Child types according to TCM
According to Chinese medicine (and according to yin and yang philosophy), there are 5 basic child types:
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YIN DEFICIENCY – YIN XU
Abundant amounts of hot ash…
Due to the yin deficiency, these children are constantly in a state of so-called RE XU false heat, mainly in the kidneys, stomach and lungs, i.e. they are sort of overheated, hot-blooded, restless, are unable to sit still for long periods, talk quickly, have difficulty concentrating, are unfocused, never bring the started business to the end, throw off the blanket at night, sweat at night, often grind their teeth, sleep poorly, have vivid dreams, sometimes talk and walk in their sleep, have slightly reddened cheeks, bright red dry lips, like sweets, fried, meat, ice cream and cold drinks, when sick they have a high temperature with a rapid onset, when having a fever they have convulsions, sometimes they also have dry eczema, allergies or asthma.
Herbal mixtures:
Recommended diet:
Cereals and pulses: bulgur, red beans (adzuki), yellow peas, barley (groats), couscous, spelt, white rice (husked), tofu
Vegetables and mushrooms: white mushroom (silver ear mushroom), broccoli, black mushroom (Judas ear – Mu-er), beetroot, sweet peas (pods), peas, asparagus, cauliflower, tomatoes, pumpkin, Chinese cabbage, cabbage
Fish and seafood: carp, crabs, shrimps, mussels, sardines, cuttlefish (calamari), blue mussels, sprats, oysters
Meat: duck, rabbit, mutton, pork kidney, pork
Fruit, nuts and seeds: pineapple (fresh), dates, pumpkin seed, figs, pomegranate, pears, apples, coconut and milk, flaxseed, mango, poppy, cantaloupe and watermelon, orange, lychee (wolfberry), sunflower seed, plums, walnuts
Spices and herbs: fennel, nettle, lemon balm, chives, watercress, dried (ground) ginger
Drinks and other: malt sugar, brown sugar, fresh cheese (cottage cheese), clarified butter, honey, molasses, cow’s milk, sheep’s milk, olive oil, lard, sesame oil, hard cheeses, royal jelly, hen’s eggs (especially the yolk)
Not recommended diet:
Foods that bring heat to the body, such as hot spices, fried, grilled and long-baked foods.
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YANG DEFICIENCY – YANG XU
A weak, dying fire, no fuel…
These children are the opposite of the previous one – due to the lack of yang, they are in a state of cold HAN, mainly in the kidneys and spleen, i.e. they are sensitive to cold, pale, without energy and vigour, conspicuously quiet to lazy, easily tired, thin, fond of sweets, have markedly pale lips and face, suffer from abdominal pain, flatulence, diarrhoea or softer stools, urinate for long periods of time, have delayed tooth growth, often suffer from asthma and recurrent respiratory disease, when sick, they have a low-grade fever with a slow onset.
Herbal mixtures:
Recommended diet:
Cereals and pulses: red beans (adzuki)
Vegetables and mushrooms: truffles, field lettuce
Fish and seafood: carp, blue mussels, eel
Meat: beef kidneys, lamb, chicken and pork liver, goat and mutton meat and liver, venison (especially wild duck), pork and other kidneys, oxtail, hare
Fruit, nuts and seeds: coconut milk, hazelnuts, raspberries, pistachios, black sesame, plums, wine grapes
Spices and herbs: star anise, fennel, cloves, nutmeg, chives, fenugreek, cinnamon, dried (ground) ginger
Not recommended diet:
Foods that bring cold to the body like raw vegetables and raw fruit, cold drinks and ice cream.
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EXCESS YANG – YANG SHI
Bonfire burning everything around…
Due to the excess of yang, these children are in a state of so-called full RE heat, which is often associated with SHI/RE dampness or RE DU hot toxin. The stomach, spleen, liver, lungs and blood are mainly affected. The children display excessive, unceasing energy, they are constantly active all day long, but even at night it is difficult for them to fall asleep, they need little sleep, regenerate quickly, it takes them little to rest and immediately the engine runs at full speed again… they are so called little workaholics, they are interested in everything and they won’t miss a thing. They are often thirsty for cold drinks, eat everything and quickly, alternate constipation with diarrhoea, have deep red cheeks, often with eczema, suffer from asthma, allergies, otitis media, enlarged tonsils, enlarged cervical lymph nodes, congestion (rhinitis, cough, ears) with yellow thick mucus, headaches or food allergies.
Herbal mixtures:
- Banquet of five tastes (code 105)
- Shade of Brocate Veil (code 012) or Birth of the Phoenix (code 009)
- Scent of Pine Alley (code 031)
Recommended diet:
Cereals and pulses: buckwheat, millet grain, wheat sprouts (and other cereals – dry), soybeans, mung beans
Vegetables and mushrooms: celery, celeriac, zucchini, chicory, lettuce, bitter gourd, kale, adzuki sprouts (small red beans), eggplant, cucumber, olives, pumpkin, Chinese cabbage, cabbage
Fish and seafood: carp
Fruit, nuts and seeds: bananas, cantaloupe
Spices and herbs: celery seed, grapefruit peel, sage
Drinks and other: soybean oil, lard
Not recommended diet:
Food bringing heat and moisture into the body, such as hot spices, spirits, greasy and fatty food, grilled, long roasted and fried food, sweets and dairy products.
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EXCESS YIN – YIN SHI
Choking fire of wet wood…
These children are afflicted with a deficiency of spleen QI XU, which in turn leads to the accumulation of dampness SHI, which particularly affects the spleen and lungs. The children gave a pale, doughy skin, as if swollen, have flabby muscles, are fat, slow, level-headed, conspicuously calm, sleep long and rest often, are tired easily, have plenty of saliva, eat a lot and like to eat, prefer milk, dairy products and sweets, often have loose stools or digestive problems – bloating or abdominal pain, asthma, eczema, congestion with white mucus.
Herbal mixtures:
Recommended diet:
Cereals and pulses: red beans (adzuki), bulgur, chickpeas, white beans, barley (groats), barley malt, corn (polenta), couscous, oats (flakes), spelt, rice (all types), soybeans, durum wheat pasta (semolina), tofu, all types of lentils
Vegetables and mushrooms: truffles, field lettuce, potatoes, squash, squash (shiitake mushroom), sweet corn, sweet potatoes (sweet potatoes)
Fish and seafood: carp, mussels, eel, pikeperch, hake (sea pike), squid, salmon, mackerel, trout, sardines, herring, herring, pike, cod, smoked mackerel
Meat: beef kidneys, lamb, chicken and pork liver, goat and mutton meat and liver, venison (especially wild duck), pork and other kidneys, oxtail, hare, beef liver, goose meat, rabbit, chicken, veal, boiled and stewed beef
Fruit, nuts and seeds: coconut milk, hazelnuts, raspberries, pistachios, black sesame, plums, dates, grapes, coconut, hazelnuts, cherries
Spices and herbs: star anise, fennel, cloves, nutmeg, chives, fenugreek, cinnamon, dried ginger (ground), celery seed, alfalfa sprouts
Drinks and other: coffee substitutes (caro, melta), honey
Not recommended diet:
Foods that bring moisture and cold to the body, such as raw vegetables and raw fruit, sweets, milk and dairy products, cold drinks and ice cream and seafood.
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BALANCED AND HARMONIOUS YIN/YANG TYPE YIN/YANG
Perfect campfire
These children are a prototype of a healthy individual and we can only congratulate their happy parents. You can read about how the most common childhood illnesses and problems can be treated, such as recurrent respiratory diseases, otitis media, tonsillitis, flu and viruses, eczema, asthma, allergies, bedwetting, digestive problems, etc., in the following chapters for each problem. One of the most common problems in children nowadays is the fact that more and more children have, from the Chinese medicine point of view, a kind of “persistent hot toxin in the blood” RE DU, which is then also a common cause of various recurrent and chronic diseases.
A so called universal natural cleansing antibiotic (our ancestors would say that it “cleanses the blood”), and not only in children, is an herbal mixture Shade of Brocate Veil (code 012) or Birth of the Phoenix (code 009), which, so to say, removes and purifies the heat from the three hearths and excretes the hot toxin from the blood. Often it is necessary to start treatment and overall cleansing of the body with this herbal mixture.
In case of doubt with the choice of herbal products, we recommend TCM Test Tongue Analysis, which is evaluated by MUDr. Petr Hoffmann and you will receive a recommendation (herbal products and foods) to your e-mail within 3 days.