Introduction: Whooping cough is a paroxysmal spastic cough with a deep "chicken chirping" inhalatory roar, if not treated in time and effectively, the course of the disease can be extended for several months or so. In addition to the general treatment methods, parents can also try to treat whooping cough remedies to help children recover health as soon as possible and get rid of whooping cough. So how to treat whooping cough? And what remedies can be used?
<h2>Treatment of whooping cough</h2>
1. General and symptomatic treatment. Isolate by respiratory tract. Keep the air fresh, pay attention to nutrition and good care. Avoid irritation, crying, and inducing a cramping cough. Infants and young children may cough with their heads down and pat their backs. People with severe coughs can use hibernation spirit or finagen before going to bed, which is conducive to sleep and reduces cough. Procaine hydrochloride can also be used 3-5mg/kg/time, add 30-50ml of glucose in intravenous drops, 1-2 times/day, continuous use for 3-5 days, has an antispasmodic effect. Vitamin K1 also reduces cramps and cough.
When a child has asphyxia, artificial respiration, suction of sputum and oxygen should be given in time. Heavy patients can be appropriately added sedatives such as phenobarbital or diazepam. Thick sputum may be given expectorant or nebulized inhalation. Severely ill infants may be given adrenocortical hormones to reduce inflammation.
2. Antibiotic treatment. Antibiotics within 4 days of the catarrha phase can shorten the cough time or block the occurrence of spastic cough. Application after 4 days or during the cramping period can shorten the sterilization period and prevent secondary infection, but it cannot shorten the course of the disease. Erythromycin 30-50mg/kg/day for 7-10 days is preferred, and chloramphenicol (dose same as above) can also be used, or co-trimoxazole, ampicillin, etc.
3. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Bile preparations have a significant inhibitory effect on Bacillus pertussis. At the same time, it also has a certain sedative effect. Can be steamed with chicken bile and sugar. 1/3 daily for up to half a year of age, 1/2 for children from half a year to 1 year old, and 1 day for 1 to 3 years old until recovery. It can also be replaced with pig bile, etc.
<h2>A folk remedy for whooping cough</h2>
1. Caramel radish juice ("Materia Medica"):
Wash and chop the white radish, grind the juice with clean gauze, take 30ml of white radish juice each time, add 20ml of caramel, add an appropriate amount of boiling water, stir well, serve, 3 times a day.
2. Rock sugar duck custard (folk prescription):
50g of rock sugar, heat the water to taste, stir the rock sugar to dissolve, after cooling, beat in two duck eggs, mix well, put in the steamer and steam. Take one serving or divided dose of 1 dose daily.
3. Peanut candy dip (Apricot Forest Medicine):
500g of rock sugar, put in a pan, add a little water, simmer over low heat until provoked with a spatula to form a filament, until it is not sticky, stop the fire. Add 250g of fried, mouth-tipless peanut rice while hot, mix well and pour into a large enamel dish coated with cooking oil. Then flatten the sugar, wait for a little cold, cut into small pieces with a knife, after cooling, break open and become, this product has the effect of clearing the lungs and moisturizing.
4, chicken bitter bile plus sugar (folk test):
Chicken bitter bile with sugar to taste, boiling water to serve. Children under 1 year old should take 1 chicken bitter bile for 3 days; children under 2 years old should take 1 chicken bile per 2 days; children over 2 years old should take 1 chicken bile per day; children over 2 years old should take 1 chicken bile per day.
5. Garlic therapy (folk prescription):
Make 50% syrup with purple garlic, within 5 years of age, 5-10ml each time, 15-20ml each time for 5 years old and older, 3 times a day, for 7 days.
