胜金散
治小儿潮热温壮。
雄黄（一钱，水飞） 白附子（半钱） 甘草（半两，炙） 芍药（半两，水煮十沸，焙干） 南星（半
两，炮） 荆芥穗（一分）
上为末。每服半钱。水一小盏。入薄荷三叶。煎至五分盏。去滓温服。无时。
金花散
治小儿潮热发燥。
川大黄（一两） 秦艽（去芦，半两）
上为末。每服一字。或半钱。水一小盏。入青蒿三两叶。葱白二寸同煎。至五分盏。去滓温服。若变骨
蒸劳气。用童子小便浸青蒿葱白煎药。
秦艽散
治小儿潮热。减食蒸瘦。
秦艽（去芦，切，焙） 甘草（炙，各一两） 干猫儿薄荷叶（半两，切。焙。萧注云。或云此薄荷。猫喜
食之。故名）
上为末。每服一二钱。水一中盏。煎至五分盏。去滓。食后温服。
地骨皮散
治小儿虚热潮作。亦治温壮。及解伤寒。
知母 柴胡(去芦） 甘草（炙） 半夏（汤洗七次，切焙） 人参（去芦头） 地骨皮（去骨） 赤茯
苓（去黑皮，各等分）
上为末。每服二钱。水一盏。生姜五片。煎至六分。去滓。食后温服。量大小加减。
凉肌丸
治小儿温壮身热。脸赤烦渴燥闷。
龙胆草（去芦，二两） 玄参（去芦，一两） 当归（去芦，洗净，一两）
上为细末。炼蜜和丸绿豆大。每服二十丸。竹叶汤下。儿大增之。无时。
牛黄膏
治小儿温壮风热。
寒水石（四两， 出火毒） 雄黄（一两，水飞） 山栀子仁（一钱半） 甘草（一分炙） 牙硝（一两）
铅白霜（半两）
上为细末。入麝香少许。炼蜜和旋。取皂子许。薄荷水化下。乳食后。
克效散
治小儿温壮风热。睡卧不稳。咳嗽喘急。
龙脑薄荷叶（二两，薄荷之一种） 白僵蚕（去丝嘴，半两，微炒） 玄胡索（去皮，半两）
上为末。每服半钱。或一钱。蜜汤调下。无时。
镇心丹
治小儿风热惊热。眠睡不安。此胡御带秘方。许宣赞传。
铁粉（一分） 蛇黄（一两 ，醋淬七次） 代赭石（半两 ，醋淬十次） 马屁勃（半两） 麝香（一
分，另研）
上为细末。入炼蜜糊丸。如小豆大。每服一粒。磨剪刀 水化下。食后。亦治惊
痫发搐。
梨汁粥
治小儿风热昏塞。燥闷不食。以鹅梨三枚切碎。以水二升。煮取汁一升。去滓。入粳米一合。煮粥食之。
龙齿散
治小儿惊热如火。亦治温壮。以龙齿为末。调服。或以烂龙角研浓汁。服一二合。
人参牛黄散
治如前。以人参牛黄等分为末。以薄荷水调下最佳。
又方
治如前。以竹沥二合。温之。分三四服。无即刮竹茹。以醋煎温服。
青金丹
治小儿积热啼叫。三焦壅滞。
青黛（四两） 甘草（二两生末） 蝉壳（去足，一两末） 麝香（一钱，研） 辰砂（一分，
研，水飞） 牛黄（别研） 脑子（各三铢） 龙齿末（半两） 天竺黄（半两）
上为细末。以饴糖和丸鸡头大。每一粒分四服。温水化下。无时。
犀角丸
治小儿积热痰实。三焦蕴毒。及风热面赤。大小便秘涩。
生犀末（一分） 人参（去芦，半两） 黄连（去须，一两） 枳实（去穣，半两，炒） 槟榔（半两）
大黄（二两酒浸。切片以巴豆一百个，去皮，贴在大黄上纸裹饭上蒸三次，切碎，炒黄焦，去巴豆，只用大黄）
上为细末。炼蜜和丸。如麻子大。每服一二十丸。临卧时熟水下。未利加丸数。疏导极稳。
四顺饮子
治小儿诸热。
地骨皮（去骨） 防风（去芦，并叉枝） 山栀子（去壳取仁） 连翘（各等分）
上为细末。每用一钱或二钱。水一小盏。入灯心竹叶少许。煎至五分盏。放冷服。无时。
甘露散
治小儿诸热。
牙硝（一分） 龙脑薄荷叶（一两） 大黄（半两） 甘草（半两，炙） 芎 （一分） 雄黄（一分，水
飞）
上为末。每服半钱。蜜水调下。无时。
牛黄散
治小儿诸热烦躁。取郁金大者。湿纸裹。慢火煨熟为末。入牛黄少许。冷水调下。大者一钱。小者半钱。无
时。治小儿身热不痊。以熟汤研郁李仁。如杏酪。一日服二合。
又方
以鸡卵一枚。和白蜜服之。
小儿于立夏之后。有病身热者。慎勿妄为吐下。但以除热汤浴之。除热粉粉之。赤膏摩涂之。出千金。
除热汤
以白芷根苗苦参等分为粗散。用清浆水煎。更入盐少许。以浴儿。浴毕用粉粉之。
又方
白芷苦参秦皮煎汤。或无众药。但得一味煮汤皆可。
又方
切李叶一升。水七升。煎至五升。适温暖用之澡浴。或只用楮叶亦可。
凉肌粉
以白芷、枫叶、 本、苦参、黄连等分为细末。每用三钱。以蛤粉二大块。同研匀细。入生绢袋子。每浴
了。以扑身遍。令匀。亦治夏月伏 。遍身生赤痱子。用之极妙。
赤膏
丹参 雷丸 芒硝 戎盐 大黄（各三两）
上切碎。用苦酒半升。浸四物一宿。以炼成猪脂一斤煎。三上三下。去滓。入芒硝成膏。每用以摩心下。及
涂脐中。
猪胆丸
治小儿血热。早食后发热。至晚则凉。
胡黄连 宣黄连（去须，各半两） 赤芍药（一两）
上为细末。以 猪胆汁和成剂。却入在胆皮中。悬铫上。用浆水煮。勿令浆水入。煮熟取出。丸如绿豆
大。每服三十丸。米饮汤下。食后临卧日三。有生瘰疠一证。亦早食后身热。颇相似。但以鼻衄泄泻。宜
审辨之。
牛黄膏
治小儿疳热引饮。亦治伤风温壮。
雄黄（研，水飞） 甘草末 川甜硝（各一分） 郁金末（一钱） 脑子（一钱，研） 寒水石（生一两，
飞研） 绿豆粉（半两）
上同为细末。炼蜜和成膏。每用半皂子大。薄荷汤化下。食后。
四顺清凉饮子
治小儿里热。头昏颊赤。口内热。小便赤。大便少。要微挨动脏腑即安。 又治睡卧不宁。五心烦热。四肢
抽掣。及乳哺不节。并寒温失度。热久连绵。欲发惊痫。目赤口疮。疮疹余毒。
大黄（湿纸裹煨熟，一方生用） 当归（去须，洗） 赤芍药 甘草（炙，各等分）
上为末。三岁上儿每服一钱。水一盏。煎至七分盏。分二服。更量大小加减。食后温服。
惺惺散
治小儿外热。要微发汗即愈。良方名桔梗散。治小儿风热。及伤寒时气。疮疹发热。
桔梗（去芦） 细辛（去苗） 人参（去芦） 甘草（炙） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 栝蒌根 白术（各等分）
上为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。入薄荷三叶。同煎至六分。去滓温服。凡伤寒温壮。变蒸疮疹未辨。皆可
服。
红绵散
治小儿风湿体热。头目不清。
白僵蚕（去丝嘴，二两，炒） 天麻（一两） 天南星（二两，薄切片子，油焙黄） 苏木节（二两半，
别研）
上为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。入绵少许。同煎至五分盏。去滓温服。若伤风有表证发热者。于本方中入
去节麻黄半钱同煎。若有里热。心躁烦渴者。入滑石末半钱同煎。
六神散
治小儿发热。已经汗下仍热者。
人参（去须） 白茯苓（去黑皮） 干山药 白术 甘草（炙） 白扁豆
上为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。入枣一枚擘破。生姜三片同煎。至五分盏。通口服。此药用处甚多。治胃
冷加附子。治风证加天麻。治诸痢加罂粟壳。若服之热犹未退。更与银白散治之。
银白散
干山药 白术 白茯苓（去黑皮，各半两） 知母 人参（去芦） 白扁豆 甘草（炙） 升麻（各一分）
上为细末。每服一钱。水一小盏。枣一枚同煎。至五分盏。温服。无时。
升麻葛根汤
治小儿温壮惊风。及伤寒身体发热。或作疮疹。于初身热未辨之间。并宜服此。
干葛（细锉） 升麻 芍药 甘草（炙，各等分）
上为粗末。每服二钱。水一小盏。煎至五分盏。去滓。温服。无时。
小柴胡汤
治如前。
柴胡（去苗，二两） 黄芩 人参（去芦，各三分） 半夏（六钱一字汤浸七次） 甘草（三分炙）
上为粗末。每服二钱。入生姜三片。枣一枚。水一小盏同煎。至五分盏。去滓温服。无时。
龙胆汤
治小儿自出腹来。血气实盛。发热不歇。及食不消。变蒸不解。客忤鬼气。温壮寒热。并诸惊痫。悉皆主
之。
龙胆（去芦） 钩藤 柴胡（去苗） 黄芩 桔梗（去芦） 芍药 茯神（去木） 甘草（炙，各一分）
蜣（二个，去翅足，炙焦） 大黄（一分，锉碎微炒。） 千金（一两。疑太多）
上为粗末。每服一钱。水一小盏。煎至五分。去滓温服。无时。
粉方
治婴小壮热。未能服药者。
寒水石 芒硝 滑石 石膏 赤石脂 青木香 大黄 甘草 黄芩 防风（去芦叉枝） 芎 麻黄
根（各等分）
上为末。每用药末三合。入牡蛎粉一升。细蛤粉亦可。相和再罗细。用以粉儿。日二次。
桔梗散
治小儿风热温壮。或伤寒时气。疮疹未发。并宜服之。仍兼
小黑膏服尤善。
桔梗（去芦） 细辛（去苗） 人参（去芦） 栝蒌根 白术 甘草 川芎 白茯苓（去黑皮，各等分）
上为末。每服二钱。水一盏。入生姜三片。薄荷三叶同煎。至七分盏。三岁以下儿作四服。无时。
小黑膏
川乌 南星（各一枚，大者）
上入一小瓶子内。用湿纸密搭封口。慢火烧之。候火灭取出。削取中心所存白处。如皂子大用之。须烧
数枚。择中度者方用为末。次入薄荷叶玄参末各五钱。研匀。炼蜜和成剂。每用旋HT
豆许丸之。葱白汤下。频频服。若筋脉或缓或急。加乳香同葱白汤
下之。
治小儿发热极甚。因伏留心经。昏冒不省。或误服热药。蓄热所致。用之神效。以生梅花脑子半字
或一字。取新杀猪心中血一两滴。同研作一丸。新汲水少许化下。大良。未省。即再服一粒。
治小儿惊热。以水磨犀角汁服之。
薄荷散
治小儿风热温壮。及伤寒伤风。疮疹未辨之间。皆可服之。
薄荷叶 藿香叶（去土） 荆芥穗 甘松（去土） 白芷 防风（去芦并叉枝） 川芎 桔梗（去芦）
白僵蚕（去丝嘴） 甘草（炙） 本（去土，各一两） 细辛（去苗，半两）
上为末。每服一钱。茶调温服。亦治大人风气不顺。头面风等疾。大能清利头目。止昏眩。聪明耳目。
Shengjin San (Golden Victory Powder)
Treats tidal fever and warm hyperthermia in children.
Realgar (1 qian, prepared by water flotation) Baifuzi (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Rhizoma, 0.5 qian) Gancao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang, honey-fried) Shaoyao (Peony Root, 0.5 liang, boiled ten times then dried) Nanxing (Arisaema Cum Bile, 0.5 liang, processed) Jingjiesui (Schizonepeta Spike, 1 fen)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 0.5 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Add three leaves of Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba). Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Strain and take warm at any time.
Jinhua San (Golden Flower Powder)
Treats tidal fever with dryness and irritability in children.
Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang) Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove rhizome, 0.5 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 zi or 0.5 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Add three leaves of Qinghao (Artemisiae Annuae Herba) and two cun of Congbai (Allii Cepae Bulbus). Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Strain and take warm. If it transforms into bone-steaming consumptive disease, soak Qinghao and Congbai in child's urine before decocting.
Qinjiao San (Gentian Powder)
Treats tidal fever in children, with reduced appetite and emaciation.
Qinjiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix, remove rhizome, slice, dry) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, equal parts to Qinjiao, 1 liang) Gan Mao'er Boheye (Dried Cat-preferred Mint Leaf, 0.5 liang, slice, dry. Note: Some say cats like this mint, hence the name.)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1-2 qian per dose. Add one medium cup of water. Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Strain and take warm after meals.
Digupi San (Lycium Bark Powder)
Treats tidal fever due to deficiency in children. Also treats warm hyperthermia and resolves Shaoyang syndrome pathogens.
Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, remove rhizome) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in hot water, slice, dry) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome) Digupi (Lycii Cortex, remove woody part) Chi Fuling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin, remove black skin, equal parts)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add one cup of water. Add five slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma). Decoct until 0.6 cup remains. Strain and take warm after meals. Adjust dosage according to age/size.
Liangji Wan (Cool Muscle Pill)
Treats warm hyperthermia and body heat in children, with red face, irritability, thirst, and stifling sensation.
Longdancao (Gentianae Radix, remove rhizome, 2 liang) Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix, remove rhizome, 1 liang) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove rhizome, wash, 1 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of mung beans. Take 20 pills per dose. Swallow with Zhuye (Bambusae Folium) decoction. Increase dosage for older infants. Take at any time.
Niuhuang Gao (Calculus Bovis Ointment)
Treats warm hyperthermia and wind-heat in children.
Hanshuishi (Aragonitum, 4 liang, calcined to remove fire toxicity) Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 liang, prepared by water flotation) Shanzhizi Ren (Gardeniae Semen, 1.5 qian) Gancao (Licorice Root, 1 fen, honey-fried) Yanxiao (Natrii Sulfas, 1 liang) Qianbaishuang (Plumbi Subcarbonas, 0.5 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Add a small amount of Shexiang (Moschus). Mix with refined honey to form an ointment. Take an amount the size of a soap bean. Dissolve in Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) water. Take after milk/food.
Kexiao San (Effective Powder)
Treats warm hyperthermia and wind-heat in children, with restless sleep, cough, and rapid breathing.
Longnao Boheye (Camphor Mint Leaf, 2 liang, a variety of mint) Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, remove silk mouth, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried) Yanshusu (Corydalis Rhizoma, remove skin, 0.5 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 0.5 qian or 1 qian per dose. Mix with honey water and swallow. Take at any time.
Zhenxin Dan (Heart-Calming Pill)
Treats wind-heat and fright-fever in children, with restless sleep. This is a secret formula from Hu Yudai, transmitted by Xu Xuanzan.
Tiefen (Plumbum Metallicum, 1 fen) Shehuang (Calculus Bubali, 1 liang, quenched in vinegar seven times) Daizheshi (Haematitum, 0.5 liang, quenched in vinegar ten times) Mapibo (Polyporus Umbellatus, 0.5 liang) Shexiang (Moschus, 1 fen, separately ground)
Grind the above into fine powder. Mix with refined honey paste to make pills the size of small beans. Take one pill per dose. Dissolve in water used for grinding scissors. Take after meals. Also treats fright epilepsy and convulsions.
Lizhi Zhou (Pear Juice Porridge)
Treats wind-heat causing stupor and congestion in children, with dryness, stifling sensation, and loss of appetite. Chop three E Li (Pyrus bretschneideri fruits). Boil in two sheng of water to obtain one sheng of juice. Strain. Add one ge of Jingsmi (Oryza Sativa Glutinosa). Cook into porridge and eat.
Longchi San (Dragon Tooth Powder)
Treats fright-fever resembling fire in children. Also treats warm hyperthermia. Grind Longchi (Dentis Fosilia Mastodontis) into powder and mix with water to take. Or grind rotten Longjiao (Cervi Cornu Pulsatum) into thick juice. Take 1-2 he.
Renshen Niuhuang San (Ginseng and Calculus Bovalis Powder)
Treatment as above. Grind Renshen (Ginseng Radix) and Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis) in equal parts into powder. Best taken mixed with Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) water.
Another Prescription
Treatment as above. Use Zhu Li (Bambusae Sap) 2 he. Warm it. Divide into 3-4 doses. If unavailable, scrape Zhu Ru (Bambusae Caulis in Taenia) and decoct with vinegar. Take warm.
Qingjin Dan (Blue Gold Pill)
Treats accumulated heat causing crying in children, with stagnation of the Triple Burner.
Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, 4 liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, 2 liang, raw ground) Chanqiao (Cicadae Periostracum, remove feet, 1 liang, ground) Shexiang (Moschus, 1 qian, ground) Chencha (Cinnabar, 1 fen, ground, water-flown) Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, separately ground) Naobao (Borneolum Syntheticum, each 3 zhu) Longchi Mo (Powdered Dragon Tooth, 0.5 liang) Tianzhu Huang (Calamus Tuber, 0.5 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Mix with maltose sugar to make pills the size of a cockle. Divide one pill into four doses. Dissolve in warm water. Take at any time.
Xijiao Wan (Rhinoceros Horn Pill)
Treats accumulated heat and phlegm-solidity in children, with toxin accumulation in the Triple Burner. Also treats wind-heat with red face, and constipation of stool and urine.
Sheng Xi Mo (Raw Rhinoceros Horn Powder, 1 fen) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome, 0.5 liang) Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, remove roots, 1 liang) Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, remove pulp, 0.5 liang, stir-fried) Binglang (Arecae Semen, 0.5 liang) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 2 liang, soaked in wine. Slice, place on top of 100 peeled Baidu Dou (Phaseoli Semen), wrap in paper, steam over rice three times, chop, stir-fry until yellow/burnt, remove Baidu Dou, use only Dahuang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of hemp seeds. Take 10-20 pills per dose. Swallow with cooked water before bed. If no bowel movement, increase number of pills. The purgative action is very steady.
Sishun Yinzi (Four-Obedience Drink)
Treats various heat syndromes in children.
Digupi (Lycii Cortex, remove woody part) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove rhizome and forked branches) Shanzhizi (Gardeniae Fructus, remove shell, take kernel) Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus, equal parts)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 or 2 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Add a little Dengxincao (Junci Medulla) and Zhuye (Bambusae Folium). Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Let cool and take. Take at any time.
Ganlu San (Sweet Dew Powder)
Treats various heat syndromes in children.
Yanxiao (Natrii Sulfas, 1 fen) Longnao Boheye (Camphor Mint Leaf, 1 liang) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 liang) Gancao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang, honey-fried) Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 1 fen) Xionghuang (Realgar, 1 fen, prepared by water flotation)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 0.5 qian per dose. Mix with honey water and swallow. Take at any time.
Niuhuang San (Calculus Bovis Powder)
Treats various heat syndromes with irritability in children. Take large Yujin (Curcumae Radix). Wrap in wet paper. Slow-fire roast until cooked, then grind into powder. Add a small amount of Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis). Mix with cold water. Large ones: 1 qian. Small ones: 0.5 qian. Take at any time. To treat persistent body heat in children, grind Yuli Ren (Pruni Semen) in hot water until like apricot paste. Take 2 he per day.
Another Prescription
Take one chicken egg. Mix with white honey and take.
After Start of Summer, if children have body heat, do not rashly use vomiting or purging methods. Instead, bathe them with Rechu Tang (Heat-Removing Decoction), dust them with Rechu Fen (Heat-Removing Powder), and massage with Chigao (Red Ointment). From *Qianjin Fang*.
Rechu Tang (Heat-Removing Decoction)
Use Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) root and seedlings and Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix) in equal parts as coarse powder. Decoct in clear fermented rice water. Add a little salt. Use to bathe the infant. After bathing, apply powder.
Another Prescription
Decoct Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), and Qinpi (Fraxini Cortex) in water. If multiple herbs are unavailable, using just one herb to decoct is acceptable.
Another Prescription
Cut Liye (Pruni Leaf) 1 sheng. Add 7 sheng of water. Decoct until 5 sheng remain. Use when temperature is suitable for bathing. Or use only Chu Ye (Broussonetiae Folium).
Liangji Fen (Cool Muscle Powder)
Use Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Fengye (Aceris Folium), Bencao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizoma), Kushen (Sophorae Flavescentis Radix), and Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) in equal parts as fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Grind uniformly with two large pieces of Ge Fen (Concha Meretricis et Cyclinae). Put into a raw silk bag. After bathing, sprinkle evenly over the body. Also treats summer latent heat causing widespread red prickly heat. Very effective.
Chigao (Red Ointment)
Danshen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix) Leiwan (Wormwood Seed) Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas Depuratus) Rongyan (Rock Salt) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, each 3 liang)
Chop finely. Soak the four items in half sheng of Cu (Vinegar) overnight. Decoct with 1 jin of refined lard. Perform "three up, three down" lifting technique. Strain. Add Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas Depuratus) to form ointment. Massage the epigastrium and apply to the umbilicus.
Zhudan Wan (Pig Gallbladder Pill)
Treats blood-heat in children, with fever after early meal, cooling down by evening.
Huhuanglian (Picrorhizae Rhizoma) Xuan Huanglian (Scutellariae Barbatae Herba, remove roots, each 0.5 liang) Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root, 1 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Mix with Pig Danzhi (Porci Vesica Biliaris Bilis) to form a mass. Place back into the gallbladder skin. Hang over a pot. Boil in fermented rice water. Ensure no rice water enters the gallbladder. When cooked, take out. Make pills the size of mung beans. Take 30 pills per dose. Swallow with Mi Yin (Rice Beverage). Three times daily: after meals and before bed. There is a condition called Luoli (scrofula) which also presents with fever after early meal, quite similar. Differentiate by checking for epistaxis and diarrhea.
Niuhuang Gao (Calculus Bovis Ointment)
Treats Gan-heat with excessive thirst in children. Also treats wind-cold with warm hyperthermia.
Xionghuang (Realgar, ground, water-flown) Gancao Mo (Licorice Powder) Chuan Tianxiao (Sodium Nitrate, each 1 fen) Yujin Mo (Curcumae Radix Powder, 1 qian) Naobao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 1 qian, ground) Hanshuishi (Aragonitum, raw 1 liang, water-flown) Lvdou Fen (Mung Bean Starch, 0.5 liang)
Grind all together into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form ointment. Take half the size of a soap bean per dose. Dissolve in Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). Take after meals.
Sishun Qingliang Yinzi (Four-Obedience Cooling Drink)
Treats interior heat in children, with dizziness, red cheeks, oral heat, red urine, and scanty stool. Requires mild movement of the Zang-Fu organs for relief. Also treats restless sleep, five-palm heat, limb twitching, irregular feeding, imbalance of cold/warmth, prolonged heat leading to fright epilepsy, red eyes, mouth ulcers, and residual toxins from rashes.
Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, wrapped in wet paper and roasted; some use raw) Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, remove roots, wash) Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, equal parts)
Grind the above into powder. For children over three years old, take 1 qian per dose. Add one cup of water. Decoct until 0.7 cup remains. Divide into two doses. Adjust according to size. Take warm after meals.
Xingxing San (Awakening Powder)
Treats exterior heat in children. Mild sweating leads to cure. Named Jiegeng San in *Liang Fang*. Treats wind-heat in children, as well as Shanghan (Cold Damage) seasonal qi and rash fever.
Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove rhizome) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove seedlings) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried) Bai Fuling (Poria Cocos, remove black skin) Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, equal parts)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Add three leaves of Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba). Decoct together until 0.6 cup remains. Strain and take warm. Applicable for Shanghan warm hyperthermia, Bianzheng (transformation fever), and unconfirmed rashes.
Hongmian San (Red Cotton Powder)
Treats wind-dampness body heat in children, with unclear head and eyes.
Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, remove silk mouth, 2 liang, stir-fried) Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, 1 liang) Tiannanxing (Arisaema Cum Bile, 2 liang, thin slices, oil-roasted yellow) Sumu Jie (Sappan Wood Node, 2.5 liang, separately ground)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Add a little cotton. Decoct together until 0.5 cup remains. Strain and take warm. If wind-cold with exterior syndrome heat, add Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove node) 0.5 qian to the formula and decoct. If interior heat with heart irritability and thirst, add Huashi (Talcum) 0.5 qian and decoct.
Liushen San (Six Gods Powder)
Treats fever in children that persists after sweating or purging.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove roots) Bai Fuling (Poria Cocos, remove black skin) Gan Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried) Bai Biandou (Phaseoli Albi Semen)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Add one broken date and three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma). Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Take orally in one go. This medicine has many uses. For cold stomach, add Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata). For wind syndromes, add Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma). For various dysentery, add Yingsuke (Papaveris Pericarpium). If heat persists after taking, treat with Yinbai San (White Silver Powder).
Yinbai San (White Silver Powder)
Gan Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Bai Fuling (Poria Cocos, remove black skin, each 0.5 liang) Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome) Bai Biandou (Phaseoli Albi Semen) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried) Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, each 1 fen)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Add one date. Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Take warm. Take at any time.
Shengma Gegen Tang (Cimicifuga and Pueraria Decoction)
Treats warm hyperthermia and wind-stroke in children, as well as body heat from Shanghan. Or when rashes appear. Suitable during initial fever before differentiation.
Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix, finely cut) Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba/Rubra) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, equal parts)
Grind the above into coarse powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Strain and take warm. Take at any time.
Xiao Chaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction)
Treatment as above.
Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, remove seedlings, 2 liang) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome, each 3 fen) Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, 6 qian 1 zi, soaked in water seven times) Gancao (Licorice Root, 3 fen, honey-fried)
Grind the above into coarse powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma) and one date. Add a small cup of water. Decoct together until 0.5 cup remains. Strain and take warm. Take at any time.
Longdan Tang (Gentian Decoction)
Treats children since birth with abundant blood and qi, persistent fever, indigestion, unresolved Bianzheng (transformation fever), Ke Wu Gui Qi (alien qi fright), warm hyperthermia with chills/fever, and all kinds of fright epilepsy.
Longdan (Gentianae Radix, remove rhizome) Gouteng (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis) Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, remove seedlings) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove rhizome) Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix) Fushen (Poria Cocos with Pine Wood, remove wood) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, each 1 fen) Qiang Lang (Scarabaeus, two, remove wings/feet, roast until burnt) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 1 fen, chopped, lightly stir-fried) Qianjin (1 liang. Suspected too much.)
Grind the above into coarse powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add a small cup of water. Decoct until 0.5 cup remains. Strain and take warm. Take at any time.
Fen Fang (Powder Formula)
Treats infantile strong heat in children unable to take medicine.
Hanshuishi (Aragonitum) Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas Depuratus) Huashi (Talcum) Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum) Qingmuxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) Gancao (Licorice Root) Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove rhizome/forked branches) Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) Mahuang Gen (Ephedrae Radix et Rhizoma, equal parts)
Grind the above into powder. Take 3 he of medicine powder per dose. Add 1 sheng of Muli Fen (Concha Ostreae Powder). Fine Clam powder is also acceptable. Mix and sieve finely. Use to dust the infant. Twice daily.
Jiegeng San (Platycodon Powder)
Treats wind-heat warm hyperthermia in children, or Shanghan seasonal qi. Before rash eruption. All suitable to take. Still, taking Xiao Hei Gao (Little Black Ointment) concurrently is better.
Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove rhizome) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove seedlings) Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome) Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix) Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) Gancao (Licorice Root) Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) Bai Fuling (Poria Cocos, remove black skin, equal parts)
Grind the above into powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Add one cup of water. Add three slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Recens Rhizoma) and three leaves of Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba). Decoct until 0.7 cup remains. For children under three years, divide into four doses. Take at any time.
Xiao Hei Gao (Little Black Ointment)
Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix) Nanxing (Arisaema Cum Bile, each one large bulb)
Place in a small bottle. Seal tightly with wet paper. Roast slowly over fire. Wait for fire to extinguish, then take out. Scrape the white center remaining. Use an amount the size of a soap bean. Must roast several bulbs. Select medium-sized ones to grind into powder. Then add Bohe Ye (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) and Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix) powder, each 5 qian. Grind uniformly. Mix with refined honey to form a mass. Make fresh pills the size of soybeans. Swallow with Congbai Tang (Green Onion White Decoction). Take frequently. If tendons/muscles are lax or tense, add Rushiang (Frankincense) and swallow with Congbai Tang.
Treats extreme fever in children due to heat lurking in the Heart channel, causing stupor and unconsciousness, or caused by mistaken intake of hot medicines leading to heat accumulation. Extremely effective. Use half or one zi of Sheng Meihua Naozi (Fresh Plum Camphor/Borneol). Take one drop of fresh pig heart blood. Grind together into one pill. Dissolve in a little fresh well water and swallow. Very good. If not conscious, take another pill.
Treats fright-fever in children. Grind Xijiao (Rhinoceros Horn) in water and take the juice.
Bohe San (Mint Powder)
Treats wind-heat warm hyperthermia in children, and Shanghan/Shangfeng (Wind-Cold). Suitable before rash differentiation.
Bohe Ye (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) Huoxiang Ye (Agastaches Herba, remove dirt) Jingjie Sui (Schizonepeta Spike) Gangsong (Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma, remove dirt) Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, remove rhizome/forked branches) Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma) Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove rhizome) Bai Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, remove silk mouth) Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried) Bencao (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizoma, remove dirt, each 1 liang) Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, remove seedlings, 0.5 liang)
Grind the above into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Mix with tea and take warm. Also treats adults with unfavorable flow of wind-qi, wind affecting head/face, etc. Greatly clears and benefits the head and eyes, stops dizziness, and sharpens hearing and vision.