According to traditional Chinese medicine, children are a body of childish yin and yang, with an unfilled form and delicate internal organs, especially the spleen, which is often deficient, and the internal organs are clear and flexible. After illness, they should be immediately removed and treated, and the disease should be stopped immediately. Therefore, herbal tea should be consumed under specific circumstances or circumstances, and should only be suitable for short-term consumption. It should not be used as a regular, regular, and long-term drinking tea.
Generally speaking, herbal tea should be consumed when there is a "hot" sign, when children or classmates have a cold, or during the flu season.
When "hot", drink!
Heat refers to symptoms such as irritability, eye droppings, bad breath, dry stool, yellow urine, and red tongue.
If children are usually weak, prone to colds, sweating, drowsiness, poor appetite, nocturnal enuresis, and other symptoms, it is not appropriate to drink herbal tea regularly.
In addition, once symptoms such as diarrhea and nausea occur after drinking herbal tea, it is necessary to immediately stop taking it.
Follow the principle of "clear, light, light, and sweet"
Herbal tea should be selected according to the physical condition of children. Children's herbal tea should follow the principle of "clear, light, light, and sweet", and be appropriately added with products that promote dampness and eliminate stagnation. The dosage should be about 1/3 of the treatment amount, and it should be consumed continuously for 2-3 days.
Commonly used are children's seven star tea, five flower tea, bamboo leaf core water, horseshoe water, etc. Commonly used traditional Chinese medicines include: honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, southern tofu pudding, frangipani, bamboo leaf, cloth residue leaf, malt, etc. It is recommended to choose under the guidance of a doctor.
Which are suitable for children to drink
◆ Five flower tea: honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, egg blossom, kapok, sophora japonica. Suitable for children with "hot air" manifestations.
◆ Prunella Pig Spleen Tea: 5 grams of Prunella vulgaris, wash, add half of the pig spleen, fry in water, add a little salt instead of tea. It is suitable for children with irritability and loss of appetite.
◆ Kapok orange peel tea: 1 kapok, 3 grams of orange peel, washed and boiled for future generations to drink. Suitable for children with indigestion and loose stools.