Aloe vera is an effective treatment for diarrhea in children.

Diarrhea in children is also known as digestive disorders, indigestion, and stagnation in children. The disease can occur in acute or chronic form.

The cause may be due to diet, infection or parasites that affect the function of the spleen and stomach, causing the main symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea and emaciation.

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When diarrhea causes dehydration, electrolyte loss with complications of neurotoxicity (cholera...), it is necessary to go to the hospital and use modern medical treatment methods. Traditional medicine is effective in treating simple acute and chronic forms. Here are some remedies for each form.

Stagnation due to undigested food (milk, grains) and worms

Food stagnation:The child has symptoms of bloating, poor feeding, sour-smelling vomit, restless sleep, frequent crying, diarrhea, sour-smelling stools, slow digestion, sometimes passing food; thin white or slightly yellow tongue coating; active pulse. The treatment is to digest food stagnation. Use one of the following remedies:

Lesson 1:Hawthorn 8g, malt 6g, Atractylodes Rhizome 4g, Chicken Gizzard Glans 4g, Tangerine Peel 4g, Silver Leaf Seed 4g, Coix Seed 12g. Boil and drink one dose per day or grind into powder and make pills, drink 12-16g of powder per day.

Malt.

Lesson 2: Cyperus rotundus 80g, malt 40g, Atractylodes Rhizome 40g, Amomum 20g, Tangerine peel 8g, Licorice (pork) 20g. Dry and grind into powder. Take 2 times a day, 2-3g each time. This recipe is for breastfeeding children with diarrhea.

Lesson 3:Costus root 12g, Atractylodes macrocephala 12g, Malt 12g, Platycodon grandiflorum 8g, Polygala root 12g, Amomum 8g, Coptis chinensis 12g, Hawthorn 12g, Silverleaf aralia 8g, Tangerine peel 12g, Dipsacus root 12g. Dry and grind into powder to make pills. Take 4-8g per day.

Aloe vera and Chinese clematis are two herbs that treat diarrhea in children due to bacterial infection (common in summer).

Lesson 4:Codonopsis pilosula 20g, Coix seed 16g, Platycodon grandiflorum 8g, Lotus seed 16g, Sea bean 16g, Amomum japonicus 8g, Atractylodes macrocephala 16g, Tangerine peel 8g, Licorice 6g, Poria cocos 16g, Chinese yam 16g. Grind into powder and make pills. Take 6 - 12g per day. For children with weak health (weak syndrome) or prolonged diarrhea (spleen deficiency).

Stagnation due to accumulation(due to roundworms or pinworms): Children show signs of itching, dry yellow skin, crying, convulsions, irregular eating, nausea, abdominal pain, bloating, loose stools. Treatment method: strengthen the spleen, remove dampness, remove bacteria (deworm). Children should be dewormed once every 6 - 12 months. Use the following: 20g coptis chinensis, 16g codonopsis pilosula, 12g hawthorn, 20g atractylodes macrocephala, 6g aloe vera, 16g gusanoderma, 6g licorice, 12g poria, 16g atractylodes macrocephala, 10g malt. Dry, grind into powder and make pills. Take 8 - 12g per day.

Chicken gizzard lining.

Stagnation due to damp heat

Diarrhea caused by direct infection in the digestive tract or by bacterial allergy (often seen in the summer). Children have symptoms of diarrhea many times a day (up to 10 times), rumbling stomach, bloating, vomiting, fever, thirst, little red urine, dry yellow or white tongue coating, red and sore anus. Treatment method: Clear heat and remove dampness. Use the following formula: 12g of Sand root, 8g of Scutellaria baicalensis, 8g of Coptis chinensis, 4g of Licorice. If dampness is more likely with signs of thick white tongue coating, watery diarrhea, nausea, nausea and vomiting, add 4g of Atractylodes macrocephala, 4g of Pinellia ternata. If little urine is added, add 8g of Poria cocos, 8g of Sa tien.

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