Paediatric Problems

Acute vomiting and diarrhoea in children may be associated with viral or bacterial gastroenteritis, food poisoning, colds or flu with digestive symptoms.

Cough is described as an External Wind-Cold Invasion with thin white phlegm cough, wheezing, sneeze, chills, no sweating, possible fever, headache.

Fever is according to Chinese medicine an Exterior Wind-Heat Invasion with the symptoms of fever, cough, sore throat, swollen tonsils, swollen glands as may appear in colds, flu, tonsillitis, conjunctivitis, hay fever, measles and mumps.

Indigestion is associated with irregular, excessive or cold, rich or fatty food intake, which damages Spleen and Stomach functions leading to food stagnation, colic, bloating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, bad breath (halitosis).

Liver and Heart Disharmony can create Phlegm Heat which disturbs the Shen manifesting as irritability, restlessness and hyperactive children who cannot concentrate well, for example in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Skin rashes are often related to allergies in children. Chinese medicine usually interprets this pattern as Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat Condition, causing the following symptoms: red itchy skin, weeping after scratching, allergic skin conditions, eczema, urticaria, dermatitis.

In Chinese herbal medicine, weak Wei Qi often means a defective immune system, making children susceptible to colds, flu or allergies.

Teething in infants is, in Chinese medicine, associated with the Stomach and Intestines. It can manifest as increased biting and drooling, sore and swollen gums, irritability, fever, crying, restless sleep and poor appetite.