🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Pediatric Summer Heat Syndrome
(1)
【Differential Diagnosis】Deficiency of both qi and yin.
【Treatment Principle】Tonifying qi and nourishing yin, generating body fluids and quenching thirst.
【Formula Name】Yang Er Ju Compound.
【Composition】Eupatorium 10–29g, Mulberry Fruit 10–15g, Astragalus 6–15g, Kudzu Root 6–10g, Ophiopogon 6–10g.
【Usage】One dose daily, decoct and take orally, four times per day.
【Source】Tang Dongxiu's formula.
(2)
【Differential Diagnosis】Summer-heat pathogen invading spleen and stomach, causing dual deficiency of qi and yin, persistent heat not resolving.
【Treatment Principle】Promoting exterior release and dissipating heat.
【Formula Name】Modified Yin Qiao San.
【Composition】Forsythia 5–10g, Mint 3–5g, Great Burdock Seed 3–5g, Schizonepeta 3–5g, Licorice 3g, Scutellaria 5–10g, Reed Rhizome 10–15g.
【Usage】Decoct until boiling for 7–10 minutes, one dose daily; if sweating occurs after taking, advise drinking moderate amount of sugared water.
【Source】Dong Zhiliang's formula.