How to treat children’s hot flashes?

Hot flashes are common in middle-aged and elderly people, especially women in menopause. In comparison, children rarely experience hot flashes, but there are some reasons that may cause children to experience this symptom. At this time, parents must help their children actively seek treatment and take good care of themselves, including diet, exercise, work and rest, etc. On this basis, the following methods can be adopted for conditioning.

How to treat hot flashes in children:

1. Decoction: 120 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 100 grams of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 120 grams of Perilla frutescens, 150 grams of raw Astragalus membranaceus, 60 grams of roasted ginger, 100 grams of raw Eucommia ulmoides, 100 grams of Poria cocos, 100 grams of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 60 grams of floating wheat, 30 grams of Black Aconite root, 100 grams of White Peony Root, and 60 grams of roasted Licorice root.

2. Ready-made plaster: 60 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, 100 grams of tortoise shell glue, and 100 grams of deer antler glue.

3. Seasoning: 60 grams of jujube, 100 grams of rock sugar, 100 grams of longan meat, and 150 milliliters of rice wine.

4. Preparation method: First soak donkey-hide gelatin in rice wine overnight. On the second day, boil the decoction twice, decocting 300 ml of liquid medicine each time; add tortoise shell glue and deer antler glue into the rice wine soaked with donkey-hide gelatin, and steam it in a steamer until it melts; then, mix the decoction with the melted gelatin, and add jujube, rock sugar and longan pulp. Boil on high heat for 15 minutes and mix well. Put it into a clean and dry container and store it in the refrigerator. This is the amount of ointment for about one month.

5. Principles of adding and subtracting medication: For those with fever, hot flashes, and dryness, remove black aconite root, roasted ginger, schizonepeta spicate, and atractylodes; for those with excessive yang heat, add coptis chinensis, wine mulberry, and chicken gizzard lining to clear heat, aid digestion, and stimulate appetite; for those with yin deficiency, add ophiopogon japonicus, anemarrhena asphodeloides, and dendrobium to nourish yin and relieve restlessness; for those with yin deficiency and heat, add coptis chinensis and moutan bark to clear the deficiency heat.

6. Dosage: Mix with warm water, 2 spoons at a time (about 10 ml/spoon), once in the morning and once in the evening after meals in the first 2 weeks, once after lunch in the 3rd to 4th week, and then once after lunch every other day, and continue for 3 weeks to 1 month.

7. Efficacy: Warms the middle and dispels cold, replenishes Qi and strengthens the exterior.

8. Note: This prescription is warm in nature and is not suitable for children with Yang excess and heat, or Yin deficiency and heat. Please refer to the principles of adding or subtracting medications.