Pediatric spleen and stomach regulation methods include massage therapy and medication, etc. The specific effect varies from person to person, and there is no such thing as the fastest method.
1. Tui na therapy: Chinese medicine’s tui na techniques can regulate the spleen and stomach function of children, alleviating symptoms such as food stagnation (indigestion of food and stagnation in the stomach), spleen deficiency and so on. The most commonly used methods are chiropractic, tonifying the spleen meridian, transporting the internal eight trigrams, and rubbing the foot sanli. Children can go to regular medical institutions for massage therapy accompanied by their parents.
2. Medication: If the child has diarrhea, abdominal pain, indigestion and other symptoms, parents can give the child Chinese medicines that can promote digestion under the professional guidance of the doctor, such as Baohe Pills, Hawthorn Pills, and Gastric Enhancement and Elimination Tablets, etc., which can improve the function of the spleen and stomach.
Boho Pill is composed of hawthorn, hexagram, lycopodium, malt, half-summer, and tangerine peel, etc. It can eliminate food, guide stagnation, and harmonize the stomach. Stomach Enhancement and Elimination Tablet is composed of Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Rhizoma Coptidis, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Fructus Crataegi, Semen Hederariae, Fructus Melliferae, and Fructus Melliferae, which can strengthen the stomach and eliminate stagnation, and is used for the treatment of accumulation of food and indigestion caused by weakness of spleen and stomach. Hawthorn Pill can eliminate stagnation and is used for food accumulation, platitude (stomach fullness and discomfort) and abdominal distension.
The adverse effects of the above drugs are not known. Patients who are not feeling well are advised to consult a doctor promptly to identify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment. Acupuncture and moxibustion can also be used as prescribed by the doctor.