Hernia in a six year old boy can be treated by Chinese medicine, but the exact effect varies from person to person. Chinese herbs commonly used to treat hernia include Triple Fennel Pill and Ten Fragrant Pills.
Three-layer Fennel Pill, which is composed of aniseed (fried with salt), neem (fried), mullein, poria, bei sha shen (北沙参), pulverized betel nut (荜茇) and betel nut (槟榔). It has the effects of warming the menstruation, dispersing cold, moving qi and relieving pain (relieving pain by regulating the body’s qi). It is used for treating cold hernia and cold-dampness-induced pain in the lesser abdomen.
Ten Fragrant Pills, composed of Sedum, Mullein, Clove, Fennel (Stir-fried), Fragrance (Prepared), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Ophiopogon, Zedoary (Stir-fried in Salt Water), and so on. It is used to treat hernia and abdominal pain caused by Qi stagnation and cold condensation. Pregnant women should take with caution.
Jisheng Kidney Energy Pill, composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum (Prepared), Mudan Pi, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Poria, Zedoaria. It is used in treating kidney deficiency and edema caused by insufficient kidney yang, internal retention of water-dampness (water-dampness stays in the body), fatigue and heaviness of waist and knees, dysuria (unruly urination), phlegm (pathological product formed by impaired metabolism of water and fluid), cough and asthma.
Caution should be exercised when administering the drug to children. If medication is needed, it should be diagnosed by a doctor and regulated in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.