Myth 5: Pediatric use of herbal medicine to stop cough has fewer side effects Some parents think that herbal medicine has few side effects, so they just give it to their children for coughs, which may have unintended consequences. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are many conditions that can cause coughs, including wind-cold, phlegm-damp, and physical deficiency. However, coughs in children are more difficult to dialectic than in adults, and their bodies have less tolerance than adults. Cough is a very common symptom in children, however, most coughs are caused by diseases or signals of certain diseases, especially in children whose respiratory systems are very immature and do not have the means to effectively cough up phlegm when it is present. Therefore, children with coughs should be seen in a timely manner and treated promptly after the cause is identified. Myth 7: Do I need to take phlegm medication until there is no phlegm? When the human body fights against viral or bacterial invasion of the respiratory tract, the inflammatory response produces secretions, which, together with the shed epithelial cells and apoptotic pathogens, form phlegm. When the infection occurs for several days, the body’s immune system will be responsible for the removal of phlegm by various immune cells. Therefore, it is important to drink more water when coughing with phlegm to reduce the loss of unobtrusive water in the respiratory tract and to moisten the phlegm as a priority. As for the phlegm-removing drugs, they should only be used during the first few days of the acute phase when the sputum is considered to be viscous and the amount of sputum is high by the specialist, not until there is no sputum. Parents should believe that there is already a “scavenger” performing duties in the baby’s body, as long as the environmental factors (including water intake, temperature and humidity, etc.) are properly adjusted, the body will slowly recover. Myth #8: Children can take adult medication after the age of 3. Most parents now know that infants should use special children’s medication. And when the child is older, some parents think that the drugs that are safe for adults can be used by children, as long as the dose is reduced a little. The physiology of children is different from that of adults, so drugs that are safe for adults may not be safe for children, and sometimes they are even dangerous. Such as tetracycline drugs due to its very strong toxic side effects, has been eliminated by pediatrics; gentamicin will lead to neurological hearing damage, children under 6 years old is prohibited; quinolone antibiotics can cause joint lesions and hamper the development of cartilage, affecting the height of children, so minors under 18 years old should not be used. Then there is the cold pass, adults eat fine, children may take it after the hematuria, the consequences are serious. So parents must read the instructions before using the drug, the child with what drugs, how much the dose should be decided by pediatricians, and should not be taken for granted by parents to avoid mistakes.