Pediatric Acupuncture

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Sudden onset of convulsion, initially there is usually high fever, flush face, restlessness and agitation, secondarily there is spirit-will clouding and confusion, clamping shut of the teeth, upward staring, neck rigidity, arched back rigidity, trembling or quivering of four limbs, shortness of breath, slight yellow coating, floating rapid or wiry slippery pulse

Back 1

Acute infantile convulsion

Front 2

Slow onset of convulsion, sallow complexion, emaciation, fatigue, cold limbs, feeble breath, and lethargy with open eyes, occasional squirming movement or spasm of the limbs with loose stool, swelling of the feet and face, pale tongue, thin coating, deep, slow and weak pulse

Back 2

Chronic infantile convulsions due to spleen yang deficiency.

Front 3

Slow onset of convulsion, sallow complexion, emaciation, fatigue, cold limbs, feeble breath, and lethargy with open eyes, occasional squirming movement or spasm of the limbs with flushed complexion, feverish palms and soles, red tongue without coating, deep, thready and rapid pulse

Back 3

Chronic infantile convulsions due to liver and kidney deficiency.

Front 4

Watery stools with undigested food, cold limbs, pale lips and tongue, weak pulse

Back 4

Infantile malnutrition due to spleen deficiency

Front 5

Etiology and pathogenesis of infantile malnutrition

Back 5

improper feeding, diseases, chronic diarrhea impairing spleen and stomach
Bad diet
Parasite infection

Front 6

Preference for eating odd things, increases appetite, enlarged abdomen, abdominal pain, teeth grinding

Back 6

Infantile malnutrition due to parasites

Front 7

Slight fever, sneezing, cough which aggravates gradually, and is worse at night, chills, clear and white phlegm, thin white coating, floating and tight pulse

Back 7

Whooping cough due to wind cold

Front 8

Slight fever, sneezing, cough which aggravates gradually, and is worse at night, sore throat, sticky phlegm which is difficult to spit out, thin and yellow coating, floating and rapid pulse

Back 8

Whooping cough due to wind heat

Front 9

Spasmodic cough which is worse at night, redness in the face and ear during cough, a distinctive whooping sound at the end of a bout of coughing, possible blood streaked phlegm, possible nosebleed, yellow coating, rapid and forceful pulse.

Back 9

Paroxysmal stage of whooping cough (spasmodic cough stage)

Front 10

lack of strength, dry cough, less phlegm, redness at the cheek bone, feverish sensation in palms and soles, night sweating, red tongue, less coating, thready rapid and weak pulse.

Back 10

Whooping cough due to lung yin deficiency

Front 11

Lack of strength, low voice of cough, profuse and watery phlegm, poor appetite, loose stools, fatigue, pale tongue, thin coating, deep and weak pulse

Back 11

Whooping cough due to lung qi deficiency.

Front 12

Night time enuresis of less quantity, shortness of breath, disinclination to speak, lassitude of the spirit, lack of strength, somber white facial complexion, devitalized appetite, loose stool spontaneous sweating, pale tongue whit a white coat, slow or deep and weak pulse

Back 12

Enuresis due to spleen and lung qi deficiency

Front 13

Nighttime enuresis 1-2 or more times each night, frequent, clear urination a pale facial complexion, listlessness, a tendency to low back or knee soreness or weakness, possible chilled limbs and a fear of cold, pale tongue with a white coating, deep, slow and weak pulse.

Back 13

Enuresis due to kidney qi deficiency

Front 14

lower intelligence than their peers, clumsy movement, susceptibility to impetuosity and willfulness, restlessness, red and dry tongue, thin and rapid pulse.

Back 14

Pediatric hyperactivity due to kidney deficiency and liver hyperactivity

Front 15

Uncontrollable fidgeting, easy anger, hard to concentrate, emaciation, diminished appetite, sallow lusterless complexion, pale tongue, thin and white coating, weak pulse or thing and wiry pulse.

Back 15

Pediatric hyperactivity due to Spleen deficiency and liver hyperactivity

Front 16

Mild fever, mild aversion to chills, swelling and pain of the parotid region on one or both sides under the jaw, red tongue on the tip, thin coating, floating pulse.

Back 16

Mumps due to warm toxins in the exterior

Front 17

High fever, vexation and agitation, headache, swelling and distention of the parotid glands which feel hard to the touch and painful when pressed, red tongue, yellow coating, rapid and forceful pulse

Back 17

Mumps due to heat toxins in the interior

Front 18

High fever, headache, vomiting, unconsciousness or somnolence, stiff neck, frequent clonic convulsion, swelling, distension and pain of the parotid region which is hard and worsened by pressing, red tongue with yellowish coating, rapid and forceful pulse

Back 18

Mumps due to toxins sinking in the heart and liver

Front 19

high fever, swelling at the parotid area, welling and pain at the testicles, pr pain at the side of the abdomen, red tongue, yellow coating, wiry and rapid pulse

Back 19

Mumps due to pathogens staying in the liver meridian

Front 20

sallow lusterless complexion, restlessness, frequent crying, poor sleep, no appetite, fullness in the abdomen, diarrhea with foul smell or constipation, yellow and scanty urine.
May have low fever, red tongue, greasy coating, slippery and rapid pulse, purple vein at the index

Back 20

Food retention of milk and foods
think li nei ting

Front 21

Sallow lusterless complexion, emaciation, fatigue, poor sleep, no appetite, fullness in the abdomne, loose stools, pale tongue, white and greasy coating, thin and slippery pulse, pale vein at the index finger

Back 21

Food retention due to spleen deficiency and retention
think si feng

Front 22

Paralysis, low intelligence, slow development and growth, contraction of tendons, limited movement, anger, irritability, possible hyperactivity, red tongue, wiry pulse, or wiry and thin pulse

Back 22

Infantile cerebral paralysis due to lover and kidney deficiency

Front 23

Weakness of limbs, motor impairment, weakness in chewing, open mouth, protrusion of the tongue, salivation, sallow complexion, sluggish complexion, low intelligence, shortness of breath, dislike of speaking, emaciation, coldness of limbs, pale tongue, deep and thin pulse

Back 23

Infantile cerebral paralysis due to spleen and stomach deficiency

Front 24

Fever, sweating, headache, cough, sore throat, general
discomfort, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, red tongue, thin and yellow coating, soggy and rapid pulse

Back 24

Sequela of poliomyelitis due to wind heat attacking the lung

Front 25

Middle stage of the disease, fever, pain and heaviness of the limbs, difficulty in turning on bed, restlessness, profuse sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, red tongue, greasy coating, soggy and thin pulse

Back 25

Sequela of poliomyelitis due to damp heat retention in the yangming

Front 26

Long lingering, paralysis, atrophy, emaciation, soreness and weakness of lower back and knees, cold skin, flaccidity of joints, deformity, pale tongue deep and thin pulse

Back 26

Sequela of poliomyelitis due to liver and kidney deficiency