The whole grass sprouted from the grass. It can be collected and washed all year round, rarely used, or dried. The taste is bitter, bitter and cold. Its main functions are clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, promoting digestion and guiding stagnation. Used for infantile malnutrition, dyspepsia, hepatitis, enteritis, common cold, sore throat, conjunctivitis and tuberculosis of cervical lymph nodes; External use to treat furuncle and swelling. Usage and dosage 0.5 ~ 1. Appropriate amount is applied externally, mashed and applied to the affected area.
Malnutrition syndrome is also called malnutrition. Malnutrition is mainly due to weakness of spleen and stomach and improper transportation and transformation, which leads to digestive and absorption dysfunction and emaciation. Mild people have loss of appetite, mental fatigue, gradual weight loss, easy to shed tears, irritability, dry mouth, restless sleep at night, abdominal distension and irregular stool; What's more, the spirit is listless, the hair is brown, the skin is thin, the diet is neglected, the irritability and crying are impermanent, the spleen is swollen, and the pulse is dew. Its symptoms are complex, cold and heat are common, and deficiency and excess coexist. Therefore, the treatment depends on the specific condition. If it is properly combined with diet therapy, it can alleviate the symptoms and promote the recovery of the disease.
Infantile malnutrition is mainly a nutritional disease caused by insufficient food intake or obstacles in digestion, absorption and utilization, which makes people semi-hungry or hungry for a long time and cannot maintain normal metabolism. The main manifestations are slow growth or stagnation, fat tissue consumption leads to subcutaneous fat reduction, and finally the dysfunction of various systems and organs in the whole body appears. The onset age is mainly under 3 years old. The reason is that long-term improper diet leads to insufficient heat energy, or digestive system diseases lead to insufficient digestion of food intake. Consumption increases due to absorption, utilization or chronic consumptive diseases. It belongs to the category of malnutrition in traditional Chinese medicine.
At the early stage of malnutrition, children's weight does not increase or even decrease, and subcutaneous fat decreases. The order of subcutaneous fat layer reduction is abdomen first, then chest, back, waist, upper limbs, lower limbs, buttocks, and finally forehead, neck, chin and cheeks. With the development of the disease, there are dry and loose skin, low muscle tension, backward motor function and intellectual development, mental irritability, poor sleep, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea and various infections. Early malnutrition in children over 3 years old is manifested as fatigue, weakness and restlessness; Digestive system dysfunction, loss of appetite, constipation, if given excessive fat, vomiting, diarrhea, restless sleep and night terrors will occur. In severe cases, enuresis, nail biting, facial convulsions, etc. ; The skin is unusually dry and may sweat too much. Anemic children have pale lips, cold fingers, flabby muscles and poor endurance. Although they are physically developed, their body length generally does not decrease significantly.
TCM syndrome differentiation can be divided into three types: stagnation impairing spleen, deficiency of both qi and blood, and insect accumulation. Treatment and conditioning should be treated separately, strengthening the spleen and promoting digestion; Yiqi Yangxue, Jianpi Yangwei, Jianpi Pingchong Xiaoshi, etc.
Malnourished diets should be avoided.
Appropriate: Pay attention to diet regulation, avoid overeating, diversify food, mix meat and vegetables, choose digestible and nutritious foods, such as milk, oatmeal, Hu Aishan lotus seed porridge, etc., eat less and eat more meals first, and then gradually turn to regular quantitative eating after symptoms improve, without partial eclipse.
Avoid: spicy, dry, greasy, fried, irritating, hard and indigestible food. Such as fried meat, frozen food