治小儿宿乳不消,腹痛惊啼方。
牛黄(三铢) 附子(一枚) 真珠 巴豆 杏仁(各一两)
上五味捣附子、真珠为末,下筛,别捣巴豆、杏仁令如泥,纳药及牛黄捣一千二百杵,
药成,若干入少蜜足之。百日儿服如粟米一丸,三岁儿服如麻子一丸,五六岁儿服如胡豆一
丸,日二,先乳哺了服之,膈上下悉当微转,药完出者病愈,散出者更服,以药完出为度。
治小儿宿食癖气痰饮,往来寒热不欲食,消瘦方。
芒硝 大黄(各四两) 半夏 甘遂(各二两) 代赭(一两) 巴豆(二百枚) 杏
仁(一百
二十枚)
上七味为末,别捣巴豆杏仁治如膏,旋纳药末捣三千杵,令相和合,强者纳少蜜。百日
儿服如胡豆一丸,过百日至一岁服二丸,随儿大小以意节度,当候儿大便中药出为愈,若不
出,更服如初。
治八岁以上儿热结痰实,不能食,自下方∶
白芍 栀子 知母 大黄(各二两) 柴胡(一两六铢) 升麻 黄连 黄芩(各二两
半)
竹叶(切一升半) 桔梗(一两半) 细辛(十五铢)
上十一味 咀,以水六升,煮取一升八合,去滓,分四服,十岁儿为三服。一本有枳
实、杏仁各一两半,无桔梗、黄连。
治十五以下儿热结多痰,食饮减,自下方∶
大黄 柴胡 黄芩 枳实(各一两十八铢) 升麻 白芍 知母 栀子(各二两半) 生
姜
(十八铢) 杏仁(二两) 竹叶(切,一升半)
上十一味 咀,以水六升半,煮取二升,十岁至十五者分三服。
Treatment for infants with retained milk causing indigestion, abdominal pain, fright, and crying.
Niu Huang (Calculus Bovis) [3 zhu] Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) [1 piece] Zhen Zhu (Pearl) Badou (Croton Seed) Xingren (Apricot Seed) [each 1 liang]
Crush the above five herbs; first grind Fuzi and Zhen Zhu into powder and sieve them separately. Crush Badou and Xingren until they form a paste. Mix in the powdered herbs and Niu Huang, and pound together 1,200 times.
Once prepared, if the mixture is insufficient, add an appropriate amount of honey to adjust the consistency. For infants under 100 days old, administer one pill the size of a millet grain; for three-year-olds, one pill the size of a hemp seed; for children aged five to six, one pill the size of a broad bean. Administer twice daily after feeding. There should be slight peristalsis in the upper and lower chest regions. If the medicine is expelled intact, the disease is cured; if it is expelled in fragments, administer again. The treatment is considered complete when the medicine is expelled intact.
Treatment for pediatric retained food accumulation, phlegm-fluid retention due to mass, alternating chills and fever, loss of appetite, and emaciation.
Mangxiao (Mirabilite) Dahuang (Rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma) [each 4 liang] Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) Gansui (Kansui Root) [each 2 liang] Daizhe (Hematitum) [1 liang] Badou (Croton Seed) [200 seeds] Xingren (Apricot Seed) [120 seeds]
Grind the above seven herbs into powder. Separately crush Badou and Xingren into a paste, then gradually mix in the herb powder and pound together 3,000 times until thoroughly combined. For robust children, add a small amount of honey. For infants under 100 days old, administer one pill the size of a broad bean; for children from over 100 days to one year old, administer two pills. Adjust the dosage according to the child's size. Recovery is indicated when the medication is passed in the stool. If not passed, administer again as initially directed.
Treatment for heat accumulation and phlegm-solidity in children over eight years old, resulting in inability to eat, from the following formula:
Baishao (White Peony Root) Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Dahuang (Rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma) [each 2 liang] Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) [1 liang 6 zhu] Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) [each 2.5 liang]
Zhuye (Bamboo Leaf) [cut, 1.5 sheng] Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) [1.5 liang] Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) [15 zhu]
Chop the above eleven herbs. Decoct in 6 sheng of water until reduced to 1.8 sheng. Strain the dregs. Divide into four doses. For ten-year-old children, divide into three doses. Another version includes Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) and Xingren (Apricot Seed), each 1.5 liang, but excludes Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) and Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma).
Treatment for heat accumulation and excessive phlegm in children under fifteen years old, resulting in reduced food intake, from the following formula:
Dahuang (Rhubarb Radix et Rhizoma) Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) [each 1 liang 18 zhu] Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) Baishao (White Peony Root) Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) [each 2.5 liang] Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) [18 zhu] Xingren (Apricot Seed) [2 liang] Zhuye (Bamboo Leaf) [cut, 1.5 sheng]
Chop the above eleven herbs. Decoct in 6.5 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng. For children aged ten to fifteen, divide into three doses.