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Discourse states: When infants and children suffer from epilepsy (Xian Bing) caused by irregular breastfeeding and feeding, it is termed Food Epilepsy (Shi Xian). The symptoms include traction of the mouth and eyes, upward rolling of the eyeballs, spasmodic jerking of the hands and feet, and stiffness and rigidity of the back and spine. This is a pathological condition resulting from the counterflow of Qi.

To treat Food Epilepsy in infants and children, as well as newborns suffering from external fright (Ke Wu), sudden evil invasion with fever, indigestion of milk and food, cyanotic complexion, drooping eyelids, Ding Xi disease (a type of malnutrition characterized by abdominal distension and emaciated limbs), skeletal emaciation, crossed shins, and inability to walk at three years of age. Musk Pill Formula (She Xiang Wan):
Musk (She Xiang, ground, half qian) [Moschus]
Calcined Bull Gallstone (Niu Huang, ground, one liang) [Bovis Calculus]
Coptis Rhizome (Huang Lian, de-veined) [Coptidis Rhizoma]
Cinnamon Twig (Gui Zhi, bark removed, two liang each) [Cinnamomi Ramulus]
Realgar (Xiong Huang, ground) [Realgar]
Cuttlefish Bone (Wu Zei Gu, calcined until complete) [Sepiae Endoconcha]
Red Centipede (Chi Wu Gong, processed) [Scolopendra]
The above eleven ingredients, except for Croton Seed (Ba Dou), are each pounded and ground into powder. Add Croton Paste, mix evenly, and grind thoroughly. Blend with refined honey, pound in a mortar until ripe, and store in a sealed container. For infants born half a month to one month old, administer one pill the size of a millet seed; for those aged 100 to 200 days, administer two pills the size of a hemp seed; for those over one year old, adjust dosage according to strength. All should be taken with rice water.

To treat infantile Food Epilepsy with convulsions, various physiological transformations (Bian Zheng), chronic epigastric masses in the abdomen, irregular diet, abdominal fullness with high fever, worsening in the morning and evening, constipation and urinary retention, and weak Spleen and Stomach Qi. Cow Bezoar Pill Formula (Niu Huang Wan):
Calcined Bull Gallstone (Niu Huang, ground, one fen) [Bovis Calculus]
White Sparrow Droppings (Que Shi Bai, stir-fried, half liang) [Passer Domesticus Excrement]
Peony Root (Shao Yao, three fen) [Paeoniae Radix Rubra]
Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuan Xiong, one liang) [Chuanxiong Rhizoma]
Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin, finely cut, one fen) [Scutellariae Radix]
Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang, charred inside, half liang each) [Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum]
The above thirteen ingredients are pounded, sifted into powder, mixed evenly with Croton Paste, and formed into pills using refined honey. For one-year-old infants, administer two pills the size of a millet seed; for toddlers aged two or three, administer three pills the size of a mung bean. Take all with rice water. The treatment is considered effective when there is mild diarrhea. Adjust further based on the child's size.

To treat various diseases in infants and children over one year old, including thirty-six types of Innocent Malnutrition (Wu Gu Gan) with dampness, Flash Bi syndrome, Food Epilepsy, epidemic febrile diseases, red eye, acute jaundice, and all other conditions. Musk Pill Formula (She Xiang Wan):
Musk (She Xiang, finely ground) [Moschus]
Calcined Bull Gallstone (Niu Huang, finely ground, half liang each) [Bovis Calculus]
Almond (Xing Ren, soaked in hot water, skin and tip removed, double-kernel, ground into paste) [Armeniacae Semen Amarum]
Cinnabar (Dan Sha, finely ground) [Cinnabaris]
Peony Root (Shao Yao, lightly stir-fried, ground into paste) [Paeoniae Radix Rubra]
The above eleven ingredients, except for Croton Seed, are each pounded and ground into powder. Add Croton Seed, blend with refined honey, and pound three thousand times. Store in a sealed container. When administering, take two pills the size of a hemp seed, washed down with warm water. Adjust dosage according to the child's size.

To treat infantile Food Epilepsy and Innocent Flash Bi syndrome. Realgar Pill Formula (Xiong Huang Wan):
Realgar (Xiong Huang, ground) [Realgar]
Cinnabar (Dan Sha, ground) [Cinnabaris]
Calcined Bull Gallstone (Niu Huang, ground, one fen each) [Bovis Calculus]
Musk (She Xiang, ground, half fen) [Moschus]
Gypsum Fibrosum (Shi Gao, half liang) [Gypsum Fibrosum]
Prunus Persica Kernel (Rui Ren, skin removed, separately ground) [Persicae Semen]
The above nine ingredients, excluding those separately ground, are pounded and sifted into powder, mixed uniformly, and formed into pills using refined honey, the size of a sesame seed. Administer one or two pills per dose, taken with rice water. The goal is bowel movement. Adjust further based on the child's size.

To treat various epilepsies in infants and children, alternating cold and heat, vomiting and diarrhea, inability to breastfeed. Gentian Decoction Formula (Long Dan Tang):
Gentian Root (Long Dan Cao) [Gentianae Radix et Rhizoma]
Angelica Sinensis Root (Dang Gui, sliced and dried) [Angelicae Sinensis Radix]
Rhubarb Rhizome (Da Huang, cut and stir-fried) [Rhei Radix et Rhizoma]
Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin, black heart removed) [Scutellariae Radix]
Trichosanthes Root (Gua Lou Gen) [Trichosanthis Radix]
Licorice Root (Gan Cao, honey-fried) [Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma]
Cinnamon Twig (Gui Zhi, bark removed) [Cinnamomi Ramulus]
Ginseng Root (Ren Shen) [Panacis Ginseng Radix]
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely pounded and sifted. For toddlers aged two or three, administer one qian bi per dose. Add one cup of water and one jujube split open. Decoct together until five parts remain. Strain and divide into two warm doses. Adjust further based on the child's size.

To treat infantile Food Epilepsy, spirits (Wang Liang), thirty-six types of Innocent conditions, five types of Malnutrition (Gan), eight types of Dysentery, and convulsive wind with sky-hooking posture (Tian Diao). Pearl Pill Formula (Zhen Zhu Wan):
Pearl (Zhen Zhu, finely ground, one liang) [Margarita]
Calcined Bull Gallstone (Niu Huang, finely ground) [Bovis Calculus]
Almond (Xing Ren, skin and tip removed, double-kernel, stir-fried and ground into paste, half liang each) [Armeniacae Semen Amarum]
Cinnabar (Dan Sha, finely ground) [Cinnabaris]
Oyster Shell (Mu Li, black skin removed, one liang) [Ostrea Concha]
Licorice Root (Gan Cao, honey-fried and cut, half liang) [Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma]
Prepared Aconite Root (Fu Zi, cracked, skin and umbilicus removed, one fen) [Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata]
The above twelve ingredients, excluding those separately ground, are pounded and sifted into powder, mixed uniformly, and formed into pills using refined honey, the size of a hemp seed. Administer one to two pills per dose, taken with rice water or Peach Kernel Decoction. Expel foul matter; efficacy is indicated if greenish matter resembling fish brain is discharged. Adjust further based on the child's size.

To treat infantile Food Epilepsy and Malnutrition Jaundice. Cinnabar Cake Formula (Dan Sha Bing Zi):
Cinnabar (Dan Sha, ground, one and a half liang) [Cinnabaris]
Yellow Hawk Droppings (Huang Ying Tiao, selected and cleaned) [Accipiter Kuroshio Excrement]
White Civet Cat Droppings (Bai Ding Xiang, one fen each) [Viverridae Excrement]
Calotropis Fruit (Ji Gang Zi, twenty-five fruits, lightly stir-fried) [Calotropis Fructus]
Calomelas (Fen Shuang, ground) [Hydrargyri Chloridum Solubile]
Borneol (Bing Pian, ground, half qian each) [Borneolum Syntheticum]
The above sixteen ingredients are pounded and ground into fine powder, mixed evenly, and bound with thin wheat flour paste to form pills the size of yellow millet. Shape into cakes, coat with Cinnabar. Dissolve one cake per dose in Mint Decoction and administer. Adjust further based on the child's size.