《圣惠》云∶小儿生下一宿，抱近明无风处，看脐上有赤脉直上者，当时于脉尽头灸三壮，赤散无患矣。
湖南检法王时发传∶吾家虽大族，独有本房儿女，自来少虚弱、腹痛、下痢之人，往往气壮无病。盖数世
以来，男女初生方断脐时，于所留脐带上常当灸处，灸大艾炷三十余壮，所以强盛如此。
（封脐法附）
《千金》论∶凡裹脐法，椎治白练令柔软方四寸，新绵浓半寸，与帛等合之，调其缓急，急则令儿吐 。儿
生二十日，乃解视脐。若十许日儿怒啼似衣中有刺者，此脐燥。还刺其腹，当解之，易衣更裹。裹脐时，闭
户下帐燃火，令帐中温暖，换衣亦然。仍以温粉粉之，此谓冬时寒也。若脐不愈，烧绛帛末粉之。若过一月，
脐有汁不愈，烧虾蟆灰粉之，日三、四度。（《千金翼》云∶烧虾蟆灰治末粉脐中。又云∶若脐未愈，乳儿
太饱，令儿风脐也。）若脐中水及
中冷，则令儿腹绞痛，夭纠啼呼，面目青黑，此是中水之过。当灸粉絮以熨之，不时治护。脐至肿者，当随
轻重，重者便灸之，乃可至八、九十壮。轻者脐不大肿，但出汁时时啼呼者，捣当归末和胡粉敷之，灸絮日熨
之，至百日愈，以啼呼止为候。若儿粪青者，冷也。与脐中水同。（诸方书法皆同，稍不同者见于后。）
《婴孺》裹脐法∶当捶白布令软，方四寸，新绵浓半寸，与布等合之，穿中央脐贯孔中于表辟之，复以絮裹
在上带之。余说皆同。
张涣∶婴儿初生断脐之后，宜着熟艾浓裹爱护。若乳母不慎，或因洗浴水入脐中；或儿尿在 袍之内，湿气伤
于脐中，或解脱，风冷邪气所乘，令儿脐肿多啼，不能哺乳，即成脐风。先宜急用裹脐法。封脐散方
好川当归（半两，洗、焙干） 天浆子（三个，微炒） 乱发（一钱，烧灰存性）
上件同捣，罗为细末，入麝香一字拌匀。用药一字至半钱，敷脐中时时用。
《外台》∶刘氏疗小儿初生至七日者，脐欲落封药方。
雄鼠屎（七颗） 干姜（枣许大） 胡粉（三分，熬） 麝香（少许） 绯帛灰（一钱匕）
上五味捣、研为粉，看脐欲落不落即取药以敷之，是以不令风入故也。用干姜恐痛，不用亦得。
《庄氏家传》封脐散
雄鼠屎（七枚，两头尖者是） 干姜（枣许大） 甑带（鸡子大。以上并烧作灰） 绯帛灰（半
分） 胡粉（三钱，令黄） 麝香（少许）
上和，研令细，看脐欲落不落，取药半钱至一钱封脐便瘥，永不患脐肿湿。烧药时。勿令灰入。
The *Shenghui Fang* records: One night after an infant is born, hold the child near a bright place without wind. Observe whether there are red meridians extending straight upward from the umbilicus. If so, moxa-convuls (Moxa Convulsion) three cones at the end of the meridian at that time; once the redness dissipates, there will be no harm.
Wang Shifa, Inspector of Hunan Province, transmitted: Although my family is a prominent clan, only the children of this branch have historically been few in number and rarely suffered from weakness, abdominal pain, or dysentery; they were often vigorous and healthy. This is because for generations, when male and female infants were first born and the umbilical cord was cut, on the reserved portion of the umbilical cord where it was customary to apply moxibustion, more than thirty large moxa cones were applied, thus making them so robust.
(Attached: Method of Sealing the Umbilicus)
The *Qianjin Fang* discusses: For any method of wrapping the umbilicus, beat white silk until soft, cut into a square four cun on each side, place fresh cotton wool half a cun thick, and combine it with cloth of equal thickness. Adjust the tightness; if too tight, it will cause the infant to vomit. After twenty days of the infant's birth, then untie and inspect the umbilicus. If for ten-plus days the infant cries angrily as if there were thorns in the clothes, this indicates dryness of the umbilicus. One should prick the abdomen, then untie, change the clothing, and re-wrap. When wrapping the umbilicus, close doors and windows, lower the curtains, and light fires to keep the interior warm; changing clothes should also be done similarly. Still, apply warm powder (Warm Powder). This is to counteract winter cold. If the umbilicus does not heal, burn crimson silk into ash and powder it onto the area. If after one month the umbilicus still has discharge and does not heal, burn toad ash and powder it, three or four times a day. (*Qianjin Yi Fang* states: Burn toad ash, grind into powder, and apply to the umbilicus. It also states: If the umbilicus has not healed, feeding the infant too full may cause "Wind Umbilicus" [Feng Qi].) If water enters the umbilicus or it becomes cold, it causes colic, curling up and crying, with blue-black face and eyes; this is due to water entering. One should moxa-moxa cotton wool to warm the area. If not treated and cared for promptly, if the umbilicus swells, treat according to severity. For severe cases, moxa immediately, even up to eighty or ninety cones. For mild cases where the umbilicus is not greatly swollen but has discharge and frequent crying, grind Angelicae Radix (Danggui) powder mixed with lead carbonate (Hufen) and apply externally. Daily warm compress with moxa-warmed cotton wool. Healing occurs by one hundred days, indicated by the cessation of crying. If the infant's stool is green, it indicates cold, same as water entering the umbilicus. (All other formulas are similar; slight differences appear later.)
The *Yingru Fang* wrapping method: Beat white cloth until soft, cut into a square four cun on each side, place fresh cotton wool half a cun thick, combine with cloth of equal thickness, pierce a hole in the center for the umbilical cord to pass through, cover from the outside, wrap with cotton wool on top, and secure with a belt. The rest of the instructions are the same.
Zhang Huan: After an infant is born and the umbilical cord is cut, it is suitable to wrap tightly with cooked mugwort (Cooked Mugwort) for protection. If the nursing mother is careless, or bath water enters the umbilicus; or urine wets the robe, damaging the umbilicus with dampness; or the cord falls off, allowing wind-cold pathogenic factors to invade, causing umbilical swelling, excessive crying, and inability to nurse, resulting in "Umbilical Wind" (Qi Feng). First, urgently use the wrapping method. Formula for Sealing Umbilicus: Good Sichuan Angelica Root (Ban Liang, washed and dried), Tianjiangzi (Three pieces, lightly stir-fried), Disordered Hair (One Qian, burned to ash retaining nature). Grind these together into fine powder, mix with one Zi of Moschus (She Xiang). Apply one Zi to half a Qian to the umbilicus, used frequently.
*Waitai Mi Yao*: Liu's formula for treating infants from birth to seven days, where the umbilical cord is about to fall off but hasn't yet. Rat feces (Seven grains), Dried Ginger (Size of a date pit), Lead Carbonate (Three Fen, roasted), Moschus (A little), Crimson Silk Ash (One Qian Bi). Grind and pulverize the five ingredients. When the umbilical cord is about to fall off, apply the powder. This prevents wind invasion. Using Dried Ginger may cause pain; it is optional.
*Zhuang Family Collection* Sealing Umbilicus Powder: Rat feces (Seven pieces, those pointed at both ends are good), Dried Ginger (Size of a date pit), Steamer Belt (Size of an egg. All above burned to ash), Crimson Silk Ash (Half Fen), Lead Carbonate (Three Qian, yellowed), Moschus (A little). Mix and grind finely. When the umbilical cord is about to fall off, apply half a Qian to one Qian to seal the umbilicus, which will cure it, preventing umbilical swelling and dampness forever. When burning medicines, do not let ash contaminate the final product.