Childhood anemia and dysentery

　　1. Improper feeding Long-term insufficient intake of food, such as insufficient breast milk and failure to add complementary foods in a timely manner; artificial feeding where the quality and quantity of food does not meet the needs, such as over-dilution of milk or feeding solely with starch-based foods; sudden weaning, where infants cannot adapt to new foods, etc.

　　2. Poor dietary habits Irregular eating times, preference for certain foods, rumination habits, or nervous vomiting, etc.

　　3. Factors of disease Disease affects appetite, hinders the digestion, absorption, and utilization of food, and increases the body's consumption.

　　1. Anemia syndrome

　　The body is slightly thin, with a sallow and pale complexion, sparse hair, lack of appetite, or being able to eat and be hungry, with loose and irregular stools, poor spirit, prone to outbursts of anger, pale red tongue with thin and slightly greasy coating, and fine pulse. Analysis: The spleen and stomach are not healthy, leading to insufficient transformation of food essence into Qi and blood, resulting in insufficient nourishment of the body, thus showing thinness, pale complexion, sparse hair, and lack of vitality. Disharmony in the spleen and stomach leads to loss of appetite and even aversion to food; failure of Qi to rise results in loose stools, and failure of turbid Qi to descend leads to constipation, hence the stools being alternately loose and dry. If there is excessive stomach fire, one can eat and be hungry; if the spleen is deficient and the liver is strong, one is prone to outbursts of anger. Treatment: Harmonize the spleen and improve its function. Prescription: Modified Zisheng Jianpi Pill. Commonly used herbs: Codonopsis for Qi and spleen tonification, Astragalus for Qi and spleen tonification, Dioscorea for Qi and spleen tonification, Poria for spleen and dampness drainage, Coix for spleen and dampness drainage, Amomum for awakening the spleen and opening the stomach, Hawthorn, Malt, and Broom for digestion assistance. For abdominal distension, belching, loss of appetite, and thick and greasy coating, remove Codonopsis, Astragalus, and Dioscorea, and add Atractylodes, Tangerine peel, and Gigeria galli for spleen and dampness drainage, Qi regulation, and digestion assistance. For loose stools, add a small amount of Braised ginger to warm the spleen Yang; for dry stools, add Cassia seed and Daikon seed to moisten the intestines and relieve constipation; for those who eat and be hungry, prone to outbursts of anger, add Coptis and Cassia seed to clear fire and relieve restlessness.

　　2, Syndrome of malnutrition and accumulation

　　The body is obviously emaciated, the complexion is sallow and without luster, the abdomen is distended, and even the blue veins are exposed, the hair is sparse like a tuft, the spirit is not vigorous or easily irritable, sleep is not peaceful, or accompanied by rubbing eyebrows, picking nose, biting fingers, grinding teeth, abnormal movements, loss of appetite or overeating and frequent defecation, pale tongue, thin greasy coating, deep and thin pulse. Analysis: This syndrome is often developed from malnutrition, with internal retention, stagnation of Qi, obstruction of the intestines and stomach, or with worm accumulation, leading to disease of the spleen and stomach, which belongs to a syndrome with both deficiency and excess. Its root is deficiency and its branch is excess. Emaciation and sallow complexion are deficiency, and abdominal distension is excess. Whether there is accumulation in malnutrition depends on whether the abdomen is full or not. Abdominal fullness often has retention. The worm accumulation can be felt as a string-like mass in the abdomen, which can be dispersed by pushing; food accumulation has abdominal distension and fullness, a real sound when knocked; Qi accumulation has a large abdomen and fullness, like a drum when knocked; blood accumulation has a hard mass under the right rib, abdominal distension and blue veins exposed. The spleen is weak due to long-term illness, and the source of Qi and blood generation is insufficient, so the body is emaciated and the complexion is without luster, the hair is sparse and forms a tuft. The stomach has虚 fire, the spleen is weak and loses its function, that is, the stomach is strong and the spleen is weak, so there is overeating and frequent defecation, and the diet is not nourished and becomes emaciated. The internal disturbance of the heart and liver fire leads to restless sleep, and the spleen Qi is irritable and prone to anger.

　　The complexion is sallow, the body is emaciated, the spirit is languid, the skin is dry, the hair is sparse and yellow, they sleep a lot, the eyes are sticky, the abdomen is large and the tendons are exposed, the appetite is poor, diarrhea, and even more than a hundred times a day, defecating pus or mucus, or accompanied by abdominal hardness and abdominal pain.

　　1, Children's malnutrition and dysentery (emaciated and fond of sleeping, sitting with eyes closed, tasteless in food and drink). Use two pieces of snake bile as big as beans, boil the tangcao juice and grind it, take it as desired.

　　2, Children's malnutrition and dysentery (note: caused by malnutrition, with diarrhea and remission at times. During diarrhea, red and white are mixed, the whole body is yellow and thin). Use tin powder first steamed and then boiled, take half a qian each time, and take it with congee.

　　3, Children's malnutrition and dysentery. Depending on the age and size, take an appropriate amount of indigo powder, grind it with water and take it internally, it is effective. 'Gongqi Formula' says: 'Children's miscellaneous diseases turn into malnutrition, regardless of the strong, weak, girls and boys. Distress, hair dry, nose and mouth dry, skin withered, limbs paralyzed. Abdomen has diarrhea from time to time. Green, yellow, red, white, all kinds of colors. Eyes are sticky, nose is yellow, nostrils are red, the anal canal is open and cannot be seen, the 'Indigo Powder Decoction' is the way to relieve it, and it is safe for children to take all kinds of diseases.'

　　4. Bloody diarrhea. Use one jin of Diyu, add three liters of water to boil it to one and a half liters, remove the dregs, and boil it into a paste. Take three liang each time, take it on an empty stomach. Take twice a day.

　　5. Bloody diarrhea. Use a handful of Luiliugen, dry it. Boil it with two big bowls of water to make a bowl, take it on an empty stomach. If it is not defecated, take it again.

　　6. Bloody diarrhea. Use three liang of Lüduanseng, burn it into yellow, grind it into powder, take one qian each time, take it with vinegar tea, take three times a day.

　　Malnutrition is a chronic malnutrition caused by insufficient calories or protein. It is more common in infancy. With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the incidence of malnutrition has decreased significantly. At present, most malnutrition is caused by improper feeding methods in infancy or disease factors, and the degree is usually mild. Blood glucose and cholesterol levels decrease, albumin and total protein levels decrease, transferrin is more sensitive than albumin, thyroxine-binding prealbumin, plasma ceruloplasmin are all reduced; alkaline phosphatase decreases.

　　1. Foods that are good for children with dysentery

　　Eat light, eat more vegetables and fruits, and reasonably match the diet, pay attention to adequate nutrition.

　　2. Foods that children with dysentery should not eat

　　Avoid smoking and drinking, spicy and greasy foods. Avoid raw and cold foods.

　　The treatment focuses on invigorating the spleen and permeating dampness, soothing the liver and stomach, and benefiting the spleen and kidney, and can be combined with acupuncture and spinal therapy.
　　1. Spinal Therapy
　　The location is the median line of the back, from the Shangqiang acupoint at the coccyx to the Dazhui acupoint at the seventh cervical vertebra. The child takes a prone position, the operator holds a half-fist, places the index fingers on the Shangqiang acupoint on the child's back, and the thumbs in front of the index fingers work together to lift the muscle, then the index fingers move forward and the thumbs move backward, and both hands move forward at the same time to roll up the child's back muscle, pinch to the Dazhui acupoint, pinch 6 times in total, and pinch up and down 2-3 times every 2-3 times after the third pinch. Perform once a day, 7 days as a course.
　　2. Acupuncture at Four Needle Points
　　Take the child's hands and four-needle points, a total of eight points, routine local skin disinfection, pinch the child's proximal phalangeal joint, use a three-edged needle to avoid small blood vessels and quickly puncture the four-needle points, about 1mm deep, after the needle is removed, a little yellowish liquid is squeezed out and wiped clean with a disposable cotton ball, and press the needle hole for a moment.