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[Health Medical Network/Zusammengestellt von der Redaktion]Colds in children are probably the most common problem that parents face. Children who are healthy get colds once or twice a year; in children who are in poor health: As long as one person in the class catches a cold, he will definitely catch a cold, otherwise he will be the one who catches a cold first, and once he has a cold, he will fall into a serious illness. One, or it would not be an exaggeration to say that he never recovered from a cold.
In the early years, so-called “miracle doctors” were popular in Taiwan and mainland China. If a child had a cold, he could simply take it to the miracle doctor and give him an injection and western medicine and he would be healed internally in a few days. The strange thing is that these children caught cold again within two or three weeks of recovery. Since the last visit to the miracle doctor was “effective”, this time I would of course take him to the miracle doctor immediately and become a loyal patient of the miracle doctor, coming by every few weeks. It was only many years later that these so-called “miracle doctors” were exposed. It turned out that they were using very strong antibiotics and even steroid drugs to quickly suppress cold symptoms, but were making the children’s health worse and worse. Not only that, you’re still suffering. I get colds a lot, and as I grow up I’m more likely to get all sorts of strange illnesses than others.
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The situation is much better now. More and more parents are realizing that they should not take Western cold medicine when their children have a cold. Even the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that children should avoid taking cold or cough medicine if possible. Many US states mandate that Western medications that contain acetaminophen or other ingredients such as Tylenol cannot be taken by children under two years of age. Some states even prohibit its use by children under six. The reason is simple: colds are caused by viruses and antibiotics cannot resist cold viruses. In other words, Western medicine cannot treat colds.
So what are the functions of these “cold medicines” on the market?
Western medications commonly used for colds are not intended to kill cold viruses, but rather to relieve the patient’s symptoms. For example, pain-relieving ingredients can relieve the patient’s headaches, hypnotic ingredients can help the patient fall asleep more easily, etc. Patients who take these cold medications may feel better and be able to go back to school or work. However, there are two problems with such medications: The first is that they make the cold last longer. A cold will clear up on its own in about a week as long as you get enough rest. However, taking these cold medications to relieve symptoms may take more than two weeks. Secondly, these Western medicines have many side effects and regular use can cause serious damage to the body. In the UK, the cold medicine Tylenol is a leading cause of severe liver failure requiring a liver transplant. In order to temporarily relieve the discomfort of a cold, it is not economical to let the cold last longer and injure the body!
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However, when parents see their children suffering from colds, fever, runny nose, cough and headaches, they really can’t bear it and want to help their children relieve the pain. What should they do? In fact, there is a solution to colds, and that is traditional Chinese medicine passed down from our ancestors! However, before we talk about treating colds with traditional Chinese medicine, we must first clarify the questions that many people have.
Chinese medicine is not based on “antagonism” but on “balance”.
At first, some parents will say: “Yes, we took our children to Chinese medicine doctors for cold treatment, but it didn’t help!” Why are the results of Chinese medicine consultations and taking Chinese medicines ineffective? This is related to the confusion of traditional Chinese medicine over the past hundred years. From the extensive Westernization of the May Fourth Movement in the early Republic of China to the so-called “integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine” today, traditional Chinese medicine has changed beyond recognition. The physiology and pathology of orthodox traditional Chinese medicine has changed has been ignored and the thought of differentiation and treatment of syndromes has been lost. Instead, traditional Chinese medicine is based on traditional Chinese medicine. Is there a chemical component that dominates, and there is even a saying: “Chinese medicine is abandoned and Chinese medicine remains”!
This phenomenon is evident in mainland China. When colds prevail in mainland China, people take “Isatis root cold granules” because it is widely believed that the traditional Chinese medicine “Isatis root” can “dissipate heat and detoxify” and contains anti-inflammatory chemical components. However, this approach is no different than thinking about going to the pharmacy to buy Tylenol when you have a cold. In addition, the medicinal properties of Isatis root are cold and cooling, which often seems to relieve cold symptoms, but on the contrary causes the cold to spread further throughout the body. On the contrary, the “oriental medicine” popular in Japan is more similar to orthodox Chinese medicine. Japanese convenience stores sell aluminum foil packs of Kampo Chinese medicine “Guizhi Tang”, “Kudzu Tang”, “Xiao Bupleurum Tang” and other Chinese medicine recipes at the entrance, next to them. It explains in detail that each Chinese medicine prescription is suitable for different cold symptoms, and consumers can choose a suitable Chinese medicine prescription according to their own symptoms. The “Isatis cold powder” popular in mainland China is not sold there, but Tylenol and other Western cold medicines are discreetly placed at the back of the supermarket because many Japanese already know that these Western cold medicines are useless and harmful to the body.
Second, some parents will ask, “How can Chinese medicine treat colds since there is no chemical component that can kill cold viruses?” The fundamental difference between Chinese medicine and Western medicine lies in the word “kill.” Western medicine is “allopathic medicine”. The main purpose is to kill any foreign invaders or cells in the body that are going bad. Chinese medicine is not based on “antagonism” but on “balance”. Wherever the body loses balance, as long as it can return to the balance point, the disease will disappear, and intruders cannot cause problems.
The most basic first step in treating colds with traditional Chinese medicine is mainly the “sweating method” among the “sweating, vomiting and rinsing” methods in traditional Chinese medicine. This “method of sweating” has never been explained in Western medicine. However, medical research is increasingly beginning to recognize the importance of the “method of sweating”. For example, some medical researchers want to understand how to reduce the risk of cancer. They suspect that Olympic athletes place great importance on their physical health and daily exercise and pay particular attention to their diet, diet and daily routine. That’s also true. Are these athletes less likely to get cancer? The results of the study show that cancer rates in athletes other than marathon runners are no different than those in the general population. Why do marathon runners have lower cancer rates? Research shows that marathon runners sweat consistently over a long period of time and the toxic components in their sweat are many times higher than in normal people. In other words, marathon runners sweat systematically and in a controlled manner, which releases many toxic substances from their bodies. They have a lower cancer rate than the average person! It’s like an old grandmother saying: If a child catches a cold, he can be cured by covering himself with a few blankets and sweating. There is a reason for “sweating under the covers”, but sometimes the “sick sweat” is not exhausted, but the good body fluids are lost too much, which can cause problems.
Of course, treating colds with orthodox Chinese medicine is not as simple as using certain Chinese medicines to stimulate sweating. Different symptoms represent different imbalances in the body and different sweating and treatment methods must be used. In particular, the cause and severity of each cold can vary greatly from person to person. It can be caused by cold, it can be caused by heat, the cold can turn into heat, and it can even quickly turn into what Western medicine calls pneumonia, etc. It is better to consult a traditional Chinese medicine doctor Seek diagnosis and treatment. However, there are still some basic principles that can be taught to parents, at least to have some concepts in place when discussing them with Chinese medicine practitioners.
“Basic knowledge of Chinese medicine for raising children”
This article is an excerpt from “Essential Chinese Medicine Knowledge for Raising Children” published by Fangzhi.
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