First, according to age:
1, baby under one year old: no.
If the baby is less than one year old, it is best not to drink honey water, regardless of whether there is cough or phlegm, because the honey currently sold in the market is easily contaminated by Botox during brewing and transportation, and the baby's gastrointestinal function is weak, and the liver's detoxification function is poor, which is easy to be poisoned.
2, babies over one year old: according to symptoms and honey varieties.
For babies over one year old, although it is not a big problem to drink honey water at ordinary times, if the baby has a cold and cough, it is better to drink honey water according to the different symptoms of the baby below.
Second, according to different symptoms:
Parents should give honey water to their babies during their expectoration, and drink it according to their symptoms. Otherwise, if you don't choose the right honey to drink, it will not only help to treat cough and phlegm, but also aggravate the condition. The following provides a reference guide for drinking honey varieties corresponding to different diseases.
1, cold, cough and phlegm: drink warm honey.
Symptoms: The baby's tongue is white with fur, chills, runny nose, thin phlegm, stuffy nose and no sweating.
Varieties of honey that can be drunk: earth honey, hundred flowers honey, jujube honey, litchi honey, longan honey and so on.
2, wind, heat, cold, cough, phlegm: drink cold honey.
Symptoms: The baby has symptoms such as sore throat, red tongue coating, yellow phlegm that is not easy to cough up, and yellow and thick nose.
Varieties of honey that can be drunk: acacia honey, Vitex negundo, linden honey, Chinese milk vetch honey, rape honey and other such honey.
3, lung heat (hot and dry) cough with phlegm: drink warm honey
Symptoms: sometimes dry cough, little or no phlegm, but dry mouth and thirst.
Varieties of honey that can be drunk: earth honey, hundred flowers honey, jujube honey, litchi honey, longan honey and so on.