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[Quanxie Guanyin San (Scorpion Guanyin Powder)]
Indications: The indications are the same as those of the preceding Guanyin San.
Ingredients and Dosages: Shilian Rou (Stonesep Lotus Seed, stir-fried, core removed), Baibian Dou (White Hyacinth Bean, stir-fried), Renshen (Ginseng Root) (each 2.5 liang); Shenqu (Medicated Leaven, stir-fried, 2 liang); Quanxie (Full Scorpion), Qianghuo (Notopterygium Rhizome) (prepared with honey or similar agent, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. For infants, administer one "yi" (approx. 0.3-0.6g); for children aged 2-3 years, administer half a "qian" (approx. 1.5-2.5g); for children aged 4-5 years, administer one "qian" (approx. 3-5g). Add one or half a cup of water and half or one jujube to the powder. Decoct together until three-tenths of the liquid remains. Strain and administer. Take at any time.

[Shetou Wan (Snake Head Pill)]
Indications: Treats all types of pediatric convulsions and spasms due to wind-stroke, high fever with excessive phlegm, abnormal sounds in the throat resembling fish mouth opening or crow calls, and fixed staring of the eyes.
Ingredients and Dosages: Tiannanxing (Arisaema Rhizome, baked), Baifuzi (Typhonium Rhizome, processed), Xionghuang (Realgar, ground), Ganxie (Dried Scorpion) (each 0.5 liang); Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, remove silk and mouth, stir-fried), Yujin (Curcuma Aromatica Rhizome) (ground, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of soap pod seeds. Coat with gold foil or silver foil. Administer one pill per dose after meals and before bedtime, washed down with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). Regular use calms the heart spirit and cools the throat and diaphragm.

[Third Formula]
Indications: Treats pediatric dysentery caused by unregulated diet and imbalance of cold and heat. Symptoms include passage of red and white mucus, stool resembling fish brain (predominantly white with little red), tenesmus, abdominal discomfort, difficult urination, frequent defecation, reduced appetite, and fatigue.
Ingredients and Dosages: Roudoukou (Nutmeg), Fuling (Poria Cocos, peel removed), Hezi (Chebula Fruit, processed, core removed, each 1 liang); Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, remove roots, lightly stir-fried, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 1 liang of Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin), dissolve it in vinegar, and use this solution to bind the powder into pills the size of millet grains. Dose: For a one-year-old child, 10 to 15 pills, up to 20 pills. Administer with warm water; can also be given with breast milk. Adjust dosage according to age. Take at any time.

[Fourth Formula]
Indications: Treats acute and chronic pediatric convulsions (Jing Feng), characterized by twitching and spasms of hands and feet, fixed staring of the eyes, opisthotonos (body bent backward like a bow), indicating a critical condition.
Ingredients and Dosages: Shehanshi (Ophicalcite, 10 pieces, quenched in vinegar three times, then boiled in Licorice Decoction until the sour odor dissipates, ground and levigated into fine powder); Tienifen (Calomel); Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung, ground, 0.5 liang); Shexiang (Musk) [Note: Original text fragmentary here].
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Bind with wheat paste to form pills the size of a chicken head. Administer one pill per dose. Grind the pill in fresh Mint Juice, dissolve in well water, and adjust dosage according to the child's size.