治小儿痞气,胁下腹中有积聚坚痛方。
鳖头(一枚) 甘皮(半两) 虻虫 虫 桃仁(各十八铢)
上五味为末蜜丸,服如小豆二丸,日三,大便不利,加大黄十八铢,以知为度。
治小儿羸瘦 ,宜常服不妨乳方∶
甘草五两为末蜜丸,一岁儿如小豆十丸,日三,服尽即更合。
治小儿五六日不食,气逆方。
桂心 人参(各半两) 橘皮(三两) 黍米(五合) 成箨薤(五两)
上五味 咀,以水七升先煮药,煎取二升,次下薤米,米熟药成,稍稍服之。
治少小胃气不调,不嗜食生肌肉方。
干地黄 大黄(各一两六铢) 茯苓(十八铢) 当归 柴胡 杏仁(各半两)
上六味为末,以蜜丸如麻子大,服五丸,日三。
治少小胁下有气内痛,喘逆气息难,往来寒热,羸瘦不食方。
马通中粟(十八铢) 杏仁 紫菀 细辛(各半两) 五味子 石膏 秦艽 半夏 茯
苓(
各六铢)
上九味为末蜜丸,服如小豆十丸,日三,不知加至二十丸。
治少小腹胀满方∶
烧父母指甲灰,乳头上饮之。
又方 韭根汁和猪脂,煎细细服之。
又方 车毂中脂和轮下土如弹丸,吞之立愈。
又方 米粉、盐等分,炒变色,腹上摩之。
治小儿胎寒KT 啼,腹中痛,舌上黑,青涎下方(一名黑丸)。
当归 野狼毒(各九铢) 吴茱萸(一作杏仁) 川椒(各半两) 细辛 干姜 附子(各
十八
铢) 巴豆(十枚) 豉(七合)
上九味捣八种下筛,秤药末令足,研巴豆如膏,稍稍纳药末,捣令相得,蜜和,桑杯盛
,蒸五升米饭,下出捣一千杵,一月儿服如黍米一丸,日一夜二,不知稍加,以知为度,亦
治水癖。
Formula for treating pediatric *pi* qi (masses or accumulations), with accumulations and masses in the hypochondrium and abdomen accompanied by hardness and pain.
Bie Jia Tou (Head of Soft-shelled Turtle Shell, one piece) Gan Pi (Sweet Orange Peel, half liang) Meng Chong (Blister Beetle) Zhe Chong (Ground Beetle) Tao Ren (Peach Seed, eighteen zhu each)
Grind the above five herbs into powder, mix with honey to make pills. Administer two pills the size of a small bean three times daily. If there is difficulty in defecation, add Da Huang (Rhubarb Root) eighteen zhu. Stop when symptoms resolve.
Formula suitable for frequent use in emaciated and weak children, which does not interfere with breastfeeding:
Gan Cao (Licorice Root) five liang, grind into powder, mix with honey to make pills. For a one-year-old child, administer ten pills the size of a small bean three times daily. Prepare a new batch after finishing this one.
Formula for treating infants who have not eaten for five or six days and experience rebellious Qi:
Gui Xin (Cinnamon Twig Heart) Ren Shen (Ginseng Root, half liang each) Ju Pi (Tangerine Peel, three liang) Shu Mi (Millet, five he) Cheng Tuo Xie (Scallion Bulb with Husk, five liang)
Chop the above five herbs. Decoct in seven sheng of water first, reduce to two sheng of liquid. Then add Xie and Shu Mi. Cook until the rice is soft and the decoction is ready. Take small amounts frequently.
Formula for treating young children with disharmony of Stomach Qi, poor appetite, and failure to gain muscle mass:
Gan Di Huang (Prepared Rehmannia Root) Da Huang (Rhubarb Root, one liang six zhu each) Fu Ling (Poria, eighteen zhu) Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root) Chai Hu (Bupleurum Root) Xing Ren (Apricot Seed, half liang each)
Grind the above six herbs into powder, mix with honey to make pills the size of a hemp seed. Administer five pills three times daily.
Formula for treating young children with internal pain from Qi in the hypochondrium, wheezing and rebellious Qi with difficult breathing, alternating chills and fever, emaciation, and anorexia:
Ma Tong Zhong Su (Millet from Horse Dung, eighteen zhu) Xing Ren (Apricot Seed) Zi Wan (Aster Root) Xi Xin (Asarum Root, half liang each) Wu Wei Zi (Schisandra Berry) Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root) Ban Xia (Pinellia Tuber) Fu Ling (Poria, six zhu each)
Grind the above nine herbs into powder, mix with honey to make pills. Administer ten pills the size of a small bean three times daily. If ineffective, increase to twenty pills.
Formula for treating abdominal distension and fullness in young children:
Burn parental fingernails to ash, take with breast milk.
Another formula: Mix juice from Chinese Chive Roots with lard, decoct, and take slowly.
Another formula: Mix grease from wheel hubs with soil from under the wheel, form into pellets the size of a bullet, swallow for immediate relief.
Another formula: Mix rice flour and salt in equal parts, stir-fry until color changes, and massage onto the abdomen.
Formula for treating infantile fetal cold causing crying, abdominal pain, black tongue coating, and green saliva (also known as Black Pill):
Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root) Ye Lang Du (Stemona Root, nine zhu each) Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia Fruit) Chuan Jiao (Sichuan Pepper, half liang each) Xi Xin (Asarum Root) Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) Fu Zi (Prepared Aconite Root, eighteen zhu each) Ba Dou (Croton Seed, ten seeds) Chi Dou (Fermented Soybean, seven he)
Crush eight of the nine herbs and sieve. Weigh the powder to ensure sufficient quantity. Grind Ba Dou into a paste, gradually incorporate the herb powder, and pound until well mixed. Mix with honey, place in a mulberry wood cup, steam over five sheng of cooked rice, remove, and pound one thousand times. For a one-month-old infant, administer one pill the size of a millet grain twice day and night. Increase dosage slightly if ineffective; stop when symptoms resolve. This formula also treats Shui Pi (water retention in the hypochondrium).