A remedy for preventing and treating whooping cough.

Whooping cough is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Hemophilus periusis, commonly occurring during the winter and spring months.

Whooping cough is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Hemophilus periusis, commonly occurring in winter and spring. Traditional Chinese Medicine calls it "hundred-day cough" or "coughing spasms."

The cause is that air enters the lungs through the mouth and nose, obstructing lung qi and causing it to rise upwards, resulting in coughing. Internal heat and phlegm accumulate in the lungs, leading to severe coughing fits. Prolonged illness affects lung qi and lung yin, easily leading to complications.

Currently, the Expanded Immunization Program includes a pertussis vaccine for infants. However, a small percentage of the population still contracts the disease.

Papaya flower powder: 20g dried male papaya flowers, 20g dried tangerine peel, 20g mulberry root bark, 12g alum, 12g stemona root. Roast the papaya flowers until golden brown, and roast the mulberry root in honey until crispy. Dry and grind into powder, package in 4g bags, and store in airtight containers.

Children aged 1-5 years: 1/4 - 1 sachet per dose; children aged 5-10 years: 1-2 sachets per dose. Take 3 times a day. It has a cooling effect on the lungs and helps expel phlegm. Treats whooping cough with fever and excessive phlegm.

Note: Avoid greasy, spicy, and fishy foods.

Chicken bile cough medicineIngredients: 20 chicken gallbladders, 50g granulated sugar, 40 lemon seeds, 40 bitter gourd seeds. Dry-roast the lemon and bitter gourd seeds and grind them into a powder. Mix the liquid from the chicken gallbladders with the powder, dry, and grind into a fine powder. Boil the sugar until it thickens, then add the powder and knead thoroughly to form pills the size of green beans. Dry and store in a sealed jar. Children aged 1-5 years: 2-4g per dose; children aged 5-10 years: 4-8g per dose. Take twice daily with hot water. Treats whooping cough with fever, paroxysmal coughing, coughing day and night, prolonged or dry cough, coughing up phlegm with blood, red eyes, and discharge. Note: Avoid greasy, spicy, and fishy foods; not suitable for very weak children.

Whooping cough syrup:10g lemon leaves, 10g chicken grass, 5g fresh ginger, 5g lemongrass, 10g apple leaves, 10g small-leaved milkweed, 10g mulberry root bark, 5g male papaya flowers. Wash the fresh herbs thoroughly and boil them to make a paste. Add sugar and cook until it becomes a syrup. Store in a tightly sealed jar.

Dosage: For children under 5 years old, take 1 teaspoon per dose; for children over 5 years old, take 2 teaspoons per dose. Take twice a day, mixed with warm water.

Note: Avoid eating greasy, spicy, or fishy foods (shrimp, crab).

Strawberry root plum syrup:5g dried tangerine peel, 5g mulberry root bark, 5g lemongrass, 5g stemona root (remove core), 5g dried plums, 5g balloon flower root, 5g almonds, 5g perilla leaves, 5g licorice root, 5g mint. If severe complications occur, such as bleeding in the eyes or vomiting blood, add 10g rehmannia root and 10g ophiopogon root. Boil the mixture until a concentrated liquid is obtained, add sugar and cook into a syrup, then bottle and seal tightly.

Dosage: For children under 5 years old, take 1 teaspoon per dose; for children over 5 years old, take 2 teaspoons per dose. Take twice a day, mixed with warm water.

Taboos:Avoid greasy, spicy, and fishy foods.

According to Health and Life