必效钩藤汤,疗小儿壮热,时气惊悸,并热疮出方。
钩藤 人参 蚱蝉(炙) 子芩(各一分) 蛇蜕皮(三寸炙) 龙齿(四分) 防风 泽
泻(
各二分) 石膏(一两碎) 竹沥(三合)
上十味切,以水二升并竹沥,煎取七合,细细服之,以瘥为度。
又方
牛黄(两大豆许研) 蚱蝉(炙各二分) 龙齿 麦门冬(去心各四分) 人参(三分)
钩藤
(一分) 茯神 杏仁(十二枚) 蛇蜕皮(三寸炙末入)
上九味切,以水二升,煎取六合去滓,下牛黄末,分六服,消息服之,令尽瘥。
短剧疗小儿夜啼,一物前胡丸方。
前胡(随多少)
上一味捣筛,蜜丸如大豆,服一丸,日三,加至五六丸,以瘥为度。(千金同)
又方
以妊娠时食饮偏有所思者,以哺儿则愈。(千金同)
千金疗小儿夜啼不已,医所不治者方。
取野狼粪中骨烧作灰,水服如黍米粒一枚,即定。
又疗小儿夜啼至明不安寐,芎 散方。
芎 防己 白术(各二分)
上三味捣筛,以乳和之,与儿服之量多少,又以儿母手掩脐中,亦以摩儿头及脊验。二
十日儿未能服散者,以乳汁和之,服如麻子一丸。
又方
交道中土 伏龙肝(各一把)
上二味,以绢筛,水和少许服之瘥。
又方
取马骨烧灰,敷乳上饮儿,啼即止。(并出第五卷中)
备急或常好啼方。
取犬头下毛,以绛囊盛。击儿两手,立效。
必效小儿夜啼方。
以日未出时及日午时,仰卧,着于脐上横文屏气以朱书作血字,其夜即断声效。
古今录验小儿夜啼如腹痛方。
虫(熬令烟尽) 芍药(炙) 芎 (熬各等分)
上三味捣末,服如刀圭,日三,以乳服之。
又疗小儿夜啼不止,腹中痛,宜以乳头散方。
黄 甘草(炙) 当归 芍药 附子(炮) 干姜(各等分)
上六味为散,以乳头饮儿,丸可胡豆三丸,大小量之。
Bixiao Gouteng Decoction (Hook Vine and Ginseng Decoction) is indicated for pediatric high fever, palpitations due to seasonal epidemics, and the eruption of heat sores.
Gouteng Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis (Uncaria with Tendrils), Renshen Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ginseng Root and Rhizome), Zachan Cicada Molt (Cicada Slough, roasted), Huangqin Scutellariae Radix (Scutellaria Root) [each 1 fen], Shetui Snake Skin (Snake Slough, 3 cun, roasted), Longchi Dragon Bone (Fossilized Bones, 4 fen), Fangfeng Saposhnikoviae Radix (Saposhnikovia Root), Zexia Alismatis Rhizoma (Alisma Rhizome) [each 2 fen], Shigao Gypsum Fibrosum (Gypsum Fibrosum, 1 liang, crushed), Zhuli Bamboo Sap (Bamboo Juice, 3 he).
The above ten ingredients are cut, combined with 2 sheng of water and 3 he of bamboo sap, decocted until 7 he remains. Administer finely, stopping when cured.
Another prescription:
Niuhuang Calculus Bovis (Calculus Bovis, approx. size of two large soybeans, ground), Zachan Cicada Molt (roasted, each 2 fen), Longchi Dragon Bone (Fossilized Bones), Maidong Ophiopogonis Tuber (Ophiopogon Tuber, core removed, each 4 fen), Renshen Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ginseng Root and Rhizome, 3 fen), Gouteng Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis (Uncaria with Tendrils, 1 fen), Fushen Poria with Hostwood (Poria with Hostwood), Xingren Prunus Seed (Apricot Seed, 12 pieces), Shetui Snake Skin (Snake Slough, 3 cun, roasted and ground into powder).
The above nine ingredients are cut, combined with 2 sheng of water, decocted until 6 he remains. Strain the dregs, add Niuhuang Calculus Bovis (Calculus Bovis) powder, divide into six doses, administer according to the patient's condition, until fully cured.
Duanju records a single-ingredient Qianhu Pill for treating infantile night crying.
Qianhu Peucedani Radix (Peucedani Root) (quantity as needed).
Grind the single ingredient into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of soybeans. Take one pill three times daily, increasing gradually to five or six pills, stopping when cured. (Same as in Qianjin Fang)
Another prescription:
If the mother had specific dietary cravings or thoughts during pregnancy, allowing the infant to consume that food will cure the condition. (Same as in Qianjin Fang)
Qianjin Fang records a prescription for infantile night crying that persists and resists medical treatment.
Take bones from wild wolf feces, burn them to ash, and administer with water a dose the size of a millet grain. The crying will cease immediately.
Another prescription for infantile night crying persisting until dawn with restlessness: Xiong San Powder.
Xiongsu Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong Rhizome), Fangji Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Stephania Root), Baizhu Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Atractylodes Rhizome) [each 2 fen].
Grind the above three ingredients into powder, mix with milk, and administer an appropriate amount to the infant. Additionally, have the mother cover the infant's umbilicus with her hand, or massage the infant's head and spine to verify efficacy. If the infant cannot take the powder after twenty days, mix it with milk and form pills the size of hemp seeds.
Another prescription:
Take soil from a crossroads and Fulonggan Dragon Liver (Stove Earth) [each one handful].
Sift the above two ingredients through silk, mix with a small amount of water, and administer to cure.
Another prescription:
Burn horse bones to ash, apply to breast milk, and feed to the infant; crying stops immediately. (All from Volume 5)
Prescription for emergency use or frequent crying.
Take hair from under a dog's head, store in a crimson bag. Strike the infant's hands; immediate effect.
Bixiao Infantile Night Crying Prescription.
Before sunrise and at noon, place the infant supine. Write the character "blood" (Xue) with cinnabar on the transverse lines of the umbilicus while holding breath. The crying will cease that night.
Gujin Luyan records a prescription for infantile night crying resembling abdominal pain.
Chan Tu Toad Skin (Toad Skin, boiled until smoke ceases), Shaoyao Paeoniae Radix (Peony Root, roasted), Xiongsu Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuanxiong Rhizome, boiled) [equal parts].
Grind the above three ingredients into powder. Administer a dose the size of Dao Gui (a traditional measuring tool), three times daily, with milk.
Another prescription for persistent infantile night crying with abdominal pain: Rutu San Powder.
Huangqi Astragali Radix (Astragalus Root), Gancao Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root, roasted), Danggui Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Angelica Root), Shaoyao Paeoniae Radix (Peony Root), Fuzi Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Prepared Aconite Root, processed), Ganjiang Zingiberis Rhizoma (Dried Ginger Root) [equal parts].
Grind the above six ingredients into powder. Feed to the infant via the nipple. Form pills the size of broad beans (three pills), adjusting quantity based on the infant's size.