A traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating infantile pneumonia

Abstract

A traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating infantile pneumonia belongs to the medical field of treating infantile pneumonia with traditional Chinese medicines. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is composed of 13 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines including honeysuckle, radix platycodi, apricot kernel, licorice, schisandra chinensis and etc. Infantile pneumonia is a common disease with fever (burn), cough and dyspnea as main characteristics. In the treatment method, the principles of promoting lung, expelling phlegm, clearing heat, detoxifying, relieving asthma and relieving cough are adopted. The traditional Chinese medicine composition uses the thought of treating according to syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine, screens traditional Chinese medicines, and is an experienced prescription gradually formed in the practice process. The traditional Chinese medicine composition has a therapeutic effect on infantile pneumonia.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] A traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating pediatric pneumonia, belonging to the medical field of traditional Chinese medicine treatment of pediatric pneumonia. Background Technology

[0002] Pneumonia in children is a common illness characterized by fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. It has a sudden onset, with fever ranging from 38 to 40°C or drowsiness, rapid breathing, frequent and forceful coughing, and expectoration of yellow or white phlegm. In severe cases, wheezing, nasal flaring, cyanosis around the mouth and nails, and three-recession syndrome may occur. It can occur in all seasons, but is most common in winter and spring.

[0003] Traditional Chinese medicine believes that childhood pneumonia is caused by external wind-evil and falls under the category of febrile diseases. Ye Tianshi of the Qing Dynasty stated, "When warm evil invades the body, it first attacks the lungs," and "In spring, sudden changes from warmth to cold cause the body to be first affected by warm evil, followed by cold constriction, resulting in the most frequent coughs, phlegm, and wheezing." These statements are enlightening and helpful in understanding and exploring the main sites of invasion, the season of onset, the causes, and the main symptoms of this disease.

[0004] The lungs are a delicate organ, governing the opening and closing of the skin and hair, controlling the body's qi transformation, regulating the body's water passages, and transporting fluids downwards to the bladder. Therefore, their nature is to descend smoothly, and to ascend is contrary. When wind-evil invades the lungs, the lung qi rises in reverse, resulting in symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath. The upward reversal of lung qi also impairs the transportation and transformation of fluids, causing stagnation of fluids and qi, which congeals into phlegm. Phlegm follows the upward reversal of qi, resulting in wheezing and coughing with copious phlegm. Qi stagnation leads to blood stagnation; when lung qi is blocked, blood stagnation is also impaired, resulting in pale complexion, and in severe cases, cyanosis of the lips and nails, indicating blood stasis. The lungs open into the nose; when the lungs are exposed to heat-evil, the nostrils become blocked, and body fluids are damaged, resulting in crying without tears or nasal flaring, and in severe cases, nasal flaring.

[0005] When wind-evil invades the lungs, it can be classified as either wind-cold or wind-heat. If it is wind-cold, symptoms include aversion to cold, fever, headache, absence of sweating, lack of thirst, and a white, greasy tongue coating. If it is wind-heat, symptoms include aversion to wind, fever, sweating, thirst, a red tongue, and a thin white or yellow tongue coating. However, this disease is primarily a febrile disease. Even if there is external wind-cold, it is only a triggering factor, while the internal factor is heat. That is, it is a case of "first being affected by warm evil, then being bound by cold," resulting in heat transforming into cold stagnation. Because heat outweighs cold, cold often transforms into heat. Therefore, it still belongs to the category of heat syndrome.

[0006] Febrile diseases are prone to progression, and the organs influence each other; therefore, once the lungs are affected, other organs are easily implicated. If high fever persists and invades the pericardium, delirium and coma may occur; if the liver is affected, causing internal liver wind, convulsions and spasms may occur; if the spleen is affected, or if the patient has a pre-existing weak spleen and stomach, abdominal distension and diarrhea may occur. If the disease cannot be controlled in time, leading to a deficiency of vital energy and an excess of pathogenic factors, critical conditions such as heart yang deficiency and internal collapse may occur.

[0007] Children with weak constitutions are more susceptible to this disease due to their inherent deficiencies. Other illnesses, such as unresolved external pathogens leading to lung obstruction, causing cough and wheezing, can develop into pneumonia. Some cases of measles and whooping cough, if not cured, may also develop into pneumonia. These types of illnesses often have a longer course and are more severe. Therefore, this disease must be carefully explored and studied. Childhood pneumonia varies in severity, depth, and the child's physical condition; therefore, treatment should be based on syndrome differentiation.

[0008] Pneumonia in children is mainly caused by pathogenic heat invading the lungs, leading to impaired lung function and symptoms such as fever, cough, excessive phlegm, shortness of breath, and wheezing.

[0009] In terms of treatment, the principles are to promote lung function, eliminate phlegm, clear heat, detoxify, relieve asthma, and stop coughing.

[0010] A traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating pediatric pneumonia consists of 13 herbs: honeysuckle, forsythia, isatis root, coptis, ephedra, apricot kernel, licorice, gypsum, walnut kernel, schisandra, ophiopogon, earthworm, and lepidium seed.

[0011] This traditional Chinese medicine composition has a therapeutic effect on pediatric pneumonia. Summary of the Invention

[0012] This traditional Chinese medicine composition consists of: 150g honeysuckle, 90g forsythia, 150g isatis root, 90g coptis, 60g ephedra, 90g apricot kernel, 90g licorice, 150g gypsum, 120g walnut kernel, 60g schisandra, 60g ophiopogon, 90g earthworm, and 90g lepidium seed. It comprises 13 herbs. Detailed Implementation

[0013] 1. Grind into a very fine powder. For children under one year old, take 1-1.5 grams each time, 4-6 times a day; for children aged 2-4 years, take 1.5-3 grams each time, 3-4 times a day; for children aged 5-7 years, take 3-5 grams each time, 3-4 times a day; for children aged 8-10 years, take 5-6 grams each time, 3-4 times a day; for children over 10 years old, take 6-9 grams each time, 3-4 times a day. Dissolve in boiling water, stir well and take orally.

[0014] 2. After concentrating all the Chinese herbs, they are made into an extremely fine powder, and the dosage is reduced accordingly.

Claims

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Composition: Honeysuckle 150g, Forsythia 90g, Isatis root 150g, Coptis chinensis 90g, Ephedra 60g, Apricot kernel 90g, Licorice root 90g, Gypsum 150g, Walnut kernel 120g, Schisandra chinensis 60g, Ophiopogon japonicus 60g, Earthworm 90g, Lepidium apetalum 90g. This composition consists of 13 traditional Chinese medicines, along with their dosages.

2. The 13 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines in this composition can be converted into Chinese herbal medicine granules, capsules or tablets according to the dosage.

3. The 13 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs in this Chinese medicine composition can be purified by other methods and made into Chinese medicine capsules, granules, tablets, pills or other dosage forms.