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Treatment for all kinds of stomach pain, chest pain, abdominal pain, and lower back pain, where the pain is unbearable like needle pricks: Take an unspecified amount of *Zanthoxyli Fructus* (Huajiao, 花椒), grind it into powder, mix with a small amount of wheat flour (*Tritici Vulgaris Semen*, 小麦), form into cakes using vinegar, apply to the painful area, cover with *Artemisiae Argyi Folium* (Moxa, 艾绒), and moxibustion with fire will stop the pain immediately. Another prescription for all kinds of abdominal pain: Burn wheat stalks (*Tritici Aestivae Culmen*, 小麦秆) to ash, place on the ground to remove fire toxicity, sieve the ash, pour boiling water over it to extract the juice, and drink.

For all types of pain, whether cold or heat, food stagnation or blood stasis, where the syndrome cannot be distinguished and medicines cannot be applied, this method has miraculous effects of reviving the dying: Take one jin (approx. 500g) of *Zingiberis Rhizoma* (Shengjiang, 生姜), crush it and squeeze out slightly, stir-fry in a pot until hot, divide into two cloth packs. First, use one pack to iron the painful area; replace with the other when cold, without interruption. If the ginger dries, add a little of the previously squeezed juice, stir-fry again, and continue ironing until the pain stops.

Whenever infants suffer from abdominal pain and a lump can be felt protruding upon touching the abdomen, it is worm pain. Medication is not necessary; simply have an adult rub and massage the lump with their hand. After prolonged rubbing, within about half a day, the worms will die and pass through the stool, stopping the pain immediately.

Infants crying incessantly due to abdominal pain: Use *Costi Radix* (Nanmuxiang, 南木香), *Boswelliae Resina* (Ming Ruxiang, 明乳香), and *Myrrhae Resina* (Hei Moyao, 黑没药), all defatted, each 5 fen. Decoct in water and take warm. Another prescription: Use 1 qian of *Boswelliae Resina* (Ruxiang, 乳香), defatted, and 7 lamp wick flowers (*Omphalae Semens*, Denghua), grind together into powder. Take 2 fen each time, mixed with breast milk.

Infant fetal-cold abdominal pain, crying and vomiting milk, green stools, and cold sweat: Use 1 qian of *Curcumae Longae Rhizoma* (Jianghuang, 姜黄), 3 qian each of *Costi Radix* (Nanmuxiang, 南木香), *Boswelliae Resina* (Ruxiang, 乳香), and *Myrrhae Resina* (Moyao, 没药), all defatted. Grind into fine powder, make honey pills the size of *Euryales Semen* (Qianshi, 芡实). Take one pill each time, washed down with ginger decoction. Additionally, *Lizhong Tang* (Cinnamon Twig and Ginger Decoction) is also good, see above under "Non-spasmodic".

Infant coiled-intestine qi pain, common in infants within one month of age, characterized by croaking sounds in the abdomen and incessant crying. This is due to disharmony of cold and heat and impaired visceral qi movement: Use 5 qian of *Gardeniae Fructus* (Zhiren, 栀仁) and 3 qian of *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata* (Fuzi, 附子), stir-fry together until extremely charred. Remove and discard the *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata* (Fuzi, 附子), keeping only the *Gardeniae Fructus* (Zhiren, 栀仁). Add 1 qian of *Angelicae Dahuricae Radix* (Baizhi, 白芷), grind into powder. Take 5 fen each time, washed down with fennel tea. Another prescription: Brew strong scallion decoction to wash the infant's abdomen. Also, crush scallions, stir-fry until hot, form into a cake, and apply to the umbilicus. After a long while, if stool is passed, it heals.

Infant worm pain with drooling: Take flesh of *Quisqualis Fructus* (Shijunzi, 使君子), lightly stir-fry and grind into powder. At the fifth watch (early morning), take with rice water.

Infant abdominal pain that leads to death upon onset is named worm pain: Use equal parts of dried *Zingiberis Rhizoma* (burned to ash) and *Meliosmae Fructus* (Bai Wuyi, 白芜荑), grind into powder. Take 5 fen each time, washed down with rice water. For severe cases, take 1 qian per dose. The formula for expelling worms is on the next page.