Children’s spleen and stomach weakness and non-absorption and wasting can be treated with Chinese patent medicines such as Da Shan Zha Pill and Fei Er Pill.
1. Great Hawthorn Pill has the effect of appetizing and eliminating food. It is mainly used for food stagnation caused by stagnation in the middle jiao and damage to the spleen and stomach (food is indigested and stagnated in the stomach), with symptoms such as not thinking of food, food stagnation without digestion, distension and fullness of the epigastrium (abdomen), emaciation, vomiting of acidic and corrosive residues, abdominal pain, thick and greasy tongue coating; indigestion is seen in the above mentioned symptoms. Diet should be light, avoid alcohol and spicy, cold, greasy food.
2. Fertilizer pill has the effect of strengthening the stomach and eliminating the accumulation of worms. It is used for children’s dyspepsia, abdominal pain of worms, yellow face and thin muscles, low food, abdominal distension and diarrhea. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this drug are not clear. The dosage of this medicine should be reduced for children under three years old.
Chinese medicine treatment should be based on evidence, please use the medicine under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.