CHILDREN’S PROBLEMS

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Chapter 90

CHILDREN’S PROBLEMS

Chapter contents

For problems such as learning dificulty and hyperactivity, see Chapter 80.

FEVER

Low-grade fever

Retention of food

Recurrent low-grade fever, epigastric fullness, loose stools, sour regurgitation, foul breath, abdominal pain, thick sticky tongue coating, Slippery pulse.

Residual Heat in the Lungs

Low-grade fever, dry cough, a feeling of heat, irritability, tongue Red in the front, Fine-Rapid pulse.

Damp-Heat

Low-grade fever that is worse in the afternoon, sweating, a feeling of heaviness, thirst with no desire to drink, nausea, loose stools, sticky yellow tongue coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

Qi deficiency

Low-grade fever, sweating, listlessness, shortness of breath, pale complexion, poor appetite, Pale tongue, Empty pulse.

Yin deficiency

Low-grade fever in the afternoon, night sweating, dry throat, mental restlessness, malar flush, Red tongue without coating, Floating-Empty and Rapid pulse.

VOMITING

Accumulation of breast milk from overfeeding in infants

Vomiting of curdled milk with offensive odour, crying, better after vomiting, epigastric fullness and distension, stools with offensive odour.

Damp-Heat in the Stomach and Spleen

Vomiting, nausea, sticky taste, skin rashes, a feeling of fullness and pain of the epigastrium and lower abdomen, poor appetite, a feeling of heaviness, thirst without a desire to drink, loose stools with offensive odour, a feeling of heat, dull-yellow complexion, Red tongue with sticky yellow coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

Stomach-Qi deficiency

Vomiting of fluids, cold limbs, pale complexion, listlessness, Pale tongue, Weak pulse.

Stomach-Yin deficiency

Vomiting of thin fluids, retching, dry lips, dry mouth with a desire to drink in small sips, irritability, crying, tongue without coating in the centre, Floating-Empty pulse.

Spleen- and Kidney-Yang deficiency

Vomiting of thin fluids, dull-pale complexion, cold limbs, listlessness, loose stools, Pale-Swollen tongue, Deep-Weak pulse.

Invasion of Cold in the Stomach

Sudden vomiting, epigastric pain, desire to drink warm liquids, thick white tongue coating, Tight pulse.

DIARRHOEA

Spleen-Qi deficiency

Chronic diarrhoea, poor appetite, tiredness, slight abdominal distension, pale complexion, Pale tongue, Empty pulse.

Retention of food

Loose stools, epigastric fullness and pain, foul breath, sour regurgitation, nausea, thick sticky tongue coating, Slippery pulse.

Invasion of Cold in the Spleen

Sudden diarrhoea, abdominal pain, a feeling of heat and cold, thick white tongue coating, Tight pulse.

Invasion of Damp-Heat

Sudden diarrhoea with offensive odour, abdominal pain and fullness, irritability, a feeling of heat, dark urine, sticky yellow tongue coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS

Cough

Interrogation, Chapter 47

Invasion of Wind-Cold

Cough with expectoration of white sputum, aversion to cold, fever, occipital headache, stiff neck, sneezing, body aches, tongue with thin white coating, Floating- Tight pulse.

Invasion of Wind-Heat

Cough with expectoration of yellow sputum, aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, headache, body aches, slight sweating, tongue with Red sides/front, Floating-Rapid pulse.

Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs

Barking cough with expectoration of profuse sticky yellow or green sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, a feeling of oppression of the chest, a feeling of heat, thirst, Red and Swollen tongue with a sticky yellow coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

Lung- and Spleen-Qi deficiency

Slight cough with low sound, expectoration of thin sputum, shortness of breath, pale complexion, poor appetite, loose stools, Pale tongue, Weak pulse.

Wheezing

Interrogation, Chapter 47

Cold-Phlegm in the Lungs

Acute wheezing, cough with expectoration of white sputum, pale face, shortness of breath, a feeling of tightness of the chest, sticky white coating, Slippery-Slow pulse.

Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs

Acute wheezing, cough with expectoration of yellow sputum, a feeling of oppression of the chest, slightly red face, shortness of breath, sticky yellow coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

Residual Phlegm in the Lungs with Lung-Qi deficiency

Chronic wheezing, cough with occasional expectoration of scanty sputum, insomnia, a feeling of oppression of the chest, tiredness, pale face, shortness of breath, Pale tongue with swelling in the Lung area, Empty pulse.

Residual Phlegm in the Lungs with Spleen-Qi deficiency

Chronic wheezing, cough with occasional expectoration of scanty sputum, insomnia, a feeling of oppression of the chest, tiredness, pale face, shortness of breath, poor appetite, loose stools, a desire to lie down, Pale tongue with swelling in the Lung area, Empty pulse.

Deficiency of the Defensive-Qi system of the Lungs and Kidneys

Chronic wheezing, allergic asthma, history of eczema, hay fever, Pale tongue, Empty pulse.

EAR PROBLEMS

Earache

Interrogation, Chapter 47

Invasion of Wind-Heat in the Lesser-Yang channels

Acute earache, aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, headache, body aches, slight sweating, tongue with Red sides/front, Floating-Rapid pulse.

Invasion of Damp-Heat in the Lesser-Yang channels

Acute earache, discharge from the ear, swollen glands, fever, aversion to cold, headache, irritability, body aches, nausea, indigestion, tongue with unilateral sticky yellow coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

Residual Damp-Heat in the Lesser-Yang channels with Spleen-Qi deficiency

Chronic earache which comes and goes, a feeling of pressure in the ear, blocked ears, periodically slightly swollen glands, irritability, insomnia, poor appetite, listlessness, pale face, Pale tongue with unilateral sticky yellow coating, Soggy pulse.

Damp-Heat in the Gall-Bladder and Liver channels

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