Abstract: Objective To provide evidence for the clinical effect of health management with traditional Chinese medicine on children with Qi-deficient constitution (recurrent cold). Methods A total of 68 cases of children with Qi-deficient constitution (recurrent cold) were selected, who were treated in Henan TCM Hospital. Formulate intervention regimen of TCM health management (including diet, living, sports, massage, herbal tea and foot bath), and health education was regularly carried out for the guardians of children. Management time was 4 months, the follow-up period was 1 year, and clinical efficacy was observed before management, and after the 4th month, the 8th month, and the 12th month, including the changes in symptom score of Qi-deficient constitution, the effective rate of constitution improvement and changes in number of colds. Results (1) Through TCM health management, at different time points in a year (after the 4th month, the 8th month, the 12th month), individual symptom score and total score of Qi-deficient constitution were lower than those before management(P<0.001); the number of colds was significantly less than before(P<0.001). (2) After the 12th month, there were 68 cases whose rate of decrease in total score of clinical manifestations of Qi-deficient constitution was no more than 30%, and the effective rate of TCM health management in physical improvement of Qi-deficient constitution was 100%.Conclusion The effect of TCM health management intervention on children with Qi-deficient constitution is significant, which can effectively improve the Qi-deficient constitution and reduce the incidence of cold. TCM health management intervention for children with Qi-deficient constitution(recurrent cold) has a long-term effect.

Key words:

Recurrent cold, Qi-deficient constitution, TCM health management, Child