When we have hands, feet and mouth to take a bath to heal disease? Is this treatment really effective? - Listen to the doctors advice

What leaves, hand, foot and mouth, for children to quickly recover from the disease? How are these folk ways done? But above all, are these solutions really effective and trusted by experts?

The article contains professional comments from Dr. Nguyen Ho Duy, General Department of Internal Medicine, Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital (HCMC).

Hand, foot and mouth disease is what disease?

Hand, foot and mouth disease in children is caused by Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus 71 viruses. This type of disease can be easily transmitted through the gastrointestinal tract or in direct contact with secretions from the bladder, feces, saliva or nasopharyngeal secretions .

According to Dr. Nguyen Ho Duy, Specialist of Internal Medicine, Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital (HCMC) , "Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus, often manifested by fever with bullous lesions on the distributed erythema. mainly in the palms or soles of the feet, buttocks, thighs ... "

Age: any age but most commonly a child under 10 years old. In Vietnam, hand-foot-and-mouth disease can occur at any time of the year. In which, cases tended to increase significantly in the period from March 3-5 and September-December.

What leaves to bathe children with hands, feet and mouth?

On many forums, posts are shared among mothers to breastfeed on the use of herbal leaves to treat when their baby has hand, foot and mouth disease. May be mentioned as:

Green tea leaves

Vegetable sam

Star fruit

Fish lettuce

Mint leaf

Almond leaves

And there may be many other types of leaves that are recommended by the "network doctor" when mothers ask what their babies are bathing with.

There are quite detailed instructions for applying at home, specifically for each type of leaf as follows.

1. Vegetables sam

After rinsing, pickled vegetables soaked in salt water and cooked for one hour then drain.

One part is given to the child to drink, the other is used to wipe the child.

The article also asserted that using vegetables in three days will cure the disease.

2. Fish lettuce

Healing in just 5-7 days.

Just crush and soak in warm water and bathe your baby.

You can also crush vegetables and give them water to drink.

3. Mint

Mint is washed, boiled, then drinking water.

Drink two cups a day, hand, foot and mouth disease will go away quickly.

4. Almond leaves

In addition to the edible vegetables, some articles also share the remedy using the almond leaf type. This article guides you to grind the almond leaf, put it in water, boil it with salt and let it cool, then put it in the refrigerator and let the baby drink.

Oral transmission methods "What leaves, hand, foot and mouth shower?" is it really effective?

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung gives opinion on the concept "What leaves, hand, foot and mouth shower?"

Dr. Nguyen Tien Dung Nguyen Chief of Pediatrics at Bach Mai Hospital, said there is no scientific basis for the use of leaf eagle can treating HFMD , recommends parents should not listen to these measures oral method.

Opinion of Dr. Truong Thi Ngoc Lan

Dr. Truong Thi Ngoc Lan, Deputy Director of the Institute of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, said that hands, feet and mouth are currently not vaccinated and most fall on children under 10 years old. Most diseases go away on their own after 7-10 days. In severe cases, it will take longer.

According to Ms. Lan, the child suffers from high fever and fatigue. In addition, the child's mouth is sore, sore and painful, so he can eat poorly and lose energy quickly. Folk believe that lettuce, fish lettuce and mint have heat and detoxification properties, so when used, they will increase the resistance and quickly heal the disease. However, the above vegetables can only solve the symptoms of hand, foot and mouth such as blisters, detoxification ... but can not cure hands, feet and mouth.

Particularly, almond leaf is not a medicine in traditional medicine, so it is not safe to drink almond leaf during hand, foot and mouth disease.

Doctor Do Tan Khoa

Dr. Do Tan Khoa, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Hospital, does not deny the effects of traditional herbs, but science has not proven it, so the hospital does not apply these vegetables in the process. treatment.

The treatment of diseases for children is very careful and scientific. Even the concept of abstaining from wind or water for children during this time is not correct. Parents should be calm and wise to know which is the right method. Avoid misapplication because you love your children and with unfortunate consequences.

Opinion of Doctor Nguyen Ho Duy, Specialist of Internal Medicine, Nguyen Tri Phuong Hospital (HCMC)

In the early stages of hand, foot and mouth disease, throat ulcers may develop, leading to anorexia due to pain. Babies can fussy and cry when they eat, parents should limit feeding babies too hot foods.

The disease is usually limited progress, about 7-10 days will resolve on its own. It is important for parents to take care of the warning signs advised by a doctor so that they can bring their baby to the hospital in time. The disease can be spread through broken bullous fluid, so babies need to stay at home to facilitate care for parents and limit the spread.

During the illness, it is still ensured to feed the baby with enough nutrients to have good resistance. Limiting excessive and unnecessary abstinence can lead to malnutrition in children.

Regarding what bathing for children with hand, foot and mouth disease, doctors recommend that parents should only bathe or wipe their body with warm water. Although oral folk remedies such as foliar baths have been shown to be effective, so far there is no evidence that foliar baths can shorten the duration of the illness.

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