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Treats post-emesis and diarrhea, where cold pathogen invasion causes the fontanelle to sink.
*Ren Shen* (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (2.5g) *Fu Zi* (Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix) (1.5g) *Mu Tong* (Akebiae Caulis) *Fu Ling* (Poria) (each 3.5g) *Sheng Ma* (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (roasted, 1.5g)
*Chuan Xiong* (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma) *Zao Ren* (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (fried, each 2g) *Gan Cao* (Licorice Root) (honey-fried, 0.5g). Decoct with ginger water and take orally.

Treats sinking of the fontanelle.
*Mian Chuan Wu Tou* (Sichuan Aconite Root, raw) *Xiong Huang* (Realgar) (6g) *Fu Zi* (Aconite Root, raw) (15g). Grind each into powder. Use fresh green onion with roots and leaves, pounded into a paste, apply topically on an empty stomach to the anterior fontanelle.

Eagle-mouth disease (Oral Candidiasis in infants) arises from fetal heat accumulating in the Heart and Spleen, steaming upwards to the mouth. White debris covers the entire tongue, resembling the beak of a goose. In more severe cases, there is a membrane under the infant's tongue, resembling a pomegranate seed, attached to the root of the tongue, causing speech impediment and inability to move the tongue; it can be lanced. If bleeding occurs, it is harmless. If bleeding does not stop, burn hair to ash and sprinkle it on the lesion.

Drooping abscess (Chui Yong) and hanging abscess (Xuan Yong) resemble water held within a reed husk. Treatment requires puncturing to drain blue, yellow, or red blood. Wash and wipe with salt water, then apply a small amount of *Yi Zi San* (One-Character Powder) mixed with honey to the area. Repeat puncturing if necessary.

Heavy gums (Zhong Yin) refers to swelling and protrusion of tissue on the gums, resembling a hanging abscess. When attached to the gum line, it is named "Heavy Gums." This is caused by Heat in the Spleen and Stomach, preventing Qi and Blood from consolidating. The treatment should urgently use a long needle wrapped in cotton with exposed tip to puncture the swollen area, evacuating evil blood to resolve the swelling. Repeat if necessary; otherwise, it will interfere with nursing. Generally, after birth, when Qi and Blood consolidate into normal blood, the oral mucosa, tongue, throat, and cheeks become clean. If Qi and Blood fail to consolidate, and fetal toxins attack upwards, this condition forms.

Spleen fluid manifests as saliva. Due to deficiency-cold in the Spleen and Stomach, retention fails, causing saliva to flow out and accumulate between the cheeks. Treatment should focus on warming the Spleen and consolidating retention. The *Classic* states: "Flaccidity of the tongue with drooling belongs to Heat." One must also consider pulse patterns for accurate diagnosis. For those who frequently spit saliva, the cause is insufficient congenital Kidney Qi, where the *Xuan Chi* (metaphor for the Kidney essence reservoir) fails to retain essence. *Di Huang Wan* (Rehmannia Pill) is appropriate.

Treats spleen-cold stagnation in the cheeks and failure of the *Lian Quan* acupoint to retain fluids.
*Ding Xiang* (Caryophylli Flos) *Mu Xiang* (Aucklandiae Radix) (each 30g) *Ban Xia* (Pinelliae Tuber) (30g). Mix with 300g fresh ginger, pound finely, fry until yellow, remove ginger. Add *Qing Ju Pi* (Green Tangerine Peel), *Bai Mi* (Rice), and *Gan Jiang* (Fried Ginger Root) (each 15g). Grind into powder, form pills with wheat paste, and swallow with water. Another formula adds *Ren Shen* (Ginseng), *Rou Dou Kou* (Nutmeg), and *Gan Cao* (Licorice). Yet another adds *Yi Zhi Ren* (Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit).