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[Xingxing San]
Treats convulsions caused by fright, resolves phlegm-fluids, clears heat from the chest and diaphragm to calm the heart and spirit, dispels pathogenic heat, and stops cough with phlegm.
Ge Fen (Armeniacae Semen Amarum Powder, processed and sifted, 200 taels) Yaxiao (Natrii Sulfas, calcined and ground) Zhusha (Cinnabar, processed and sifted, each 10 taels) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 25 taels) Xionghuang (Realgar, processed and sifted, 75 taels) Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, ground, 4 taels) Gancao (Licorice Root, [original text missing character, usually roasted or raw], 50 taels) Jinbo (Gold Leaf), Yinbo (Silver Leaf) (each 200 pieces, used as coating) Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 2 taels)
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder, kneaded with refined honey. Each qian (approx. 3.7g) plus 8 fen is made into 20 pills, coated with gold leaf and silver leaf. For a one-year-old infant, administer an amount the size of a mung bean each time, dissolved in warm water with mint leaves. Adjust the dosage according to the child's age. Take after meals.

[Alternative Formula/Variation]
Treats children suffering from pathogenic heat, red cheeks with excessive thirst, restless sleep, delirium and madness, difficult expectoration of phlegm-fluids, vague spirit, food accumulation, irritability in the heart and diaphragm, sore throat, and sores on the mouth and tongue.
Yaxiao (Natrii Sulfas, calcined and ground) Tiefen (Lapis Ferri Acetatus, ground, each half tael) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted, 2 taels) Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, ground, 2 qian) Chensha (Cinnabar, processed and sifted, 3 [original text missing unit, usually 3 taels])
The above ingredients are ground into a fine powder, kneaded with refined honey. Each liang (approx. 37g) plus half is made into 20 pills, flattened, and coated with gold leaf. Administer an amount the size of half a soap pod each time. For adults, divide one pill into two doses. Dissolve all in mint decoction. Take after meals and before going to bed.

[Another Alternative Formula/Variation]
Treats children where cold pathogens and qi stagnation interact, causing lung qi obstruction, coughing and rapid panting, inability to speak, phlegm-fluid obstruction, chest and diaphragm fullness and distension, and dry, painful nose and throat.
Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, core removed, stir-fried with bran until yellow) Xingren (Prunus Armeniacae Semen Amarum, blanched to remove skin and tips, dried, stir-fried with flour, each 2.5 liang) Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove [original text missing part, usually roots and joints] Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted, [original text missing weight, usually 2 liang])
The above ingredients are pounded together and sifted into a coarse powder. Administer 1 qian each time, with 8 fen of water, decoct to 6 fen, remove dregs, and take warm. Take after meals.

[Another Alternative Formula/Variation]
Treats children with wind-heat rashes, epidemic febrile diseases due to cold damage, headache with high fever, dry eyes with somnolence, rough cough and panting, nasal congestion with clear discharge.
Guagegen (Puerariae Radix) Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove leaves) Fuling (Poria) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Gancao (Licorice Root, roasted) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix) (each 1.5 liang)
The above ingredients are pounded together and sifted into a fine powder. Administer 1 qian each time, with one small cup of water, add three mint leaves, decoct together to 4 fen, and take warm. If harmonizing the stomach qi is desired, add fresh ginger and decoct; timing is not restricted.