There is no clear stipulation in traditional Chinese medicine that children cannot take Rhodiola rosea, and children can also be treated with the drug if there are indications for the drug, such as deficiency of the lungs, spleen and qi.
Rhodiola belongs to a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, and when used medicinally in clinic, it is mainly the dried roots and rhizomes of Rhodiola grandiflora of Sedum family.
Rhodiola rosea has the effect of benefiting qi and activating blood circulation, and can be used for the treatment of chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest) heartache caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis, palpitation and shortness of breath, fatigue (mental exhaustion and physical weakness), and lack of qi and laziness in speech (lack of strength and not wanting to speak).
Rhodiola rosea can also be used for the treatment of stroke caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis, such as hemiplegia (one side of the limb can not move freely), hemiplegia numbness, slurred speech, crooked mouth and tongue. Rhodiola rosea can also clear the veins and calm the wheezing, and has therapeutic effect on the tiredness and shortness of breath caused by deficiency of spleen and lung qi.
Rhodiola rosea contraindications and adverse reactions are not clear, children can be used under medical supervision.