Children’s Tourette’s syndrome is mainly manifested as involuntary tics, which is categorized as “spasmodic disease” in traditional Chinese medicine, which is considered to be caused by deficiency of qi and blood, loss of moistening of meridians or internal movement of hepatic winds, etc. It can be adjusted by using Chinese medicines such as Calamus wind-extinguishing tablets and brain-healthy spirit tablets.
Calamus wind-extinguishing tablets have the effect of calming the liver and extinguishing wind (regulating the function of the liver to get rid of the internal wind), tranquilizing the mind and resolving phlegm, and are suitable for mild to moderate pediatric multiple tic syndromes that belong to Chinese medicine’s liver wind-activated phlegm evidence, which has a certain alleviating effect on the symptoms of involuntary twitching of the head, neck, five senses, or limbs, abnormal noises coming from the throat, restlessness and irritability, and dreaming and easily startled, and so on.
Brain Health Tablet is composed of red ginseng, Angelica sinensis, deer antler, white peony and other traditional Chinese medicines, which has the effects of nourishing the kidney, calming and tranquilizing the mind, and can be used to alleviate dizziness, insomnia, frequent urination, excessive dreaming and other symptoms caused by kidney-yang insufficiency, and it can be used as an adjunctive treatment for Tourette’s syndrome in children. It is contraindicated for those with external fever.
The above drugs should be used with caution for those who have cold, fever or diarrhea, and are prohibited for those who are allergic to its ingredients. It should be noted that the effect of proprietary Chinese medicines in the treatment of Tourette’s syndrome in children is relatively limited, and children can be taken with western medicines under the guidance of the doctor to achieve a better therapeutic effect, and should not take medicines blindly.