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For treating pediatric hernia with swelling and pain, use 5 qian of Litchi Seed (Litchis Semen) stir-fried until charred, and 2.5 qian of Anise Fruit (Foeniculi Fructus) stir-fried with wine. Grind both into a fine powder. Take 1 qian each time, mixed with warm wine. Another prescription is suitable for all types of hernia in children, men, and women, as well as various Qi pain syndromes. Use 49 Litchi Seeds (Litchis Semen) stir-fried until charred, 9 qian of White Tangerine Peel (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), and 4 qian of Raw Sulfur (Sulfur). Grind them into powder, mix with salt water and wheat flour paste to make pills the size of mung beans. When pain occurs, take 9 pills on an empty stomach dissolved in wine. After some time, take another dose. Usually, within three doses, full recovery is achieved.

For pediatric kidney swelling, hardness, and pain, use equal parts of Olive Pit (Olivae Semen), Litchi Seed (Litchis Semen), and Hawthorn Seed (Crataegi Fructus). Calcine them until they retain their properties, then grind into powder. Take 1 qian each time on an empty stomach, delivered with Small Fennel Decoction (Foeniculi Fructus Decoction).

For pediatric hernia pain, use Scorpion (Scorpio) in any quantity, stir-fried until charred and ground into powder. Take 3 fen each time, delivered with wine decocted with Small Fennel (Foeniculi Fructus).

For pediatric cold hernia causing pain and scrotal edema, use 5 qian of Chinaberry Fruit (Meliae Fructus) with seeds removed, and 2.5 qian of Evodia Fruit (Evodiae Fructus). Stir-fry and grind into powder, mix with wine and wheat flour paste to make pills the size of adzuki beans. Take 10 pills each time, dissolved in salt water.

For long-standing pediatric hernia where the scrotum becomes hard like stone, known as Wood Kidney (testicular induration), use 2 qian of Trichosanthes Fruit (Trichosanthis Fructus) including peel and seeds, 2 qian of Long Pepper Fruit (Piperis Longi Fructus), 2 qian of Fresh Ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), and 2 qian of Scallion White (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus). Decoct in wine, take hot, cover with blankets, lie down warmly, and induce sweating for efficacy.

In newborns, within the first week to one hundred days, if the spirit is calm and the mind quiet, without excessive laughing or crying, they are easy to raise. If crying persists day and night, the mother should sincerely seek the cause: give water if thirsty, feed if hungry, massage if painful, scratch if itchy. If crying stops, the cause has been addressed. If crying continues, deduce the cause mentally. Newborns often have stubborn temperaments; if familiar people or toys are absent, they cry out of displeasure, called "Stubborn Crying" (Ao Ku). Provide them immediately to prevent anger from damaging Liver Qi and causing disease. If crying still persists, consult a physician. If crying loudly day and night without cessation, it indicates Liver Heat syndrome; use Xie Qing Wan (Drain the Green Pill). If crying day and night accompanied by fever and irritability, it indicates Heart Heat syndrome; use Dao Chi San (Direct Red Powder). Both are administered with Nymphoides Root Decoction (Nymphoideis Herba Decoction).