夫小儿四五岁不能语者。凡人之五脏。有五声。心之声为言。由在胎之时。其母卒有惊
怖。
治小儿心气不足。舌本无力。令儿语迟。芍药散方。
赤芍药（一两） 黄 （三分锉） 犀角屑（半两） 槟榔（半两） 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。量儿大小。不计时候。
分
治小儿诸病后。六七岁不能语。鸡头丸方。
雄鸡头（一枚烧灰） 鸣蝉（三枚微炒） 甘草（半两炙微赤锉） 川大黄（一两锉微
炒） 麦
门冬
去心） 木
通（
上件药。捣粗罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每服。以粥饮下五丸。量儿大小加减。不
计
治小儿五六岁不语者。为心气不足。舌本无力。发转不得。亦云风冷伤于少阴之经
。是以舌
菖蒲（半两） 人参（半两去芦头） 黄连（半两去须） 丹参（三分） 麦门冬（一
两去心焙）
天
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每服。以温水研下五丸。量儿大小。不计时
候。
又方。\x
上用赤小豆捣罗为末。以酒和涂于舌上即语。神效。
夫小儿行迟者。是肝肾气不足。致骨气虚弱。筋脉无力。故行迟也。
治小儿十岁以来。血脉不流。筋脉缓弱。脚膝无力。不能行步。宜服生干地黄丸方
。
生干地黄 当归（锉微炒） 防风（去芦头） 酸枣仁（微炒） 赤茯苓 黄 （锉） 芎
羚羊
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。食前。以温酒下五丸。更量儿大小。加减服
之。
治小儿五六岁不能行者。骨气虚。筋脉弱。宜服益肝肾二脏。羚羊角丸方。
羚羊角屑 虎胫骨（涂醋炙令黄） 生干地黄 酸枣仁（微炒） 白茯苓（以上各半两）
桂
心
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每于食前。以温酒研破五丸。服之。
治小儿四五岁不行方。
上取葬冢未 户时。盗取其饭。以哺儿。不过三日即行。勿令人知。
When a child is four or five years old and cannot speak, it is because the five Zang organs of humans correspond to five vocalizations, and the voice of the Heart manifests as speech. If the mother experiences sudden fright or terror during pregnancy, this condition may arise.
For treating children with insufficient Heart Qi and weakness at the root of the tongue, leading to delayed speech, use Shaoyao San (Peony Powder):
Chi Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra, 1 liang) Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae, 3 fen, sliced) Xijiao Xie (Horn Rhinocerotis, 0.5 liang) Binglang (Arecae Semen, 0.5 liang) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and sliced)
Crush the above ingredients into a coarse powder. Take 1 qian per dose, decoct in one small cup of water until reduced to 0.5 cup, remove the dregs, and administer divided doses according to the child's age and size, without regard to specific timing.
For children who, after recovering from various illnesses, are six or seven years old and still cannot speak, use Jitou Wan (Rooster Head Pill):
Xiongjitou (Caput Galli Viridis, 1 piece, burnt to ash) Mingchan (Periostracum Cicadae, 3 pieces, lightly stir-fried) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and sliced) Chuan Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, 1 liang, sliced and lightly stir-fried) Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis, heart removed) Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, sliced)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Administer 5 pills per dose with millet gruel broth, adjusting the dosage according to the child's size, without strict timing restrictions.
For children aged five or six who do not speak, it is due to insufficient Heart Qi and weakness at the root of the tongue, resulting in immobility. This is also referred to as Wind-Cold pathogenic factors injuring the Shaoyin meridian, causing tongue stiffness.
Shichangpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii, 0.5 liang) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 0.5 liang, radix removed) Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis, 0.5 liang, fibers removed) Danshen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, 3 fen) Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis, 1 liang, heart removed and dried) Tianzhuhuang (Spatholobi Caulis, a small amount)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Administer 5 pills per dose dissolved in warm water, according to the child's size, without strict timing restrictions.
Another prescription:
Grind Chi Xiaodou (Vigna umbellata seeds) into a fine powder, mix with wine, and apply to the child's tongue; the child will then speak, with miraculous efficacy.
Delayed walking in children is caused by insufficiency of Liver and Kidney Qi, leading to weak bone Qi and powerless sinews and vessels.
For children around ten years old with sluggish blood flow, lax and weak sinews and vessels, and powerless legs and knees unable to walk, Shenggan Dihuang Wan (Raw Dried Rehmannia Pill) is suitable:
Shenggan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, sliced and lightly stir-fried) Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, radix removed) Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, lightly stir-fried) Chifuling (Poria cum Radix Pini, red part) Huangqi (Radix Astragali, sliced) Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae, shaved)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5 pills before meals with warm wine, adjusting the dosage according to the child's size.
For children aged five or six who cannot walk, due to weak bone Qi and weak sinews and vessels, Lingyangjiao Wan (Saiga Antelope Horn Pill) is suitable for tonifying the Liver and Kidney organs:
Lingyangjiao Xie (Cornu Saigae Tataricae, shaved) Hu Jinggu (Os Tibiae Tigridis, coated with vinegar and fried until yellow) Shenggan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, lightly stir-fried) Baifuling (Poria, half liang each) Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, a small amount)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5 pills dissolved in warm wine before meals.
Prescription for children aged four or five who cannot walk:
Obtain dust from the coffin lid of an unburied grave, secretly take some rice mixed with it to feed the child; they will be able to walk within three days. Do not let others know.