The general therapeutic principles of infantile syndrome lie in regulating yin and yang. Attention should be given to the two points in treatment: first, the treatment should concentrate on the kidney followed by simultaneous treatment of the heart and brain. On the basis of tonifying the kidney, the methods include clearing away heat from the heart and calming the liver, tonifying the spleen and resolving phlegm as well as benefiting intelligence and removing blood stasis for simultaneous treatment of principal and subordinate symptoms with the emphasis laid on principal symptoms.
Secondly, regulate viscera, yin and yang. The treatment should focus on curing deficiency and purging the excess to achieve the balance of yin and yang as well as good health. Drugs of bitter and cold-nature or tranquilizers should not be overused only because of the hyperkinesia, impetuosity and irascibility of the infantile patients.
Three therapeutic methods for ADHD in TCM
Hyperactivity of yang of the liver due to yin deficiency of the kidney
Therapeutic methods: Nourishing yin to suppress yang, tranquilizing the mind to benefit intelligence.
Loss of nourishment of mind due to yin deficiency of the heart and spleen
Therapeutic methods: Tonifying the heart and spleen, tranquilizing the mind to benefit intelligence.
Phlegm and fire disturbing the heart due to internal accumulation of dampness and heat