Folk Remedy for Treating Children's Fever
Barberry External Application
Medicine: Raw barberry 9 grams.
Usage: Grind the herb into powder, soak in a small amount of 70% alcohol (food-grade) or baijiu (Chinese liquor) for 30–60 minutes. Extract the soaking liquid, mix with flour to make four coins-sized cakes. Apply on both Yongquan acupoints (bilaterally) and Neiguan acupoints before bedtime. Cover with gauze and secure with tape. Remove next morning. Optimal effect when skin turns bluish-green.
Efficacy: This remedy successfully treated 60 cases of pediatric fever; normal temperature restored after 1–3 applications.
Source: Chinese Medical Journal 1991<fever>