Can children drink herbal tea? Can babies drink herbal tea?

Can children drink herbal tea? In the hot summer, many people like to drink a cup of herbal tea to cool down. So, can children and babies drink herbal tea? Some babies are prone to getting angry during childhood, and many parents will give their babies drinks to reduce their heat. Can babies drink herbal tea?

Can children drink herbal tea?

It is best for children not to drink herbal tea. If they want to drink herbal tea, they should drink it in moderation.

“All medicines are poisonous to some extent”, and this is especially true for children.

Take Isatis Root Granules for example. Isatis Root is a Chinese herbal medicine that clears away heat, detoxifies, and cools the blood. It is bitter and cold in nature, suitable for internal heat syndrome and excess heat syndrome, and has good effects on febrile colds and viral infections. However, if Isatis Root is used in large quantities or taken for a long time, it is easy to damage the stomach and spleen due to its bitter and cold nature. At this time, gastrointestinal symptoms will appear, such as nausea, loss of appetite, loose stools, or even dizziness, vertigo, decreased blood pressure, etc. Some patients even have allergic reactions.

The Chinese Medicine Lecture Notes also warn us that “those without real fire, heat or poison should not use Isatis root”. The same is true for herbal tea. Although it can remove dampness and clear heat, it must be used at the right time, in the right amount, and for the right body type, otherwise it will produce some side effects.

Children are full of vitality and develop rapidly. Their internal organs are delicate, their physical and mental functions are not yet mature, and they are obviously different from adults. They are so-called "young yin and young yang" and are easily weak or strong. For children, herbal tea that adults can tolerate may not be tolerated by children and cause side effects. This is the case with Qiangqiang. It is necessary to invigorate qi, strengthen the spleen, and warm the stomach to improve this symptom.

Therefore, we would like to remind the public that drinking herbal tea for health care is a good thing, but it must be taken at the right time, in moderation, in the right amount, and in a way that is appropriate to one’s constitution. Especially for children, it is not advisable to drink herbal tea in excess or for too long, nor should it be consumed if it is not suitable for one’s constitution. For example, a person with a cold constitution is not suitable for drinking bitter, cold, and heat-clearing beverages and herbal teas.

Can babies drink herbal tea?

It is not recommended for children under 7 years old to drink herbal tea frequently. Because the digestive tract of children is not yet mature, drinking too much herbal tea will lead to weaker gastrointestinal function.

Eating too much or too cold food can cause children to have a partial eclipse

Many children are partial eaters because their living and eating habits go against their physiological characteristics, which leads to poor absorption function of the spleen and stomach. Xu Youjia reminds parents to keep in mind that children should be careful about cold food, and avoid being too hungry or too full. Many parents choose cold foods in their daily diet, such as cabbage, lettuce, lettuce, spinach, etc. When they get angry, they give their children cold tea, dragon fruit and kiwi fruit, which are cold foods that are not good for children's spleen and stomach. Children who are too hungry will hurt their spleen, and those who are too full will hurt their stomach. Parents try every means to coax their children to eat by threats and inducements when their children don't eat, which is incorrect. Exceeding the stomach's storage or the spleen's transformation is not only a waste of food, but also damages the child's spleen and stomach, which will only make the child's body worse. Therefore, the dietary health care for children should pay attention to methods. Eating is not the more the better, the more nutrition the better. The most important thing is that the child's spleen and stomach can absorb the food well.

Therefore, the most important thing for children's health care is good digestion. Children's internal organs are not yet mature, and parents must learn to regulate them reasonably. The stomach and intestines must be protected and digested well. It does not mean to supplement more nutrition. The most important thing is to digest food and relieve stagnation.

Can children drink herbal tea?

Xu Wen, deputy director and chief Chinese medicine physician of Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, pointed out that Chinese medicine believes that children have immature yin and yang bodies, their physical form and qi are not yet fully developed, their internal organs are delicate, especially their spleen is often insufficient, and their internal organs are pure and spiritual. Therefore, herbal tea should be consumed in specific situations or environments and is only suitable for short-term drinking. It should not be used as a regular, routine, and long-term tea. When the body is healthy, long-term drinking of cooling products will inevitably damage the spleen and stomach, causing dysfunction of transportation and transformation, and symptoms such as drooling, diarrhea, nausea, hiccups, frequent urination, and nocturia.

Su Liling believes that instead of giving all students the same pot of herbal tea without distinguishing their physical constitutions, kindergarten teachers should be more careful when taking care of children. They should take off their coats and put sweat-absorbing towels under their clothes during exercise, wipe off sweat and change clothes in time after exercise, and give warm water to children when they have a mild cold. This is more suitable for all children.