Indigestion is a relatively common minor ailment, typically caused by overeating. Individuals with inherently weaker stomach function should be particularly vigilant. It is the most prevalent digestive disorder in childhood, primarily characterized by green stools, often accompanied by fever, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, and restless crying.
Indigestion is one of the most common digestive disorders in childhood, primarily characterized by green stools, often accompanied by fever, abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased appetite, and restless crying.Its onset is primarily due to children's delicate internal organs and underdeveloped spleen and stomach functions. Combined with children's difficulty in self-regulating their diet, and sometimes excessive indulgence or improper feeding by parents, this often leads to gastrointestinal dysfunction and indigestion. To treat childhood indigestion, besides using digestive aids, certain dietary therapies can also be helpful.Below are 8 medicinal teas recommended for young parents to aid children's digestion. 【Two-Sprout Digestive Decoction】 15g raw grain sprouts, 15g malt sprouts. Simmer in water for 30 minutes. Drink as tea after meals. This tea strengthens the spleen, stimulates appetite, and aids digestion. Mainly treats spleen-stomach weakness with food stagnation, poor appetite, loose stools, and abdominal distension/pain after eating.
Remedies for Indigestion: Folk Remedies for Digestive Disorders
【Seven-Star Tea Granules for Children】
100g each of coix seed and grain sprouts, 100g hawthorn, 50g bamboo leaves, 35g uncarina, 20g each of cicada slough and licorice, plus appropriate sugar. Grind all ingredients and mix thoroughly. Take 6–9g per serving.Brew with boiling water and drink warm as tea. Functions: Strengthens spleen and stomach, clears烦热 (feverish irritability), calms the mind. Indications: Pediatric indigestion, loss of appetite, scanty dark urine, restless sleep.
【Digestive Tea】
500g black tea, 500g white sugar. Simmer black tea in water. After 20 minutes, strain the decoction once, add water and simmer again. Repeat this process four times total.Combine all extracts and reduce until thick. Add white sugar and mix thoroughly. Continue boiling until the mixture forms sticky threads when lifted with a spatula. Remove from heat and immediately pour into a large enamel basin coated with cooking oil. Once slightly cooled, cut into blocks (10–15g each).Take 1–2 pieces three times daily after meals, either chewing until dissolved or swallowing with hot water. Functions to promote digestion and relieve food stagnation, suitable for indigestion, epigastric distension, and discomfort.Place all ingredients in a cup, pour boiling water over them. Take one dose daily, drink as needed. Functions to aid digestion and eliminate food stagnation. Suitable for children with food stagnation and indigestion.Lightly roast the Chenchang rice until fragrant and golden. Boil in water, pour into a bowl, add persimmon cake frost, stir until dissolved, strain, and drink as desired. The roasted rice can also be chewed thoroughly. Functions to stimulate appetite and strengthen the spleen, suitable for children with indigestion.
Treatment Methods for Indigestion Folk Remedies for Indigestion
【Triple Fresh Digestive Tea】
20g fresh hawthorn berries, 30g fresh white radish, 5g fresh tangerine peel, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Wash hawthorn berries, radish, and tangerine peel. Crack hawthorn berries, dice radish, shred tangerine peel. Place all ingredients in a pot with 500ml water. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add rock sugar to taste, then strain.Take one dose daily as a tea substitute. Functions to aid digestion and eliminate food stagnation, suitable for children with milk/food obstruction and malnutrition.
【Red Yeast Rice Tea】15g red yeast rice, decoct with water to obtain 150ml medicinal liquid. Drink repeatedly as a tea substitute. Functions to strengthen the spleen and aid digestion, suitable for food stagnation, indigestion, abdominal distension, and loss of appetite.