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Children may suffer from a disease called "White Tiger" (Baihu), which must not be overlooked. According to the *Tongtian Li Younian Tu* (Chart of Annual Traveling Years in the Tongtian Calendar): The White Tiger is located one Earthly Branch position preceding the Tai Sui (Grand Duke Jupiter). For instance, if the Tai Sui is in Si (Snake), then the White Tiger is in Chen (Dragon); if the Tai Sui is in Shen (Monkey), then the White Tiger is in Wei (Goat), and so on. When a child is in the direction governed by the White Tiger deity, if they are unaware of taboos and enter or reside there, even slight exposure or offense can cause illness. The manifestations include slight fever, occasional chills, crying and calling out, flexing fingers as if counting, and mild twitching of the hands and feet.

Jixiang San (Gathering Fragrance Powder) treats White Tiger disease.
Jiang Zhen Xiang (Cinnabar-authenticated Agarwood), Chen Xiang (Aquilaria Wood), Ru Xiang (Frankincense), Tan Xiang (Sandalwood), An Xi Xiang (Benzoin), Ren Shen (Ginseng), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried), Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphus Seed) (all in equal proportions).
Crush the herbs, decoct in water, and add one "zi" (a traditional small weight unit) of She Xiang (Musk). Take at any time; burn the herbal dregs in the room.

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[Text missing character, context implies a malevolent spirit or affliction]. This is caused by a petty ghost/spirit. Children contract this illness because their mother becomes pregnant again before completing one year postpartum, and the child continues to breastfeed; hence it is named thus. The symptoms manifest as alternating cold and heat, sallow emaciation, hollow bones with hair loss, and progressive wasting. The treatment method is to rapidly wean the child, warm and regulate Stomach Qi, harmonize the blood vessels, and recovery will occur naturally.

Longdan Tang (Gentian Decoction) treats this pediatric condition.
Long Dan Cao (Gentian Root), Gou Teng (Uncaria Rhynchophylla), Chai Hu (Bupleurum Root), Jie Geng (Platycodon Root), Shao Yao (Peony Root), Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome), Fu Ling (Poria), Gan Cao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, each 1 qian), Ren Shen (Ginseng, 0.5 qian), Da Huang (Rhubarb Root, steamed, 1.5 qian).
Crush the herbs, take 2 qian per dose, decoct in well water, and administer before meals. At night, it is auspicious to carry Ye Ming Sha (Cicada Slough) in a red gauze pouch.

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The chest is high, swollen, and protruding, resembling a turtle shell. This results from Lung pathogenic invasion causing chronic asthma. It may also arise from the nursing mother consuming excessive "Five Pungents" (Wu Xin: five pungent spices/vegetables), which transmits influence to the infant. The back is high and hunched. This occurs when Wind-Cold invades the spinal column, or due to sitting too early, often becoming a chronic stubborn disease. Occasionally, moxibustion yields success.

Baihe Dan (Lily Pill) treats pediatric turtle-chest deformity.
Bai He (Lily Bulb), Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Root), Xing Ren (Apricot Seed), Mu Tong (Akebia Stem), Sang Bai Pi (Mulberry Root Bark), Ting Li Zi (Descurainia Seed, stir-fried), Shi Gao (Gypsum), Da Huang (Rhubarb Root, baked, 3 fen).
Grind into powder, refine with honey to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 5 pills after meals and before sleep, dissolved in warm water.
Zhike Fangfeng Wan (Immature Bitter Orange and Saposhnikovia Pill) treats wind invasion into the back causing protrusion.
Zhi Ke (Immature Bitter Orange), Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia Root), Du Huo (Angelica Pubescens Root), Qian Hu (Peucedanum Root), Ma Huang (Ephedra Herb), Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root), Da Huang (Rhubarb Root, roasted, each 1 qian).
Grind into powder, bind with wheat paste to make pills the size of millet seeds. Take after meals with rice drink.