The efficacy of Chenpi and Hawthorn soaking water has a certain relief effect on children’s stagnant food (food indigestion and stagnation in the stomach), but it should be noted that the efficacy of Chenpi and Hawthorn soaking water is limited, and it should not be used as a substitute for medication in the treatment of diseases.
1. Chen Pi: This medicine is bitter, pungent and warm in nature, belonging to lung and spleen meridians, with the effect of regulating qi and strengthening spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness and resolving phlegm by drying dampness), clinically used in the treatment of epigastric (abdominal) distension and fullness, low food intake and vomiting and diarrhea, coughing with excessive phlegm and other diseases. When using this medicine, it should be noted that the pungent and warm nature of this medicine is easy to hurt yin and consume qi, so it is not recommended to use it for patients with yin deficiency and fire exuberance.
2. Hawthorn: This medicine has the efficacy of eliminating food and strengthening stomach, promoting circulation of qi and dispersing blood stasis, resolving turbidity and lowering fat (cleansing the body of impurities and reducing excess fat), and can be used in the treatment of stagnation of meat and food, gastric and epigastric distention and fullness, diarrhea and dysentery and abdominal pain, blood stasis and menstrual occlusion, post-partum stasis and obstruction, abdominal and cardiac tingling, pectoral paralysis (chest tightness and pain), heartburn, and pain of hernia, and other diseases.
It should be noted that spicy and stimulating food should be avoided during the period of use, so as not to aggravate the burden of digestion on the spleen and stomach.
For children who need to use Chen Pi and Shan Zha, it is recommended to go to regular hospitals for consultation and treatment under the guidance of professional physicians.