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Jiawei Danggui San (Modified Angelica Powder): Refer to Volume 4, Chapter on Hernia Syndrome for the prescription details.
Daochi San (Guide Out the Red Powder): Refer to Volume 4, Chapter on Crying for the prescription details.
Shiwei Anshen Wan (Ten-Ingredient Calming Spirit Pill): Used to treat palpitations and fright due to Shen (Spirit) deficiency, manifesting as crying at night.
Ingredients: Guiren (Ginseng Radix), selected; Baifushen (Poria with Hostwood); Dahangdong (Ophiopogonis Radix, large Hangzhou variety); Huai Shanyao (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma); Zheng Longchi (Draconis Os, authentic source) (each 2 qian); Jingmian Sha (Cinnabaris, water-ground); Hanshuishi (Calcitritum, water-ground); Fen Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma cum Melle Praeparata) (each 5 fen); Meihua Pian (Borneolum Syntheticum); Chijinbo (Folium Aurum).
Preparation and Administration: Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Euryale Seed (Qianshi). Take one pill per dose, administered with Decoction of Nymphaeae Semen (Dengxincao Tang).

For infants with Heart Heat presenting with a red face and frequent crying/weeping at night: Use Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 5 fen) and Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 1 fen), grind into powder. Take 1–2 fen per dose, mixed with decoction of Xijiao (Rhinocerotis Cornu). This formula also treats nocturnal crying associated with the aforementioned symptoms.
Alternative method: Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), finely ground and sifted. Take 2 fen per dose, mixed with decoction of ten stalks of Dengxincao (Nymphaeae Semen Caulis). Administer orally.

For infants within 120 days of birth suffering from nocturnal crying: Use 49 Chan Tui (Mantidis Periostracum). Cut off the anterior half, use only the posterior half. Dry by roasting, then grind into powder. Take 4 fen per dose, administered with Gouteng Tang (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis Decoction).
Another prescription: Use 14 Chan Tui (Mantidis Periostracum), remove wings and legs, dry by roasting. Mix with Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 1 fen), grind into powder. Mix with honey and apply to the mother's nipple or hair for the infant to suckle; alternatively, place directly into the infant's mouth.
This prescription is effective for infantile nocturnal crying, regardless of whether the condition is excess or deficiency.
Another method: Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis), ground into powder. Mix with saliva to form a cake. Apply to the umbilicus and secure with a bandage. Effective.
Another prescription: Zaoxin Tu (Caulis Arundinis Centenarius / Fulonggan), 2 qian ground into powder; Jingmian Sha (Cinnabaris, 1 qian, purified); Shexiang (Moschus), a small amount. Grind together into powder. Form pills the size of Vigna mungo seeds using honey. Take five pills per dose, mixed with water.

The Classic states: "The black Qi of the North connects internally to the Kidney and opens through the two lower orifices." The two lower orifices refer to the anterior orifice for urination and the posterior orifice for defecation. It is further stated that the anterior orifice primarily governs Qi, while the posterior orifice primarily governs Blood. The fluids in the Bladder are transformed from Blood and are expelled through the propulsion of Qi; the transportation function of the Taiyin Spleen is driven by Qi and moistened by Blood. Thus, the smooth flow of urination and defecation demonstrates the interdependence of Qi and Blood. Human life depends on these openings for exit and entry. Clear Yang emerges from the upper orifices, referring to respiration; Turbid Yin exits through the lower orifices, referring to urination and defecation. If breath ceases even for an instant, the vital mechanism fails, leading to death. Therefore, if urination and defecation are obstructed, accompanied by abdominal distension, panting, vomiting, hiccups, and restlessness, the condition is incurable. For cases of constipation and urinary retention, Bazen San (Eight-Positive Powder) is appropriate. External applications such as the Umbilical Covering Method and Honey Suppository Method can ensure the patency of both anterior and posterior orifices.