Suitable for children to choose antitussive drugs with expectorant and expectorant effects. Syrup is superior to pills. After taking it, the syrup adheres to the pharyngeal mucosa, which weakens the stimulation to the mucosa and can achieve the purpose of relieving cough by itself. Do not dilute or take with water.

According to TCM theory, cough can be divided into hot cough, cold cough, cold cough and internal injury cough. When choosing traditional Chinese medicine cough syrup, because of its different properties, it can be divided into four types: cold, hot, warm and cold, and should be taken according to symptoms.

Shedan Chuanbei liquid has the effects of expelling wind, relieving cough, resolving phlegm and resolving hard mass, and is mainly used for wind-heat cough, excessive phlegm cough and so on. Cough due to wind-cold, white and thin phlegm, and heavy night and light day are not suitable for use.

Compound loquat cream has the effects of clearing away lung heat, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and is suitable for wind-heat cough, dry throat and cough discomfort.

Fresh bamboo juice is cold, which has the functions of clearing away heat, moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Suitable for dry cough, yellow phlegm with blood, not for cold cough.

Drugs for relieving cough and asthma are too hot to be suitable for children with fever, cough and blood in sputum.

In addition, pertussis syrup is mild in nature and suitable for cough caused by cold. If it is a cough caused by wind-heat cold, it should not be taken.

Cough due to deficiency syndrome is mostly chronic cough, accompanied by fatigue, sweating and cold limbs. At this time, Guilong Kechuan Pill and Gushen Kechuan Pill should be used.

There is also a commonly used cough medicine-cold cough syrup, also known as finagle syrup, which mainly relieves cough, takes into account phlegm and has a calming effect. Suitable for cough at night, affecting sleep and bronchitis caused by allergy. Children should master the dose.