Fever in children is a common clinical symptom. There are many diseases that cause fever, including fever caused by infection and fever caused by other factors. Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to seeking the cause based on syndrome differentiation and judging the cause for treatment. In other words, according to different causes and clinical symptoms, different treatments are adopted. The same fever symptom, because of its different etiology, clinical accompanying symptoms are also different. Therefore, appropriate Chinese patent medicines should be selected according to different situations.

For children with fever at the beginning, the clinical symptoms are mainly general upper respiratory tract infection, that is, the pathogenic heat is at the superficial stage in traditional Chinese medicine, and Chinese medicine should choose heat-clearing and exterior-relieving agents. Commonly used drugs include Xiaoer Ganmao Granule, Xiaoer Qingre Jiedu Oral Liquid, Xiaoer Jindan Tablet, Sangju Yinqiao Powder, Xiaoer Qingre Ling, Miaolingdan and so on.

For children with persistent high fever, accompanied by some systemic symptoms, such as headache, vomiting, fatigue, thirst, dry stool, yellow urine, red tongue with yellow fur, etc., it belongs to the stage of excessive pathogenic heat in traditional Chinese medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine should choose products with strong heat-clearing and detoxifying effects. Commonly used drugs include Xiaoer Niuhuang Powder, Xiaoer Lingyang Powder, Zi Xue Powder, Zhisheng Baoyuan Dan, Qingkailing Oral Liquid, Xiaoer Qingre Powder, etc.

For patients with persistent high fever, accompanied by headache, irritability, febrile convulsion or coma, Chinese medicine should choose the agent of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving convulsion and calming wind. Commonly used drugs include Xiaoer Jijing Powder, Niuhuang Qinggong Pill, Huisheng Jiuji Powder, Niuhuang Baolong Pill and Angong Niuhuang Pill.

In the late stage of fever, children's body temperature gradually recedes and other symptoms improve, but they still have low fever, night sweats, feverish hands and feet, thirst, dry stool and yellow urine. Chinese medicine should choose nourishing yin and clearing heat. Commonly used drugs are Artemisia annua Biejia tablets, Yangyin Qingfei ointment and so on.

In short, children with fever can choose appropriate Chinese patent medicine treatment according to different diseases and different symptoms. However, when the fever potential of children is high, other antipyretic methods should be applied according to the specific situation, such as physical cooling and western medicine cooling. For fever caused by infection, appropriate antibiotics or other drugs can be selected according to different pathogens.