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Prepared Rehmanniae Radix (Shu Dihuang, prepared by steaming with wine) 8 qian, Cornus Officinalis Fructus (Shanzhuyu, pitted), and Dioscoreae Rhizoma (Shanyao) each 4 qian; Alisma Rhizoma (Zexie), Poria (Baifuling), and Moutan Cortex (Danpi) each 3 qian. If accompanied by aphonia due to kidney deficiency, add Morinda Officinalis Radix (Bajitian, heart removed) and Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shichangpu) each 3 qian. Make into pills with refined honey, and take with Ophiopogonis Decoction (Maidong Tang).

Tiger Tibia Bone (Hu Jinggu, roasted with wine), Raw Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Dihuang), Ziziphi Spinosomi Semen (Suanzaoren, stir-fried), Cinnamomum Cassia Bark (Lagui, i.e., Rougui), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng), Poria (Baifuling), and Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui). If the aforementioned symptoms occur after fright, add Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qianghuo). Make into pills with refined honey, and take with warm water.

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shichangpu), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong, heart removed), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi rou, stir-fried with ginger juice), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong), and Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) each 3 qian; Frankincense (Ruxiang), and Cinnabar (Zhusha) each 1 qian. If caused by fright, add Arecae Semen cum Bile (Niudan Nanting) 3 qian. Make into pills with refined honey, and take with rice drink.

Rhei Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, baked), Asparagi Radix (Tiandong, heart removed), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren, skin and tip removed, ground separately), Lilii Bulbus (Baihe), Mori Cortex (Sangbaipi, stir-fried), Akebia Caulis (Mutong), and Descurainiae Semen (Tiantingli, stir-fried). Make into honeyed pills, and take with cool boiled water.

Irregular feeding leads to alternating hunger and fullness; cold-heat accumulation causes spleen qi to rush upward. The resulting condition varies in severity; wind-heat pathogens intertwine and are difficult to attack. Treatment should focus on clearing heat and dispersing wind; Xieqing Wan demonstrates miraculous efficacy.

Prolonged diarrhea leads to qi and blood deficiency, causing yuan qi (original qi) to be deficient and unable to ascend. Roasted and yellowed Cibotii Rhizoma (Gouji) is ground into fine powder, mixed with egg white, and taken for immediate cure. Shenling Baizhu San is used as medicine; taking it can eliminate this condition instantly.

Spleen and stomach deficiency-cold causes saliva to flow freely, failing to converge and moisten the cheeks. Powder made from Pinelliae Rhizoma (Banxia), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Baizhu), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Jiang), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), and Aurantii Fructus Viridis (Qingpi) is administered. One pill is given to a one-year-old child with rice drink.

The fetus may be affected by maternal fright during gestation; yin and yang qi invade the heart, affecting the tongue [43]. Use Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shichangpu), Poria Cum Radix (Fushen), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Polygalae Radix (Yuanzhi), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui), Frankincense (Ruxiang), and Amomi Fructus (Sharen). Make into honeyed pills the size of millet seeds, swallow twenty pills, and take with mint decoction to see recovery.

Both the liver and kidney meridians are insufficient. The liver governs sinews, and the kidney governs bones. To replenish qi and blood in these two meridians, Jiawei Dihuang Wan (Modified Rehmannia Pill) can assist in tonification.

Pediatric turtle chest syndrome is characterized by lung heat causing distension, making the chest protrude like a turtle's shell. Taking Jiajian Tingli Wan (Modified Descurainia Seed Pill) yields miraculous results.