Through reviewing relevant literature on pediatric night cries in the past 20 years,this paper summa-rizes the etiology,pathogenesis,and internal and external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine for night cries.It is believed that the location of night cries is in the heart,liver,spleen,kidney,and gallbladder,and the pathogenesis is often characterized by dysfunction of the five organs.Traditional Chinese medicine is mainly used to treat children's nocturnal crying,such as oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine,infantile tuina,acu-puncture and moxibustion,and acupoint application.It has quick clinical efficacy,high safety,and few adverse reac-tions,highlighting the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and syndromes.Pediatric nocturnal cries still lacks standardized experiments with large samples and multiple centers.Clinical dynamics should be constantly monitored to improve the rigor and innovation of clinical research,and fur-ther promote traditional Chinese medicine treatment.
night crieschildrentraditional Chinese medicineexternal treatment methodpediatric tuinasum-mary