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After the 15th day of the fifth lunar month, vomiting and diarrhea occur with high fever; this is a Heat syndrome. In infants, the internal organs are nine-tenths Heat. If caused by injury from hot milk or food, leading to undigested vomited milk and deep yellow stools, Yu Lu San (Dewy Powder) is the primary formula.

After the 15th day of the sixth lunar month, vomiting and diarrhea occur with a warm body temperature resembling heat; the organ state is six-tenths Heat and four-tenths Cold. Symptoms include vomiting, indigestion of milk and food, yellowish-white stools, apparent thirst, and variable feeding habits (sometimes nursing, sometimes not). Take Yi Huang San (Yellow-Protecting Powder) in small amounts before meals; take Yu Lu San (Dewy Powder) in large amounts after meals.

After the 7th day of the seventh lunar month, vomiting and diarrhea occur with a warm and cool body temperature; the organ state is three-tenths Heat and seven-tenths Cold. The infant cannot nurse, appears mostly lethargic/sleepy, restless, sighs frequently, takes long breaths, sleeps with eyes partially open (sleeping with exposed eyes), has white lips with frequent hiccups, desires to defecate but feels no thirst. Take Yi Huang San (Yellow-Protecting Powder) in large amounts before meals; take Yu Lu San (Dewy Powder) in small amounts after meals.

After the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, vomiting and diarrhea occur with a cold body and lack of Yang Qi. The infant cannot nurse, experiences dry heaving, and passes greenish-brown watery stools. One should tonify the Spleen; Yi Huang San (Yellow-Protecting Powder) is the primary formula. Purging methods must not be used.

Vomiting milk with yellow stools indicates injury from hot milk. Vomiting milk with green stools indicates injury from cold milk. Both conditions require purging.

Spleen-Stomach disharmony prevents nursing, leading to emaciation. This also occurs after severe illness or prolonged vomiting/diarrhea when the Spleen-Stomach remains weak and cannot transform grain Qi. In cases of Cold, there is frequent loose stool with blue-white lips and mouth; in cases of Heat, there is warm-to-high fever with slightly yellow muscles. These are Cold/Heat deficiency and emaciation syndromes. For Cold, Mu Xiang Wan (Aucklandia Pill) is the primary formula. It is not suitable for summer use; if symptoms arise, take small amounts. For Heat, Hu Huang Lian Wan (Coptis Pill) is the primary formula. It is not suitable for winter use; if symptoms arise, take small amounts.

Regarding cough, it results from the Lung being affected by slight Cold. Between the eighth and ninth lunar months, Lung Qi is vigorous; thus, cough illnesses at this time are necessarily Excess patterns, not chronic conditions. Symptoms include red face, abundant phlegm, and fever; the treatment method is to purge using Ting Li Wan (Descurainia Pill). If chronic, purging is contraindicated. Cough occurring in the eleventh and twelfth lunar months is Wind-Cold cough; Wind pathogen enters via the Fei Shu (BL13) acupoint on the third thoracic vertebra of the back. The treatment method is to induce sweating using Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction). If accompanied by Heat signs such as red face, desire for water, hot saliva, and throat obstruction, Gan Jie Tang (Licorice and Magnolia Bark Decoction) should be added. Within five to seven days, if symptoms include fever, abundant phlegm, and sticky sputum, Pian Yin Wan (Plantago Pill) is used to purge. In cases of Lung Excess, cough followed by wheezing, facial swelling, desire or non-desire for water, and immediate fever, Xie Bai San (Drain White Powder) is used to drain the Lung. If Wind-Cold cough persists for five to seven days without Heat signs but only cough, Ting Li Wan (Descurainia Pill) is used to purge, followed by phlegm-resolving herbs. In cases of Lung Deficiency, cough with air hunger, frequent long sighs, and sounds in the throat indicates a chronic condition; E Jiao San (Donkey-Hide Gelatin Powder) is used to tonify. If phlegm is abundant, first strengthen the Spleen, then mildly purge with Pian Yin Wan (Plantago Pill); once saliva/phlegm recedes, tonify the Lung using the aforementioned method. If cough produces clear water or greenish-blue fluid, Bai Xiang Wan (Hundred Auspicious Pills) is used to purge. If cough produces phlegm-saliva or undigested milk/food, Bai Bing Zi (White Cake Pellets) is used to purge. If cough produces pus and blood, it indicates Lung Heat; Gan Jie Tang (Licorice and Magnolia Bark Decoction) is taken after meals. In chronic cough where Lung fluids are depleted, E Jiao San (Donkey-Hide Gelatin Powder) is used to tonify. In cough with solid phlegm, mild wheezing, red face, and frequent water drinking, Pian Yin Wan (Plantago Pill) can be used to purge. The general principle for treating cough: purge if Excess, tonify if chronic; always assess Deficiency/Excess and adjust accordingly.