In order to realize the characteristics of the Chinese medical medication for children, we tried to analyze the frequency (percentage) of the properties (warmth, neutral, cold) and the flavors (sourness, bitterness, sweetness, pungency, saltiness) of the Chinese herbs from 204 formulas in children's ”Sou-Chuan-Men”, 340 formulas in adults' ”Xiao-Chuan-Men” and ”Ke-Sou-Men” recorded in ”Yi-Bu-Quan-Lu”. Our results showed the average number of herbs adopted in one formula in adults was significantly higher than that in children (p<0.01). Furthermore, the percentage of herbs with warmth (p<0.05), and sourness property (p<0.01) in each formula were also significantly higher in adults than in children. When further examining the functional categories of the above herbs, we round the percentage of ”sourness astringent” and ”yin-blood tonifying” herbs were higher in adults than in children. On the contrary, in children, the frequencies of using ”settling tranquillizing”, ”aromatic spleen-fortifying”, ”cold purgative medicines (Rheum officinale)”, and ”aromatic orifice-opening”, and ”blood-cooling” herbs were higher than adults. All the above results revealed that the characteristics of the Chinese medical medication in children are different from those in adults for the treatment of cough, wheezing and dyspnea.
In order to realize the characteristics of the Chinese medical medication for children, we tried to analyze the frequency (percentage) of the properties (warmth, neutral, cold) and the flavors (sourness, bitterness, sweetness, pungency, saltiness) of the Chinese herbs from 204 formulas in children's ”Sou-Chuan-Men”, 340 formulas in adults' ”Xiao-Chuan-Men” and ”Ke-Sou-Men” recorded in ”Yi-Bu-Quan-Lu”. Our results showed the average number of herbs adopted in one formula in adults was significantly higher than that in children (p<0.01). Furthermore, the percentage of herbs with warmth (p<0.05), and sourness property (p<0.01) in each formula were also significantly higher in adults than in children. When further examining the functional categories of the above herbs, we round the percentage of ”sourness astringent” and ”yin-blood tonifying” herbs were higher in adults than in children. On the contrary, in children, the frequencies of using ”settling tranquillizing”, ”aromatic spleen-fortifying”, ”cold purgative medicines (Rheum officinale)”, and ”aromatic orifice-opening”, and ”blood-cooling” herbs were higher than adults. All the above results revealed that the characteristics of the Chinese medical medication in children are different from those in adults for the treatment of cough, wheezing and dyspnea.