治少小齿落不生方。
取牛屎中大豆二七枚,小开头皮小许,以次注齿根,数度即当生。
又方
取雌鼠屎二七枚,以一枚试齿根处,尽此止,二十一日齿当生。雌鼠屎,头尖是也。
治小儿口烂疮方。
取羊乳,细细沥口中,不过三度瘥。
治小儿舌上疮方。
乌贼鱼骨,烧末,以鸡子黄和涂之,至喉咽舌下,遍敷,即瘥止。
治小儿唇肿,及口赤生白疮烂方。
清旦研桑木白皮,取汁,以涂儿唇口,即瘥。
治小儿重舌方。
以赤小豆屑酒和,敷舌上。
又方
烧乱发作末,敷舌上良。
又方
用以栗哺之良。
小儿刺悬痈方。
可以绵缠长针,末刃如粟,以刺决之,令气泄之,去清黄血汁良。一刺止之,消息一日,
不消又刺之,不过三刺自消。
治小儿蓐内赤眼方。
生地黄薄切,冷水浸,以贴之,妙。
又方
取羊子肝,薄切,以井花水浸,以贴之,妙。
又方
取黄柏以乳浸,点之。
治小儿解颅方。
蟹骨 白蔹(各二分)
凡二物,下筛,以乳汁和,涂上立愈。
治小儿头不生发方。
揪菜中心,无多少,捣绞取汁,涂头上。
治小儿白秃方。
捣揪菜中心,取汁以涂头,立生。
治小儿丹毒方。
水中苔,捣敷之。
又方
芒硝纳汤中,取汁拭上。
治小儿 疮方。
猪牙车骨年久者,捶碎,炙令髓出,热取涂之。
马骨烧灰和油,敷小儿耳疮、头疮、阴疮、瘭疽有浆如火灼。敷乳头饮儿,止夜啼。
治少小阴颓,白头翁敷之神效方。
生白头翁根,不问多少,捣之,随偏处以敷之,一宿当作疮,二十日愈。
治小儿颓方。
先将儿至碓头,祝之曰∶坐汝令儿某甲称儿名阴颓也。故灸汝三七,一灸讫,便牵小儿
令茎以下向碓,囊缝当阴以所着处,灸缝上七壮,日可消,有验。
又左右髀直行灸所极皆四处,随年壮。
又方
小儿骑碓轴前,齐阴茎头前灸,有年壮。
又云∶《葛氏方》但灸其土。
又方
灸茎上向小肠脉。
又方
灸手小指头七壮,随瘥,左右也。
治小儿盗汗方。
黄连(三分) 贝母(二分) 牡蛎(二分)
凡三物,粉一升,合捣下筛,以粉身。
治少小身热,李叶汤方。
李吐无多少,咀 ,以水煮,去滓,浴儿,避目及阴处。
《玄中记》曰∶天下有女鸟,一名姑获,又名钓星鬼也。喜以阴雨夜过飞鸣,徘徊人村
里,唤得来也。是鸟淳雌无雄,不产,喜落毛羽于庭中,置入儿衣中便使儿作痫,必死,即
化为其儿也。是以小儿生至十岁,衣裳不可露,七八月尤忌之。
Formula for treating infantile teeth loss and failure to regrow.
Take fourteen soybeans from cow dung, slightly incise the infant's scalp, and apply the beans sequentially to the tooth root. After several applications, the teeth should regrow.
Another formula:
Take fourteen feces of female mice. Apply one piece to the tooth root area until it is consumed. The teeth should grow within twenty-one days. Female mouse feces are characterized by a pointed head.
Formula for treating oral ulcers in infants.
Take goat milk and drip it carefully into the infant's mouth. Recovery will occur within three applications.
Formula for treating tongue ulcers in infants.
Burn cuttlefish bone (Sepiae Endoconcha) into powder, mix with egg yolk (Ovi Gallus), and apply to the lesion. Spread thoroughly over the throat and under the tongue until healed.
Formula for treating swollen lips and white ulcerative lesions on the lips in infants.
Grind the white bark of mulberry tree (Mori Cortex) early in the morning, extract the juice, and apply to the infant's lips and mouth. Healing will follow.
Formula for treating double tongue (Re She) in infants.
Mix crushed adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) with wine and apply to the tongue.
Another formula:
Burn human hair (Ren Fa) into powder and apply to the tongue; this is effective.
Yet another formula:
Feed the infant chestnuts (Castanea); this is beneficial.
Formula for treating piercing abscess on the uvula or sublingual region in infants.
Wrap a long needle with cotton, sharpen the tip to the size of a millet grain, and puncture the abscess to release gas and drain clear yellowish bloody fluid. This is effective. One puncture suffices; observe for one day. If not resolved, puncture again. No more than three punctures are needed for resolution.
Formula for treating neonatal conjunctivitis (red eyes).
Slice fresh Rehmannia root (Rehmanniae Radix) thinly, soak in cold water, and apply as a compress. This is excellent.
Another formula:
Slice lamb liver thinly, soak in well water (Jing Hua Shui), and apply as a compress. This is excellent.
Yet another formula:
Soak Phellodendron bark (Huang Bai) in milk and use as eye drops.
Formula for treating craniotabes (Jie Lu) in infants.
Crab bone (Xie Gu) and Akebia stem (Bai Lian), each 2 fen.
Sieve these two ingredients finely, mix with milk, and apply topically for immediate cure.
Formula for treating alopecia capitis in infants.
Extract juice from the center of Chenopodium album seeds (Jiu Cai Zhong Xin - note: text says Jiu Cai center, likely referring to a specific part of a vegetable like garlic chive or similar local herb, literal translation "center of Jiu Cai"), regardless of quantity. Crush and squeeze to obtain juice, then apply to the scalp.
Formula for treating tinea capitis (white baldness) in infants.
Crush the center of Jiu Cai, extract juice, and apply to the head. Hair will grow immediately.
Formula for treating erysipelas (Dan Du) in infants.
Crush aquatic moss and apply as a poultice.
Another formula:
Dissolve Mirabilite (Mang Xiao) in hot water, take the solution, and wipe it on the affected area.
Formula for treating ear sores in infants.
Use aged pig mandible bone (Zhu Ya Che Gu), crush it, roast until marrow oozes out, and apply while hot.
Roast horse bone (Ma Gu) into ash, mix with oil, and apply to treat infant ear sores, head sores, genital sores, and phlegmonous infections (Biao Ju) with pus resembling burning fire. It can also be applied to nipples for nursing to stop night crying.
Formula for treating infantile hernia (Yin Tui) using Pulsatilla root paste, highly effective.
Take fresh Pulsatilla root (Bai Tou Weng Gen), any quantity, crush it, and apply to the affected side. A sore will form overnight, and healing will occur in twenty days.
Formula for treating infantile hernia.
First, bring the infant to a stone mortar and chant: "Sit here and call this infant [Name] 'hernia'." Then moxa the mortar thirty-seven times. After moxaing, position the infant so that the penis points toward the mortar. Align the scrotal seam with the point of contact on the mortar, and apply seven moxa cones on the seam. Daily treatment reduces swelling; this is verified.
Also, moxa four points along the straight line of both thighs up to the limit, with the number of cones corresponding to the child's age.
Another formula:
Have the infant straddle the mortar axle and moxa the area level with the glans penis, with the number of cones corresponding to age.
It is also said: *Ge Shi Fang* only moxas the "earth" point.
Another formula:
Moxa the vessel on the penis leading to the small intestine.
Another formula:
Moxa the tip of the little finger seven times, adjusting based on recovery, on either hand.
Formula for treating infantile night sweats.
Coptis rhizome (Huang Lian, 3 fen), Fritillaria bulb (Bei Mu, 2 fen), Oyster shell (Mu Li, 2 fen).
Powder one sheng of rice flour, mix with the above herbs, grind and sieve. Use this powder to dust the body.
Plum Leaf Decoction for treating fever in infants and children.
Plum leaves (Li Ye), any quantity, chop them, boil in water, strain, and bathe the infant. Avoid contact with eyes and genitals.
*Xuan Zhong Ji* states: There is a female bird in the world called G Huo, also known as Diao Xing Gui. It likes to fly and cry during rainy nights, lingering in villages when called. This bird is purely female without males, does not lay eggs, and likes to drop feathers in courtyards. If placed in an infant's clothes, it causes epilepsy, which is fatal, and the bird transforms into the infant. Therefore, infants up to ten years old should not have their clothes exposed, especially in July and August.