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[Decoction of Disinfecting Rhinoceros Horn] The indications and formulas are described in the preceding section on "Accumulated Heat."

[Aiji Pill] For treating infantile malnutrition (Gan disease) in children, which is mostly caused by lack of breast milk or introducing complementary foods too early; or due to long-standing visceral diseases leading to deficiency of Stomach Qi and movement of parasites. Symptoms include progressive emaciation, erect hair, inability to walk, sallow complexion, foul breath, fever, and listlessness. This medicine eliminates parasites and promotes appetite.
Qu Shen (Medicated Leaven, stir-fried), Huang Lian (Coptis Rhizome, remove stamens, each 10 liang), Rou Dou Kou (Nutmeg, wrapped in flour and baked), Shi Jun Zi (Quisqualis Fruit, peel removed), Mai Ya (Malt, stir-fried, each 5 liang).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, and use pig bile to make pills the size of millet seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, adjusting according to age, with warm water, taken on an empty stomach. (Alternative formula: Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit), Qu Shen, Shi Jun Zi each 1 liang, Bing Lang (Areca Seed), Rou Dou Kou each 0.5 liang, Mu Xiang (Aucklandia Root) 2 qian. Make pills with flour paste the size of radish seeds, take with warm water.)

For treating fetal fright and internal traction in infants, characterized by a hard abdomen, upward deviation of the eyes, convulsions of hands and feet, and opisthotonos. It treats all cases of slow convulsive wind caused by phlegm-rheum.
Quan Xie (Scorpion, 14 pieces), Bai Fu Zi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Tian Nan Xing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, processed), Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried, those that are straight and green), Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, ground), She Xiang (Moschus, ground, each appropriate amount).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix evenly with the ground medicines. Use rice porridge, taking only the soft center portion, to knead into pills. Each liang of powder makes 40 pills. Newborns take half a pill dissolved in milk; one-year-olds take one pill dissolved in Yinchen Bohe Tang (Houttuynia and Mint Decoction); children over ten years old with acute symptoms take two pills dissolved in Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). Regular use calms fright, soothes the spirit, resolves phlegm, and eliminates all convulsive wind syndromes.

For treating disharmony of Spleen and Stomach in children, retention of undigested food, abdominal distension, borborygmus, vomiting and nausea, irregular bowel movements, reduced intake of milk and food, or diarrhea with sour-smelling stool. It also treats chest and diaphragm discomfort in men and women, alcohol accumulation, food accumulation, vomiting and nausea, and spleen pain from vomiting and diarrhea.
Jing San Leng (Sparganii Rhizoma, processed), Ding Xiang Pi (Caryophylli Cortex, avoid fire, each 3 liang), Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, avoid fire), Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, remove white pith, each 1 liang), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, appropriate amount).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix evenly with Ba Dou (Crotonis Fructus). Make pills with flour and vinegar paste the size of millet seeds. Take 50-60 pills per dose; for two-year-old children, take 7-10 pills. Swallow with Sheng Jiang Tang (Fresh Ginger Decoction), or warm water is acceptable. Take at any time, adjusting dosage according to the child's age. This medicine does not use Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Nao Sha (Sal Ammoniac), or Hong Fen (Mercurius), but consists entirely of warm-natured herbs. Regular use eliminates stagnation, promotes milk and food intake, reduces jaundice, and builds muscle.