How does traditional Chinese medicine treat pneumonia in children?
Asked by:Born
Asked on:Apr 08, 2026 06:18 PM
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Clover
Apr 08, 2026
When a child is growing up, the various organs of the body are not mature, and the body's resistance is very low, making it very vulnerable to diseases. Pneumonia in children is a common respiratory disease. Winter is also the season when the disease is most common. This disease will cause very serious harm to the child, so you must go to the hospital for treatment in time. So how to treat a child who has pneumonia? Is there any treatment method without taking medicine?
Clinically, it can be seen that coughing is constant, phlegm can be heard in the throat, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, poor appetite, and even recurrence of the disease, which affects the growth and development of children. Some special treatments of traditional Chinese medicine can stimulate the immune function of children, adjust the balance of yin and yang in the body, and remove residual evils, so that children can recover as soon as possible.
Oral Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine can fully reflect the characteristics of syndrome differentiation and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. According to the physiological characteristics of children and the actual situation of each child in the later stage of pneumonia, it can be said to be "tailor-made". With the development of modern science and technology, traditional Chinese medicine dosage forms are also diverse. In addition to the traditional decoction of Chinese herbal medicine, there are also Chinese medicine dosage forms that only need to be brewed with boiling water. While changing the dosage form, the "bitter" taste of traditional Chinese medicine is reduced, making it relatively easier for children to accept it.
Paste
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "deficiency must be replenished". Children have the physiological characteristics of "often deficient lungs, spleen and kidneys". Children with deficiency syndromes can take supplements. In addition to some children with recurrent bronchial asthma and children over 4 years old with thin appearance, yellow face, loss of appetite, short stature, and excessive sweating who can be supplemented by ointment, it is also applicable to some children with repeated and multiple pneumonias. It’s winter, so it’s a good opportunity to use ointments to replenish your body.
Acupoint application
Acupoint application is an external treatment method used by traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases. The treatment of diseases is based on the meridian theory of Chinese medicine. Select certain acupoints and apply certain drugs to stimulate the acupoints and absorb specific drugs in specific parts, thus exerting obvious pharmacological effects. In summer, there is a "winter disease can be treated in summer" acupoint application, while in winter, the "three to nine days" is also a good time for application. From November every year, during the season of "winter disease treatment", special powder is used to make a specific dosage form and applied to Tiantu point, Dazhui point, Shenque point and Tanzhong point. It has the effect of warming meridians and dredging meridians, removing blood stasis and reducing phlegm, and improving pulmonary circulation.
Auricular acupuncture treatment
Auricular points are the acupoints located on the auricle. The ears have a close relationship with the internal organs and meridians. Each organ and tissue has a corresponding reaction area (auricular point) on the auricle. Stimulating auricular points has a certain regulating effect on the corresponding organs. For children with pneumonia, we often select acupuncture points such as "lung, spleen, kidney, Shenmen, and trachea" to relieve lungs, strengthen the spleen, tonify the kidneys, and relieve cough and reduce phlegm.
TCM treatment of pneumonia in children can not only avoid the adverse reactions caused by the use of antibiotics, but also help children rebuild their immune systems. Therefore, when treating pneumonia in children, it is necessary to use less Western medicine, and it is best to choose the above therapies.
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