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Duanxian Dan (Seizure-Interrupting Pill): Treats epilepsy that recurs after remission, persisting continuously without removal; taking this medicine is effective.
Huang (coated with honey water and stir-fried) 15 g, Gou Teng Hook (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis) 15 g, Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) 15 g, Gancao (Licorice Root, stir-fried, each 15 g), Shetui Pi (Snake Skin, 6 cm, wine-stir-fried), Chantui (Cicada Slough, cleaned of soil, 4 pieces), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 3 g, ground separately).
The above are ground into powder, mixed with boiled jujube flesh to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Administer by decocting in Ginseng Decoction. Take several pills per dose, adjusting according to the child's condition.

Ziheche Wan: Ziheche refers to the fetal membrane (placenta); select one thick and substantial specimen, wash clean, steam thoroughly until soft, grind into a paste, mix in powdered Renshen (Ginseng Root) and Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), blend uniformly, and form pills the size of Euryale Seed. Take five or six pills per dose, dissolved in breast milk.

Bawei Dihuang Wan (Eight-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill, i.e., Liudihuang Wan plus Fuzi and Rougui, each 30 g): Treats congenital deficiency of Mingmen Fire (Gate of Life Fire), which fails to warm Spleen Earth, resulting in deficiency-cold of Spleen Earth; symptoms include poor appetite, indigestion, pain in the umbilical and abdominal regions, and frequent nocturnal urination. The classic states: "Benefit the source of fire to dissipate yin shadows." This refers to such cases. If the nursing mother has deficient Mingmen Fire, and the infant develops these symptoms due to consuming her milk, both mother and child should take it.

Jiajian Bawei Wan (Modified Eight-Ingredient Pill): Treats congenital insufficiency of Kidney Yin, or prolonged vomiting and diarrhea causing fluid depletion, dry mouth with thirst, sores on the mouth and tongue, heat sensation in the soles of the feet, surging phlegm-qi, or coldness in the lower limbs. (This is Dihuang Wan plus Rougui 30 g and Wuweizi 120 g.)

Dihuang Wan (Rehmannia Pill): Treats deficiency-blood and blood-dryness in the Liver Meridian of the Foot-Jueyin, or wind pathogens invading with excessive qi, leading to scrofula and tubercles, spasms of the four limbs, twitching of the eyes, and surging salivary phlegm. It also treats Kidney Gangrene with brain heat, emaciation of the limbs, ice-cold hands and feet, alternating chills and fever, slippery diarrhea with abdominal distension, foul breath with dry thirst, ulceration of the gums, black nails and sallow complexion, sores all over the body or in both ears, discharge from the ears, fever with spontaneous sweating and night sweats, hematochezia and various bleeding disorders, and aphonia; its merits cannot be fully described. (This is Liudihuang Wan. See the Kidney section for the formula.)

Bazhen Tang (Eight-Treasure Decoction): Treats dual deficiency of Qi and Blood, internal heat from deficient Yin fire, or damage to the Spleen and Stomach caused by harsh purgative agents, resulting in emaciation. (This combines Sijunzi Tang and Siwu Tang. See the Deficient Exhaustion section for the formula.)

Shiquan Dabu Tang (Ten-Ingredient Great Tonifying Decoction): Treats deficiency of Qi and Blood, or congenital insufficiency, presenting with alternating chills and fever, spontaneous sweating, reduced appetite, emaciation, fever with thirst, headache, and dizziness; it is most suitable for use. (See the Deficient Exhaustion section for the formula.)