治小儿惊风搐搦,化涎镇神。
使君子(两枚以面裹于慢火中煨,候面熟为度,去面,只用使君子) 水银(一钱,结
砂子)
竺黄(半钱) 青黛(半钱) 蝎梢(三
钱半) 真熊胆(半钱)
上十四味,同研令匀细,滴水和为丸如绿豆大,每服一丸,薄荷蜜水化下,如小儿稍觉
惊着,化半丸与吃,若能常服,永无惊疾。
治小儿惊搐不定,或因惊风,已经取下,此病再作,气粗喘促。
鸡舌香大者(三枚) 朱砂(半钱) 五灵脂(一钱半) 黄 (一钱半)
上四味,同研为细末,每服半钱,用研糯米泔调下,如孩子小,只服一字。
治小儿惊风搐搦,痰塞在心,戴眼直视,或眼不开,口噤,四肢或冷或热,大便或秘或
泄。
生龙脑(一钱,用柳木槌子研,以熟脑代,亦得) 腻粉(一分) 水银(半两,用腊
茶半钱,好酥一块,如枣大以水银一处揩磨调和杀研之) 天南星(二钱,先去皮脐,湿纸
裹熟灰内煨,炮
和调,硬软得所)
上四味为末,以石脑油和丸如绿豆大,一岁二岁三岁四岁一服一丸二丸,煎乳香汤下,
不得化破,服后,三五顿食久,取下恶物痰涎,大有奇功。
桃红(丸) 治小儿(慢惊,坠涎安虫,其状多因久患脾胃虚弱,风邪中入而作此疾。)
绿矾(一两半) 赤脚乌(半两)
上二味同为细末,作稠面糊为丸,如绿豆大,每服用温米饮下三丸,次吃补虚丸。
To treat pediatric convulsive epilepsy (Xiao'er Jing Feng), resolve phlegm, and calm the spirit.
Shijunzi (Fructus Quisqualis, two pieces wrapped in flour and roasted over slow fire until the flour is cooked; discard the flour and use only the fruit) Shuiyin (Mercurius, one qian, processed into cinnabar-like crystals)
Zhuhu (Bamboo Sap from Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis, half a qian) Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, half a qian) Xieshao (Tail of Scorpio/Buthus martensii Karsch, three and a half qian) Zhenxiongdan (Bear Bile, half a qian)
The above fourteen ingredients (Note: The text lists fewer items but states "fourteen"; strictly translating the source text's claim), ground together into a uniform fine powder. Add water drop by drop to form pills the size of mung beans. Take one pill per dose, dissolved in mint honey water. If the child shows slight signs of fright, administer half a pill. Regular consumption can prevent convulsive epilepsy permanently.
To treat irregular pediatric convulsions, or recurrence of the disease after previous purgative treatment for convulsive epilepsy, characterized by coarse breathing and panting.
Jitixiang (Caryophylli Flos/Syzygium aromaticum, large ones, three pieces) Zhusha (Cinnabaris, half a qian) Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung, one and a half qian) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, one and a half qian; *Note: Original text says 'Huang', context implies Huangqin due to heat symptoms*)
The above four ingredients, ground into a fine powder. Take half a qian per dose, mixed with rice wash (water used for washing rice) prepared from pounded glutinous rice. For smaller children, take only a "yi zi" amount (approx. 0.5-1g).
To treat pediatric convulsive epilepsy with phlegm obstructing the heart orifice, upward staring eyes, inability to open eyes, locked jaw, limbs that are either cold or hot, and stool that is either constipated or loose.
Shenglongnao (Borneolum Syntheticum/Rasum, one qian, ground with a willow wood pestle; processed borneol may be substituted) Nifen (Calomel/Hydrargyri Chloridum Mite, one fen) Shuiyin (Mercurius, half a liang, processed with half a qian of aged tea and a piece of good butter the size of a jujube, rubbed and ground to neutralize toxicity and ensure homogeneity) Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, two qian, peeled, navel removed, wrapped in wet paper, and roasted in warm ashes until softness is appropriate)
The above four ingredients are made into powder, blended with Shinao oil (Petroleum Ether/Naphtha) to form pills the size of mung beans. For children aged one to four years, administer one to two pills per dose, taken with Boiled Frankincense Decoction (Ruxiang Tang). Do not dissolve the pill before swallowing. After administration, within three to five meals' time, foul matter and phlegm will be discharged, yielding remarkable efficacy.
Taohong Wan (Peach Red Pill) To treat pediatric chronic convulsive epilepsy (Man Jing), resolving phlegm, calming parasites. The condition often arises from long-term spleen and stomach deficiency allowing wind pathogens to invade.
Lüfan (Chalcanthite/Vitriol, one and a half liang) Chijiaowu (Red-footed Crow/Wood Snake variant, half a liang)
The above two ingredients are ground into a fine powder and bound with thick flour paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Take three pills per dose with warm rice drink, followed immediately by Bu Xu Wan (Deficiency-Supplementing Pill).