九味芦荟丸。及六味地黄丸。又与轻粉黄丹散寻愈。
一小儿患两目赤肿。痛不可当。此肝火为患。用谷精草数剂而愈。
一小儿痘愈后。眼痛不开。用犀角地黄汤。加柴胡汤。一剂而开。又生赤翳迷满。仍用前药加谷
精草。治之而愈。
蝉菊散 治 疮入眼。或病后生翳障。
蝉蜕（洗净去土） 白菊花（各等分）
上每服二钱。水一盏。入蜜少许。煎乳。食后。量儿大小与之。
羌菊散 治痘毒上攻。生翳拜。暴赤羞明。
羌活 蝉蜕 防风 蛇蜕 菊花 谷精草 木贼 甘草 山栀子 白蒺藜 大黄 黄连 沙苑蒺藜（各等分）
上为末。每服一钱。清水泔温暖调下。
丹粉散 治痘毒。脓水淋漓。
轻粉 黄丹（各五分） 黄连末（二钱）
上研匀。搽患处。
羚羊角散 治小儿 疹后。余毒不解。上攻眼目。生翳羞明。眵泪俱多。红赤肿闭。
羚羊角（镑） 黄芩 黄 草决明 车前子 升麻 防风 大黄 芒硝（各等分）
上以水一盏。煎半盏。去滓。稍热服。
消毒化 汤 治小儿 疹。未满二十一日而目疾作者。余症上。（即消毒救苦汤）
羌活（五分） 本（二分） 细辛（一分） 黄连（三分） 黄芩（一分） 酒芩（二分）
酒柏（三分） 生地黄（三分） 麻黄（五分） 升麻（五分） 白术（一分） 苍术（二分） 生
甘草（一分） 吴茱萸（半分） 陈皮（一分） 红花（半分） 苏木（一分） 当归（三分） 连
翘（三分） 防风（五分） 川芎（二分） 葛根（一分） 柴胡（二分）
上作一服。水二盏。煎至一盏。去滓。稍热服。
谷精草散 治痘疹已靥。翳膜遮障瞳子等症。
谷精草（一两） 蛤粉 黑豆（各二两）
上为末。用雄猪肝一叶。竹刀批开。掺药在内。以麻线缚定。砂罐内水煮熟。令儿食之。
当归补血汤 治血气损伤。或忘服峻剂。致气血益虚。肌热。大渴引饮。目赤面红。脉洪大而虚。
重按全无此病。多得于饥饱劳役者。
黄 （炙一两） 当归（三钱酒制）
上水煎。乳母同服。
济生犀角地黄汤 治郁热不解。经络随气涌泄。为衄血。或清道闭塞。流入胃脘。吐血。或余血
停滞。面色痿黄。大便色黑者。
犀角 生地黄 白芍药 牡丹皮（各一钱）
上水煎服。乳母同服。
四神丸 治脾胃虚弱。大便不实。饮食不思。或泄利腹痛等症。
肉豆蔻（二两） 补骨脂（四两） 五味子（二两） 吴茱萸（浸炒一两）
上为末。生姜八两。红枣一百枚煮熟。取枣肉和末。丸桐子大。每服五七十丸。空心或食前白汤
服。去五味子、吴茱萸。名二神丸。
四味肥儿丸 治小儿食积。五疳。或白秃。体瘦肚大。筋青。发稀成穗。或遍体疮疥等症。
芜荑（炒） 神曲（炒） 麦 （炒） 黄连（各等分）
上为末。猪胆汁丸黍米大。每服一二十丸。木通煎汤下。
九味芦荟丸 治小儿肝脾疳积。体瘦热渴。大便不调。或瘰 结核。耳内生疮等症。
胡黄连 黄连 芦荟 木香 芜荑（炒） 青皮 白雷丸 鹤膝草（各一两） 麝香（三钱）
上为末。蒸饼糊丸麻子大。每服一钱。空心白汤下。
大芜荑汤（一名栀子茯苓汤。） 治小儿脾疳少食。发热作渴。大便不调。发黄脱落。面黑便清。
鼻下生疮。能乳、食土等症。
山栀（三分） 黄柏 甘草（炙各二分） 芜荑（五分） 黄连 防风（各二分） 麻黄 羌活
柴胡（各三分） 白术 茯苓 当归（各四分）
上每服二三钱。水煎。
济生归脾汤 治脾血亏损。健忘惊悸等症。
人参 黄 茯神（各一钱） 甘草（炙五分） 白术（炒一钱） 木香（五分） 远志 酸枣
仁（炒） 龙眼肉 当归（各一钱）
上水煎服。
愚按前方。若乳母忧思伤脾。血虚发热。食少体倦。或脾不能摄血。以致忘行吐下。或健忘怔忡。
惊悸少寐。或心脾作痛。自汗盗汗。或肢体肿痛。大便不调。或经候不准。晡热内热。或唇疮流注等
症。致为患者。用之令子母俱服。
八味地黄丸。即钱氏地黄丸。加肉桂、附子、各一两。
愚按前方。治禀赋命门火衰。不能生土。以致脾土虚寒。或饮食少思。或食而不化。脐腹疼痛。
夜多漩溺等。若病久元气耗损所致。尤宜用之。或乳母命门火衰。儿饮其乳。以致前症者。母宜服之。
加减八味丸。即六味地黄丸。加肉桂一两。五味子四两。治禀赋肾阴不足。或吐泄。久病津
液亏损。口干作渴。或口舌生疮。两足发热。或痰气上涌。或手足厥冷等症。
八珍汤即四君子、四物二汤相合。
愚按前方。治气血俱虚。或因克伐之剂。脾胃亏损。肌肉消瘦，发热寒热。饮食少思等症。
十全大补汤。即八珍汤加黄 、肉桂。
愚按前方。血气虚弱。或禀赋不足。寒热自汗。食少体瘦。发热作渴。头痛眩晕。
逍遥散（加牡丹、山栀。名加味逍遥散。）
当归 甘草 芍药（酒炒） 茯苓 白术（炒） 柴胡（各一钱） 牡丹皮 山栀（炒各七分）
上水煎服。
愚按前方。若乳母肝脾血虚内热。或遍身搔痒寒热。或肢体作痛。头目昏重。或怔忡颊赤。口燥咽干。
或发热盗汗。食少不寐。或口舌生疮。耳内作痛。或胸乳腹胀。小便不利。致儿为患者。尤宜用之。
九味龙胆泻肝汤 治肝经湿热。或囊痈下疳便毒。小便涩滞。或阴囊作痛。小便短少。（愚制）
龙胆草（酒炒五分） 车前子（炒） 木通 当归尾 泽泻（各五分） 甘草 黄芩 生地黄
山栀（各三分）
上水煎。子母同服。
抑肝散 治肝经虚热发搐。或发热切牙。或惊悸寒热。或木乘土而呕吐。痰涎。腹膨少食。睡卧
不安。（愚制）
软柴胡 甘草（各五分） 川芎（八分） 当归 白术（炒） 茯苓 钓藤钩（各一钱）
上水煎。子母同服。
栀子清肝散（一名柴胡栀子散） 治三焦。及足少阳经风热。耳内作痒生疮。或水出疼痛。或胸
乳间作痛。或寒热往来。
柴胡 栀子（炒） 牡丹皮（各一钱） 茯苓 川芎 芍药 当归 牛蒡子（炒各七分） 甘草
上水煎。子母服。若太阳头痛。加羌活。
柴胡清肝散 治鬓疽及肝胆。三焦风热。怒火之症。或项胸作痛。疮毒发热。（愚制）
柴胡（一钱半） 黄芩（炒） 人参 川芎（各一钱） 山栀（炒一钱半） 连翘 甘草（五
分） 桔梗（八分）
上水煎。子母同服。
小柴胡汤（加山栀、牡丹皮。名加味小柴胡。） 治伤寒温热。身热恶风。头痛项强。四肢烦痛。
往来寒热。呕哕。痰实。中暑。疟疾。并服之。
柴胡（二钱） 黄芩（炒一钱半） 人参 半夏（各七分） 甘草（炙五分）
上姜水煎。子母同服。
愚按前方。若肝胆经风热。肝火瘰 。寒热往来。日晡发热。潮热身热。不欲饮食。或怒火口苦。
耳聋。咳嗽。或胁痛胸满。小便不利。或泄泻吐酸苦水。或肢体搐动。唇口抽札。并宜用之。
砭法 治丹毒疔疮。红丝走散。或时毒瘀血壅盛。或色赤走胤。用细瓷器击碎。取有锋芒者。以
筋劈开头夹之麻线。缠定两指。轻撮筋。稍令磁芒正对患处。悬寸许。再用筋频击。
神功散 治痘毒肿 作痛。未成者。敷之即散。已溃者敷之。肿痛即消。
黄柏（炒） 草乌（炒） 血竭（加）
上为末。等分。津调。敷患处。
Jiuwei Lulin Wan (Nine-Ingredient Aloe Pill), Liuwei Dihuang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill), and Qingfen Huangdan San (Light Powder and Yellow Lead Powder) were subsequently used to effect a cure.
A child suffered from redness and swelling of both eyes, with unbearable pain; this was caused by Liver Fire (Liver Heat). A few doses of Jingmi Cao (Euphrasia Herba) resulted in recovery.
After recovering from smallpox, a child experienced eye pain and inability to open the eyes. One dose of Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction) combined with Chaihu Tang (Bupleurum Decoction) allowed the eyes to open. Subsequently, red pterygium spread across the cornea; the previous prescription was continued with the addition of Jingmi Cao (Euphrasia Herba), leading to a cure.
Chanju San (Cicada and Chrysanthemum Powder): Treats sores entering the eyes or nebulae formed after illness.
Chantui (Periostracum Cicadae) [washed and cleaned of soil], Bai Juhua (Flos Chrysanthemi) (equal parts).
For each dose, take two qian, add one sheng of water, a little honey, and decoct until resembling milk. Administer after meals according to the child's age.
Qiangju San (Notopterygium and Chrysanthemum Powder): Treats smallpox toxins attacking upward, causing nebulae, sudden redness, and photophobia.
Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), Chantui (Periostracum Cicadae), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Shetui (Exuvias Bombycis), Juhua (Flos Chrysanthemi), Jingmi Cao (Herba Euphrasiae), Muzei (Ramulus Tamarisci), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Shanzhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), Baijili (Semen Tribuli), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Shayuanjili (Semen Astragali Complanati) (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Take one qian per dose, mixed with warm clear rice water.
Danfen San (Red Lead Powder): Treats smallpox toxins with dripping pus.
Qingfen (Calomelas), Huangdan (Lithargyrum) (each five fen), Huanglian Mo (Powder of Rhizoma Coptidis) (two qian).
Grind uniformly and apply to the affected area.
Lingyangjiao San (Antelope Horn Powder): Treats residual toxins after childhood exanthems that fail to resolve, attacking the eyes, causing nebulae, photophobia, excessive discharge and tearing, redness, swelling, and closure.
Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae) [sliced], Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri), Juemingzi (Semen Cassiae), Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei), Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas) (equal parts).
Add one sheng of water, decoct to half a sheng, strain, and drink while slightly warm.
Xiaodu Hua Tang (Detoxification and Transformation Decoction): Treats childhood exanthems where ocular diseases arise before twenty-one days, with residual symptoms moving upward. (Also known as Xiaodu Jiuku Tang).
Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii) (five fen), Bencao (Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong) (two fen), Xixin (Herba Asari), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) (three fen), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) (one fen), Jiu Huangqin (Wine-processed Radix Scutellariae) (two fen), Jiu Ba (Wine-processed Cortex Phellodendri) (three fen), Sheng Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) (three fen), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae) (five fen), Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) (five fen), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (one fen), Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), Sheng Gancao (Raw Radix Glycyrrhizae) (one fen), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae) (half fen), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) (one fen), Honghua (Flos Carthami) (half fen), Sumu (Lignum Sappan) (one fen), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (three fen), Lianqiao (Fructus Forsythiae) (three fen), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) (five fen), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (two fen), Gegen (Radix Puerariae) (one fen), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) (two fen).
Combine as one dose. Add two sheng of water, decoct to one sheng, strain, and drink while slightly warm.
Jingmi Cao San (Euphrasia Powder): Treats conditions where nebulae obscure the pupil after smallpox has crusted over.
Jingmi Cao (Herba Euphrasiae) (one liang), Gafen (Concha Margaritifera), Heidou (Semen Sojae Nigrum) (each two liang).
Grind into powder. Take one male pig liver, slice it open with a bamboo knife, sprinkle the powder inside, tie securely with hemp thread, and boil in a clay pot. Have the child eat it.
Danggui Buxue Tang (Angelica Tonifying Qi and Blood Decoction): Treats injury to Qi and Blood, or deficiency exacerbated by inadvertently omitting potent medications, resulting in muscle heat, extreme thirst, red eyes and face, and a surging yet empty pulse. This condition often arises from irregular eating and overwork.
Huangqi (Radix Astragali) [roasted, one liang], Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) [wine-processed, three qian].
Decoct in water. The nursing mother should take it together.
Jisheng Xijiao Dihuang Tang (Jisheng Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction): Treats unresolved stagnant heat causing blood vessels to leak due to Qi surging, resulting in epistaxis; or blockage of the clear pathways leading to blood vomiting; or stagnation of residual blood causing sallow complexion and black stool.
Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis), Sheng Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Baishaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan) (each one qian).
Decoct in water. The nursing mother should take it together.
Sishen Wan (Four Spirits Pill): Treats Spleen and Stomach weakness, loose stools, poor appetite, or diarrhea with abdominal pain.
Roudoukou (Semen Myristicae), Buguzhi (Fructus Psoraleae), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae) [soaked and roasted] (equal parts: 2 liang, 4 liang, 2 liang, 1 liang respectively).
Grind into powder. Boil eight liang of fresh ginger and one hundred red dates. Mix the date pulp with the powder to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take fifty to seventy pills on an empty stomach or before meals with plain warm water. Removing Wuweizi and Wuzhuyu yields Ershen Wan (Two Spirits Pill).
Siwei Fei'er Wan (Four-Ingredient Fatening Child Pill): Treats food accumulation, five types of malnutrition (Gan syndrome), white bald patches, emaciation with distended abdomen, visible veins, sparse hair forming tufts, or widespread skin sores.
Wuyi (Fructus Tamarindi Indici) [stir-fried], Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) [stir-fried], Maiya (Fructus Hordei Germinatus) [stir-fried], Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis) (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Form pills the size of mustard seeds using pig bile. Take ten to twenty pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of Mutong (Caulis Akebiae).
Jiuwei Lulin Wan (Nine-Ingredient Aloe Pill): Treats Liver and Spleen malnutrition accumulation in children, characterized by emaciation, heat, thirst, irregular bowel movements, scrofula, or ear sores.
Huhuanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Lulin (Resina Aloes), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Wuyi (Fructus Tamarindi Indici) [stir-fried], Qingpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride), Bailiewan (Semen Arisaematis), Hexikao (Herba Siegesbeckiae) (each one liang), Shexiang (Moschus) (three qian).
Grind into powder. Use steamed dough paste to form pills the size of sesame seeds. Take one qian per dose on an empty stomach with plain warm water.
Da Wuyi Tang (Large Tamarind Decoction) (also known as Zhizi Fuling Tang): Treats Spleen malnutrition with poor appetite, fever with thirst, irregular bowel movements, yellowing and hair loss, dark face with clear urine, sores under the nose, craving for breast milk or dirt.
Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae) (three fen), Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) [roasted, each two fen], Wuyi (Fructus Tamarindi Indici) (five fen), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) (each two fen), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) (each three fen), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Fuling (Poria), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (each four fen).
Take two to three qian per dose, decoct in water.
Jisheng Guipi Tang (Jisheng Restore the Spleen Decoction): Treats Spleen Blood deficiency, forgetfulness, palpitations, and fright.
Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Huangqi (Radix Astragali), Fushen (Poria cum Radix Pinelliae) (each one qian), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) [roasted, five fen], Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) [stir-fried, one qian], Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae) (five fen), Yuanzhi (Radix Polygalae), Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae) [stir-fried], Longyanrou (Arillus Longan) [each one qian].
Decoct in water.
My commentary: If the nursing mother suffers from worry injuring the Spleen, Blood deficiency with heat, poor appetite, fatigue, or Spleen failing to control blood leading to vomiting or diarrhea, forgetfulness, palpitations, insomnia, Heart-Spleen pain, spontaneous or night sweats, limb swelling/pain, irregular menstruation, afternoon fever, internal heat, or lip sores, causing the child to suffer, use this formula for both mother and child.
Bawei Dihuang Wan (Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill): Is Qian Shi's Dihuang Wan plus Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi) and Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), one liang each.
My commentary: This formula treats congenital decline of Mingmen Fire failing to generate Earth, resulting in Spleen Earth coldness, poor appetite, indigestion, umbilical/abdominal pain, and frequent nocturia. It is especially suitable if caused by prolonged illness depleting Yuan Qi. If the nursing mother has declining Mingmen Fire and the infant drinks her milk causing these symptoms, the mother should take it.
Jiajian Bawei Wan (Modified Eight-Ingredient Pill): Is Liuwei Dihuang Wan plus Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi) one liang and Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae) four liang. It treats congenital Kidney Yin insufficiency, vomiting/diarrhea, long-term illness depleting fluids, dry mouth/thirst, mouth/tongue ulcers, hot feet, phlegm rushing upward, or cold extremities.
Bazhen Tang (Eight-Treasure Decoction) is the combination of Sijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) and Siwu Tang (Four Substance Decoction).
My commentary: This formula treats dual deficiency of Qi and Blood, or Spleen/Stomach damage from purgative agents, leading to muscle emaciation, alternating chills and fever, and poor appetite.
Shiquan Dabu Tang (Ten Complete Great Tonifying Decoction) is Bazhen Tang plus Huangqi (Radix Astragali) and Rougui (Cortex Cinnamomi).
My commentary: This formula treats Qi and Blood weakness, congenital insufficiency, alternating chills with spontaneous sweating, poor appetite, emaciation, fever with thirst, headache, and dizziness.
Xiaoyao San (Free and Easy Wanderer Powder) (plus Mudanpi and Zhizi, named Jiawei Xiaoyao San / Modified Free and Easy Wanderer Powder):
Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) [wine-stir-fried], Fuling (Poria), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) [stir-fried], Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) (each one qian), Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae) [stir-fried, each seven fen].
Decoct in water.
My commentary: If the nursing mother suffers from Liver/Spleen Blood deficiency with internal heat, generalized itching with chills/fever, limb pain, heavy head/eyes, palpitations with red cheeks, dry mouth/throat, fever with night sweats, poor appetite/insomnia, mouth/tongue ulcers, ear pain, chest/breast distension, or difficult urination, causing the child to suffer, this is especially suitable.
Jiuwei Longdan Xiegan Tang (Nine-Ingredient Gentian Draining Liver Decoction): Treats Damp-Heat in the Liver Meridian, or orchitis, genital sores, difficult urination, scrotal pain, or scanty urine. (Formulated by the author).
Longdancao (Herba Gentianae) [wine-stir-fried, five fen], Cheqianzi (Semen Plantaginis) [stir-fried], Mutong (Caulis Akebiae), Dangguwei (Radix Angelicae Sinensis caudex), Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis) (each five fen), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Sheng Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae) (each three fen).
Decoct in water. Mother and child take together.
Yigan San (Suppress Liver Powder): Treats Liver Meridian deficiency heat causing convulsions, fever with teeth grinding, fright/palpitations/chills, Wood overacting on Earth causing vomiting/phlegm, abdominal distension with poor appetite, and restless sleep. (Formulated by the author).
Ruan Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri soft), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (each five fen), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (eight fen), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) [stir-fried], Fuling (Poria), Goutenggou (Uncaria rhynchophylla) (each one qian).
Decoct in water. Mother and child take together.
Zhizi Qinggan San (Gardenia Clearing Liver Powder) (also known as Chaihu Zhizi San): Treats Wind-Heat in the Sanjiao and Foot-Shaoyang Meridian, causing itchy/ulcerated ears, fluid discharge with pain, chest/breast pain, or alternating chills/fever.
Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae) [stir-fried], Mudanpi (Cortex Moutan) (each one qian), Fuling (Poria), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Niubangzi (Fructus Arctii) [stir-fried, each seven fen], Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae).
Decoct in water. Mother and child take together. If Taiyang headache occurs, add Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii).
Chaihu Qinggan San (Bupleurum Clearing Liver Powder): Treats temporal abscesses and Wind-Heat/Fire in Liver/Gallbladder and Sanjiao, neck/chest pain, or toxic sores with fever. (Formulated by the author).
Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) (one qian half), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) [stir-fried], Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (each one qian), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae) [stir-fried, one qian half], Lianqiao (Fructus Forsythiae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (five fen), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodi) (eight fen).
Decoct in water. Mother and child take together.
Xiao Chaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) (plus Zhizi and Mudanpi, named Jiawei Xiao Chaihu Tang / Modified Minor Bupleurum Decoction): Treats Cold Damage/Warm pathogens with fever, aversion to wind, headache/stiff neck, limb pain, alternating chills/fever, vomiting/hiccups, phlegm-fullness, heatstroke, and malaria.
Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) (two qian), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae) [stir-fried, one qian half], Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae) (each seven fen), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) [roasted, five fen].
Decoct with ginger water. Mother and child take together.
My commentary: If the cause is Wind-Heat in Liver/Gallbladder meridians, Liver Fire scrofula, alternating chills/fever, afternoon fever, tidal fever, loss of appetite, bitter taste from anger/fire, deafness, cough, hypochondriac pain/fullness, difficult urination, diarrhea/vomiting sour-bitter water, limb tremors, or lip/mouth twitching, this formula is appropriate.
Bian Fa (Bloodletting Method): Treats erysipelas/carbuncles with spreading red threads, or severe toxin blood stasis/redness spreading. Crush fine porcelain, select sharp fragments. Tie hemp thread around two fingers using a tendon splitter. Lightly pinch the tendon so the porcelain shard faces the lesion at a distance of one cun. Strike frequently with the tendon.
Shengong San (Divine Merit Powder): Treats painful swelling from smallpox toxins. Disperses unformed sores; reduces swelling/pain in ulcerated ones.
Huangbo (Cortex Phellodendri) [stir-fried], Caowu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii) [stir-fried], Xuexie (Sanguis Draconis) (added).
Grind into powder, equal parts. Mix with saliva and apply to the lesion.