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This is abdominal pain caused by cold pathogen invasion. Use fermented soybean (Dan Dou Chi), fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang), scallion white (Cong Bai, finely cut), and salt, stir-fry them until hot. Wrap in a hand towel and apply as a hot compress to the abdomen for immediate relief.

Strange itching all over the body with incessant crying and wailing. Mash fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang) into a paste, wrap in thin cloth, and rub on the affected area; highly effective.

Known as fetal residue (Tai Gou), also called snake fetus (She Tai). Use silkworm pupa infected with muscardine disease (Bai Jiang Can, remove mouthparts), grind into powder, decoct in water, and wash the area. Alternatively, add snake skin (She Tui) ground into powder and mix.

Decoct Sophora flavescens root (Ku Shen, two taels) in water for bathing. Alternatively, use Prunus humilis root (Yu Li Gen) decoction for bathing.

Decoct plum leaf (Li Shu Ye, one jin) in water for bathing; excellent efficacy. (Also treats pediatric malaria and convulsive disorders).

Pediatric epidemic malaria with unresolved accumulated heat. Decoct Acorus tatarinowii rhizome (Chang Pu) in water for bathing.

Lodestone (Zhe Shi, two qian, vinegar-processed), cinnabar (Zhu Sha, five fen), and realgar (Pi Shuang, two fen) are ground into powder together. Wrap in seven layers of paper, moisten, and bake until dry. Grind again into fine powder, mix with sesame oil (Ma You), and apply to the tip of the nose, glabella, and limbs; miraculous effect.

Crush leek root (Jiu Gen) to extract juice, drip into the nostrils daily until yellow discharge appears; cured. (Alternatively, treat using the yellow wax paper tube formula from the Jaundice section for stable and wonderful results). Pediatric alien qi intrusion (Ke Wu) occurs at regular intervals. Place the maternal placenta (Yi Bao) over the infant; highly beneficial.

Place Datura seed (Lang Dang Zi) and thinly sliced lamb meat (Yang Rou) spread on cloth, wrap in cotton, and insert into the lower orifice. Within no more than two applications, the condition resolves. For food stagnation causing fullness and indigestion, stir-fry glutinous rice (Nuo Mi, one sheng) until hot, divide into two cloth bags, and alternately apply hot compresses to the umbilicus and abdomen to assist spleen qi transformation and transport, leading to immediate resolution. For injury from cold food and difficult-to-digest substances, slice fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang) and perilla leaf (Zi Su, four liang each), decoct into a strong liquid, place in a bath basin, and let the child sit in the warm bath, using hands... Or mash these two ingredients, stir-fry until hot, divide into two cloth bags, and alternately apply hot compresses to the chest and abdomen. If it cools down, reheat...

Insert scallion white (Cong Bai) into the lower orifice and both nostrils; if qi flows or sneezing occurs, the patient revives.

Grind castor bean (Ba Dou, one grain) into a paste, wrap in cotton, and insert into the nostril (left for males, right for females); phlegm will naturally descend.

Mix banana juice (Ba Jiao Zhi) and mint juice (Bo He Zhi), decoct evenly, apply to the top of the head, leaving the fontanelle untreated; apply to limbs, leaving palms and soles untreated; highly effective.

Keep several pairs of pigeons in the child's bedroom, allowing the child to smell the pigeon odor daily to naturally prevent [convulsions].