Cough in children: Possibilities of herbal therapy

Introduction. Most acute respiratory infections are accompanied by a cough. Therefore, it is important to promptly determine whether the cough is a symptom of inflammatory diseases of the upper or lower respiratory tract or has a different origin, which will allow for the selection of an appropriate diagnostic and treatment plan. The article focuses on the issues of symptomatic treatment of cough in children using a modern herbal preparation with complex action in the standard treatment regimen.

Aim. To study the possibilities of rational cough therapy using a herbal preparation Gedelix based on ivy in children.

Materials and methods. The study included 62 patients of both sexes from 2 to 6 years, who were in the children’s hospital of the Central City Clinical Hospital No. 18 in Kazan, with a symptom of cough that was nonproductive at the time of screening/ unproductive nature, against the background of acute bronchitis without concomitant somatic diseases.

Results and discussion. The analysis of the conducted study showed high clinical efficacy of the studied herbal medicine based on ivy. The drug is included in the standard of treatment. The results of the recommended treatment option were analyzed. During the study, the drug demonstrated high efficacy in reducing inflammation, liquefying and facilitating sputum discharge, restoring mucociliary clearance and stimulating the regeneration of the respiratory mucosa. The absence of adverse drug reactions showed safety and good tolerability.

Conclusions. The herbal preparation has shown its effectiveness and safety, which allows us to recommend it as the drug of choice for the symptomatic treatment of cough in children from infancy as part of standard treatment.

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