Traditional Chinese medicine care for children's growth promotion in spring and summer

Spring is bright and beautiful, and life is budding. Spring is not only a good time for everything to revive and grow, but also the golden time for children to grow and develop. The classic Chinese medicine book "Huangdi Neijing•Four Qi Tiao Shen Da Lun" records: "Spring March is the time for everything to grow and renew. Heaven and earth are born together, and all things are prosperous." It means that spring is the season for everything to grow and revive, and it is naturally the best time for children to grow. The World Health Organization survey report also shows that children's growth and development are fastest from March to May in spring. Therefore, parents should seize the golden period of their children's growth. At the same time, many parents know that height is related to genetics, but they ignore the influence of acquired factors. Although 70% of height depends on genes, 30% depends on acquired efforts. In addition to the commonly mentioned exercise and nutrition, the perspective of Chinese medicine can actually provide some useful suggestions for children's height growth.

TCM on Growth

In TCM theory, the five internal organs have an important influence on the growth and development of the human body. The most important are the spleen and kidney. TCM believes that "the kidney is the foundation of the innate" and "the kidney governs the bones, and the kidney is full and the marrow is solid." Parents all know that the height of a child is determined by the bones, and the growth and development of the bones depends on the filling of the bone marrow and the nutrition it provides. Adequate kidney essence can help bones grow and promote growth and development. But if the kidney is deficient, it will affect the growth and development of the bones. "The spleen is the foundation of the acquired" and "it governs transportation and transformation, transports and transforms the essence of water and grain, and is the source of qi and blood biochemistry." Strong spleen and stomach function can fully absorb nutrients, which is beneficial to the growth and development of children. But if the spleen and stomach function is weak and the digestion and absorption capacity is poor, it will affect the child's nutrient intake and growth and development. The rest of the heart, liver, and lungs also affect the child's height. The liver governs the tendons and regulates the flow of qi. When the liver blood is sufficient, the tendons are nourished, the liver regulates the flow of qi, and promotes the movement of qi; the heart governs the blood vessels, promotes the circulation of blood in the blood vessels, circulates throughout the body, and transports nutrients; the lungs face the hundreds of meridians, transport essence to the skin and fur, and assist the fine qi to nourish the body. Therefore, balancing the five internal organs and strengthening the physical fitness can promote children's physical health and growth and development by regulating the internal organs, creating favorable conditions for growth.

TCM treatment methods

1. Chinese medicine:

Traditional Chinese medicine is currently the most commonly used method. Through the conditioning and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, the purpose of growing taller can be achieved. Specialists will formulate traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions according to the child's condition. Some children may have multiple problems, and the doctor will make dialectical prescriptions according to the situation. If the child has difficulty in taking traditional Chinese medicine, you can also consider food therapy or using paste prescriptions.

2. Massage and spinal massage:

In addition, massage can help children improve their physical condition and promote height growth. Through acupoint massage and meridian massage, the meridians can be unblocked, the meridians can be increased, the flow of qi and blood can be increased, and the body's metabolism can be promoted, thereby achieving bone growth and assisting in height growth.

3. Chinese medicine acupoint application:

It is mainly achieved by applying Chinese herbal ointments with the functions of "strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, strengthening the foundation and nourishing the essence" to specific acupuncture points, so that the drugs can penetrate and be absorbed through the skin, so as to dredge the meridians, circulate qi and blood, adjust the spleen and stomach functions, and improve sleep, which is beneficial to the development of bones and muscles and achieves the purpose of promoting growth. The drugs are added or subtracted based on the theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine to better adapt to the physique of children.

4. Other external treatments:

In addition, fumigation is also a common TCM treatment method, which is treated through foot bathing and medicinal bathing. There are many important fumigation programs, and different prescriptions can be used to treat different problems, such as increasing height, nourishing the stomach, improving sleep, and treating exogenous diseases.

The pediatric growth promotion team of Tongling Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, based on the above-mentioned principles and methods of traditional Chinese medicine for treating slow growth in children, fully utilizes the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in spring, a good season for growth. Through internal adjustments with Chinese medicine, external application of growth-promoting patches, manual massage and other methods, they help children in this golden season of height growth to regulate their internal organs and dredge their meridians, thereby achieving the effect of increasing height.

Applicable people: Suitable for those aged 1-14 years old and under, with any of the following conditions:

(1) Those whose height growth is slow or whose height is lower than the average height of the same age and gender (see the figure below for height standards):

(2) Those whose height growth is affected by chronic diseases or recurrent respiratory or digestive tract diseases;

(3) Those who have growth and development retardation due to sleep disorders or insufficient sleep depth at night

(4) Those whose height growth is not ideal due to poor eating habits, anorexia, or picky eating.