治小儿惊热有痰,及多温肚,夜卧不稳,吃食过多。
天南星(研末,一钱) 巴豆(二十四枚,去心膜,以水浸一宿,研细,不出油用
上二味先研巴豆,令熟,次下南星,以糯米粥和为丸,如绿豆大,随儿年岁服之。泻痢
,用米饮下。取食,葱汤下,如膈上有食,即吐出,如在中腕,即泻下。惊悸,薄荷荆芥汤
下。
治小儿惊热,化痰利膈。
川大黄(湿纸裹,煨) 干葛 甘草(炙) 川甜硝(另研细,各等分
上同为细末,每服半钱,水一盏,煎至六分,食后温服。
小朱砂丸 治小儿惊积,镇心脏,化痰涎。
朱砂(一钱,研细) 巴豆(三十粒,去皮膜,出油尽) 半夏汤(洗七遍,研为末炒,
二大钱)
上四味同研为细末,以面糊和丸如绿豆大,二岁只服一丸,荆芥薄荷汤下,三岁加一丸
五岁服三丸。如有惊伏在,即行尽仍旧药出,如无惊,药丸更不下,甚妙而复稳。
辰砂丸 治小儿壮热,惊积在内,壅并痰涎,及奶癖取虚,中积转惊。
辰砂(一两) 定粉(半钱) 粉霜(一钱半) 腻粉(一钱) 麝香(少许) 白丁
香(半字)
上六味,同研为细末,用粟米饭,和为丸如绿豆大,捻作饼子,慢火内微炮令紫色,用
粟米饭饮化下一丸,微利为度。
[Zhenzhu Wan (Pearl Pill)] Treats pediatric fever with phlegm due to fright, abdominal heat accumulation, restless sleep at night, and overeating.
Arisaema Cum Bile (Tian Nan Xing) (ground into powder, 1 qian) Croton Seed (Ba Dou) (24 kernels, remove heart and membrane, soak in water overnight, grind finely until oil is not exuded)
Take the above two ingredients: first grind the Croton Seed thoroughly, then add Arisaema Cum Bile, and bind with rice porridge to form pills the size of mung beans. Dosage varies according to the child's age. For diarrhea or dysentery, administer with rice drink; for food retention requiring vomiting, administer with scallion decoction—if food is retained in the upper jiao, it will be vomited; if in the middle jiao, it will be purged. For palpitations due to fright, administer with a decoction of Mint (Bohe) and Schizonepeta (Jingjie).
[Jinhua San] Treats pediatric fever due to fright, resolving phlegm and benefiting the diaphragm.
Rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma (Chuan Da Huang) (wrapped in wet paper, roasted) Kudzu Root (Gegen) Licorice Root (Gan Cao) (roasted) Mirabilite (Chuan Tian Xiao) (separately ground finely, equal parts)
Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Take 0.5 qian per dose, add one cup of water, decoct until six-tenths remain, and take warm after meals.
[Xiao Zhusha Wan (Small Cinnabar Pill)] Treats pediatric disorders of fright and accumulation, calming the Heart, and resolving phlegm-saliva.
Cinnabar (Zhusha) (1 qian, ground finely) Croton Seed (Ba Dou) (30 kernels, remove skin and membrane, express all oil) Pinellia Tuber (Ban Xia) (washed seven times with water, ground into powder and stir-fried, 2 da qian)
Grind the above four ingredients together into a fine powder, bind with wheat paste to form pills the size of mung beans. Children aged two take one pill, administered with a decoction of Schizonepeta (Jingjie) and Mint (Bohe); children aged three take an additional pill; children aged five take three pills. If latent fright pathogens are present, they will be expelled following the administration of the original medicine, restoring stability; if no fright pathogens exist, the pills will not induce evacuation, which is highly effective and safe.
[Chensha Wan (Cinnabar Pill)] Treats high fever in children, internal fright and accumulation, congestion of phlegm-saliva, milk stasis (pi), deficiency-induced accumulation transforming into fright.
Cinnabar (Chensha) (1 liang) Calamine (Ding Fen) (0.5 qian) Calomel (Fenshuang) (1.5 qian) Mercurous Chloride (Nifen) (1 qian) Musk (Shexiang) (a small amount) White Stork Dropping (Baidingxiang) (0.5 zi)
Grind the above six ingredients together into a fine powder, bind with millet rice to form pills the size of mung beans, shape into cakes, and lightly roast over slow fire until purple. Dissolve one pill in millet rice drink. Administer until mild purgation occurs.