Is it harmless for babies to take Chinese medicine?

　　Is it harmless for babies to take Chinese medicine?

　　In fact, medicines are three-part toxic, and all medicines will have side effects. However, the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine are very mild. For example, strong medicines will make the stomach feel uncomfortable. As long as the prescription is slightly adjusted, or the medication is changed according to the symptoms, the symptoms will be relieved. Therefore, compared with Western medicine, the side effects of traditional Chinese medicine are less obvious.

　　As for external use, although Chinese medicine has eliminated highly irritating drugs, some children have sensitive skin or application sites, such as the navel.； Or external treatment methods with high concentration of medicinal materials, such as applying medicine and applying medicine, may still cause allergies in some children, so you can do it before applying medicine. skin allergies To test, take a small amount of the paste and apply it on the inside of your wrist. If everything is normal after 10 minutes, there is no problem.

　　Since the baby's digestive system is not yet mature, it is appropriate to choose medicinal materials that are neutral in nature and sweet in taste, such as astragalus, red dates, wolfberry, yam, etc. However, generally Chinese medicine practitioners will not give babies inappropriate medicines. However, parents may feed their babies food that is too warm or cold in daily food.