There is no specific rule that says infants can drink water boiled with maitake and cordyceps, but according to the infant’s physical condition and the characteristics of the drug’s flavor, it is not recommended to give infants to drink water boiled with maitake and cordyceps.
Lanternwort is sweet and light in flavor, slightly cold in nature, with the effect of diuretic and diaphoretic (to improve the problem of urine dribbling, small amount of urine not passable), clearing the heart and lowering the fire. Ophiopogon has a sweet, slightly bitter flavor and is slightly cold in nature, which is effective in nourishing yin and promoting the production of body fluid, moistening the lungs and clearing the heart.
Maitake and cordyceps are cold medicines, and as infants have delicate spleen and stomach, consuming cold medicines will easily damage the spleen and stomach, resulting in coldness in the spleen and stomach of infants, indigestion, vomiting, abdominal pain and so on. If the baby is not feeling well, it is recommended to use the medication under the guidance of a physician, and should not be used without authorization to avoid adverse reactions.