夫小儿时气病者。是四时之间。忽有非节候之气。如春时应暖而反寒。夏时应热而反冷。
秋
幼
治小儿时气壮热。头疼咳嗽。不能食。宜服解肌散方。
麻黄（二分去根节） 杏仁（半两汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄） 赤芍药（半两） 贝母
（半两
煨微
上件药。捣筛为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。分减温服。
治小儿时气。头痛壮热。升麻散方。
川升麻（半两） 赤芍药（半两） 石膏（半两细研） 麻黄（半两去根节） 贝齿〔一
两
（枚）〕
上件药。捣筛为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。分减温服。得微汗为效。
治小儿时气。头疼壮热。咳嗽心烦。人参散方。
人参（半两去芦头） 生干地黄（一两） 麦门冬〔一分（两）去心焙〕 芦（茅）根
（一两锉）
甘草（半两炙微赤锉）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。分减温服。
治小儿时气。咳嗽壮热。麦门冬散方。
麦门冬（一两去心焙） 杏仁（半两汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄） 赤芍药（半两） 川
升麻
（一分）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。入淡竹沥半合。更煎一两沸。不计时候。量儿大小。分减温服。
治小儿时气头痛。体热烦渴。葛根散方。
葛根〔一（三）分锉〕 麦门冬（三分去心） 黄芩（半两） 赤芍药（半两） 人参
（半两去
芦头）
上件药。捣筛为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。分减温服。
治小儿时气壮热。心腹烦闷。麦门冬散方。
麦门冬（一两半去心焙） 人参（半两去芦头） 葛根（半两锉） 茅根（一两锉） 甘
草（半
两炙
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。分减温服。
治小儿时气。壮热咳嗽。心胸胀闷。乳食不下。生干地黄散方。
生干地黄（一两） 杏仁（三分汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄） 麦门冬（一两去心焙） 款
冬花
（二
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。入竹茹半分。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候温服。量儿大小。增减服之。
治小儿时气五六日。体热不止。麦门冬散方。
麦门冬（半两去心焙） 甘草（一分炙微赤锉） 栀子仁（五枚） 吴蓝（一分） 大
青（半两）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。加减温服。
治小儿时气五日以后。热气不歇。枣叶饮子方。
枣叶（一握切） 麻黄（一两去根节） 葱白（一握切） 香豉（一分）
上件药。都以童子小便一大盏。
煎至五分。去滓。三四岁儿温服二合。日三四服。更量儿大
治小儿时气烦渴。腹中痞实。葛根散方。
葛根（半两锉） 黄芩（半两） 川大黄（一两锉碎微炒） 柴胡（半两去苗） 甘草
（一分炙
微赤
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候温服。以稍利为度。量儿大小。加减服之。
治小儿时气。呕吐不止。芦根散方。
生芦根（一两） 竹茹（半两） 人参（一两去芦头）
上件药。细锉和匀。每服半分。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。分减
\x治小儿时气浴法。
上取桃叶七两。细锉。以水五升。煮十余沸。去滓。看冷暖。避风淋浴。汗出为效。
Pediatric seasonal qi disease refers to the sudden occurrence of abnormal climatic conditions that do not conform to the season during the transitions of the four seasons. For example, spring should be warm but is instead cold, and summer should be hot but is instead cool.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with high fever (Zhuang Re), headache, cough, and inability to eat, it is appropriate to administer Jieji San (Decoction for Resolving the Muscle Layer).
Ingredients: Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) (2 fen, remove roots and nodes), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (0.5 liang, soak in boiling water, remove skin and tips, discard double kernels, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow), Chishao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) (0.5 liang), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (0.5 liang, roast until slightly yellow).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve warm in divided doses.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with headache and high fever, it is appropriate to administer Shengma San (Decoction of Cimicifugae Rhizoma).
Ingredients: Chuanshengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (0.5 liang), Chishao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) (0.5 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (0.5 liang, finely ground), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) (0.5 liang, remove roots and nodes), Beichi (Concha Meretricis seu Cyclinae) (1 liang, 1 piece).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve warm in divided doses. The treatment is effective when slight sweating occurs.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with headache, high fever, cough, and restlessness, it is appropriate to administer Renshen San (Decoction of Ginseng).
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang, remove rhizome), Shenggan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) (1 liang), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (1 fen or 1 liang, remove heart, bake dry), Lugen (Imperatae Rhizoma) (1 liang, cut into pieces), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them through a coarse sieve to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve warm in divided doses.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with cough and high fever, it is appropriate to administer Maimendong San (Decoction of Ophiopogonis Tuber).
Ingredients: Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (1 liang, remove heart, bake dry), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (0.5 liang, soak in boiling water, remove skin and tips, discard double kernels, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow), Chishao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) (0.5 liang), Chuanshengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) (1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them through a coarse sieve to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs, add 0.5 he of Danzhuli (Bamboo Sap), and boil for one or two more boils. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve warm in divided doses.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with headache, body heat, and irritability with thirst, it is appropriate to administer Gegen San (Decoction of Puerariae Radix).
Ingredients: Gegen (Puerariae Radix) (1 fen or 3 fen, cut into pieces), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (3 fen, remove heart), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (0.5 liang), Chishao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) (0.5 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang, remove rhizome).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve warm in divided doses.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with high fever and mental/abdominal restlessness, it is appropriate to administer Maimendong San (Decoction of Ophiopogonis Tuber).
Ingredients: Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (1.5 liang, remove heart, bake dry), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang, remove rhizome), Gegen (Puerariae Radix) (0.5 liang, cut into pieces), Maogen (Imperatae Rhizoma) (1 liang, cut into pieces), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them through a coarse sieve to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve warm in divided doses.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with high fever, cough, chest/epigastric distension and stuffiness, and inability to take milk or food, it is appropriate to administer Shenggan Dihuang San (Decoction of Prepared Rehmannia Root).
Ingredients: Shenggan Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) (1 liang), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (3 fen, soak in boiling water, remove skin and tips, discard double kernels, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (1 liang, remove heart, bake dry), Kua Donghua (Daphne Genkwa Flos) [dosage missing in text].
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them through a coarse sieve to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water and 0.5 fen of Zhuru (Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam), decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Serve warm at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease persisting for five to six days with continuous body heat, it is appropriate to administer Maimendong San (Decoction of Ophiopogonis Tuber).
Ingredients: Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (0.5 liang, remove heart, bake dry), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (1 fen, honey-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces), Zhizi Ren (Gardeniae Fructus Seed) (5 pieces), Wulan (Isatidis Folium) (1 fen), Daqing (Indigo Naturalis) (0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them through a coarse sieve to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve warm.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease after five days with persistent heat, it is appropriate to administer Zaoye Yinzi (Infusion of Ziziphus Leaf).
Ingredients: Zaoye (Ziziphi Spinosae Folium) (one handful, chopped), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) (1 liang, remove roots and nodes), Congbai (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus) (one handful, chopped), Xiangchi (Fermented Soybean) (1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Combine all ingredients with one large cup of Tongzi Xiaoye (Urine of an uncircumcised boy), decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Children aged three to four years should take 2 he warm, three to four times daily. Adjust further based on the child's size.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with irritability, thirst, abdominal fullness, and hardness, it is appropriate to administer Gegen San (Decoction of Puerariae Radix).
Ingredients: Gegen (Puerariae Radix) (0.5 liang, cut into pieces), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) (0.5 liang), Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (1 liang, cut into pieces and lightly stir-fried), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) (0.5 liang, remove seedlings), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (1 fen, honey-fried until slightly red).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve them through a coarse sieve to make a powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Serve warm at any time. The treatment is adequate when mild diarrhea occurs. Adjust the dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric seasonal qi disease presenting with incessant vomiting, it is appropriate to administer Lugan San (Decoction of Phragmitis Rhizoma).
Ingredients: Sheng Lugen (Phragmitis Rhizoma) (1 liang), Zhuru (Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam) (0.5 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (1 liang, remove rhizome).
Preparation and Administration: Finely cut and mix evenly. Take 0.5 fen per dose. Add one small cup of water, decoct until 0.5 cup remains, filter out the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age, and serve in divided doses.
Bath therapy for pediatric seasonal qi disease.
Take 7 liang of Tao Ye (Pruni Persicae Folium), finely cut. Boil in 5 sheng of water for more than ten boils, filter out the dregs. Adjust the temperature to suit, avoid wind, and shower. The treatment is effective when sweating occurs.