fever, irritability, sore throat, red tongue and yellow tongue coating caused by internal toxic fire due to exogenous wind-heat; upper respiratory tract infection, viral cold, acute tonsillitis, acute pharyngitis, acute tracheitis, high fever, etc. It should be noted that Qingkailing Granules are used to treat exogenous wind-heat. If the patient has a wind-cold cold with symptoms such as severe chills, mild fever, no sweating, headache, nasal congestion, clear runny nose, itchy throat and cough, this medicine should not be taken.

The following precautions should be taken when taking Qingkailing granules:

1. Avoid smoking, drinking, spicy, cold, and greasy food.

2. It is not advisable to take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time while taking this medicine.

3. Patients with hypertension and heart disease should take it with caution. Patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and chronic illness should take it with caution if diarrhea occurs.

4. People with severe chronic diseases such as liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes, etc. should take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

Qingkailing Granules are a traditional Chinese medicine with relatively minor side effects. There is no big problem in taking Qingkailing Granules during breastfeeding, but for the health of the baby, it is recommended that the mother take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.