Pediatrics

Common Measles Mild fever (3-4 days) with slight sweat, no major mental symptoms, normal cough, eruptions begin to appear on 4th day behind ears working gradually down to neck-chest-back-abdomen- limbs and ending at the palms and soles of the feet. It will progressively disappear in the same order to which it appeared there for first […]

Mumps Epidemic toxic heat invasion blocking the Shao Yang meridian causing high fever, irritability, headache, mandible swelling with swollen glands accompanied by pain, most common in winter and spring. Fever will last for 2 days before swelling pain starts, usually lasting 1-2 weeks Wind Heat – first stage – swelling mandible region Rx – Chai Hu Ge Gen Tang […]

Pneumonia Main symptoms – Fever, Cough, Shortness of Breath, Rapid breathing, Nostril Flaring. Severe – pale purple complexion. An external pathogen invades the body blocking the lung meridian and the lung is unable to disperse and descend. Chinese Medicine Treatment Of Pneumonia: Wind Cold – San Ao Tang Phlegm – Chen Pi, Lai Fu Zi Wind Heat – Yin Qiao San […]

Rickets – Lou Bing Chronic Malnutrition giving rise to low calcium and vitamin D levels. Symptoms of Rickets will include colic, irritability, slow teeth development, sweat easily, NO HAIR on OCCIPITAL, flaccid skin and muscles with the slow development of the fontanel’s. In severe cases bone disorders occur including Bow legged or “Chicken Chest” In […]

Mycotic Stomatitis – Thrush – E Kou Chuang White patches or a complete layer of white greasy coating on the tongue, gums or entire mouth. If severe enough coating may get thick enough to impair youngsters breathing. This is generally known as a Heart and Spleen disorder in TCM. Differentiate Thrush with: canker sores – more redish eruption […]

Whooping – Pertussis Spasmodic cough lasting a long duration followed by extreme inhale. Begins with wind cold or wind heat symptoms turning to heat which blocks the lungs. Cough is usually aggravated at night and has an incubation period of 1-3 weeks. Must Read: Diabetes Acupuncture treatment Chinese Medicine Treatment Of Whooping Cough: First stage: San Ao Tang Second […]