There are indications for children can take Cordyceps, specific medication as prescribed by the doctor.
Cordyceps is a traditional Chinese medicine with the effect of tonifying the kidney and lungs, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm, which is mainly made from the composite of the zygote of the Cordyceps fungus and the larval body of its host insect, the bat moth, and other larvae. It is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and can be attributed to the kidney and lung meridians. It is suitable for the treatment of soreness of the waist and knees, prolonged coughing and weak wheezing, impotence and spermatorrhea, and laborious coughing and phlegm and blood.
Cordyceps Sinensis should not be used for those with superficial evil (evil at the surface of the muscle). There is no clear adverse reaction to the use of the drug. Since children are not contraindicated for the use of the drug, children who meet the above indications can use the drug.
Specific use of the drug should be under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and parental supervision, and should not be unauthorized use of the drug, so as not to cause adverse effects.