Children's Herbal Formulas

The Little Treasures® is a peadiatric line formulated by Giovanni Maciocia®. The remedies have been formulated according to traditional Chinese peadiatric formulae integrated by Giovanni’s 39-year clinical experience. Composed of 12 remedies, the line addresses some of the most common children’s complaints seen in a Western clinic. The remedies were formulated to keep into account children’s distinctive aetiology and pathology.

Sharon Martin is the UK lead in providing dedicated support to acupuncturists and clients on childrens herbal formulas 

Chronic allergic asthma, breathlessness, wheezing, history of eczema as a baby.

Productive cough  (i.e. a common cold, influenza or an ear infection), yellow sputum, catarrh, thirst, restlessness, disturbed sleep, poor appetite.

Chronic eczema, non-eczematous dermatitis with red papules, skin eruptions with vesicles, itching, disturbed sleep.

Nocturnal enuresis, slightly weak and quiet child, possibly short- sighted, poor appetite, tiredness.

Chronic ear ache, ‘glue ear’, slight deafness, irritability, thirst, poor appetite, disturbed sleep, propensity to new ear infections.

This remedy can be given to strengthen the immune system in a child who is prone to acute upper respiratory infections. This remedy can also be given to a child after treating him or her successfully for asthma.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, inattention, hyperactivity, impulsiveness, poor concentration, always ‘on the go’, constantly in motion, dashing around touching or playing with whatever is in sight, talking incessantly, inability to sit still at dinner or during a school lesson or a story, running around the room, touching everything, fidgeting incessantly, inability to focus, getting bored with a task after only a few minutes

Productive cough that persists for weeks or months after an upper respiratory infection, yellow sputum, a feeling of oppression of the chest, poor appetite, irritability in younger children, disturbed sleep, catarrh.

Disturbed sleep, difficulty in falling asleep, waking up during the night, crying at night in small children and babies, scary dreams.

Catarrh, nasal voice, swollen adenoids, swollen and inflamed pharynx, swollen tonsils, restlessness, markedly poor appetite, disturbed sleep.

Aversion to cold, shivers, fever (or forehead hot to the touch), sore throat, swollen throat, swollen tonsils.

Abdominal pain and distension, colic in infants, constipation, irritability