治小儿伤寒,变热毒病,身热面赤,口燥,心腹坚急,大小便不利,或口疮者,或因
壮热,便四肢挛掣惊,乃成痫疾,时发时醒,醒后身热如火者,悉主之方。
升麻 白薇 麻黄 葳蕤 柴胡 甘草(各半两) 黄芩(一两) 朴硝 大黄 钩藤
(各
六铢)
上十味 咀,以水三升先煮麻黄去上沫,纳诸药煮,取一升。儿生三十日至六十日,一
服二合;六十日至百日,一服二合半;百日至二百日,一服三合。
治小儿肉中挟宿热,瘦瘠,热进退休作无时方。
大黄 甘草 芒硝(各半两) 桂心(八铢) 石膏(一两) 大枣(五枚)
上六味 咀,以水三升,煮取一升,每服二合。
又方 治小儿腹大短气,热有进退,食不安谷为不化方。
大黄 黄芩 甘草 麦门冬 芒硝(各半两) 石膏(一两) 桂心(八铢)
上七味 咀,以水三升,煮取一升半,分三服。期岁以下小儿作五服。
治小儿潮热方。
蜀漆 甘草 知母 龙骨 牡蛎(各半两)
上五味 咀,以水四升,煮取一升,去滓,一岁儿少少温服半合,日再。
治小儿夏月患腹中伏热,温壮来往,或患下痢,色或白或黄,三焦不利方。
竹叶(切) 小麦(各五合) 柴胡 麦门冬 人参 甘草(各半两) 茯苓(十八铢)
黄芩
(一两六铢)
上八味 咀,以水四升,煮竹叶小麦,取三升,去竹叶小麦,下诸药煮,取一升半,分
三服。若小儿夏月忽壮热烧人手,洞下黄溏,气力 然,脉极洪数,用此方加大黄二两,再
服得下,即瘥。
又方 治五六岁儿温壮,腹中急满,息不利,或有微肿,亦中极羸,不下饮食,坚痞,
手足逆冷方。
竹叶(切一升) 小麦(半升) 甘草 黄芩 栝蒌根 泽泻 茯苓 知母 白术 大
黄(
各一两) 桂心(二铢) 生姜(一两半) 人参 麦冬 半夏(各二两) 当归(十八铢)
上十六味 咀,以水七升,煮竹叶、小麦,取四升,去滓,纳诸药煎,取一升六合,分
四服。
治小儿连壮热,实滞不去,寒热往来,微惊悸方∶
大黄(一两) 黄芩 栝蒌根 甘草(各十八铢) 滑石(二两) 桂心 牡蛎 人参 龙
骨
上十二味 咀,以水四升,煮取一升半,每服三合,一日一夜令尽,虽吐亦与之。(一
本加紫石英半两。)
Treats pediatric *Shanghan* (Cold Damage) that transforms into heat-toxin disease, characterized by fever, flushed face, dry mouth, hardness and urgency in the heart and abdomen, difficulty in urination and defecation, or oral ulcers; or due to high fever causing limb spasms and convulsions, leading to epilepsy (*Xian Ji*), with episodes of unconsciousness followed by waking up with body heat like fire. This formula treats all such conditions.
Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Baiwei (Radix Cynanchi Atrati), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae), Weirui (Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) [each half tael], Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) [one tael], Puxiao (Natrii Sulfas), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Gouteng (Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis) [each six zhu].
The above ten ingredients are cut into small pieces. Boil Mahuang in three sheng of water first, remove the foam on the surface, then add the remaining herbs and boil to obtain one sheng of decoction. For infants aged 30 to 60 days, administer two he per dose; for those aged 60 to 100 days, administer two and a half he per dose; for those aged 100 to 200 days, administer three he per dose.
Treats pediatric cases where residual heat lingers within the flesh, resulting in emaciation, with fever advancing and retreating irregularly without fixed timing.
Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas) [each half tael], Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) [one tael], Dazao (Fructus Jujubae) [five fruits].
The above six ingredients are cut into small pieces. Boil in three sheng of water to obtain one sheng of decoction. Administer two he per dose.
Another formula: Treats pediatric abdominal distension and shortness of breath, fluctuating fever, food intolerance, and indigestion.
Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas) [each half tael], Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) [one tael], Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) [eight zhu].
The above seven ingredients are cut into small pieces. Boil in three sheng of water to obtain one and a half sheng of decoction. Divide into three doses. For children under one year old, divide into five doses.
Formula for treating pediatric tidal fever.
Shuqi (Herba Perillae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Zhimu (Radix Anemarrhenae), Longgu (Os Draconis), Muli (Concha Ostreae) [each half tael].
The above five ingredients are cut into small pieces. Boil in four sheng of water to obtain one sheng of decoction. Strain the dregs. For a one-year-old child, administer a small amount of half he warm decoction, twice daily.
Formula for treating pediatric latent heat in the abdomen during summer, with alternating fever, or dysentery with white or yellow stool, and dysfunction of the Sanjiao (Triple Burner).
Zhuye (Folium Bambusae, cut), Xiaomai (Fructus Tritici Vulgaris) [each five he], Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Maimendong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) [each half tael], Fuling (Poria), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) [one tael and six zhu].
The above eight ingredients are cut into small pieces. Boil Zhuye and Xiaomai in four sheng of water to obtain three sheng, remove Zhuye and Xiaomai, then add the remaining herbs and boil to obtain one and a half sheng. Divide into three doses. If a child suddenly suffers from high fever burning to the touch, profuse yellow loose stools, weak energy, and a very surging and rapid pulse during summer, add two taels of Dahuang to this formula. After administering again and obtaining bowel movement, the illness will heal.
Another formula: Treats five- or six-year-old children with persistent warmth/fever, abdominal urgency and fullness, difficult breathing, slight swelling, extreme emaciation, inability to eat, hard epigastric masses, and cold extremities.
Zhuye (Folium Bambusae, cut, one sheng), Xiaomai (Fructus Tritici Vulgaris, half sheng), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Gualougen (Radix Trichosanthis), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Fuling (Poria), Zhimu (Radix Anemarrhenae), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) [each one tael], Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) [two zhu], Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) [one and a half taels], Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) [each two taels], Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) [eighteen zhu].
The above sixteen ingredients are cut into small pieces. Boil Zhuye and Xiaomai in seven sheng of water to obtain four sheng, strain the dregs, add the remaining herbs, and boil to obtain one sheng and six he. Divide into four doses.
Formula for treating continuous high fever in children, stagnation of excess pathogens, alternating chills and fever, and mild palpitations with fright:
Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) [one tael], Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Gualougen (Radix Trichosanthis), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) [each eighteen zhu], Huashi (Talcum) [two taels], Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Muli (Concha Ostreae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Longgu (Os Draconis).
The above twelve ingredients are cut into small pieces. Boil in four sheng of water to obtain one and a half sheng. Administer three he per dose, finishing within one day and night. Continue administration even if vomiting occurs. (Another version adds Zhiyanshi [Mineral Pyrolusite] half a tael.)