Can pediatric pneumonia be cured with Chinese medicine?

Pediatric pneumonia is called “pneumonia wheezing and coughing” in Chinese medicine, mostly due to the children’s form of gas is not full, the lungs are delicate, the guard is not solid, feel the wind evil, or by other diseases caused by the transmission. Treatment should recognize the evidence and use of drugs. 1. Wind-cold closed lung evidence, to pungent and warm lung, phlegm and cough. The patient manifests as cold (fear of cold) fever, no sweat, choking cough, etc., treatment with Huagai San. 2. Wind-heat and lung closure syndrome, mainly focusing on promoting the lung with pungent coolness, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. The patient manifests fever and malignant wind, cough with much phlegm, thick and sticky phlegm, etc. The treatment is Yin Qiao San combined with Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang. 3. Phlegm-heat closed lung syndrome, to clear heat and eliminate phlegm, open the lung to stabilize wheezing. The patient’s manifestations are shortness of breath, nasal fan, phlegm sounding in the throat, cyanosis of mouth and lips (the color of mouth and lips is purple and black), etc. The treatment is Wu Hu Tang combined with Drabanemerosa hebecarpa Jujube Lung Laxative Soup. 4. Toxin-heat closed lung evidence, in order to clear heat and detoxification, cathartic lung to open and close the main. The patient manifests as gasping for breath, no tears and snot, and the nostrils are as dry as smoky coal, etc., and the treatment is Huanglian Xieyu Tang combined with Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang. 5. Yin deficiency and lung heat syndrome, in order to nourish the yin and clear the lung, moisturize the lung to stop coughing. This syndrome has a long course, and the patient manifests low fever and night sweating, dry cough without phlegm, flushed face, etc. The treatment is Sha Shen Maidong Tang. 6. Lung, spleen and qi deficiency, mainly tonifying the lung, strengthening the spleen, benefiting qi and resolving phlegm. The patient’s manifestation is that the patient’s face is white and less colorful, sweating when moving, coughing and weakness, etc. The treatment is ginseng and schizandra soup. Adverse effects and contraindications of the above drugs are not clear. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a professional physician, and not blindly self-medication.