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There are two main aspects to fetal diseases in infants. During pregnancy, if the mother fails to provide proper care, or if physical exertion causes disturbance of Qi and Blood, or if sitting and lying postures, along with irregular eating habits (hunger and fullness), strain the body, or if alcohol and meat consumption lead to a conflict between cold and hot influences, or if fear and fright cause disorder of the blood vessels, toxins accumulate internally, damaging the fetal Qi. This is the origin of various conditions such as fetal heat, fetal cold, fetal obesity, fetal weakness, fetal fright, and fetal jaundice. Furthermore, upon birth, improper methods for bathing the body, wiping the mouth, cutting the umbilical cord, or moxibustion on the fontanelle, combined with fright from swaddling, inappropriate regulation of cold and warmth, or improper breastfeeding, give rise to conditions such as beaked mouth (Cuo Kou), neonatal tetanus (Qi Feng), abdominal locking (Suo Du), and failure to suckle (Bu Ru). The Yellow Emperor said, "I cannot fully observe the young ones; it is precisely because infants have delicate Zang-Fu organs, weak Qi and Blood, loose integument, and unfulfilled spirit, making the dosage and administration of medicine difficult to manage."

Fetal heat refers to symptoms appearing after birth, including rapid breathing and wheezing, eyes closed or red sclera, swollen eyelids, lethargy with yawning, muttering sounds, generalized high fever, dark red urine, constipation, and frequent fright and irritability. It is appropriate to administer Zhibao Dan (Precious Treasure Pill) ground and taken orally, while the nursing mother should take Mutong San (Wood-Through Powder). If the eyes do not open, wash them gently with warm Ermiao San (Two Marvels Powder). If left untreated, these may develop into goose mouth thrush (Go Kou), wooden tongue (Mu She), double tongue (Chong She), or purple-red carbuncles (Zi Chi Dan Liu).

Zhibao Dan (Precious Treasure Pill)
Ingredients: Talcum (Liu Liang), Licorice Root, Aucklandia Root, Tangerine Peel, Curcuma Zedoaria Rhizome, Sparganium Rhizome (each Yi Liang), Poria with Hostwood, Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, Dioscorea Opposite Rhizome, Polygala Root, Immature Tangerine Peel (each Yi Liang Wu Qian), Nardostachys Radix (Wu Qian), Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit (Qi Qian Wu Fen), Moschus (Yi Qian Wu Fen).
Alternative prescription: Add Ginseng Root (Yi Liang).
Form honey pills the size of Euryale seeds, coated with Cinnabar, and dissolve/administer using Juncus Decoction.
This is a commonly used secret formula among people at present, effective for internal injuries, external contractions, Bian Zheng (infantile developmental fever) with alternating chills and fever, and all other conditions. I believe this medicine is most suitable for Bian Zheng, and secondarily serves as a divine remedy for stagnant heat and latent summerheat. Infants should take more of this during summer. It tonifies without stagnation and purges without bias, possessing remarkable efficacy.

Mutong San (Wood-Through Powder)
Also treats infant navel heat, urinary obstruction, and various sores and erysipelas. Mother and child drink together.
Ingredients: Akebia Stem, Plantago Seed, Rhubarb Root, Licorice Root, Dianthus Flower, Red Poria, Talcum, Scutellaria Root, Mint Leaf, Stir-fried Gardenia Fruit, Plantago Seed.
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Decoction (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) uses Cimicifuga Rhizome and Bupleurum Root as a method following the Heavenly Dao; this formula uses Plantago Seed, Poria, Dianthus Flower, and Plantago Seed as a method following the Earthly Dao. Since infants possess pure稚 Yang Qi and complete Heavenly Dao, only this method is suitable for regulating their condition through entry and exit.

Ermiao San (Two Marvels Powder)
Treats corneal opacity and blood vessels in adults.
Ingredients: Clam Shell (Yi Liang), Phellodendron Bark (Er Qian).
Decoct water for fumigation and washing.