What medicine can cure a child's cold and fever quickly?

Children's colds and fevers really make parents worry, especially when the temperature can't be lowered after a long period of treatment. So what medicine can children take to get better quickly? What methods can be used to reduce the temperature?

What medicine should children take for cold and fever

Xiaoer Jiebiao Granules, composed of honeysuckle, forsythia, dandelion, scutellaria, saposhnikovia, and perilla leaves, can relieve lung inflammation, clear away heat and detoxify. It is used for aversion to cold, fever, headache, cough, nasal congestion, runny nose, and sore and itchy throat caused by the early stage of a cold. Take with boiled water, 4 grams each time for 1-2 years old, twice a day; 4 grams each time for 3-5 years old, three times a day; 8 grams each time for 6-14 years old, 2-3 times a day.

Children's cold granules are composed of patchouli, chrysanthemum, forsythia, isatis indigo leaf, isatis root, rehmannia root, lycopodiella, scutellaria baicalensis, mint, and gypsum. The main function is to clear away heat and relieve symptoms, and it is used for children's colds, influenza, and fever. Children under 1 year old take 6 grams each time, 13 years old take 6-12 grams each time, 4-7 years old take 12-18 grams each time, 8-12 years old take 24 grams each time, all twice a day.

Qingjie Granule for Children, composed of honeysuckle, forsythia, radix rehmanniae, indigo, radix dahuricae, rehmanniae, patchouli and gypsum, can eliminate plague, detoxify, clear away heat and reduce fever. It is used for children with high fever, persistent sweating, irritability, thirst, sore throat, limb soreness and fatigue caused by cold. Take 5g each time for children under 1 year old; 10g each time for 2-4 years old; 15g each time for 5-7 years old; increase the dosage for children over 7 years old or follow the doctor's advice, all three times a day.

Children's throat pharynx granules are composed of honeysuckle, iris, golden olive, platycodon, figwort, ophiopogon, bezoar, and borneol. It can clear away heat and relieve sore throat, detoxify and relieve pain. It is suitable for sore throat, oral erosion, cough with sputum, pharyngitis, laryngitis, and tonsillitis caused by lung heat. 4 grams each time, twice a day for 1-2 years old; 4 grams each time, 2-3 times a day for 3-5 years old; 8 grams each time, 2-3 times a day for 6-14 years old.

Children with colds and fevers should pay attention to taking medicine

For infants under 1 year old, drops are best used because they have a lower drug concentration and less irritation. The dosage of drops should be selected according to weight.

Generally, babies aged 6 to 11 months weighing 5.5 to 8 kg should use 1 dropper of antipyretic medicine. Babies aged 12 to 23 months weighing 8.1 to 12 kg should use 1.5 droppers.

Antipyretic drugs such as aspirin and paracetamol are highly irritating and have side effects on children. Drugs such as indomethacin (indomethacin) are highly irritating to the stomach and are not recommended.

During the medication process, parents should be careful not to let their children take a certain type of antipyretic drug for too long. If the fever lasts for more than two days, it is best to switch to another type of medicine.

Methods for reducing fever in children

Cold wet compress on the head: Soak a soft towel in 20℃-30℃ cold water, squeeze it slightly to prevent dripping, fold it and place it on the forehead, change it every 3-5 minutes.

Head ice pillow: fill the ice bag half full with small ice cubes and a small amount of water, squeeze the ice bag to expel the air inside the bag, press the bag opening tightly, and place it on the pillow after there is no water leakage.

Wipe with warm water or take a warm bath: Wipe the child's head, armpits, limbs with a warm, wet towel or take a warm bath for 10-15 minutes. Scrub the skin more to promote heat dissipation.

Alcohol bath: Suitable for cooling down high fever. Prepare 200-300 ml of 20%-35% alcohol and bathe the limbs and back. Do not bathe the chest, abdomen, back of the neck, and soles of the feet, as these areas are more sensitive to cold and may cause adverse reactions.

Others: There is now a physical cooling drug patch that can effectively relieve children's fever.