Recently, all fever-reducing medications have been in high demand.
Especially for children’s medications.
During this time, I have seen many pediatric fever-reducing Chinese patent medicines, but there is one medicine that is rarely mentioned. This medicine is effective not only for common wind-heat colds and viral colds but also very suitable for fever caused by COVID-19.
So today, I would like to recommend it, and mothers can take note.
This medicine is Xiao Er Feng Re Qing Oral Liquid.
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Different forms, same ingredients
Let’s take a look at its formula:
Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle), Lian Qiao (Forsythia), Ban Lan Gen (Isatis Root), Bo He (Peppermint), Chai Hu (Bupleurum), Niu Bang Zi (Burdock Fruit), Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepeta), Shi Gao (Gypsum), Huang Qin (Scutellaria), Zhi Zi (Gardenia), Jie Geng (Platycodon), Chi Shao (Red Peony), Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome), Ku Xing Ren (Bitter Apricot Seed), Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatherum), Zhi Qiao (Bitter Orange), Liu Shen Qu (Fermented Barley), Jiang Can (Silkworm), Fang Feng (Siler), and Gan Cao (Licorice).
It has the effects of dispersing wind and clearing heat, detoxifying, and relieving cough and sore throat. It is used for pediatric wind-heat colds, fever, cough, phlegm, nasal congestion, runny nose, and sore throat.
The formula primarily consists of herbs that disperse wind and clear heat, while also including herbs that promote lung function and relieve swelling and pain. Therefore, it is very effective for high fever, sore throat caused by wind-heat colds, and lung heat cough.
Last time I saw an article titled “Expert Consensus on the Prevention and Treatment of Pediatric Influenza with Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,” this medicine was included in the recommended list of Chinese patent medicines.
Additionally, in relation to COVID-19 symptoms, Xiao Er Feng Re Qing Oral Liquid can also be used.
I saw this in the recommendations from the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Epidemic Prevention Expert Committee:
Let’s take a closer look:
Currently, the pharmacy indeed does not have it. I searched online, and it is available at Huashan Pharmaceutical’s Tmall, JD flagship store, and Ali Health Pharmacy. Here, I must remind everyone of one point: regardless of the type of cold being treated, reducing fever is not the goal; driving out the evil is the fundamental purpose. Western fever-reducing medications can indeed achieve temporary fever reduction, but many people will quickly experience a recurrence of fever, while some may not have a fever anymore but will be left in a state of weakness. Can you guess which of these two types of people has a healthier body? The answer is surprising: it is the one who experiences recurrent fevers. Can you believe it? Why do I say this? Because the only function of fever-reducing medications is to induce sweating, and it is a strong sweating effect. If we compare fever to the body’s righteous qi fighting against evil qi, then sweating is like a heavy rain that soaks both sides, leading to a temporary ceasefire. Unfortunately, our righteous qi is yang and is most afraid of cold rain, which can also deplete qi and fluids. Excessive sweating does not kill or drive away the pathogenic evil but harms the yang qi, making the body, which is already struggling, even worse. If the body is healthy, after a few hours of rest, the righteous qi will regroup and continue to fight against the evil qi, which will lead to a recurrence of fever. Those with insufficient righteous qi and weak qi and blood will not even have the strength to regroup and can only let the evil qi invade. Therefore, many people who misuse fever-reducing medications will later experience lingering cough, fatigue, excessive phlegm, and shortness of breath, which can be just as uncomfortable, if not more so, than when they had a fever. This is why I have always said that reducing fever is not the goal. Western fever-reducing medications work quickly but at the cost of depleting a lot of righteous qi. To put it bluntly, it is like drinking poison to quench thirst, which is truly not advisable.
Traditional Chinese medicine’s treatment principle is not to reduce fever, nor does it deplete qi, blood, or fluids. Instead, it is to disperse evil through methods of mild cooling and diffusion. Mr. Zhao Shaoqin, a well-known figure in warm disease theory, has a particularly apt metaphor: when there is a fire in the house, pouring cold water continuously is of no use. Instead, you should open the front and back windows to let in a cool breeze, and the smoke will dissipate. Isn’t it much clearer now? Today’s introduction of Xiao Er Feng Re Qing Oral Liquid is like opening the window to let in a cool breeze, allowing the accumulated heat to disperse without harming the righteous qi.However, since the formula is relatively cooling, it should be used only when necessary and not for prolonged periods. It is not because I study TCM that I say TCM is good, but because TCM is truly effective that I chose to study it.
PS: This article was written last week, but unexpectedly, by the time it was published, I had already tested positive for COVID-19, and my mother no longer has to worry about me.
Additionally, Xiao Ming did not come to work today; he is still recovering, so I have asked him to rest at home. Therefore, the “Xiao Ming’s Practice Diary” live stream will be closed for a few days. When it reopens depends on Xiao Ming; he is the hope of the whole village.
I am feeling much better now; I have basically recovered in the morning, but occasionally I experience headaches and feel physically weak.
I wish everyone safety; having COVID-19 is truly uncomfortable. After experiencing it, I understand even more:
Good health is the foundation of everything.