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Infant torticollis (turtle back). Caused by external wind striking the spine at birth, allowing wind pathogens to reach the marrow. Moxibustion on Feishu (BL13), Xinshu (BL15), and Geshu (BL17), three moxa cones per acupoint. The moxa cone should be the size of a small bean.

Infant umbilical swelling. Moxibustion on the lower back, and acupuncture at the interspace of the umbilical bone joints. Three moxa cones. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant rectal prolapse with bloody diarrhea. When defecating, there is unbearable contraction pain in the viscera. Moxibustion on Baihui (GV20), one point, three moxa cones. This point is located in the depression at the center of the head. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

In infants within fourteen days after birth, if they have trismus (lockjaw) and do not suckle milk, and cry frequently, this is due to external wind invading the navel, flowing along the meridians to the Heart and Spleen organs, causing tongue stiffness.

Infant headache during feeding, accompanied by five-palm heat (heat sensation in palms, soles, and chest). Moxibustion on Yixi (BL42), two points, one moxa cone per point. These points are located in the depressions three cun lateral to the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infants aged three to five years whose eyes suddenly develop white nebulae covering the pupils during spring and autumn, causing unbearable pain. Moxibustion on the level above the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra, one moxa cone. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant pockmarks entering the eyes. Moxibustion on Dazhu (BL11), two points, one moxa cone per point. These points are located in the depressions one and a half cun lateral to the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra below the neck. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infants with unclear vision due to breast milk toxicity. Moxibustion on Jianzhongshu (BL16), two points, one moxa cone per point. These points are located in the depressions three cun from the midline on the medial border of the scapula. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant epilepsy resembling sheep convulsions, characterized by staring eyes, protruding tongue, and bleating sounds like a sheep. Moxibustion at the interspace below the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra, three moxa cones. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infants who drink water incessantly and have yellow complexion. Moxibustion on Yanggang (BL18), two points, one moxa cone per point. These points are located in the depressions three cun lateral to the spinous process of the tenth thoracic vertebra. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infants who are emaciated, have poor appetite, and fail to gain flesh. Moxibustion on Weishu (BL21), one moxa cone per point. These points are located in the depressions one and a half cun lateral to the spinous process of the twelfth thoracic vertebra. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant congenital hernia, with unilateral heaviness of the scrotum. Moxibustion on the upper part of the posterior seam of the scrotum where the cross marks intersect. Three moxa cones. Moxibustion in spring yields results in summer; in summer yields results in autumn; in autumn yields results in winter; in winter yields results in the following spring.

Infant acute convulsive disorder (wind-stroke). Moxibustion on Qian Ding (GV21), one point, three moxa cones. This point is located one cun anterior to Baihui (GV20). If not cured, also moxibustion on the inner ends of the eyebrows and Renzhong (GV26) below the nose. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

For infant wind diseases that do not improve with various treatments, moxibustion on Shuai Gu (EX-HN) located one inch five fen above the hairline on the ear. Chew and apply.

Infant vomiting of milk. Moxibustion on Zhongting (CV11), one point, one moxa cone. This point is located one cun below Danzhong (CV17) in the depression. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant dry eyes photophobia, resembling Qing Mang (blindness). Moxibustion on Zhongzhu (TE3), two points, one moxa cone per point. These points are located in the depressions behind the metacarpophalangeal joint of the fourth and fifth fingers. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant night blindness (que mu), unable to see objects at night. Moxibustion one cun posterior to the nail of the thumb, at the junction of the white flesh and the transverse crease on the radial side. One moxa cone per side. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant nocturnal惊掣 (startle and twitching). Moxibustion at the tips of the big toe and the second toe, distance from the nail as wide as a leek leaf. One moxa cone per side. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant with excessive nasal discharge, caused by wind striking the fontanelle and lung cold. Moxibustion on Xinhui (GV22), one point, three moxa cones. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain. This point is located one cun above Shangxing (GV23), directly above the nose tip.

Infant acute throat obstruction (hou bi). Moxibustion on Tiantu (CV22), one moxa cone. This point is located three cun below the laryngeal prominence, between the two bones of the neck. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant food-induced epilepsy, starting with chills and shivering before onset. Moxibustion five fen above Jiutiao (CV15), three moxa cones. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant bovine epilepsy, characterized by staring eyes and abdominal distension before onset. Moxibustion on Jiutiao (CV15), one point, three moxa cones. This point is located five fen below the xiphoid process in the depression. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.

Infant equine epilepsy, characterized by open mouth, shaking head, body opisthotonos, and neighing sounds. Moxibustion on Pucan (BL60), two points, three moxa cones per point. These points are located in the depressions at the junction of white flesh below the calcaneus. Take the points with the foot arched.

Infant genital swelling. Moxibustion on Neikunlun (EX-LE9), two points, three moxa cones per point. These points are located five fen posterior to the medial malleolus, in the depression between the tendons and bones. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.