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Various diseases in infants and children arise from improper nursing and lack of regularity, exposure to cold or heat, irregular feeding times, and alternating states of hunger and satiety. These factors lead to disordered Qi and blood, and dysfunction of the intestines and stomach.

Therefore, for treating various diseases in infants and children, including Bianzheng (physiological changes during infant growth), Ke Wu (illness caused by external pathogens or fright), Jing Xian (convulsions due to fright), and persistent high fever, the Long Dan San formula is suitable.

Long Dan (1 fen, remove root ends) Gou Teng (1 fen) Chai Hu (1 fen, remove sprouts) Huang Qin (1 fen) Jie Geng (1 fen, remove root ends) Chi Shao Yao (1 liang, cut into pieces, slightly stir-fried) Ren Shen (1 fen, remove root ends) Dang Gui (1 fen, cut into pieces, slightly stir-fried)

The above ingredients are coarsely ground and sieved into a powder. Take 1 qian per dose, add one small cup of water, boil until reduced to half a cup, strain, and divide into two doses. Administer three to four times daily, adjusting according to the child's condition.

For treating various diseases in infants and children, the Jia Jian Si Wei Yin Zi formula is suitable.

Dang Gui (If the child has bone-steaming heat and is prone to fright, double the dosage) Chuan Da Huang (Steam for the duration of two meals, slice thinly, dry; if the child has scanty red urine, process accordingly) [Text fragment missing here]

The above ingredients, under normal circumstances, are used in equal parts, finely cut and mixed evenly. Take 1 fen per dose, add one medium cup of water, boil until reduced to half a cup, strain, and take half he of the warm decoction.

For treating various diseases in infants and children, manifesting as body heat and headache, indigestion, abdominal distension and fullness, or heart and abdominal pain, difficulty in urination and defecation, frequent dysentery, or other ailments without specific causes but resulting from overeating and inability to self-regulate, improper covering during nursing, exposure to cold or heat, physiological changes with reduced appetite, irregular breathing, and nighttime restlessness:

Gan Sui (0.5 liang, baked until slightly yellow) Ba Dou Shuang (0.5 liang, Croton seed paste) Mai Men Dong (0.5 liang, remove heart, bake) Mu Li (1 fen, calcined into powder) [Text fragment missing here]

The above ingredients are ground into fine powder, mixed with previously prepared powders, and blended uniformly. Combine with refined honey to form pills. For infants under six months, administer one pill the size of a rapeseed with warm water. [Text fragment missing here]

For treating various diseases in infants and children, including Jing Xian (convulsions), thirty-six types of evil spirits (Wang Liang), Wu Gu disease (innocent accumulation), Gan Shi (dampness-related malnutrition), Shan Pi (lateral mass), Tian Xing (epidemic diseases), Ji Huang (acute jaundice), and red eyes:

Niu Huang (0.5 liang, finely ground) She Xiang (0.5 liang, finely ground) Guang Ming Sha (1 liang, finely ground, washed with water) Zhen Zhu Mo (1 fen) Gan Sui [Text fragment missing here] Ren (1 liang...)

The above ingredients are ground into fine powder and blended uniformly. Combine with refined honey and pound for three to two hundred strokes. For newborns, make pills the size of millet grains; for infants around one hundred days old, the size of broomcorn millet; for one to two-year-olds, the size of hemp seeds; for three to four-year-olds, the size of sesame seeds; for those over five years old, the size of mung beans. Each dose consists of two pills taken at dawn with porridge drink.

For treating various diseases in infants and children, alternating chills and fever, Gui Qi (ghost qi), Zheng Pi (abdominal masses), emaciation, various dysenteries, Jing Xian (convulsions), abdominal distension with panting, phlegm accumulation causing chest fullness:

Hu Jing Ren (one pair, slightly roasted) Niu Huang (1 fen, finely ground) Zhen Zhu Mo (1 fen) Xi Jiao Xie (0.5 liang) Xing Ren (1 fen, soaked in water, peel skin and remove twin kernels, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) Ba Dou Shuang (0.5 fen) Wu Lan (0.5 liang) Chi Shao Yao (0.5 liang) Jie Geng (1 fen, remove root ends) Han Fang Ji (1 fen) Qian Niu Zi (0.5 liang, slightly stir-fried) Mu Li (0.5 liang, calcined to ash/powder) Bie Jia (0.5 liang, coated with vinegar and roasted until yellow, remove skirt edges)

The above ingredients are ground into fine powder and blended uniformly. Combine with refined honey and pound for three to five hundred strokes. Form pills the size of mung beans. Each dose consists of two pills taken with warm water. Adjust the dosage based on the child's age and size.

For treating various diseases in infants and children, as well as all difficult-to-treat conditions, the Niu Huang Wan formula is suitable.

Niu Huang (1 fen, finely ground) Da Ji (1 fen) Zhu Sha (1 fen, finely ground) She Xiang (1 fen, finely ground) Zhi Ke (1 fen, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow, remove pith) [Text fragment missing here] Ba Dou Shuang (0.5 fen...)

The above ingredients are ground into fine powder and blended uniformly. Combine with refined honey and pound for three to two hundred strokes. Form pills the size of yellow millet grains. Each dose consists of three pills taken with porridge drink. Adjust according to the child's condition.

Another prescription:

Ye Ming Sha (0.5 liang, finely ground) Gan Cao (1 fen, honey-fried until slightly red, cut) Yuan Hua (1 fen, mixed with vinegar and stir-fried until dry) Ba Dou (ten kernels, remove skin and heart, grind...)

The above ingredients are ground into fine powder and blended uniformly. Combine with refined honey to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Each dose consists of two pills taken with warm water. Adjust the dosage based on the child's age and size.