Abstract:

The number of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder increases year by year, often accompanied by comorbidities and with longer course of disease, and it is easy to reoccur. At present, the main treatment methods in Western medicine include drug and behavior therapy, psychological counseling, family support and other non-drug therapies, but the clinical efficacy does not last long; especially, the safety and side effects of long-term drug therapy for children need to be taken seriously. Clinical practice has proved that Chinese medicine has a unique advantage in the treatment of ADHD, with significant improvement in symptoms and long-lasting curative effect. ADHD belongs to the categories of "visceral dysphoria", "agitation", "deafness", and "amnesia" in traditional Chinese medicine. Professor Wang Xuefeng has inherited and developed the "Qingren therapy" in pediatrics of Liao School of traditional Chinese medicine. Based on the physical characteristics of "Yin often being deficient" and the physiological characteristics of "liver often being excessive" and "kidney often being deficient" in children, he proposes that the disorder of liver and kidney is an important cause of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Treatment focus should be to regulate the liver and kidney. Qiju Dihuang pill and Tianma Gouteng drink with modification are commonly used to treat ADHD based on liver and kidney, which often results in good effect. This article analyzes Professor Wang's treatment for ADHD based on liver and kidney, including the etiology, pathogenesis and treatment methods, aiming at providing new ideas and methods for clinical treatment of ADHD.

Key words: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Liver and kidney, Child