夫小儿血气俱盛者。则腑脏皆实。故胃中生热。其状。大便则黄。四肢温壮。翕然体热
者是
治小儿胃中热。心腹烦闷。不欲乳食。麦门冬散方。
麦门冬（去心焙） 赤茯苓 黄芩 茅根（锉） 甘草（炙微赤锉以上各半两） 茅根
（二分
锉）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。入竹叶七片。
煎至五分。去滓。不计时候。量儿大小。分减温服。
治小儿胃中热。烦闷。不欲乳食。身体黄。多渴。栝蒌散方。
栝蒌 芦根（锉） 柴胡（去苗） 黄芩（以上各三分） 川大黄（锉微炒） 甘草（炙
微赤锉）
川
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。温服。更量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿胃中热。烦闷不食。芦根散方。
芦根（锉） 茅根（锉） 赤茯苓 黄芩 麦门冬（去心焙） 甘草（炙微赤锉以上各
半两）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。入小麦五十粒。糯米五十粒。生姜少许。
煎至五分。去滓。量儿大小。以意加减温服。
治小儿胃中热。日渐肌瘦。栀子仁散方。
栀子仁 甘草（炙微赤锉） 黄连（去须） 黄芩（以上各半两）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。量儿大小。以意加减温服。
又方。
甘草（半两炙微赤锉） 川大黄（半两锉微炒） 栝蒌根（三分）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。
煎至五分。去滓。温服。量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿诸热。三黄丸方。
黄芩 黄连（去须） 川大黄（锉微炒以上各一两）
上件药。捣罗为末。以水浸蒸饼和丸。如绿豆大。每服。以热水下五丸。量儿大小。以
意加
When a child's blood and qi are both vigorous, the fu-organs and zang-organs are all in a state of fullness. Consequently, heat arises in the stomach. The manifestations include: yellowish stool, warm and robust limbs, and obvious body heat.
For treating childhood stomach-heat with vexation and oppression in the heart and abdomen, and anorexia (loss of appetite for milk and food), use Maidong San (Ophiopogon Powder).
Herbs: Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong, 麦门冬) [remove heart, roast], Poria Cocos (Fuling, 茯苓) [red variety], Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Imperatae Rhizoma (Baigen, 白茅根) [cut into pieces], Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) [stir-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces, each 0.5 liang]; additionally, Imperatae Rhizoma (Baigen, 白茅根) [2 fen, cut into pieces].
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely grind the above herbs into powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add to one small cup of water and seven leaves of Bambusa Vulgaris var. Metake (Zhuye, 竹叶). Decoct until the volume reduces to 0.5 cup. Strain off the dregs. Administer at any time, adjusting the dose according to the child's age and size, and serve warm.
For treating childhood stomach-heat with vexation, anorexia, yellowish complexion, and polydipsia (excessive thirst), use Gualou San (Trichosanthes Powder).
Herbs: Trichosanthis Radix (Gualou, 栝蒌), Phragmitis Rhizoma (Lugen, 芦根) [cut into pieces], Bupleuri Radix (Chaihu, 柴胡) [remove seedlings], Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) [each 3 fen]; Rheum Palmatum et Tanguticum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) [cut into pieces, stir-fried slightly], Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) [stir-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces].
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely grind the above herbs into powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add to one small cup of water. Decoct until the volume reduces to 0.5 cup. Strain off the dregs and serve warm. Adjust the dosage based on the child's size as appropriate.
For treating childhood stomach-heat with vexation and refusal to eat, use Lugen San (Phragmites Powder).
Herbs: Phragmitis Rhizoma (Lugen, 芦根) [cut into pieces], Imperatae Rhizoma (Baigen, 白茅根) [cut into pieces], Poria Cocos (Fuling, 茯苓) [red variety], Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Ophiopogonis Radix (Maidong, 麦门冬) [remove heart, roast], Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) [stir-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces, each 0.5 liang].
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely grind the above herbs into powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add to one small cup of water, along with 50 grains of Triticum aestivum (Xiaomai, 小麦), 50 grains of Oryza sativa glutinosa (Nuomi, 糯米), and a small amount of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang, 生姜). Decoct until the volume reduces to 0.5 cup. Strain off the dregs. Adjust the dosage based on the child's size and serve warm.
For treating childhood stomach-heat leading to gradual emaciation, use Zhizi Ren San (Gardenia Kernel Powder).
Herbs: Gardeniae Fructus (Zhizi, 栀子) [kernel only], Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) [stir-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces], Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连) [remove roots], Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩) [each 0.5 liang].
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely grind the above herbs into powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add to one small cup of water. Decoct until the volume reduces to 0.5 cup. Strain off the dregs. Adjust the dosage based on the child's size and serve warm.
Another prescription.
Herbs: Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao, 甘草) [0.5 liang, stir-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces], Rheum Palmatum et Tanguticum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) [0.5 liang, cut into pieces, stir-fried slightly], Trichosanthis Radix (Gualougen, 栝蒌根) [3 fen].
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely grind the above herbs into powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add to one small cup of water. Decoct until the volume reduces to 0.5 cup. Strain off the dregs and serve warm. Adjust the dosage based on the child's size as appropriate.
For treating various heat syndromes in children, use Sanhuang Wan (Three-Yellow Pill).
Herbs: Scutellariae Radix (Huangqin, 黄芩), Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, 黄连) [remove roots], Rheum Palmatum et Tanguticum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang, 大黄) [cut into pieces, stir-fried slightly, each 1 liang].
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Mix with steamed bread dough soaked in water to form pills, sized like mung beans. Take 5 pills per dose, washed down with hot water. Adjust the dosage based on the child's size as appropriate.