Children with poor spleen and stomach may be caused by long-term accumulation of food, congenital weakness of the spleen and stomach, dampness and heat in the spleen or cold and dampness stagnation of the spleen and stomach, etc., and can be diagnosed by taking traditional Chinese medicine soup, moxibustion, or pediatric massage to regulate.
Pediatric accumulation is the first of all diseases, which means that small children are prone to accumulation of food, leading to diseases, so when feeding need to pay attention to the amount of food, light diet, avoid overeating, etc., but also feasible pediatric massage to strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote digestion.
Some children are physically weak, with poor spleen and stomach functions, and are prone to dyspepsia, loss of appetite, and yellowish skin, etc. They can be treated with Ginseng Spleen Enhancement Pill and Baohe Pill with additions or subtractions.
The adverse effects of the above two drugs are not clear. Ginseng Healthy Spleen Pill should not be taken by patients with fever and cold. Baohe Pills should not be taken with tonic Chinese medicines.
Children’s internal organs are delicate and not strong enough to resist diseases, and their own body is young and yang, which may easily lead to dampness and heat obstructing the functioning of internal organs, so it can be treated by adding or subtracting Ge Ge Gen Scutellariae Lian Lian Tang; and if cold and dampness obstructs the spleen and stomach, it can be treated by adding or subtracting Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang with Ginseng and Atractylodes Macrocephalae Tang. The adverse effects and contraindications of the above formulas are not clear.
If a child’s spleen and stomach are not functioning well, affecting growth and development, he/she should consult a doctor immediately and use medication under professional guidance to help improve the function of the spleen and stomach.