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(Tian Diao, Ke Wu, Night Crying)

Zhong E Tian Diao (Severe Qi Invasion with Upward Gaze) is caused by the invasion of malignant ghostly qi. It manifests as eyes rolling upward and staring fixedly without movement. This occurs due to insufficient prenatal constitution and loss of spiritual guarding, allowing evil spirits to invade the body. The symptoms include a pale complexion with a bluish or earthy hue, upward gaze, foaming at the mouth, spasm and contraction of the limbs, and a body cold as ice. It resembles Jing Feng (Convulsive Disease/Infantile Convulsion) but is essentially different from it.

There is also what is called "Ke Wu" (Guest Intrusion), which is distinct from Zhong E. It arises when one suddenly encounters strangers or strange objects, leading to sudden fright, incessant crying, mental confusion, startle response to sounds, and a constant desire to hide. Because it is triggered by external intrusion, it is termed Ke Wu; how can guests be equated with ghosts?

Furthermore, there is "Ye Ti" (Night Crying), which differs from Ke Wu and is caused by heat in the Heart Meridian. Its symptom is crying specifically at night, which cannot be stopped by various soothing methods. Since the Heart governs King Fire and rules over Blood, and blood returns to the Liver at night, this leads to Heart deficiency and blazing fire, resulting in restlessness and frequent crying.

Ding Shen San (Calm Spirit Powder): Treats Zhong E Tian Diao.
Ingredients: Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix), Dan Xing (Arisaema cum Bile), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (each 5 qian); Shi Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma) (2 qian); Hu Po (Amber) (1.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with boiling water.

Bao Long Wan (Dragon-Embracing Pill): Treats Zhong E Tian Diao, Ye Ti, Ke Wu, and other conditions. Take one pill per dose, washed down with ginger decoction. (Formula see section on Jing Feng).

An Hun Tang (Soul-Anchoring Decoction): Highly effective for treating Ke Wu.
Ingredients: Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (each 1 qian); Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Dan Xing (Arisaema cum Bile) (each 0.7 qian); Deng Xin Cao (Junci Medulla) (20 stems).
Preparation and Administration: Decoct and take orally.

Bao An Wan (Security-Preserving Pill): Treats Ye Ti.
Ingredients: Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber), Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Long Chi (Dentis Mammoth), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (each 5 qian); Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris) (1.5 qian); Jin Bo (Gold Leaf) (20 pieces).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder and form pills with honey. Coat with Zhu Sha and Jin Bo. Take one pill per dose, dissolved in boiling water.

(Attachment: Food Stagnation and Injury from Diet)

When infants suffer from simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea, people generally attribute it to Spleen and Stomach Cold, unable to accommodate food and drink, thus causing vomiting above and diarrhea below. This view is based merely on the appearance of the disease. However, one should not know that Spleen and Stomach Cold typically presents only with dull abdominal pain, mild diarrhea, or vomiting of phlegm-saliva, which is not particularly alarming. In cases of severe vomiting and diarrhea occurring suddenly, where fluids are instantly depleted and the face and eyes appear sunken, this cannot be attributed to cold injury alone. It must be that previously, dietary injury led to stagnation and steaming heat accumulation. After a long period of storage, just before eruption, an external wind pathogen triggers an unstoppable force, attacking the Zang-Fu organs simultaneously, leaving the infant exhausted. At this moment, if one assumes that vomiting and diarrhea cause emptiness and immediately administers tonifying agents or purely warming herbs, the patient will face immediate danger. One must be extremely cautious. If there is vomiting without diarrhea, or diarrhea without vomiting, there is a distinction between Cold and Heat. Vomiting sour, foul-smelling, and bitter contents indicates Heat; vomiting clear phlegm indicates non-Heat. Diarrhea with foul odor and unbearable smell...