Literature Research On Children's Daily Nursing In Ancient Medical Books

There has always been the concept of prioritizing offspring in China.Traditional medicine also lays emphasis on the daily care of children,holding that it can benefit children's growth,avoid diseases and keep health to obey certain principle in aspects like diet,dressing,bathing,head-shaving and so on.In recent years,as the government's attention to children's health continually increase,the demand for children's daily nursing methods also rises rapidly while related research is rarely seen and unsystematic.In some cases,kids demise only caused by improper children's nursery habits.This paper,based on literature review,is aiming at providing alternative theoretical reference for the development of modern children's health care from the perspective of philologyMethods:Applying the method of philology,combined with multidisciplinary knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)pediatrics,TCM health preservation,TCM literature,exegesis,etc.,this paper tends to study relevant content of ancient methods of children's living and nursery.With the thread of "National Catalogue of TCMBooks","Famous Doctors in Tang and Song Dynasties" and "Famous Doctors in Ming and Qing Dynasties",the paper is based on fifty now published works including pediatric monographs and pediatric part in medical books,from "the source of the disease”in Sui dynasty to "Pediatric Secrets" in Qing dynastyResults:In terms of children's physiological characteristics,traditional medicine believes that children are the body of "pure yang" or "neonatal yin and yang".Pure yang possesses both meanings of "neonatal yang" and "prosperous vitality",and comprehensively summarizes the physiological characteristics of kids.In ancient time,there are up to 24 names for different period of children like infant and kid.As for children's diet,food should not be too much or too salty.It is also not advised that children eat meat too early,and preference for certain food should be avoided.In terms of children's dressing,they'd better not be dressed too warm or too new.Old clothes from parents may be a good choice and kids need to do some outdoor activities without too heavy clothes,especially in autumn.Besides,children's bathing should be in an inclosed room with warm water,not too hot or cold.not suitable Frequent baths,long time baths,and bathing the back are not advocated.After bathing,the kid should be given a massage with powder,and then wrapped with cotton clothes.When shaving the head,it's better to be in a warm and breezeless place.Newborns can not take acupuncture unless getting ill.Even if acupuncture is necessary,it is not suitable to be applied on the head or forehead.Additionally,newborn children can not take light powder or cinnabar.If not sick,medicine also ought to be averted.To conclude,the ancient came up with some principles that should be followed,including dressing not too warm,eating not too much,frequently massaging the belly,bathing not too often,protecting the fengchi acupoint,taking good care of children,and so onConclusion:This paper studies totally 51 books on pediatrics of Chinese medicine from the Sui Dynasty to the Republic of China,trying to explore the approaches and principles of ancient children's daily nursery,which includes 7 aspects:pediatric physiological characteristics,diet,dressing,bathing,shaving,acupuncture,medicine and outdoor activities.The physiological characteristics of children are the body of "pure yang" and the body of "neonatal yin and yang"The amount of feeding should not be too much,depending on the age specifically.Food for children should be light without severe preference.Dyspepsia can be treated with eating less Speaking of dress,children can not wear too heavy or too new,trying to wear less from the autumn and using a pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum.Moreover,bathing water must be proper in temperature,and long time bathing,frequent bathing,and bathing the back are not suggested.Find a windtight room for bathing.Massage the kid with powder after bathing and wrapped him with cotton.Shaving head should happen in a windtight room as well.Newborns can not take acupuncture unless falling ill.Even though acupuncture is needed,it is not suitable to be applied on the head or forehead.Additionally,newborn children can not take light powder or cinnabar to dispel the congenital pathogens.If not sick,medicine also can not be taken.To conclude,the ancient doctors came up with some principles that should be obeyed,including dressing not too warm,eating not too much,frequently massaging the belly,bathing not too often,protecting the fengchi acupoint,taking good care of children,and so onThe methods and principles of ancient children's daily care provide a reference for modern children's health care,but some of which are related to the social conditions at that time.With the development of society,we should hold a critical attitude to inherit these approaches,remaining the advantages and essence as well as abandoning its improper part.