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Deficit Disorder
ADD/ HD
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As you read the information below, you will understand that this
condition is one that can be changed. This is something that leaves
parents questioning the typical medical response of a prescription drug.
They will seek out a practitioner that can help them sort through this.
This information is a beginning for you to understand what tools are
available for you as a practitioner.
A 1997 study found that 95% of ADHD children tested were deficient
in magnesium (Magnesium Research, 1997,10)
A 1996 study found that ADHD children had zinc levels that were only
2/3 the level of those without ADHD (Biological Psychiatry 40, 1996)
Dietary changes that you can recommend include:
Provide fatty acid supplements (as in fish oil, flax oil, DHA/EPA
supplements, primrose oil, borage oil.
Adjustment to the types of fats (good fats are olive oil, fish oil, canola
oil and flax oil; reduce all others). Ban trans-fats
Avoid food additives and highly processed foods
Supplement with a high quality multivitamin that contains trace
minerals and other supplements, especially calcium, magnesium, zinc,
and B vitamins.
Reduce the amount of sugar, eat whole grains and increase the amount
of fresh fruits and vegetables. Think about the product, is it real food,
read labels. Sugar is added to most processed foods, ie; ketchup,
peanut butter, yogurt, salad dressing, breakfast cereals, canned soup,
granola bars to name but a few. Its even in juice, bread, crackers. If
you are trying to limit sugar you must read labels. As an example, one
soda contains 40 gms or 10 tsp of sugar!
We must be able to give confidence to parents, changing the entire
families diet may prove a challenge. This is for everyones benefit, not
jus the person with ADD, and only if you understand nutritious foods
yourself, will you be able to impart this. Parents must take in to
consideration that any prescription is affecting organs and overall
health and is a short range fix.
AD/HD-Hyperactivity/Impulsiveness:
Kidney Yin Deficiency, sometimes with Liver Yang Ascending.
Patient may exhibit irritability, loud and boisterous behavior, being
easily excited with an inability to sit still. Treatment may include
nourishing the kidney yin, opening the heart orifices (which are the
passages that affect the brain function), and settling the agitated yang.
LV3 calms spirit GV20. SP6, K6 for deficient Kidney yin
AD/HD-Combination:
Because this could be a combination of patterns, you must be careful
with your assessment, making sure your diagnosis and treatment plan
fit the patient and their symptoms.
In 2011, an analysis in the journal Pediatrics, (see link below)
concluded that acupuncture was safe for kids when performed by
appropriately trained practitioners. Officials at pediatric hospitals
estimate that at least a third of U.S. pain centers for children offer
acupuncture alongside traditional treatments. The federal
governments National Health Interview Survey, which last asked
about acupuncture in 2007, estimated that about 150,000 children
were receiving the needle treatment annually for conditions such as
pain, migraine and anxiety.
The Chinese name for alpinia, yizhiren, means "the seed that benefits
intelligence." It aids digestion (preventing phlegm accumulation),
astringes the kidney to restrain the essence, and prevents the
development of heat from deficiency of kidney; the deficiency heat can
cause phlegm to become a "mist that obstructs the heart orifices."
To settle the agitated yang energy (which may manifest as
hyperactivity and insomnia) the so-called "heavy sedating agents" are
used. The traditional concept is that these mineral-rich substances
bear down on the rising and disordered yang. The main substances
given for ADD by Chinese doctors are dragon bone or dragon teeth,
oyster shell or mother of pearl, succinum, and cinnabar. In some cases,
herbs to purge deficiency fire that accompanies yin deficiency
syndrome might be employed. Phellodendron and anemarrhena are the
most commonly used items for this purpose.
As an example of applying these methods, 30 children with ADD were
treated with a syrup, along with a powder, for two to four months, with
the result that 22 of them (73%) showed improvements. The syrup was
made with alpinia, ho-shou-wu, lycium, dragon bone, oyster shell,
acorus, curcuma, and salvia, boiled down to a thick liquid and
preserved with benzoic acid.
Three times per day, the children would take 25 ml of the liquid and 2
grams of deer antler powder. A similar method was used in a study of
50 children with ADD who consumed a decoction of acorus, polygala,
dragon bone, and oyster shell, modified by adding three to six herbs
according to symptoms, and who also consumed a powder of succinum.
The duration of therapy was not specified but 38 of the children (76%)
showed improvements.
NOTE: The clinical trials mentioned in this paper were described in Chinese language
literature. Rough translations of the information were prepared by Heiner Fruehauf, Ph.D.,
L.Ac., at the Institute for Traditional Medicine.
Jingling Koufuye
Indications: lax attention, hyperactivity, wayward impulses, learning
difficulties, rapid pulse.
Ingredients: rehmannia root, yam, poria cocos mushroom, tree peony
bark (mu dan pi), water plantain rhizome (ze xie / Rhizoma Alismatis),
milkwort, fossil bone, privet fruit ( Nu Zhen Zi), cork tree bark
/anemarrhena rhizome, schisandra fruit, sweetflag rhizome/acorus
As you can see, most of the herbs in these two formula are for clearing
empty heat, calming the spirit and fortifying yin.
Children Intellectual syrup
ADD / ADHD
Protocol Information / Point Information
Amygdala:
Affects the area of the brain controlling behavioral and psychiatric
conditions: anxiety, fear, aggressiveness, anger, gut response, and
uncontrollable sexual desires.
Be Happy (Posterior):
Used for emotional disorders; depression, anxiety, stress, nervousness.
Brain:
Affects the cerebral cortex: memory, attention, thought, awareness,
consciousness, intelligence; blood supply to the brain; affects the
pituitary; central nervous system: headache, loss of feeling, memory
loss, muscle weakness, tremors; digestive system disorders; endocrine
disorders; relieves pain; eases the mind.
Brain Stem:
Regulates breathing, body temperature, heart function, cough; calms
the mind. Improves the contraction of peripheral arteries to raise blood
pressure. When treating electrically, the common frequency for this
point is 80 Hz.
Hippocampus:
Eases emotions associated with painful physical memories, helps
release traumatic memories such as nightmares and flashbacks
associated with senses such as sound, smell, etc.
Kidney.C:
Stimulates the secretion of renin and angiotensin to increase blood
pressure.
Master Cerebral:
Addresses pre-frontal lobe of brain. Affects decision making and
initiates conscious action. Used for nervous anxiety, fear, worry,
obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Master Oscillation:
Balances right and left cerebral hemispheres. Needling this point
before treatment helps individuals with laterality dysfunction
("Switched"). Used for dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADD, and
unusual/sensitive reaction to medications. When treating electrically,
the common frequency for this point is 2.5 Hz.
Occiput:
This point is very dynamic and is one of the most-used points on the
ear. The occiput is a region that connects directly with the brain and the
spinal cord; thus its list of functions is nearly endless. Tranquilizes the
mind, addresses headache, temporomandibular joint dysfunction,
emotional disorders, anxiety; lowers blood pressure; treats neurological
disorders: seizures, epilepsy, facial spasms, dizziness, vertigo, shingles,
tinnitus; vision and hearing disorders.
Point Zero:
Brings the whole body to homeostatic balance; balances energy,
hormones, and brain activity; supports the actions of other points;
controls visceral organs through the peripheral nerve ganglia. Promotes
willpower.
Shen Men:
Tranquilizes the mind, allows a connection to one's spirit; alleviates
stress, pain, convulsions, tension, anxiety, depression, insomnia,
restlessness, excessive sensitivity; reduces coughs, fevers,
inflammatory diseases, epilepsy, high blood pressure. Helps all other
auricular points work better. *Key point for alleviating pain.
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