How does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat ADHD in children?

If a child appears to be too active and lively, or his attention becomes extremely scattered, he most likely has ADHD. However, parents do not need to feel overly worried about this, because there are many therapies that can cure ADHD. Next, the editor will mainly introduce some traditional Chinese medicine methods with more significant effects, and everyone can take a closer look.

1. Kidney deficiency and liver hyperactivity syndrome. Treatment method: Nourish the liver and kidneys, calm the liver and suppress yang, soothe the mind and improve intelligence. Prescription: Qiju Dihuang Pills with modifications. Main medicines: 20 grams of wolfberry, 15 grams of rehmannia root, 15 grams of yam, 10 grams of poria, 10 grams of cornus officinalis, 8 grams of white peony root, 15 grams of dragon bone, 6 grams of polygala tenuifolia, 6 grams of calamus gramineus, 3 grams of roasted licorice, and 6 grams of peony bark.

For those who have restless sleep, add 8 grams of Ziziphus jujuba seeds and 6 grams of Schisandra chinensis to nourish the heart and calm the mind; for those with night sweats, add 10 grams of floating wheat and 15 grams of calcined oyster to stop sweating and consolidate the body; for those who are irritable and impatient, add 15 grams of Semen Cassiae and 8 grams of Uncaria rhynchophylla to calm the liver and suppress yang; for those who suffer from enuresis, add 8 grams of Alpinia oxyphylla, 6 grams of Linderae scutellariae, and 6 grams of Silkworm Cocoon to strengthen the body and consolidate the body.

2. Deficiency of heart and spleen qi syndrome. Treatment method: Nourish the heart and calm the mind, strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi. Prescription: Guipi Decoction combined with Ganmai Dazao Decoction with modifications. Main medicines: 10 grams of Prince ginseng, 10 grams of Astragalus, 8 grams of Atractylodes, 9 grams of Licorice, 20 grams of Floating Wheat, 4 dates, 10 grams of Poria, 5 grams of Polygala, 5 grams of Schisandra, and 9 grams of Ziziphus jujuba seed.

For those with poor concentration, add 8 grams of Alpinia oxyphylla and 15 grams of Dragon Bone to nourish the heart and calm the mind; for those with poor sleep, add 10 grams of Polygonum multiflorum to nourish blood and calm the mind; for those with poor memory, clumsy movements, and thick and greasy tongue coating, add 8 grams of Pinellia ternata, 3 grams of Citrus reticulata, and 6 grams of Acorus chinensis to resolve phlegm and open the orifices; for poor appetite, add 15 grams of Barley sprout and 15 grams of Malt to stimulate the appetite and eliminate stagnation.

In general, these traditional Chinese medicine methods for children's ADHD need to choose appropriate prescriptions according to different types of diseases. Therefore, the editor strongly recommends that parents take their children to the hospital for relevant examinations in time, so as to achieve the purpose of targeted treatment and achieve the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root causes.