Traditional Chinese medicine has a magic formula for treating children's fever and indigestion

"Fever" and "indigestion" are common pediatric diseases. Although they are not a big problem, they make babies very uncomfortable. Below, Pharmacist Duoduo will introduce you to two commonly used Chinese medicines for children's "fever" and "indigestion".

1. Fever

Honeysuckle is sweet and cold in nature and enters the lung, heart and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and dispersing wind-heat[1]. Because it has the function of dispersing heat, it can also treat exogenous wind-heat and early-stage febrile diseases. It is good at dispersing heat evil in the lung meridian and making it reach the surface. When children have symptoms such as fever and sore throat, taking honeysuckle can have a certain improvement effect.

Honeysuckle has a fragrant smell and good taste. Generally, raw honeysuckle is used to dispel wind-heat and clear internal heat. Children often use honeysuckle dew to relieve summer heat. It should be noted that honeysuckle is cold in nature and is not suitable for long-term drinking. It is more suitable for drinking in summer. In addition, if the child has a weak spleen and stomach, a weak constitution, or a case of qi deficiency with sores and pus, it should be avoided.

2. Food accumulation

Chicken gizzard lining is sweet and neutral in nature. It enters the spleen, stomach, small intestine, and bladder meridians. It has the effects of helping digestion and strengthening the stomach, as well as dissolving hard masses and stones[2]. It is mainly used to treat food stagnation and infantile malnutrition. It is often used to treat various food stagnation syndromes in children, such as rice, noodles, potatoes, taro, milk, and meat, and has a wide range of effects. In addition, it can also be used to treat gallstones. If your child has problems such as partiality for food and not liking to eat, you can also choose chicken gizzard lining. Generally, it is ground into powder and taken alone, which has a better effect than decoction. If your child has food stagnation caused by a love of eating meat, you can also take it with hawthorn.

Finally, Pharmacist Duoduo reminds you that the above tips are only limited to mild and symptomatic fever, indigestion and other problems. If the child has a more serious condition, he should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

References

[1] Yuan Yue, Zhang Linlin, Liu Jianting, et al. Research on prediction and analysis of quality markers of traditional Chinese medicine honeysuckle[J]. China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2022, 47(07): 1730-1738.

[2] Wu Xuemin, Gu Chengjuan, Ou Wen'e, et al. Experience in treating urolithiasis with Lysimachia macrophylla, Gallus gallus domestica, and Prunus persica: Selection of Tong Xiaolin's three-ingredient prescription [J]. Jilin Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2020, 40(07): 868-870.

Source: Department of Pharmacy, Tianjin Children's Hospital

Author: Gao Yan, Deputy Chief Pharmacist

Reviewer: Sun Yanyan, Chief Pharmacist

Wei Yue, Deputy Chief Pharmacist