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Commentary states: Children's Qi and Blood are weak, making them susceptible to injury. If suddenly startled or disturbed, their spirit is damaged and chaotic, causing the Heart Qi to be unstable. Arising from fright, this condition is termed Jing Xian (Fright Epilepsy). Whenever treating the onset of pediatric Jing Xian, if it persists for years without cessation, it indicates that the root cause has not been eliminated.

Chitou Wan (Owl Head Pill) Formula:
Chitou (Roasted until charred, one unit), Qianglang (Legs removed, roasted, seven units), Guizhi (Cortex Cinnamomi, bark removed, 1 liang 1 fen), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, 1 liang), Zha Chan (Wings and feet removed, roasted, four units), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, roasted and cut), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed, half liang), Langdangzi (Fructus Datura Metel, skin removed, stir-fried). The above seventeen medicinal materials are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed with refined honey, and formed into pills the size of small beans or millet grains. The dosage is adjusted according to the child's age, size, and deficiency/excess status, taken with warm water.

For children suffering from frequent fright, high fever, and impending epilepsy. Chaihu Jian (Bupleurum Decoction):
Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, roots removed), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Zhizi Ren (Semen Gardeniae, flesh removed), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis (one fen), Ningshuishi (Calcitritum, ground), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Ge Ye (Leaf Puerariae Lobatae, finely cut, three handfuls), Xingren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae, soaked in hot water, skin and pointed ends removed, double kernels avoided). The above thirteen medicinal materials are processed as follows: ten coarse medicinal materials are crushed and sieved; added to three sheng of water in a silver-stone pot, decocted over mild to strong fire until one sheng remains; filtered through silk cloth to remove dregs; returned to the pot with honey, Ge juice, and Xingren; decocted until thick like maltose syrup; stored in porcelain vessels. Infants under 100 days old take pills the size of mung beans; one-year-old infants take pills the size of apricot kernels; administered three times daily.

For pediatric Jing Xian with emaciation, and the five types of Xian (Epilepsy). Gouteng Jian (Uncaria Decoction):
Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis (one and a half fen), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black skin removed), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, sliced and roasted), Hanshuishi (Natrumsulfas, one liang each), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, three fen), Shashen (Radix Adenophorae, half liang), Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae, shaved), Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis, shaved), Longchi (Os Draconis, ground), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, roasted and cut). The above ten medicinal materials, excluding honey, are crushed, sifted into powder, and combined with honey in a silver-stone pot. Slowly boiled over low heat into a concentrated decoction. Each dose is the size of an apricot kernel, dissolved in water, taken three times daily, with dosage adjusted by age and size.

For children from one year old to adulthood suffering from Dian Xian (Epilepsy), with unpredictable onset, foaming at the mouth, urinary incontinence, and unresponsiveness to calls. Zhenzhu Wan (Pearl Pill) Formula:
Zhenzhu (Margarita, ground, one fen), Hu Jing (Tiger Eye, left eye preferred, soaked in wine, dried, ground, one unit), Lufengfang (Nidus Vespae), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, roots and joints removed), Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis (half liang each), Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, processed), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, ginger-processed), Yazao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, skin and seeds removed, ground, one liang), Yin Ye (Lamina Argenti, ground), Zhizi Ren (Semen Gardeniae, three fen each), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, radicle removed), Leiwan (Semen Walsurae Chinensis, one fen), Shashen (Radix Adenophorae), Xixin (Herba Asari, roots and leaves removed, half liang each), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, radicle removed, half liang), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground, one fen), Zha Chan (Wings and feet removed, roasted, four units). The above twenty-three medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of hemp seeds. For children aged one to two years, five pills per dose, crushed and taken with rice drink, adjusted by age and size. Alternative prescription: includes Qianghuo three fen, excludes Duhuo; includes Danshen three fen, excludes Zhenzhu.

For various types of pediatric Xian, fright tics, convulsions, and Ke Wu (intruding evil qi). Renshen Wan (Ginseng Pill) Formula:
Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground), Xixin (Herba Asari, roots and leaves removed, half liang each), Zha Chan (Wings and feet removed, roasted, seven units), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, wrapped in wet paper, baked, cut, one liang), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba, three liang), Badou (Semen Crotonis, skin, heart, and membrane removed, oil pressed out to make frost). The above thirteen medicinal materials, excluding Badou, Niuhuang, and Shexiang, are crushed, sifted into powder, mixed evenly, and bound with refined honey into pills the size of hemp seeds. Newborns to 100-day-olds take two pills per dose; one-to-five-year-olds take three to five pills per dose, all taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). If the child exhibits fright tics, Ke Wu, warm high fever, abdominal fullness, increase the number of pills, aiming for smooth bowel movements, and adjust dosage by age and size.

For various pediatric Xian and Fright Wind, commonly taken to clear heat. Shaoyao Wan (Peony Pill) Formula:
Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Tiefen (Lamina Argenti, ground, three fen each), Zha Chan (Wings and feet removed, roasted, four units), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, sliced and roasted, three fen), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, cut and stir-fried, one liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, ground), Xixin (Herba Asari, roots and leaves removed), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Huanglian (Radix Coptidis,须 removed), Fuling (Poria, skin removed), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae, heart removed), Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis, heart removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, roasted), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, ground). The above fourteen medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with refined honey into pills the size of hemp seeds. Take three pills per dose with rice drink, three times daily, adjusted by age and size.

For pediatric heat-pathogen Xian causing jaw lock. Renshen Tang (Ginseng Decoction):
Renshen (Radix Ginseng, one liang), Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, cut), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae, half liang each), Longchi (Os Draconis, ground, three fen), Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis, shaved and stir-fried), Zha Chan (Wings and feet removed, roasted, fourteen units). The above eleven medicinal materials are coarsely crushed and sieved. For three-to-four-year-old children, take one qianbi per dose with one small cup of water, decocted to half a cup. Add a little Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), boil two or three more times, filter, divide into three doses, taken three times daily, adjusted by age and size.

For various pediatric fright-Xian, serving to suppress fright and calm the Heart. Dansha Hu Jing Wan (Cinnabar Tiger Eye Pill) Formula:
Dansha (Cinnabaris, ground, one liang), Hu Jing (Tiger Eye, ground, one pair), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground), Shexiang (Moschus, ground), Xijiao Mo (Powdered Rhinoceros Horn, one fen each), Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis (four liang), Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae, shaved), Longchi (Os Draconis, ground), Hupo (Electrum, ground), Zhenzhu (Margarita, ground), Tianzhu Huang (Calculus Budhalae, ground), Xionghuang (Realgar, ground). The above eleven medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with refined honey into pills the size of corn cockle fruits. Take one to two pills per dose, dissolved in Silver-Gold Decoction. Renshen Tang may also be used. Adjust dosage by age and size.

For pediatric fright-Xian with body heat, limb convulsions, upward staring of eyes, resembling stroke. Baohe Wan (Preserve Harmony Pill) Formula:
Dansha (Cinnabaris, ground, one qian), Xie Shao (Scorpion tail, twenty-seven units), Xionghuang (Realgar, ground, two qian), Lvhui (Aloe, ground), Xiong Dan (Ursi Bile, ground, half qian each), She Tui (Sloughed Skin of Agkistrodon, burned to ash), Quan Xie (Whole Scorpion, stir-fried), Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried), Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, processed), Baifu Zi (Rhizoma Typhonii, processed), Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, ground), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground), Shexiang (Moschus, ground). The above twelve medicinal materials are crushed into powder, mixed with Toad Venom soaked in water and flour paste to form pills the size of millet grains. For each dose, first dissolve one pill in Reverse Flow Water, drip into the nose, wait for sneezing, then immediately swallow one pill with Mint Water.

For pediatric fright-Xian. Dansha Niuhuang Wan (Cinnabar Calculus Bovis Pill) Formula:
Dansha (Cinnabaris, ground), Xionghuang (Realgar, ground, half liang each), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground), Gan Xie (Dried Scorpion, stir-fried), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, ground), Qingfen (Calomelas), Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum, sand-like), Sha. The above eight medicinal materials are all ground into powder, mixed with date meat to form pills the size of millet grains. Take three to five pills per dose, adjusted by age and size, taken with Mint Decoction.

For pediatric fright-Xian with limb convulsions, stiff neck and head, resembling opisthotonos. Anshen San (Calm Spirit Powder):
Xie Shao (Scorpion tail, stir-fried, one and a half qian), Wugong (Scolopendra, red-legged golden variety, one unit), Qingfen (Calomelas, one zi), Wutou Jian (Tip of Aconite Root, raw, seven units), Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, pounded with fresh ginger into cakes, roasted). The above seven medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder. Take one zi-bi per dose, adjusted by age and size, mixed with Silver-Mint Decoction.

For pediatric fright-Xian and Feng Xian (Wind Epilepsy) with limb convulsions and deviation of mouth and eyes. Wushe Niuhuang San (Black Snake Calculus Bovis Powder):
Wushe (Dry Snake, seven inches below neck, soaked in wine overnight, skin and bones removed, roasted, weighed one qian), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, ground, two qian), Xie Shao (Scorpion tail, stir-fried, ten units), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground, half liang), Tianma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae), Quan Xie (Whole Scorpion), Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus), Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, pounded with fresh ginger into cakes, roasted), Baifu Zi (Rhizoma Typhonii), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Xionghuang (Realgar), Shexiang (Moschus), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), Zhenzhu (Margarita), Hupo (Electrum). The above fifteen medicinal materials are all crushed and ground into powder. Take half a qian-bi per dose, adjusted by age and size, mixed with Silver-Mint Decoction.

For pediatric fright-Xian and Feng Xian spasms, recurring after settling. Xiang Ru San (Elsholtzia Powder):
Jishe Xiang (Cardamomum, ground, one qian), Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri, cut, one fen), Dansha (Cinnabaris, ground, two qian), Wulingzhi (Tardigrada, half qian). The above four medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder. Take half a qian-bi per dose, adjusted by age and size, mixed with aged rice drink.

For pediatric fright-Xian spasms. Hu Jing Formula:
Hu Jing (Tiger Eye, one or a pair, raw is better). The above single medicinal material is finely ground, mixed with water, and administered, adjusted by age and size.

For pediatric fright-Xian. Ersha San (Two Cinnabars Powder):
Yeming Sha (Stercus Galli, ground, one qian), Dansha (Cinnabaris, ground, one qian), Xie Shao (Scorpion tail, stir-fried, seven units), Qingfen (Calomelas, ground, half qian). The above four medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder. Take half a qian-bi per dose, mixed with a little boy's urine and wine, adjusted by age and size.

For pediatric fright-Xian with excessive phlegm-saliva and uncertain convulsions. Pian Yin Wan (Narrow Silver Pill) Formula:
Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, processed, half qian), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, ground, one qian), Xie Shao (Scorpion tail, stir-fried, forty units), Fenshuang (Sublimated White Arsenic, ground), Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum), Huashi (Talcum, one qian each), Qiandan (Minium), Xionghuang (Realgar), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Shexiang (Moschus). The above ten medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with steamed dough soaked in water to form pills the size of albizia seeds, shaped into cakes. Take one to two cakes per dose, adjusted by age and size, dissolved in Mint Decoction.

For pediatric fright-Xian and breast lumps. Wanbing Wan (Ten Thousand Diseases Pill) Formula:
Xionghuang (Realgar, ground), Dansha (Cinnabaris), Shexiang (Moschus, ground), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, ground), Lvhui (Aloe, ground), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Binglang (Semen Arecae, cut, one fen each), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground, half liang), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, one fen each), Tianzhu Huang (Calculus Budhalae), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Xionghuang (Realgar), Shexiang (Moschus). The above thirteen medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with refined honey into pills the size of small beans. Take one to two pills per dose with warm water, adjusted by age and size. Commonly taken by those under fifteen years old to prevent all diseases permanently.

For pediatric fright-Xian and abdominal breast lumps. Niuhuang San (Calculus Bovis Powder):
Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground, one fen), Renshen (Radix Ginseng, half liang), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, cut and stir-fried), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, sliced and roasted), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, roasted and cut, one liang each). The above six medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder. Take one qian-bi per dose, decocted with seven parts water to yield three parts, filtered, taken warm, adjusted by age and size. Mild purgation is the goal.

For pediatric fright-Xian with accumulated heat, phlegm-saliva, and cough. Qingjin Jian (Blue Gold Decoction):
Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, inside cow gallbladder, half liang), Mayaxiao (Mirabilite, ground), Tianzhu Huang (Calculus Budhalae, ground, one fen each), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, ground, one liang), Longchi (Os Draconis, ground), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Xionghuang (Realgar), Shexiang (Moschus, ground, one qian), Bingpian (Borneolum Syntheticum), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis). The above twelve medicinal materials are mixed finely, bound with refined honey into a paste, stored in porcelain containers. Take a piece the size of a small corn cockle fruit, adjusted by age and size, dissolved in Mint Water.

For pediatric Xian disease. Gouteng Yin (Uncaria Drink):
Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis, shaved, half liang each), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, crushed), Longchi (Os Draconis, one liang each), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, roasted and cut). The above eight medicinal materials are cut like hemp seeds. Take one qian-bi per dose, one cup of water, decocted to half a cup, filtered, add a little Shexiang, taken warm, adjusted by age and size.

For pediatric epilepsy with high fever. Da Gouteng Yin (Large Uncaria Drink):
Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae, joints removed, one liang one fen each), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, sliced and roasted, three fen), Longchi (Os Draconis, ground, one liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Xingren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae, double kernels removed), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis), Shexiang (Moschus), Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), Baimi (White Honey), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae). The above twelve medicinal materials: first coarsely crush and sieve ten materials. Take three qian-bi per dose, one cup of water, decocted to six parts. Filter, add Niuhuang and Xingren, add small amounts of White Honey and Bamboo Sap, refine until thick like syrup, taken with soup. Repeat after walking five li.

For pediatric fright-Xian convulsions, flooding saliva, and coma. Guihun Wan (Returning Soul Pill) Formula:
Shijunzi (Fructus Quisqualis, two units wrapped in flour, baked on slow fire until flour turns yellow, discard flour), Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum, sand-like), Xiangmo (Inkstick), Lvhui (Aloe), Xiong Dan (Ursi Bile, ground), Lathe (Old Tea, ground), Ruxiang (Olibanum, ground), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, ground, one qian each), Xie Shao (Scorpion tail, twenty-one or twenty-seven units, stir-fried), Tianzhu Huang (Calculus Budhalae, ground), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, ground), Dansha (Cinnabaris, ground, half qian each), Qingfen (Calomelas, two qian), Hanshimian (Cold Food Flour, one and a half qian). The above fourteen medicinal materials are ground together until fine, mixed with drops of water 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, dissolve half a pill for consumption. Regular use prevents fright diseases permanently, adjusted by age and size.

For infants未满 month and just born, with high fever and epilepsy. Gouteng Tang (Uncaria Decoction):
Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis (one fen), Zha Chan (One unit, roasted, legs, head, wings removed), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, roots removed), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae, black heart removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, roasted and cut), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Fuling (Poria), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae). The above nine medicinal materials are coarsely crushed and sieved. Take one qian-bi per dose, six parts water, decocted to three parts. Filter, add several drops of Bamboo Sap, boil once more, taken warm.

For pediatric fright-Xian with evil qi, body heat, vomiting, and dysentery with five colors. Hu Jing Wan (Tiger Eye Pill) Formula:
Hu Jing (Tiger Eye, one unit, ground), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, ground), Shexiang (Moschus, ground, half fen each), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, Sheng Xijiao (Fresh Rhinoceros Horn, shaved), Guizhi (Cortex Cinnamomi, bark removed, half liang each), Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, processed), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, ginger-processed), Fuling (Poria), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae). The above twelve medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with refined honey into pills the size of albizia seeds. Take three to five pills per dose after meals, crushed with rice drink, twice daily.

For pediatric fright-Xian. Zhenxin Wan (Calm Heart Pill) Formula:
Yinbo (Thin Silver Leaf, ground, one hundred pieces), Qianglang (Scarabaeus, three units, head and feet removed, roasted), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, cut and stir-fried), Dansha (Cinnabaris, ground, one liang half each), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Huanglian (Radix Coptidis), Fuling (Poria), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae), Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae). The above eleven medicinal materials are crushed and ground into powder, mixed with refined honey into pills the size of albizia seeds. Taken after meals and after breastfeeding, one pill ground in fresh well water and administered. For three-to-five-year-olds, two to three pills; for seven-to-ten-year-olds, five pills; for adults, fifteen pills taken with warm vinegar water; in winter, grind and administer with warm water.

For pediatric fright-Xian with body deficiency. Gouteng Ziqin Tang (Uncaria and Scutellaria Decoction):
Gouteng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis, Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Shashen (Radix Adenophorae, three fen each), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, roasted), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis, shaved, one liang each), Zha Chan (Two units, roasted, wings and heads removed), Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Longchi (Os Draconis), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Fuling (Poria). The above eleven medicinal materials are coarsely crushed and sieved. Decoct with two sheng of water, filter to obtain six he, add two he of honey and three he of Bamboo Sap, refine until thick like syrup. Take one qian-bi per dose, administer slightly, judge by intuition.